Best hog traps: the remote trap systems Amazon actually sells

What Amazon sells for trapping hogs, and what it doesn't

If you searched "best hog traps" expecting a list of steel box traps and corral panel kits, here is the plain news: Amazon doesn't sell them. When we searched in September 2026, hog box-trap searches returned raccoon- and cat-size cage traps, panel searches returned rolls of woven wire, and exactly one purpose-built hog trap gate came up.

What Amazon does sell is the set of parts that turn a trap into a remote one: a complete net trap, a steel drop gate, two cellular triggers and a trap camera that drops a gate from your phone. So this list has five picks, not the six to eight on our other roundups. Five real options beat a list padded with raccoon cages.

If you want the full plan before the shopping list, our hog traps and trapping hub lays out the whole approach, and the step-by-step is in how to trap feral hogs.

Why remote traps catch more of the sounder

Hogs travel in family groups called sounders, and Texas A&M AgriLife's corral-trap publication says it plainly: "a large corral trap can capture an entire group." The same publication warns that "large sounders are seldom caught in small traps, and the hogs that escape or are not captured may become wary of them in the future" (AgriLife, Corral Traps for Feral Hogs, L-5524).

That is the case for a trigger you control. A trip wire closes the gate when the first hog to reach the bait pulls it, whether the rest of the sounder is inside or not. A camera-based trigger lets you watch the trap and close it when the last hog is in. AgriLife lists it as the alternative to a physical trigger and is honest about the trade: "This option is typically more costly and does require cell service" (AgriLife, Trapping). Every pick on this page is either a trap built for that job or a part that gives you that control.

How we ranked these

Every pick is scored on our trap rubric: whole-sounder capability, including a trigger you control (30%), remote control and monitoring (25%), power and field reliability (15%), setup burden (15%), and support and warranty (15%). The weights are published on How We Choose. We haven't tested these units; scores come from published specs and the rubric on our How We Choose page.

One thing to know before you read the table: the rank order isn't the score order, on purpose. The rank answers the buyer's question, which is "what do I buy to catch a whole sounder with what Amazon sells?" Only the Boar Blanket holds hogs by itself, so it ranks first. It scores below the HogEye because a net has no electronics of its own, so it earns little on remote monitoring; that part comes from the camera you add. The HogEye ranks second because it's the piece that makes the net, or a steel corral, remote. The gate, trigger and relay follow in the order you'd buy them to build a corral trap yourself.

The five picks side by side

The picks in context

1. Boar Blanket Feral Pig Net Trap

The only complete whole-sounder trap we found on Amazon. It's a round, double-layer nylon net, at least 20 ft across (63 ft around the top rope), standing 60 in high on eight T-posts, with T-post plates, earth anchors and an anchor driver in the kit (Boar Blanket spec page). Round matters. AgriLife's trap-design guidance warns against hard corners because "hogs will tend to pile into that corner and may go over the top" (AgriLife, Hog Trap Design). A 20 ft circle also gives about 314 square feet of floor (3.14 x 10 ft x 10 ft), close to ten times the 32 square feet of the common 4 by 8 ft box trap AgriLife describes.

How you run it is up to you. Boar Blanket's home page describes baiting hogs to the site, deploying the net and letting the trap "work passively" (Boar Blanket), and its spec page lists a cable system for optional remote triggering with the HogEye camera, sold separately. If you want to watch the sounder in and close the trap on your call, budget for the HogEye. Also budget for eight T-posts, which aren't on the included list. The warranty is 1 year, short next to the maker's claim of more than five years of service.

2. Wildlife Dominion HogEye Mini (AT&T)

The camera and the gate release in one box: live video in the HogEye app, plus a latch, latch adapter and 30 ft gate cable so the same screen drops the gate (Wildlife Dominion product page). The maker says it "works on any trap", and Boar Blanket names it as the remote trigger for its net. It carries the longest warranty here, a 3-year total replacement. The cost is ongoing: a monthly data plan with no contract, which you can start or stop anytime. This listing is the AT&T version; Wildlife Dominion also sells Verizon and Starlink versions direct. Check coverage at the trap site before you order, and note that the night-vision range isn't published. Our hog trap camera rankings compare it with the cheaper live-view cameras.

3. The Hunt Supply 6 ft Hog Trap Gate

In a steel corral trap, the gate is the part that has to be right, and this is the only purpose-built hog trap gate we found on Amazon. It's a 6 ft welded-steel guillotine drop gate on a 7 ft rail that opens to about 4 ft high, built by J4 Welding (J4 Welding product page). The width lets a group walk in together, and the height clears a big boar. The catch: it's 155 lb and it's only a gate. Panels, T-posts, a trigger and a camera are on you, and neither the listing nor J4 Welding's page publishes a warranty. For the corral itself, AgriLife's design uses sheep and goat panels (4 by 4 in mesh, 5 ft high) on T-posts every 4 ft, set in a teardrop with the gate at the narrow end. Our guide to building a hog trap walks through it, and guillotine vs saloon doors explains why a drop gate suits a remote trigger.

4. The Hunt Supply Cellular Hog Trap Trigger

The drop half of that gate: one phone call releases it (J4 Welding trigger page). It ships with a 12 V battery, a solar panel and 12 months of cell service, and it comes from the same shop as the gate, so the two are made to work together. What it doesn't do is show you the trap. You still need a camera to know when the whole sounder is inside, or you're calling blind. The carrier isn't published, so you can't check coverage before you buy, and the renewal cost after the first year isn't stated.

5. KT-G3-A 4G GSM Auto Relay Switch

The budget route, for someone comfortable wiring 12 V. It's a generic two-channel relay you call or text, and it answers with an SMS confirmation (Amazon listing specs). It isn't a trap system: there's no latch, solenoid, battery, solar panel or camera, and you supply a prepaid AT&T or T-Mobile SIM. The listing gives a standby draw of 60 mA at 12 V, which works out to about 1.4 amp-hours a day (0.06 A x 24 hours) before the latch ever fires, so size the battery and solar panel with that in mind. Our hog trap trigger ideas guide covers DIY triggers from trip wires up.

Four ways to build a remote hog trap from these parts

No single box on Amazon is a finished remote trap. Here are the combinations that are, and what you still bring yourself:

The HogEye's fit on the Hunt Supply gate rests on Wildlife Dominion's "works on any trap" claim; confirm with the maker before you pair them. For the camera-only options that pair with a phone-call trigger, see our trap camera picks.

Trap systems sold direct by the maker

Several makers sell complete remote trap systems only through their own sites and dealers. We don't rank or score them, because this site only ranks products we can send you to buy on Amazon, but you should know they exist before you spend on parts:

• JAGER PRO sells its M.I.N.E. Trapping System, which it describes as remote control technology that "captures the entire sounder", through its online store and dealers. jagerpro.com (sold direct by the maker; we don't earn on it).
• Pig Brig sells a net trap system with double-walled netting that it markets as a multi-catch trap with no gate or moving parts. pigbrig.com (sold direct by the maker; we don't earn on it).
• Big Pig Traps sells a panel trap, a drop trap and a split gate, each paired with a HogEye camera for app-triggered drops. bigpigtrap.com (sold direct by the maker; we don't earn on it).

Judge them the way we judge the Amazon picks: size and shape (round or teardrop, no corners), who controls the trigger, what the monitoring costs each month, and a warranty in writing. Our corral trap vs box trap comparison explains which style fits which problem.

What to look for in a hog trap system

1. Room for the whole sounder, with no corners. AgriLife's trap-design authors say "bigger is better" and give a minimum of "20′ by 30′ in the tear drop shape". A larger trap lets hogs move away from people instead of panicking and forcing through, over or under the sides.
2. A trigger you control. On a trip-wire trap, AgriLife puts the trigger at the back, away from the door, so many hogs are inside before it closes. A remote trigger goes further: you close it when you can see the last hog is in.
3. Cell coverage at the trap, on the right carrier. The HogEye listing is the AT&T version, the KT-G3-A works on AT&T and T-Mobile only, and the Hunt Supply trigger doesn't publish its carrier. Stand at the trap site with a phone on that network before you buy.
4. Power you don't have to babysit. The Hunt Supply trigger ships with a battery and solar panel, and the HogEye with a lithium battery and a solar charging system. The relay is bare: you design its power.
5. The monthly cost, stated up front. The HogEye needs a data plan (no contract). The Hunt Supply trigger includes 12 months of service, then renews through the maker. The relay runs on a prepaid SIM you set up.
6. A warranty in writing. The HogEye's is 3 years, total replacement. The Boar Blanket's is 1 year. The gate, trigger and relay don't publish one.
7. A way to get a truck and trailer in. The gate weighs 155 lb, and AgriLife advises that if captured hogs will go to a processor, the trap site should be reachable by truck and trailer in all weather.

What each budget buys

• Under $500: the KT-G3-A relay, or a live-view camera from our trap camera list. Neither catches a hog by itself. Paired with a homemade AgriLife-style corral and door, this is the lowest-cost remote setup, and the one with the most work in it.
• $1,000 to $2,000: one component. The Hunt Supply gate, the Hunt Supply trigger and the HogEye Mini each sit in this tier on their own.
• $2,000 and up: the Boar Blanket by itself, and every complete remote build on this page, because the parts stack. The gate plus the trigger is two items from the $1,000 to $2,000 tier, which puts the pair at $2,000 and up before you buy a panel, a post or a camera.

For context on what that spend is up against, our plan for getting rid of feral hogs sets trapping next to the other tools, with the damage figures and their sources.

After the catch: the Texas rules

Decide what happens to the hogs before you set the trap, not after. Our guide to what to do with trapped hogs in Texas walks through each legal option, and Texas hog hunting laws covers licensing and the rest. This is not legal advice; confirm current rules with TPWD, TAHC and your local game warden.

Mistakes that educate a sounder

• Closing the trap before the whole sounder comes in. AgriLife's corral publication says to keep pre-baiting until "an entire sounder appears to be frequenting the trap" before you set it. Hogs that get away learn.
• Baiting on the trip wire. The same publication warns that bait placed directly on the tripwire may trigger the gate before all the hogs have entered.
• Buying a box trap for a sounder problem. AgriLife's box-trap publication says box traps "may catch only one or two adult pigs" (AgriLife, Box Traps for Feral Hogs, L-5525).
• Buying the gate and forgetting the rest. A gate is one part. Price out the panels, posts, trigger and camera before you order it.
• Skipping the coverage check. A phone-call trigger with no signal is a gate that never drops.
• Walking up to check the trap. AgriLife's tips: check traps from a distance if you can, avoid leaving human scent (especially with trap-shy hogs), and inspect daily in hot weather. A camera handles the first two.
• Skimping on bait. Pre-baiting is daily work. Our hog trap bait picks cover what to put out.