How do you set your traps?

[marks]

Over the years our hogs are harder to get in traps. We have portable 4'x8' cattle panel traps with drop gate. I like to set them in the edge of the woods or in the brush as opposed to out in the open field.

My main question is about bait. What it better? I set both traps with corn. One trap I poured cherry jello mix, a cherry coke and a Pepsi in (basically sugary fruity stuff and whatever I found in the cabinets). It smelled so good I wanted to try it myself.  The second one I was planning on boozing the corn. I originally planned on pouring a few beers in to get things going. Then I wondered If I pour something stronger in there and leave a pile outside the trap, will an inebriated pig let his guard down more and go in the trap easier?

[marks]

Let me also say that I realize plain ole corn works but the trap is just a little ways from a cut corn field. I need something with a little more appeal than plain ole corn.

[Handle_It]

Big red, or gatorade powder has worked for me. But I still like to soak some corn in some cool aid for several days. Works good!!

[Muddogkennels]

 for 1 gallon ..1/2 cup of sugar, 2 cups of milk, 2 table spoons of dry yeast ,  Hawaiian punch or red soda , corn for 3 days of more.... This is a bait that brings in hogs for me!  Used it last night for a person hunting in one of my blind and he shot his first pig with a bow.. so yes this stuff works ... put your trap down wind of the area u think your hogs are coming from and let the bait do the work ,  fill the bottom of your trap with a layer of dirt to cover the wire because big hogs get smart if they fill the wirer on the bottom they stay too spooky and takes longer to get them relaxed to walkin, keep the door wired open until they are going in an out easy with out spooking passed the door, then put a small trip wire so the other hogs can get in before the trap sets off!  Maybe this can be helpful for you.

[hillcountry]

You  have two traps place one next to other and put corn in one and another hog in the other. Best bait around for the shy ones, provide water and cover with brush or plywood . This is the best way to catch the big boys also place about a 120 lb boar from another ranch in big boar sign  put traps on each side  wire and steak traps and its gonna be on like donkeykong , ive had a boar in each and the traps fliped out about three or four feet by another in one night.

[rdjustham]

I spread corn around the outside of my traps and then a pile inside with a "feed line" into the pile. I usually either soak my corn in rank beer for a few days in the garage to get nice and hot (keep the lid on  )  or I usually either strawberry or cherry jello mix with some water in the garage with the lid on for a couple days.  I also leave my door tied up with a trip wire, but I have a constant catch door.

[Purebreedcolt]

Skiddles. There is also a product on the mkt that is insights hog draw that tastes just like skiddles and let me tell u this stuff works for trap shy hogs. Heck I eat it lol it is good

[Acwells0808]

skittles??really this is new but very interesting..with corn???