Baiting for feral pigs
Baits containing 1080 and sodium nitrite are used for feral pig control in South Australia. Baiting is an efficient way to control feral pig populations and reduce their impacts on agricultural production and native species.
Careful planning and application of your baiting program will maximise its effects and minimise impacts on non-target animals.
Baiting should be used with an integrated control plan that uses different control methods.
When to bait feral pigs
Baiting can occur all year round but is best in the dry season when there is a lack of alternative food sources and water. In South Australia this occurs through Summer and Autumn.
Using feral pig baits on your property
When using 1080 baits your property must be at least 5 hectares (12 acres) to bait for feral pigs.
If your property is less than 5 hectares, you can form a group with neighbours to make up 5 hectares for a coordinated group baiting program. Group baiting programs must be coordinated with an accredited landscape board officer.
There are no restrictions on minimum property size to use the sodium nitrite bait Hoggone.
How to order baits
Contact your Landscape South Australia (LSA) Board for information on how to get, store and use 1080 feral pig baits on your property.
Landholders and managers must sign an Approval to Possess 1080 and PAPP Bait form when they collect baits.
If you cannot collect baits in person, or if you are not the person who will conduct the baiting on your property, you must nominate an agent and fill out an Approval for Nominated Agent to Collect form ().The agent must bring this completed form with them to collect the baits.
Hoggone sodium nitrite baits can be purchased from most rural services stores.
Laying baits
Always follow the directions for use and bait label for the baiting product and read the safety data sheet when using baits.
Baiting will be most successful with a period of pre-feeding to draw feral pigs to a baiting site. Hoggone requires pre-feeding with a placebo before bait use.
1080 bait for pigs
1080 bait for pigs
- Label – 1080 for pig control ()
- Directions for Use – 1080 for pig control ()
- Safety Data Sheet – 1080 for pig control ().
1080 pig baits can be laid in a trail, fed in a feeder, or fed in a pile.
Fresh meat baits for feral pigs must be laid on the day that they are prepared; they cannot be stored or frozen.
Feral pig baits must be placed at least:
- 500 m from a dwelling (other than own dwelling) or public building (150m for Hoggone)
- 20 m from permanent or flowing water bodies
- 5 m inside boundary fences (50m for Hoggone)
- 20 m from the edge of public roadways without a boundary fence (50m for Hoggone).
Notify your neighbours before using poison baits
You must notify all neighbours at least 72 hours before any poison bait is laid on a property. This includes neighbours separated by a road.
All notifications must be recorded on a Neighbour notification record sheet ( or ) and kept for 2 years.
Display a sign
When you bait, you must place baiting signs on:
- all property entry points
- fences that border public roads(1080 products only)
- entry points to baited area (Hoggone only).
The signs inform people that it is not safe for domestic animals and livestock.
Signs are provided by your landscape board.
Disposing of untaken baits
Untaken 1080 baits and baits degraded by rain must be disposed of by either:
- deep burial (below 0.5 metres)
- incineration.
Regardless of rainfall and timelines, always assume 1080 baits are lethal to your dogs and other animals.
Uneaten Hoggone baits can be buried at a local authority landfill, or if none is available they can be buried below 0.5m in a designated pit free from desired vegetation, tree roots and waterways.
