hog tie?!

Hobbles are the only way to go for me. Get the brightest colors you can find, and two different sizes. I left 2 sets of them in the woods, somewhere. Before hobbles, I used the flat green nylon rope from Military Surplus, and the white "mule tape". I still have two big roles of green and white (about a mile all together). I think there are two different kinds of mule tape one with a wire strand in it and one without. Also that stuff isn't UV resistant, so don't leave it outside too long. It will get sun damaged and break real easy.

I only have two sets of hobbles, so I still use flat rope when I need to. I'm guilty of leaving a couple hogs tied too long with rope and they went lame.

If you catch alot of hogs in a hurry, you can tie three half hitches around one front leg and tie it to a tree. A hog can't pull himself free with one front foot tied. Mark the location or leave a tracking collar and off you go to the next hog. The hog will be standing there when you get back, and coyotes won't kill it.

I would never use zip ties. Catch the hogs or kill them, don't torture them.