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An animal trap (especially for wild hogs) is circular in shape and is easily moved by a single individual and takes only minutes to unload and set up. The trap further includes triple offset walls to help keep all trapped animals in. In use, the trap is firmly secured to the ground by a chain and al

An animal trap (especially for wild hogs) is circular in shape and is easily moved by a single individual and takes only minutes to unload and set up. The trap further includes triple offset walls to help keep all trapped animals in. In use, the trap is firmly secured to the ground by a chain and allows nothing to get out except turkeys which can fly out the escape hole in the top. It is easy, fast and fun to set the trap. A user only needs to tie the rope on the door and set the pins to engage the ground and suspend the door in the open position using the rope. A user then pours corn in and waits until the hogs come into the trap. When the wild hogs or other large animals in the trap root up the pins in the ground, the door locks shut.

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1. A large ground engaging animal trap, comprising: respective upper and lower metallic ring shaped elements rigidly and strongly connected one to the other by intermediate rigid uprights at spaced intervals around peripheries of said ring shaped elements so as to form an integral rigid drum shaped

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A large ground engaging animal trap, comprising: respective upper and lower metallic ring shaped elements rigidly and strongly connected one to the other by intermediate rigid uprights at spaced intervals around peripheries of said ring shaped elements so as to form an integral rigid drum shaped frame defining an interior and an exterior of said trap, a top and bottom rim, said ring shaped elements and rigid uprights being comprised of a rigid metal suitable for trapping and retaining at least one wild hog;at least one planar door also connected between said ring shaped elements and extending between two of said rigid uprights, said at least one planar door being disposed within a circumference of said rigid drum shaped frame and creating an opening through a curved side portion of said drum shaped frame, said at least one door being capable of being moved between a first open position and a second closed position, said at least one planar door being formed by rigid steel members formed as a rectangle with heavy wire mesh spanning across said rectangle, movement of said at least one planar door to said closed position being accomplished by a trip mechanism that is tripped by rooting of said at least one wild hog within said trap when said trap is in use;heavy wire mesh rigidly attached, so as to resist the escape of a wild hog, to and forming said curved side portion and a flat top of said drum shaped frame, leaving an open bottom rim of said drum shaped frame, said lower metallic ring shaped element being devoid of any mesh extending across a diameter thereof so as to leave a completely open bottom, wherein said opening provides exclusive ground level entrance and exit passage from said interior of said trap when said trap engages said ground thereby closing off said open bottom, anda ground engaging stake wherein in use, said at least one planar door is held in the open position by a rope having one end attached to said at least one planar door and an intermediate portion slung over a rigid support and a free end held against the ground by said ground engaging stake, whereupon, when said free end is released by animal rooting activity within said trap, said at least one planar door moves to the closed position,wherein said trap is formed by said curved side portion, said flat top and said at least one planar door, said curved side portion defined by said upper and lower metallic ring shaped elements, said rigid uprights and said heavy wire mesh. 2. A trap as in claim 1, wherein: said top of said drum shaped frame further includes an other opening in said mesh sized to function as an escape for inadvertently trapped flying animals. 3. A trap as in claim 2, wherein: said other opening further includes a closure panel for selectively closing said other opening. 4. A trap as in claim 2, further comprising: a second covering of heavy wire mesh strongly attached to an entire interior of said curved side portion and top of said drum shaped frame, leaving only said bottom rim open and uncovered. 5. A trap as in claim 4, wherein: said second covering of respective heavy wire mesh is sufficient in strength to resist cattle. 6. A trap as in claim 1, wherein: said at least one planar door is a sliding door guided by guide elements connected between said upper and lower ring elements and further including a brace element connected between upper ends of said guide elements. 7. A trap as in claim 6, wherein: said guide elements further include latching means forming a part of said trip mechanism for retaining said at least one planar door in said closed and latched position. 8. A trap as in claim 1, wherein: said ring shaped elements are approximately circular and their overall diameter is between 3 and 9 feet and said uprights are between 18 and 50 inches in length. 9. A trap as in claim 1, wherein several of said intermediate uprights further include an engaging lug for engaging a trap securing element, said securing element holding said trap in a fixed position against the ground when in use wherein said securing element is itself fastened to said ground and resists the impacts from attempted animal escape, and wherein said securing element comprises lengths of chain. 10. A large ground engaging animal trap, comprising: respective upper and lower metallic ring shaped elements rigidly connected one to the other by intermediate rigid metallic uprights at spaced intervals around peripheries of said ring shaped elements so as to form an integral rigid drum shaped frame defining an interior and an exterior of said trap, a top and bottom rim, said rings and rigid uprights being comprised of a rigid metal suitable for trapping and retaining at least one wild hog;at least one planar door connected between said ring shaped elements and extending between two of said rigid uprights, said at least one planar door being disposed within a circumference of said rigid drum shaped frame and creating an opening through a curved side portion of said drum shaped frame, said at least one planar door being formed by rigid steel members formed as a rectangle with heavy wire mesh spanning across said rectangle, said at least one planar door being capable of being moved between a first open position and a second closed position, movement of said at least one planar door to said closed position being accomplished by a trip mechanism that is tripped by rooting of said wild hog within said trap when said trap is in use;heavy wire mesh rigidly attached, so as to resist the escape of a wild hog, to and forming said curved side portion and a flat top of said drum shaped frame, leaving an open bottom rim of said drum shaped frame, said lower metallic ring shaped element being devoid of any mesh extending across a diameter thereof so as to leave a completely open bottom, wherein said opening provides exclusive ground level entrance and exit passage from said interior of said trap when said trap engages said ground thereby closing off said open bottom; anda ground engaging stake wherein, in use, said at least one planar door is held in the open position by a rope having one end attached to said trip mechanism and a free end held against the ground by said ground engaging stake, whereupon, when said free end is tensioned by animal rooting activity within said trap, said at least one planar door moves to the closed position,wherein said trap is formed by a circular main body, said top, and said at least one planar door, said circular main body being defined by said upper and lower metallic ring shaped elements, said rigid uprights and said heavy wire mesh. 11. A trap as in claim 10, further comprising an engaging lug for engaging a trap securing element, said securing element holding said trap in a fixed position against the ground when in use wherein said securing element is itself fastened to said ground and resists the impacts from attempted animal escape.