whauburger
6.5 Creedmoor
Post a pic of how it come out!
How about a 2017/18 trapping catches
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whauburger
6.5 Creedmoor
The most beautiful trapping partner and I threw a dozen dp's out after work today. Hopefully pick a few coons up with the warm weather.
freddy
.308 Win
That's great!
freddy
.308 Win
Caught the 2nd coon of season last night in MB550. This set was on ground, covered with wax dirt, next to log with bait/lure stuffed under log. Plenty of yote/fox sign on and next to log over the last few weeks.
Looks like a yote dug up (but did not trip) a different MB550 three nights ago. Total of a dozen MB550s out at the moment. I have a lot to learn!
In your experience, will yote/fox/coon stay prime until end of February?
Looks like a yote dug up (but did not trip) a different MB550 three nights ago. Total of a dozen MB550s out at the moment. I have a lot to learn!
In your experience, will yote/fox/coon stay prime until end of February?
whauburger
6.5 Creedmoor
Them k9's will get you scratching the head wondering what to do. You may see some start to rub, if I have time I keep running. I back off the coon mostly and target k9 till the end of the season unless like right now a warm front is in. I got the goose egg on the dozen dp's I set though.
freddy
.308 Win
Coon in the pickle.
whauburger
6.5 Creedmoor
1 coon and 1 grinner out of the dozen this am. Had a bunch set off, I think the rain and drop in temp slicked them up enough where they just went off as bait was still in them....I tried recording the release of the possum but my phone shut itself off half way through for some reason.
freddy
.308 Win
What the fark. It is like the switch got turned off... no critters, no tracks, nothing, for the last couple weeks.
freddy
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Got another coon, 13 lb sow, with DP. Bait sat in trap untouched for at least a month.
Fox dug up a few MB550s buried in waxed dirt. The other MB550s had a crust of frozen dirt making them inop.
Fox dug up a few MB550s buried in waxed dirt. The other MB550s had a crust of frozen dirt making them inop.
whauburger
6.5 Creedmoor
dig ups are usually b/c there is odor on the trap, or it isn't bedded solid and they felt it rock when they stepped on the jaws or levers. Try bedding them more solid if possible.
whauburger
6.5 Creedmoor
Picked a coon yesterday morning and another this am...not rubbed, still nice leather. Got about 2 more weeks to snag some up.
freddy
.308 Win
I am sure you are correct. Today I tried a trappers cap to allow me to much more firmly bed. Traps set at 2lbs are like handling nitroglycerine, so I never bed them good until now. Hopefully get my first fox or yote in next few days. Thanks again for all the help.
whauburger
6.5 Creedmoor
This type of weather it is hard to bed solid a lot of times. If you can't get a great bed job, try putting a small pebble or dirt ball right in ront of the jaws. Try and guide the paw to the pan, make that 1 step the safest/ most appealing looking spot to step. That way they don't step on a jaw or lever and feel the rocking, hopefully they step on the pan and game over.
GOYABEAN
.950 JDJ
I haven't trapped maybe one day but I enjoy watching F&T freedom outdoors on Pursuit channel.
whauburger
6.5 Creedmoor
I don't have cable but have herd it's a great show.
GOYABEAN
.950 JDJ
YouTube
there's another one can't remember name of show but very educational!
whauburger
6.5 Creedmoor
There are a ton I watch on YouTube. Keeps me busy when I'm bored at work.
whauburger
6.5 Creedmoor
Another coon and possum this am. Possum was set free to harass me again.
freddy
.308 Win
Looks like a coyote worked a mb550 dirt hole set last night. Trap fired, but no yote caught. Does not look like trap was dug up. Chain was not pulled tight, instead the fired trap was just sitting neatly in the bed. No sign of struggle or fight to get free.
whauburger
6.5 Creedmoor
Another possibility is freeze/ thaw weather caused it to fire. I've had it happen.
Picked up a double on coon this morning.
Picked up a double on coon this morning.
freddy
.308 Win
Nice! Two dp traps? What was bait?
whauburger
6.5 Creedmoor
Yes, I'll often put 2 or even 3 dp's in an area together. Cheap cat food for bait.
whauburger
6.5 Creedmoor
Had 2 k9 sets operational along with the dp's the past few days and got a little red this morning.
freddy
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whauburger
6.5 Creedmoor
It was a flat set bedded in peatmoss. I used a small rock as a backing with some urine and scattered some cat food up at the backing and in front of where the trap was bedded.
freddy
.308 Win
Thank you. Fur still prime?
whauburger
6.5 Creedmoor
Still looked good, haven't fleshed him yet but not rubbed or anything....Did have a lot of ticks.
freddy
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Nothing for days.
No coon, no fox, no yote.
Not even a possum or skunk.
Then this morning, tripled on coon!
Aww yeah!
Three DPs within 10 yards of each other, next to swamp/creek. Marshmellow under trigger of DP, covered by dog food. A dribble of molasses on the dogfood and marshmellow. Salmon oil across the trail. A dab of fox gland lure on the DP.
No coon, no fox, no yote.
Not even a possum or skunk.
Then this morning, tripled on coon!
Aww yeah!
Three DPs within 10 yards of each other, next to swamp/creek. Marshmellow under trigger of DP, covered by dog food. A dribble of molasses on the dogfood and marshmellow. Salmon oil across the trail. A dab of fox gland lure on the DP.
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whauburger
6.5 Creedmoor
They den up with weather and when they come out to feed you have to be ready....All 3 on dp's?
freddy
.308 Win
Yes, all three on DPs. I have yet to get anything on the MB550s.