How to Capture Loose Pigs

Pigs are among the most intelligent animals, and can easily escape from captivity if given the opportunity. Improper fencing or inattention when transporting pigs can lead to a pig on the loose. However, most pigs will return to a guaranteed food source. When attempting to capture one, it is important to stay patient and lure the pig back rather than blindly chasing it.

Things You'll Need

  • Hog panel or hog wire
  • Pliers
  • Food and water
  • Dog kennel
  • Large dog carrier
  • Straw or hay
  • Snow shovel
  • An assistant
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Instructions

    • 1

      Build a corral surrounded by the heavy wire fencing known as hog wire or hog panel. This wire is sold in large sections that can be easily wired together. Connect the sections using a pair of pliers to crimp the loose wires. The fence around your corral should be at least four feet high to prevent the pig from jumping out. Place your corral as close as possible to your pig's suspected location.

    • 2

      Leave one wall of the corral unwired, so it can open and close. This acts as a gate. Your gate should remain open for the pig to enter, and you will be able to close the gate behind the pig when trapping it.

    • 3

      Place food that your pig is accustomed to eating and water in the corral. This will give your pig an incentive to enter.

    • 4

      Place the dog kennel in one corner of the corral and fill it with straw or hay. This should ensure that your pig does not leave the corral right away after eating. Once the pig has eaten, it will want to bed down for the night.

    • 5

      Once your pig has gone into the kennel to sleep, enter the corral with your assistant. Bring the dog carrier and snow shovel. Close the gate behind you. Use the snow shovel, which acts as a flat wall cutting off the pig's escape, to herd the pig into the carrier.

    • 6

      When the pig is at least halfway into the carrier, your assistant should push the pig's hindquarters all the way inside. Close the carrier door.

    • 7

      Carry the pig to its permanent place of captivity, whether that is a pen with other pigs or your own home.