Auto feeder
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No I haven't tried anything yet. I wasn't aware of attractants.. sounds promising. Do you know if the effect lasts very long?
I think feeders are more to keep boar that are already there, in the area, than draw them in. I shoot boar from a seat regularly in Hungary, and they use a lot of auto feeders, suspended above the ground, and set to trigger maze early morning, and late afternoon. Not certain how long they last, but I'd guess a week, or more.
They also use old steel drums with holes punched in, to allow the maze out slowly, as the boar push the drums around.
ileso
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Depends on the type of attractant used.
Some are hormonal and are generally for attracting males as they rely on hormone-female urine sort of thing, a single dose of spray on some brambles or gorse is enough. They generally last a week or two if it doesnt rain, but fades with time. by the end of the second week its very faint, (but a boar will pick it up easy). This stuff will attract males from miles away. Though they arent fooled for long and dont hang around for long if theres nothing to keep them there (like a feeder or the female they were looking for) but if used with the next type they could be enticed to frequent the spot.
I currently have a lone male frequenting a spot where I did this, he has been visiting and rubbing the same tree now for the last six months even though I only used it twice. I once had a sounder of 7 adults hit the same tree on a foggy night as well. They were never back though. The male is now a regular. I like knowing hes around.
Then theres the rub type. Its a tarrish product made from Beech I think or pine resins. Its rubbed on tree trunks or stumps. This is generally more useful as it brings in the whole sounder. This stuff lasts quite a bit is very stinky but will dry out eventually. The boar will generally return to where it was used if they get into the habit of using that particular stump for rubbing. Especially if theres somewhere to wallow or if they generally feel safe being there. (for that to happen you would have to shoot away from the location. So that they dont associate it with danger. Figure out their routes and use that) so use denser areas for that. their tracks in and out will be quite visible making them easy to ambush en route to the rub. (wind is important)
Used in conjunction with trail cameras to give an idea of the times they frequent where the products were applied will help a lot. Especially if you are unable to go there too often.
Then theres used car oil as well but I would strongly advise against that, no matter how effective it is because it is very toxic to the environment and no one likes going into a forest to find a big black patch of oil on the forest floor. the tar product eventually disappear, the car oil will not.
anyway these can be bought off amazon if theres no suppliers in the UK. https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=wild+boar+attractant
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I think using a feeder or food in general will work, but is more labour intensive as they eat a lot! and if the food runs out or for some reason you are unable to feed them etc they will move on and may take a while to return. Boar generally travel large distances when foraging and may not return for a month to a particular area if they dont feel the need.
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Jagare
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I build them and have used one for the last 3 years. The spreader on the drum can spread up to six times a day and is adjustable to spread out as much or as little maize as you want. Its 12V and has a solar panel that has kept the battery charged for the last 3 years. I have it set to throw out 1kg of maize. It throws out that 1kg in 2 seconds
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badbob
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I use auto feeders for pheasants
badgers come over and clean up at night
but
1. you need it in a private and secluded place or it will get nicked
2 badgers dont attack them too much but boars would destroy it
so youll need them suspended higher up
Mine look a bit like jagare`s
similar are £55 on ebay look up auto pheasant feeders
badgers come over and clean up at night
but
1. you need it in a private and secluded place or it will get nicked
2 badgers dont attack them too much but boars would destroy it
so youll need them suspended higher up
Mine look a bit like jagare`s
similar are £55 on ebay look up auto pheasant feeders
Jagare
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A good point at 2 above. The bottom of the spreader needs to be at least 1.5 mtrs of the ground. I had a chap buy 5 of my feeders because he had built some that were too low and the boar had wrecked them all by ripping the spreader off.
so you set it to chuck out 1kg per day or what's your regime? Cheers
Jagare
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I only Chuck out a 1kg a day because i want to lure them not feed them. I do have a quarter of a bucket of my special mix under a weighted board that the boar love. The weighted board is to stop badgers and roe eating this maize mix. The boar have no problem moving the board and the 2 large rocks that sit on it. Not had a problem with badgers eating the maize but it do get up to six roe come trotting out soon after the spreader go's of at 21.00. I stop chucking out maize in the growing months of the year because it attracts a mass of jays who just rob maize from the spreader. Always set the spreader to go off after dark as you will just get birds eating all the maize.
liongeorge
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It sounds like you must be talking about the Forest of Dean. In which case I wouldn't consider it as there are too many people about. Even if it's private land they will be about, it would be wrecked or nicked in no time, they can't help themselves. Bury it, then chuck logs on top, molasses and aniseed will bring them in .
Yes that's right. First of dean. The feeding area would be in sight of a footpath although some way off I would be concerned about putting a lot of effort and cash into setting up a high auto feeder only to find it vandalised. Think I'll try burying feed first and see how that goes. I've just bought a second hand gen 1 spotter so will see what's about.
Hi J111,
speaking with some friends in Sweden, who are overrun with Boar, they use the auto feeders with peas - they say the noise of them being thrown out will start to attract the Boar as they'll associate the noise with food. On the basis that they have so many (they syndicate is out shooting multiple stands every night) I'll ask if they use anything special as an attractant and let you know.
Last time I was there, they were feeding with old loaves of bread and I from memory they said it was about being consistent in the location of feeding rather than what you feed that matters.
Anyway, will update when I have some feedback from them
Tet!
speaking with some friends in Sweden, who are overrun with Boar, they use the auto feeders with peas - they say the noise of them being thrown out will start to attract the Boar as they'll associate the noise with food. On the basis that they have so many (they syndicate is out shooting multiple stands every night) I'll ask if they use anything special as an attractant and let you know.
Last time I was there, they were feeding with old loaves of bread and I from memory they said it was about being consistent in the location of feeding rather than what you feed that matters.
Anyway, will update when I have some feedback from them
Tet!
liongeorge
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Definate no no on the feeder then. Well hidden trail cam is what you need, it's bad enough sitting out trying to shoot them and them not turning up let alone spotting them!
The trail cam's great as you watch every critter in the area apart from boar decimate the feed you put out ! Just pray badgers don't get onto it too soon.
liongeorge
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I used peas as I got given a load , I mixed with maize about 50/50. A big boar kept coming back till he had sorted every last nib of maize out from the peas then didn't bother with it. Peas left untouched not a bit of maize left .Then a sounder turned up and polished off the peas. By that time they had had time to soften up a bit or they might have been hungrier.
So I would recomend sticking with maize.
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