Originally posted by Yaz:
35 years of trapping. NEVER ONCE have I caught a dog in a 220! A dog has a greater chance of getting hit on the road than getting caught in one IMO. BUT, I do not set one if there is ANY chance at all to catch a dog....of any kind. I don't run up and down the creek banks setting 15 to 20 220's. I maintain 3 or 4 in SPECIFIC spots like in cattle barns, and barn lots with livestock. Places where there absolutely should NOT be any dogs for ANY reason. If the sets are off our property, the landowner KNOWS what kind of sets I have on his place. There are MANY places I could use this type of set, but absolutely do not for fear of non-target catches. I am probably more sympathetic than most to coon hounds getting off property, because I grew up walking behind one. Its not the dogs fault. I take that into consideration with every set I make, just not my bucket sets! Your concerns are duly noted, and that is the end of this conversation for me.
Yep. Nice post Yaz.
And to answer "why take the chance" I will answer why take the chance by not keeping your dog where it is not controlled and where it shouldn't be?
Funny thing is, I don't even own any 220's but plan on buying a few in the future and be specific where I put them.
What I find out of line is someone calling out Yaz with "dog killers" before they know where and how the sets were made. Hunters vs hunters - we don't need anymore of that.
