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Post by strippitman on Jan 16, 2014 14:50:19 GMT -5
Was there any falling debris or snow that may have hit the pan? No. However, the first time it happened that is what I suspected happened but now I'm not so sure  |
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Post by B-rad on Jan 16, 2014 16:03:11 GMT -5
This whole trapping gig sure can leave you scratching your head at times. I believe I set my first 'yote sets on December 30th. I picked up a coy dog the first night. Less than a week a later I pulled all my sets because there was just too much snow to make it worthwhile. Well, 3 evenings ago I got out and was planning on setting a bunch of sets out but it was just too wet so I ended up only getting one out. I checked the next day and nothing had happened. Last evening I went back and checked it again and I also got the rest of my sets placed. When I checked the one I already had out it was sprung. WTH?? That's twice I've had that happen in the same location. How do you think a trap springs without catching something? The weird thing is when a coil spring trap "goes off" it jumps up in the air. It looked like this one was just setting perfectly where I had set it other than the jaws were closed with no animal in it. I'm baffled at how this happens. My pan tension is set in a way where a little weight is required to move it, so it's not a "hair trigger". i was having the same probably last year. Are your traps waxed? I know sometimes mine get ice on tge dog and then slip easily. It can be so confusing! If your traps are bedded well they wont jump out of place. |
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Post by strippitman on Jan 17, 2014 8:49:49 GMT -5
Yes, I dyed and waxed my traps as soon as I bought them. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with ice. I've also read where the the trap can freeze to the ground. Then, when the pan gets stepped on and releases the dog, the jaws just stay stuck to the ground until it warms up and and they can "snap" free.  Not sure if this is what happened or not but it sounds logical. |
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Post by Greenedog on Jan 19, 2014 16:05:30 GMT -5
I've got the carcass of Chase's buck tied to a tree behind the pond. The coyotes have pretty much left it alone, although I do see tracks sometimes where one has made a circle around the area. I set a snare on the trail they were using to sneak around the edge. Well, last night a coyote hit the carcass, but side stepped my snare coming and going. Them boogers are smart! I laid some sticks down over the 2 places it used last night, so hopefully he will use the snared trail this week.   |
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Post by Greenedog on Jan 20, 2014 12:23:02 GMT -5
Had a coyote use the trail last night, but I missed 'em. He had bumped it and the snare had closed, but he must have had his nose outside of the loop as he went through. Also saw fresh coon tracks in the pond overflow, so I'm gonna set a couple dp's out again. Tried some coon calling this morning, but no luck there as usual. I even found a den that had steam coming out of it, but couldn't coax anything out.
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Post by strippitman on Jan 22, 2014 9:03:14 GMT -5
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Post by Greenedog on Jan 22, 2014 10:08:59 GMT -5
Way to go Matt!  |
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Post by goosepondmonster on Jan 22, 2014 11:48:18 GMT -5
Nice work. One less fawn eater roaming around.
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Post by strippitman on Jan 24, 2014 8:53:45 GMT -5
I forgot to post this the other day but the evening after I got the coyote mentioned above, I was back out checking my traps. When I got to one of my traps there was a grinner in it. Well, the grinner was dead and frozen solid! I was stunned that a wild animal could freeze to death in 24 hours. It didn't look as if anything had attacked it while it was in the trap. The only thing I can think of is the possum had 3 legs caught in the trap and I am sure he flat out couldn't move. So, I am assuming since he was not staying active he just couldn't keep his body temp up. So, what did I do with it? I reset the trap and used the possum for bait!  |
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Post by B-rad on Jan 26, 2014 12:20:09 GMT -5
If you catch anything.. It'll be one desperate coyote!
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Post by strippitman on Jan 28, 2014 7:54:09 GMT -5
If you catch anything.. It'll be one desperate coyote! Food is scarce around here since we have so much snow. Maybe I can find a lazy coyote looking for an easy meal |
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Post by Greenedog on Feb 24, 2014 17:11:45 GMT -5
These coyotes are as hard to catch as they are to hunt.  Noticed a few days ago that they're hitting the deer carcass again, so I put the loop back in the snare I've got set there. Had one go through the snare last night, but was left with nothing but a few hairs in the lock...  I'm really starting to hate these critters!  Although I must admit, they have earned my respect. |
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Post by B-rad on Feb 24, 2014 20:34:35 GMT -5
I also have a bait pile out with snares around it. They just haven't been hitting it. But possums are usually found sleeping by the pile... I pulled the snares off to see if they would start hitting it again.
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Post by strippitman on Mar 27, 2014 14:47:16 GMT -5
I forgot to mention this...On March 13th or 14th I went out to pull all my traps. I hadn't been checking them because all but one was buried under at least a foot of snow so I knew they were useless. The one that wasn't buried in the snow was froze solid to the ground. That was also the same one that I had placed the dead grinner behind. Well, the grinner was gone and there were yote tracks all around and above the trap where the dirt must've partially thawed enough to allow a print to be made but not a deep enough thaw that the trap would release. About 10' away there was a big pile of fur where the yote must've been enjoying his meal before carrying it off. In one of my other sets the jaws were tripped but nothing was in it and a yote had completely dug out my dirt hole where the bait and lure were placed but I'm assuming they trap was already tripped prior to him digging the hole up. I can't wait to get an early start on these buggers next season before the snow and frozen ground hits!
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Noticed a few days ago that they're hitting the deer carcass again, so I put the loop back in the snare I've got set there. Had one go through the snare last night, but was left with nothing but a few hairs in the lock...
Although I must admit, they have earned my respect. 
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Just another night at work for me and Monty will be back here again bright and early. 
Just another night at work for me and Monty will be back here again bright and early. 
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