Traditional baits

• Corn spread throughout an area is known as the most simple of hog baits, but hunters and hog trappers have been using sour corn as an attractant and most of them swear by it. Sour corn is made by mixing 50 pounds of corn with 50 pounds of crushed corn in a large barrel. Add four envelopes of yeast and enough pond or stream water to nearly double the depth of the corn in the barrel. Let sit for 10 to 14 days before transporting it out to your bait pile. Sling some of the mash into the trees and as high as possible, allowing the smell to waft in the breeze and bring in animals. In addition, many hunters suggest adding over-ripe fruits, gelatin mixtures and drink mixes such as Kool-Aid to the sour corn to help bring the animals in.
  
  

Mixing it up

• The forums at WildHogHunters.com have a bunch of different examples of what might be best used for bringing in hogs, but one of the most common references was mixing soured corn and molasses together. A three-foot hole is dug in the ground with post-hole diggers and the mixture is poured inside. The hogs will have to rut around to open up the hole more, giving hunters a chance at a good broadside shot.
  
  

A little fuel for the fire

• One of the problems that hunters face when putting out bait such as corn is the fact that there are plenty of animals that like it as much as the hogs do. Raccoons, birds, squirrels and deer will all chow down on a corn pile as quickly as a hog will. Thankfully, there are some things in this world that even raccoons won't eat. The folks over at TexasBoars.com insist that adding diesel to the corn will keep the other creatures off of it but will bring the hogs right to it. To make the right mixture, add one and a half quarts of diesel fuel to five gallons of corn. There is no need to soak the mixture. Just spread it around your bait pile and wait.