The original exterior light fixtures on the Hiker Trailer were a flood type light that threw light everywhere and blinded me when I walked up to the door. They also had the switch located on the fixture and that required you to open the door to turn the light on if you wanted to look outside at night. The new upgraded light directs the light down and I installed the switches in the cabin ceiling so you can turn the lights on from the safety of the cabin and it also keeps someone from turning the lights on and running the battery down when I am not at the trailer.
I have a couple more upgrades that I want to make but I am ready to get out and camp.....
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My game camera told me that our hunting area in SE Oklahoma was being over run with feral hogs.We knew we had a hog problem but until I moved my cell based trail camera to the feeder we didn't realizes how bad the problem was getting. To help control the population I decided I would use the camera to pattern the hogs and then go spend some time taking care of the problem. After looking at a few weeks worth of pictures from the trail camera it became obvious that patterning the hogs was going to be a problem. Answer? A hog trap placed around the feeder. I did my research and decided a Figure-C feral hog trap was the way to go. I purchased the materials I needed and on April 2nd I made the trip to the cabin and in no time had the trap constructed. I decided to spend the night so I could monitor the trap. Over night I only had a two hogs visit the feeder but I was successful in getting one of the hogs to work his way into the trap. (SUCCESS) One less hog to deal with. I blocked the trap door open and I will let the hogs get use to the trap while the feeder provides a daily dose of corn. I will monitor the camera from home and then select a couple of days to go back and set the trap so I can eliminate more of our problem. UPDATE: On April 26, 2020. I went to the cabin and trapped four more hogs. This makes five total. Also my neighbor has set a hog trap just up the hill from mine. Maybe between the two us we can make a dent in the population... UPDATE: October 2020. Because of other obligations I have not been trapping hogs this summer. To help manage my trapping I built a cell activated gate release for my pin. It has worked extremely well. It lets me select when I want to close the gate which has resulted in more hogs per trip to the trap. (6-hour round trip)
The pork loin has been plentiful and taste great. |
AuthorSteve Chapman (68 yoa) Welcome to my Retirement Journal. A little about myself: I was married to my high school sweetheart for almost 29 years. I have been a widower since 2008.
I worked for the City of Chickasha for over 38 years and held a variety of jobs for them during that time. I retired as the Parks and Recreation Director on January 6, 2017. Now that I have retired I will be working on the many projects that I have been putting off. I will also be deciding where I will live in retirement. I am not sure I want to stay in Chickasha. I do plan on traveling and doing a lot of hiking, kayaking, backpacking, camping, hunting, fishing and other outdoor activities as well as volunteer work during my retirement... ![]() New Hiking Buddy!
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