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<blockquote data-quote="Double Naught Spy" data-source="post: 2297930" data-attributes="member: 55410"><p>That depends on the locally available resources, density of hogs in the immediate area, and where they are traveling, etc. They may become aware of the feeder quite soon, but not not frequent it immediately. If you are smart and put up a feeder in an area with active/recent hog sign, the hogs may show up within a couple of days. I had a location on the south side of my property where I tested the attraction powers of some home concoctions. There was no hog sign in the immediate area, though there were other feeders within 400 and 500 yards that that had active hog activity. In 10 weeks time, I never had a hog show up to my test location, though I got a few coons and deer to stop by.</p><p></p><p>People spend time and money on special "hog attracting bait" and as near as I can tell, while hogs will eat just about anything, that doesn't mean that it necessarily works particularly well to bring in hogs. Just because a product has a strong smell does not mean that it will bring in hogs from a greater distance. Also, sometimes introducing a new smell to a local environment will keep hogs away for a few days until they realize that the newly introduced item isn't a threat. My point? You can spend the time and hassle souring corn, or you can use just plain old corn. You can buy some expensive hog bait, or just use plain old corn.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Double Naught Spy, post: 2297930, member: 55410"] That depends on the locally available resources, density of hogs in the immediate area, and where they are traveling, etc. They may become aware of the feeder quite soon, but not not frequent it immediately. If you are smart and put up a feeder in an area with active/recent hog sign, the hogs may show up within a couple of days. I had a location on the south side of my property where I tested the attraction powers of some home concoctions. There was no hog sign in the immediate area, though there were other feeders within 400 and 500 yards that that had active hog activity. In 10 weeks time, I never had a hog show up to my test location, though I got a few coons and deer to stop by. People spend time and money on special "hog attracting bait" and as near as I can tell, while hogs will eat just about anything, that doesn't mean that it necessarily works particularly well to bring in hogs. Just because a product has a strong smell does not mean that it will bring in hogs from a greater distance. Also, sometimes introducing a new smell to a local environment will keep hogs away for a few days until they realize that the newly introduced item isn't a threat. My point? You can spend the time and hassle souring corn, or you can use just plain old corn. You can buy some expensive hog bait, or just use plain old corn. [/QUOTE]
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