Re: Who's setting traps Saturday?
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12/29/2014 11:06 AM
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Stick, you sure are on the yotes! That is a pretty looking dog especially since its a dead dog! Wildlife in your area should really multiply next year.
Nice coon gilley! Coon catchin should slow down with the colder weather moving in. h.h.
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Re: Who's setting traps Saturday?
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12/29/2014 03:54 PM
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If anybody wants to watch some of HTS's trapping videos, google or click this link: www.hoosiertrappersupply.com and click on the youtube icon. There are some really cool videos. Have been watching them for hours!
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Re: Who's setting traps Saturday?
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12/29/2014 04:44 PM
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bean
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cool kitty pic. love to catch and keep one of those legally. maybe someday.
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Re: Who's setting traps Saturday?
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12/29/2014 05:19 PM
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delaney
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Not to far from Atterbury Justin.
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Re: Who's setting traps Saturday?
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12/30/2014 05:35 AM
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delaney
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Funny how the world can change so quickly Tony! B&D, you better be on best behavior for a while.
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Re: Who's setting traps Saturday?
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12/30/2014 07:47 AM
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Lol! I am the keeper of the pics! He's having a blast doing this and for sure has prolonged his season! I love getting the pics and hearing what he has learned!
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Re: Who's setting traps Saturday?
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12/30/2014 07:48 AM
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Oh and dad, I hope you never catch a cat!
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Re: Who's setting traps Saturday?
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12/30/2014 08:39 AM
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Nice catch gilley. Im setting snares in a couple days. We are suppose to get some snow Friday and that will help me see where they are traveling. h.h.
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Re: Who's setting traps Saturday?
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12/30/2014 09:23 AM
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Originally posted by hornharvester: Nice catch gilley. Im setting snares in a couple days. We are suppose to get some snow Friday and that will help me see where they are traveling. h.h. The ground is about froze enough here to drive my truck in the fields. Its much easier to set for the first time out of the truck cause I can carry everything to trap and snare at once. That way I can make one pass through and have it all set up. After that the 4 wheeler works fine. The one advantage I have is, I already know where every snare, and trap is going to go, so it shouldn't take but a day to get it all out. If I would get the right wind, I would like to get one more deer hunt in before I go back and stink up the place though.
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Re: Who's setting traps Saturday?
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12/30/2014 09:32 AM
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Originally posted by Yaz: Originally posted by hornharvester: [b] Nice catch gilley. Im setting snares in a couple days. We are suppose to get some snow Friday and that will help me see where they are traveling. h.h. The ground is about froze enough here to drive my truck in the fields. Its much easier to set for the first time out of the truck cause I can carry everything to trap and snare at once. That way I can make one pass through and have it all set up. After that the 4 wheeler works fine. The one advantage I have is, I already know where every snare, and trap is going to go, so it shouldn't take but a day to get it all out. If I would get the right wind, I would like to get one more deer hunt in before I go back and stink up the place though. [/b]True, I catch yotes in the same place each year. I just remake the sets from previous years. h.h.
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Re: Who's setting traps Saturday?
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12/30/2014 09:33 AM
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Originally posted by Weedhopper: So far I think Gilley has the NASTIEST looking catches this season... I imagine that adds prep time having to rinse all the mud out and comb the fur? h.h.
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Re: Who's setting traps Saturday?
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12/30/2014 09:41 AM
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Originally posted by hornharvester: Originally posted by Weedhopper: [b] So far I think Gilley has the NASTIEST looking catches this season... I imagine that adds prep time having to rinse all the mud out and comb the fur? h.h. [/b]Car wash @ 5:00am…….thats what my Father does. He's not doing that this year. He said a $1.50 is not worth it on a $8.00 coon!!!  Rinses them in the creek, and 5 gallon buck at home now…….
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Re: Who's setting traps Saturday?
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12/30/2014 04:06 PM
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Keep at em Gilley - you have almost caught us. We are setting most of our traps out tomorrow now that the ground is frozen.
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Re: Who's setting traps Saturday?
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12/30/2014 05:23 PM
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Originally posted by nickgsp2: I don't have many traps out at all out but I did manage another mink that makes 3 so far NICE! You got the mink figured out now!!!! With the the higher water, and the creeks moving pretty good, the next week or two will be good for mink trapping. FInd the open water! A drainage tile dumping into an otherwise froze up creek will be a hot spot!!!
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Re: Who's setting traps Saturday?
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12/30/2014 06:01 PM
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bean
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peat moss AND under bridge dirt. I also have some regular dry dirt in a 5 gallon bucket saved for frozen ground. I bed the trap, cover in peat moss, then sift a small layer of dry dirt over to keep peat moss from blowing away and makes it look more natural. What I do, but this is just my 2nd year.
Also, with the dp's. Take a cordless drill and drill a hole into a stump or blowdown. Put your dp in the hole drilled. That way it will not get frozen to the ground which can cause pullouts.
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Re: Who's setting traps Saturday?
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12/30/2014 06:06 PM
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Tony, This time of year is when I get started trapping. So, I have many years of cold weather canine trapping experience. What I do is obviously not the only way, but What I have learned from many years of cold weather trapping. You can't completely eliminate traps from freezing. Once it gets cold and STAYS that way you can. But a rain and freeze, or afternoon thaws and freeze can be tough. I can keep traps working in just about all conditions but the hard freeze after a rain. Nothing works with that situation, including peat, coveralls, or Calcium.
I use Calcium Chloride and VERY dry dirt from under barns or any other dry, odorless dirt source. Another little trick is to use waxed paper directly under the trap, jaws, and spring levers. I use wax paper most of the time as a pan cover, so I already have it on hand. Its best to cut or tear a piece to the right size to go under your trap. Wad up the paper into a tight little ball to break up the wax so it doesn't crinkle and make noise. Then bed your trap on top of it. The wax acts as a mold release so to speak.
I use Calcium Chloride over regular salt (Sodium Chloride). Both are hydroscopic, and draw moisture from the ground and air. However, Calcium Chloride produces a lot more heat from the chemical reaction as it draws water, and has a lot lower freezing point. So, it keeps traps working better in the colder temps. I buy the flake CC (don't get the pellets) from feed stores. I also run it through the blender and pulverize it. That way it blends in the dirt a lot better. It is cheap! Dad and I have been using a 50lb bag for 6 years or better, and still have almost a 1/2 bag left. So, my sequence is this: Dig trap bed and get it level and where you want it. Sprinkle entire bed with a light coat of CC. Put in wax paper. Bed trap Layer dirt inside and outside trap. Another layer of CC. Final sifted cover over trap. Light layer of CC. Light layer of sifted dirt to cover CC.
Don't be afraid to USE it. I sprinkle it a couple inches outside the jaw spread around the entire trap. The only downside is it does leave a dark spot where you sifted dirt over your trap. That is from the moisture. I've never notice refusals from it though.
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