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So rifle season ends Sunday and we will be turning our focus on eradicating the pests which have gone absolutely out of control this year w/o trappers on hand. I've read, but never put into practice the scratch post idea. We have pig pipes on chains, but I really think I'd like to put some posts up this season as well.
Here is where I'm left scratchin my head on a scratchin post. While a creosote cross tie seems to be what I read most about is there anything else I can consider that might work just as well? We aren't going to put these anywhere near our club stands and want to put them in some unhunted, but hot pig areas which we will bring climbers to and a few of them have almost no trees in close proximity. Do you guys use pressure treated landscaping posts or will those just fall apart? The idea of putting carpet up on a tree with oil/petrol of some kind won't really fly in most of these areas, but that's a good thing. Our climbers will be in trees from about 75 to 150 yards, but the posts will be putting the pigs in a very vulnerable position out in the field where we can get a good long look at taking as many as possible b/f they get back to the woods.
Thanks for any ideas on cross tie substitutes if there are any or for any other ideas with scratchin in mind.
Here is where I'm left scratchin my head on a scratchin post. While a creosote cross tie seems to be what I read most about is there anything else I can consider that might work just as well? We aren't going to put these anywhere near our club stands and want to put them in some unhunted, but hot pig areas which we will bring climbers to and a few of them have almost no trees in close proximity. Do you guys use pressure treated landscaping posts or will those just fall apart? The idea of putting carpet up on a tree with oil/petrol of some kind won't really fly in most of these areas, but that's a good thing. Our climbers will be in trees from about 75 to 150 yards, but the posts will be putting the pigs in a very vulnerable position out in the field where we can get a good long look at taking as many as possible b/f they get back to the woods.
Thanks for any ideas on cross tie substitutes if there are any or for any other ideas with scratchin in mind.