Wild Boar Lure & Game Cam

This weekend I began what I hope is the final step in harvesting a wild boar here on the island of Oahu. Since moving here in 2012, I have had a chance to speak with many local hunters and have joined an archery club to bring my bow skills up to par. All of the hunters that I have met, generally say the same thing. They prefer to hunt in this particular location, they prefer to hunt this time of year, 4 days after a full moon, the afternoon after a rain, and so on and so on. What they have all failed to mention was the fact that they all bait to some extent or another. I first thought that I could apply my mule deer hunting techniques when trying to harvest a wild boar, and did so without much success. With my only hunting background coming from the wide open spaces of the western states, baiting was not something I have ever thought about. Not just because it is illegal in most ,or all western states, but because I always have seen hunting as a one on one battle between the hunter and the target species. I was taught and have always believed that fair chase, public land hunts were the correct way to hunt. And all other practices, somehow carried less honor in harvesting a game animal. Since moving here to Hawaii, I have molded a new point of view on baiting. I have come to believe that baiting is the correct way to hunt a species that stays hidden, for the most part, in thick jungle and that needs to be culled to keep populations at a safe level. So in coming to this realization, I have purchased a Stealth Cam game camera and started the process of searching Google for the best boar lure recipes. I have created a lure that includes feed corn, kool-aid powder, yeast and water. I let the lure ferment for a few days before packing a couple small buckets and the game camera out to my favorite local hunting ground. I dug a hole about 18"x12"x24" deep. Then placed the lure in the hole, making sure to layer the lure with dirt. This is suppose to entice the hog into digging down deeper. I set the camera about 20 feet away and pointed it right now at the lure. The hope is two fold. To find out what is in the area and to keep the hogs coming back to the same area, day after day. The only issue with my theory that I see to this point, is that this hunting ground is hunted regularly by quite a few dog and knife hunters. Although they seem to keep to the other side of the stream, the dogs may pick up sent and head towards my baiting station. I have set the station up roughly 2 miles from the trail parking and .75 miles from the main trail. I am hoping that this keeps many of the people away as well.