Guillotine Hog Trap Door Designs

Wexford and circle 6 designs are also referred as funnel traps since they require hogs to push through a panel or panels shaped as a funnel instead of using a gate or trigger system.

Guillotine hog trap door designs. Cattle panel is welded to inside and outside. I personally prefer the guillotine door as it generally has a bigger opening and it is positively closed with an active latch to prevent pigs from rooting. The trap weight is 280 pounds. Head gate door design for feral hog traps.

Three gate designs are among those most commonly used for trapping feral hogs. Therefore it is extremely important that the trap be strategically baited to insure that most if not all of the pigs in a sounder have entered the trap. These designs function similar to a minnow trap used to capture fishing bait but they are not very effective in catching trap shy hogs. One is the figure 6 type in which the panels are shaped into the shape of the number 6 fig 1.

Although most trap styles are derivatives of the basic corral or box designs several modifications can be made to trap doors. The gate should be designed to prevent captured hogs from escaping through the trap entrance. This is not a continuous trapping door once it s closed it s closed until you come and manually open it or reset it. Guillotine or drop style doors are called single catch doors because once the trap has sprung that is the door has closed no more animals can enter the trap until it is manually reset.

Animals that are not captured. It has a drop down door with a double locking device. Corral traps are very versatile and their use can be adjusted depending on the situation. The guillotine door raises up to create an opening into your trap and falls straight down when it s activated.

There are several different funnel type traps. Our wild hog trap is 93 x 93 in diameter across center 48 tall. This design has the outside panel stationary and the inside panel loosely laid against it allowing hogs to push their way in but not out. Some trap designs do not require a gate or door.

Guillotine drop head gate on corral trap. Door designs include the guillotine drop door spring swing door and rooter lifter door. It has 4 tie down stakes with an escape hole in top to let turkeys and black bear out. Those trusting this funnel theory believe hogs will push through panels to enter a trap enclosure but cannot escape out the same funnel opening.