Thanks I also heard recently about a hog hunter that digs holes to expose fresh soil. The fresh dug soil is an attractant because the hogs think it is a hog feeding area so they go to it. He claims it works as well as a pile of shelled corn. On another note: I learned hogs are
attracted more to buried bait than bait on the surface of the ground. I learned this when the hogs were gone for a week or more. The buried bait brought them back to the area, more than ever.