Mornin, 56 clear and calm.

Looks like you guys had a fun together, some nice fishing too!

I had a 95 Tacoma 6 cylinder. It had 529,000+ when I sold it. It still runs today. That 6 cylinder was bullet proof. The same engine I had in the 2000 Tacoma that I gave way with 726,000+. I talk with the fella I gave it to on Friday and he said he's put another 3,000 miles on it. Still runs great.

I really like my CVA Scout in 350L. Light, compact gun easy to get through the woods with and it will shoot better than I can shoot it.

I the 50 years I have trapped, I have never purchased coon lure. Carp chunked up and put in coffee cans and put in the freezer until needed. When making a set (pocket set} usually. I take the lid off and let ithe can fill with water from the ditch with the chunks of carp in it, and shake it up and pour it around the hole then pin a chunk of carp in the back of the hole. This simple set has caught me many coon and mink over the years. No coon will walk by a chunk of carp and this carp juice water this makes.

I have 14 Montana #3 dogless traps forsale asking $18 apiece 4 of them have base plates D rings and 4 have four coils. I can fit 7 in large flat rate box I believe that’s $32 in shipping. I will split shipping cost making it $284 total for the 14 traps. They are all good strong traps. I can send pics through text my number is (940) 636-3355 Thanks.

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I really don't pay much attention to skull sizes, how much they shrink I'm not really sure about, but I'll bet you that guys have figured out ways to make sure that they don't shink too much during the 60 day drying period.
I think maybe the 23" you're thinking about applies to grizzlys, not brown bear.

The mink are eating the rats. Focus on the rats and the mink should move on.

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I’m guessing most in the industry are using a wild cherry fragrance oil as it very strong and piercing. The oil offered through the supplier that supplies much of the industry is very good.

It is oil based so one needs to assure it is not cut.

Opps maybe I should have asked permission (said no tax payer ever)

Good deal and cool gun set up.

Id like the specifics of your "rub post set" if your up for sharing, are you just refering to a projection set with rub lure or, are you actually planting a post? and luring it?