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[kp]

I've been using products that have been marketed both "by" and "on" Texasboars for a little over 10 years now. Everything from scents, to drippers and lights to trap fronts. I've had varied success with them all.

Here's my latest:

I have a two man stand set up 80 yards from a feeder. Feeder spins twice a day, 4 seconds, all year long, for 4 years now. We've killed TONS of hogs from this stand! It sits on a pipeline, overlooking a spring fed creek and swamp area.

The setup:

Texasboars Classic 1X3 feeder light
9 watts
http://www.feederlights.com/classic.html

The riggin':
Solar Panel





Battery Workaholic 240a/hr (yes, I have Berber carpet in my stand! It goes well with the two executive chairs)


Voltage regulator:


Control Panel: plug in for phone charger, laptop, fan, heater..etc 12 volt
switch to turn on/off red LED light inside stand for loading
unloading your gun.


Outside view
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e388/kplatt1967/solar%20panel%20project/photo5.jpg

This setup was installed on 3/19/2011 late in the afternoon.
The light stays on 24 hours a day. The solar panel should push enough wattage to maintain the battery throughout the year. My initial thought was that the hogs, most of which take up residence on my place, would get used to it over time. Well, it didn't take much time! I can't wait to get back up there and see this week's activity.

This photo was taken on 3/19/2011 at 10:58pm.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e388/kplatt1967/solar%20panel%20project/photo6.jpg

I also have photos of two sows and a sounder of piglets at the feeder before daybreak on 3/20/2011.

Folks, I thought this light was "too bright" for my setup. In fact, I sent Kevin a message stating those exact words, and asked him to send me a solid red light. The pictures don't lie!

kp

[mley1]

That is a great set up KP!! Pretty cool man.
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God bless,

Marty Ley
NAHC Life Member
http://www.inheatscents.net/

[kp]

Heck, even Mike could shoot one!

[kp]

Heck, even Mike could shoot one!

[TexasBoars]

Well,
I could write a small book on just this single post.
**NOTE -- To keep you happy I would've exchanged the light to a solid red.
The fact is RPG RULES (TEXASBOARS Combined Color Technology). You can just see better!
HECK, KP thought it was TOO BRIGHT he could see so well.


Some thought and input on this thread. Customers call me all the time, concerned that these lights are just TOO BRIGHT. Perty much because the blow away everything on the market and are used DIFFERENT than any other lights on the market today.

The results KP got, have been repeated by over, and over, and over and over. He's jusdt the first member to take the time to document this experiemnet in detail. Make no mistake, its been repeated and replicated by hundreds of customers. They spend UNTOLD amounts of money on solar panels and switches, and dimmers, only to find it, it was NOT needed (WHEN the products are installed according to the simple easy to follow instructions).

#1 This is why I stopped dealing in solar panels.
The lights do not need to stay on all night every night for the hogs to adjust. So, this goes back to my current philosophical view and FACTUAL based on FACTUAL FINDINGS that have been repeated over and over and over.. We put our investment into the ""LIGHTS"" and not the accessories (solar panels and switches and all the extras to mount those accessories). Make a better "LIGHT"! Not just an expensive GADGET with all kinds of bells and whistles.

#2 The camera you got gets the hogs attention more than my lights! I've discussed this one too, many times. INFRA-RED trail cams are probably WORSE than standard flash trail cams WHEN IT COMES TO HUNTING EDUCTAED HOGS! Especially older larger boar. Their use is WITHOUT QUESTION far more dterimental than the use of my lights. HANDS DOWN!
Look at the hog in the photo, he is FIXATED on the camera! WHY, because he it is IN HIS FACE and in his SPACE! I would really really really ike to see photos 30 seconds, 1 minute after this photo! I would SERIUOSLY STUDY the attitude of the hog,, "IF" he hung around at all? In my experience, the BIG SMART HOGS, will NOT RETURN! I called it ""BURNED OFF"".
IF, the hog was gone at the SECOND PHOTO, you don't need to concern yourself about the TEXASBOARS LIGHT, you need to focus on the CAMERA and the affect it may be having!
AGAIN, stupid hogs will pose for photos,, SMART HOGS,, WILL NOT, especially INFRA-RED trail cams! I DON'T BASE ME ANSWERS on what stupid uneducated hogs do!

#3 I could go into several more areas, unfortunately, I just don't have the time. The other main area would be the hunter them selves making mistakes that tip off the hogs.
That camera revealed 1/500th of a second. It does NOT reveal how long that hog spent CASING the feeder and possibly the complete SET-UP before the camera snapped the photo. RARELY do they reveal the ATTITUDE the hogs was in when it LEFT the feeder! ALL are absolutely CRUCIAL to maintaining a quality set-up! If YOUR GADGETS are scaring the hogs EVERY NIGHT while your NOT HUNTING, just imagine how much TOUGHER it's making it on you to pull off a succesfull hunt!
Think about it! If what you do SCARES THEM, the philosophy SHOULD NOT BE, to get them USED TO IT The PHILOSOPHY and STRATAGY is to """"A V O I D"" doing that!
TEXASBOARS FEEDERLIGHTS ANYBODY

SMART EDUCATED HOGS do not just barrel into a SET UP! DUMB HOGS do that! In most cases, hunters only see the dumb hogs. Therefore they base their stratagies on what they see the DUMB HOGS DO and the mistakes the DUMB HOGS make/made. THE LITTLELIGHT BULD HERE REPRESENTS AN IDEA YOU SHOULUD TAKKE SERIOUSLY if you are serious about hunting hogs!
WHat I base my writing and answrs on,, is NOT the uneductaed hogs What I base my answers and product evaluations along with product affectiveness on are not the UNEDUCATED HOGS We/I know what stupid hogs do
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO GET THEM AFTER YOU EDUCTAE THEM
PEOPLE, I am a specialist at HOG REMOVAL! I REMOVE HOGS that others educated and can no longer remove with standard hunting practices!
I OFFER TO THE PUBLIC the PRODUCTS / TOOLS I SPECIALIZED for removing ""EDUCATED HOGS"". Of course, it works really great on UNEDUCTAED hogs too.
One of the reasons I don't post on my own forums anymore is because, after I make REPLY on a question with my reply based on ""EDUCTAED HOGS"" we get too many members who contradict with replies based on the behaviors of "STUPID HOGS".
Trail Cameras,, DO THEY AFFECT HOGS,
HECK YEAH,, ""SMART HOGS"".
Then you got thoise who have 300 photos of STUPID HOGS.. Trail cams don't bother them!
DUH. They ingnored the 2% to study the 98%. Don't look at the STUPID HOGS being stupid and gettin their photos taken time and time again.
You will learn more by looking at the photo of the hog you were only able to take 1 TIME! AND, it never returned!
Look at the OLD HOGS. How many photos do you have of 5 and 6 year old hogs? Now, is your camera affecting THOSE HOGS,, -- IF YOU HAVE NO PHOTOS,, the answer is """YES""""!
KP shows a photo of a 4 year old hog! YEAH, I know how old it is! He is EDUCATED! He KNOWS that camera is in his face!
NOW comes the question, HOW EDUCTAED IS HE? If he PUTS UP with the camera,, he has NOT completed his education He may not make it to 5 years old, which is what it takes to develop the growth of the lower jaw to support LARGE CUTTERS.
He is shootable in the currect set up.
If he doesn't return,, YOU BLEW IT!
The next problem is CAMERA NOISE!
OK, class is over. I have work to do.
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KEVIN RYER
OWNER TEXASBOARS and TEXASBOARS FEEDERLIGHTS.
WORK ALL DAY HUNT ALL NIGHT (TM)

[A McCormick]

God Stuff Kevin!

[kp]

I'm certainly no specialist. Heck, I don't know how to taste the difference between a smart one and a dumb one. This setup runs all year round... feeder, lights (prior to this new light), and camera for the last 4 years. That hog may have been eating my corn since birth. I'm not really trying to get the smart ones I guess. I'm going for meat on ice.

KP

[kp]

Here's a link to this week's photos.

http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e388/kplatt1967/March%202011/

kp

[TexasBoars]

[howie1968]

first of all great documentation KP!! As ive stated many times i back pack in to most areas usually real remote areas to hunt trophy dominate boar, I leaned these strategies from kevin himself . i cannot tell you how many hogs ive taken hiking in setting up a climber stand along a squeeze point that i have documented hog travel on set up the 2 watt array and shot a hog the first time the light was on. i have done this countless numbers of times set up the light the first time and took a good hog.
I now only use trail cams to establish if a hog is using the trail after i get a couple pictures i pull the camera. As kevin stated trophy free range boars can get spooked by flash, thats not to say they wont continue coming in, i just dont take any chances
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[TexasBoars]

Yeah, "older hogs" which are generally "smarter hogs" won't pose for multiple photos. If they make a practioce of that duringtheir younger days, they get CAPPED. This would include LEAD SOW in sounders also! Not just lone boar. Sows that survive KNOW how to lead a sounder! They can STOP the whole group and turn them away from a feeder!
What I'm saying is this, the camera has its place. BUT, if you're after TROPHY BOAR, or LEAD SOW in a serious MANAGEMENT program,, don't use cameras at your SET UP.
You can use them but the use would NOT BE the TYPICAL way most hunters use them, which as at the spot you would hunt! Use them to burn off hogs off trails you're not hunting Or use them on trails if you need to SIZE UP the boar in your area. DOn't put them up permanently at your feeder.
I used my SONY HDD VIDEO CAMERAS to video hogs as they approached trail cams some years ago. I clearly documented big boar running from the IR camera as well a s coyotes.
I AM NOT saying they ALL DO!
I've even documented hogs being scared off from the automated feeders when they went off! SO, I no longer have them go off any later than 15 minutes before dark. NEVER after dark!

AGAIN, I don't make my recommendations based on STUPID or UNEDUCTAED HOGS. My advice is based on hogs that have been EDUCATED in high pressure hunting areas. MY "JOB" is to remove hogs other hunters can't get!
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KEVIN RYER
OWNER TEXASBOARS and TEXASBOARS FEEDERLIGHTS.
WORK ALL DAY HUNT ALL NIGHT (TM)

[kp]

I have pictures every week of hogs feeding with coons. I guess they've learned to get along...

Peace man!

kp