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rstrong · RESPECTED MEMBER Joined: 28 Jan 2008 Posts: 157

OK guys, I finally took your advice and recently cut the hog panel floor our of my trap with a pair of bolt cutters. I've been reluctant to do it but I want to tell everyone here that it was the best thing I ever did. Since I cut out the floor, I've caught hogs every time I've baited the trap - sometimes two at a time. If any of you still have a floor in your trap and have been considering getting rid of it, I can wholeheartedly tell you without a doubt that no floor is better.

Brian Beasy · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 5:52 pm Post subject:

i have floors and once they get use to going in and out of the trap its not a problem. My problem is them finding the trap. right now on our lease they are like a ant hill thats just been stepped on. they're everywhere with an over abundance of food.
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Brute · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:30 pm Post subject:

I prefer them with out a floor also.

g ray · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:35 pm Post subject:

The hogs really don't seem to like the wire floor. I cut the floor out of my trap and started catching also, but I had a problem keeping it staked down, so I put a plywood floor back in and the hogs don't mind the plywood at all and they can't root there way out. I just bolted it to the trap with some 1/4 in bolts. Glad you are having good luck, keep after em.

Randy Tausch · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:27 pm Post subject:

I too agree, they don't like a wire floor. Wood with dirt on it seems to be fine.
Randy
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Raymond Gendron · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:04 am Post subject:

The ones we have built lately have only 2-1x2 tubing brackets inside, one of which is the trigger.

All the corall`s are built on the
lay of the land too.
They are tromping in and out and I`m setting them tomarrow.
It`s finally dry enough...

The solid wire ones are abandoned...
No trails being used at all.

So I must agree as well.
Best of luck...

Ray
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Dave1 · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 1:29 am Post subject:

I agree the hogs don't like to walk on the bare wire panels in the floor, but some do go in and are caught. I have floors in all of my traps, but always shovel dirt inside to cover the floor. That makes a big difference.

I have used traps with floors of plywood, cattle panel, and also expanded metal. They all work well, but do get covered with dirt.

Dave