Running Pen

[slimhogdog]

I'm thinking about fencing off about 4-5 acres in my woods behind my house to make a pen to be able to train puppies in. Like i said probably about 4-5 acres. I'm looking for advice on how i should do it. What type of fence and posts? How many posts? Can/Should i use some trees for posts? Would i need to do any kind of footer to keep them from digging out? Any advice from you guys is much appreciated.

Thanks

[halfbreed]

   only advice I can give you is what an old man told me  , ''  when a pen will hold water it's ready to put the hogs in it  ''  lol   but really a good strong wire like the no climb horse wire is a good one to use  five foot high will keep most hogs in and as far as rooting out I've never had much trouble with it do to most times they root at the fence and push dirt up to it and bury it at the bottom  .   and remember a happy hog doesn't want to leave to begin with  plenty of shade , feed and clean water and if they should happen to get out they'll all ways come back  .

[slimhogdog]

   only advice I can give you is what an old man told me  , ''  when a pen will hold water it's ready to put the hogs in it  ''  lol   but really a good strong wire like the no climb horse wire is a good one to use  five foot high will keep most hogs in and as far as rooting out I've never had much trouble with it do to most times they root at the fence and push dirt up to it and bury it at the bottom  .   and remember a happy hog doesn't want to leave to begin with  plenty of shade , feed and clean water and if they should happen to get out they'll all ways come back  .

Halfbreed, regarding the water, do you think wild hogs would drink from a livestock nipple if set up in there?

[T.R.]

Slim weve raised some little ones in a pen and they used a 55 gallon barrel with a nipple on it.

[slimhogdog]

BTT, come on guys, ain't nobody got a multiple acre pen i can get some advice from?

[Cajun]

I used T-post & 47" Red Top field fence for mine & never had a problem. I ran barbless wire about 6" above that just to give me more height. There are places if a hog wanted out they could probably go under the fence but they are so used to walking along it, I have not had one go under it. My post are 12' apart. If the woods are real thick you might not need a hot wire on the bottom. I always put my hogs in a smaller pen & got them fence broke before I put them in the big pen.

[jwdeltx]

I think that is the main point ,fence breaking them before putting them in a big area . Wild hogs know no boundaries and have to be taught what a fence is .  HUNT ' UM  UP !!!