Not surprisingly, a hog took the stump
completely out of the ground last night. Judging from the tracks present…I would guess it is a lone boar.
That would explain the lack of game-cam pics at the trap the last two nights. This animal will eat the corn on the trail.... to within 10-15’ of the trap then quits.
Let’s play with this a bit and see if we can identify the hog and also get him/her to re-root the stump hole.
I will go this morning and see if there is a suitable site to move the game-cam to. We will need to try to catch this animal on the trail leading to the trap.
This hog is likely “trap shy” so pics will be helpful, that way we know what we’re dealing with. I would bet….it is a boar…and I bet he comes in late.
If I can find some rocks nearby….I will place them over the rooted hole along with the stump and we’ll see if we can get some pics. My camera is set to take two pics, 13 seconds apart, then it does not take another pic until one minute has expired.
I could set it on video mode…but at night it would only be a 5 second duration (daytime 15 seconds).
If it turns out to be a boar….(and he is coming in late), he may be a candidate for a snare.