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Re: MINK, COON pan tension
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03/14/07 03:06 PM
03/14/07 03:06 PM
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Posts: 15,603 MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes
Trapper7
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I don't mess with bolt very often to adjust pan tension. I set the trap, level the pan by pushing in on the dog, then depress the pan to where it's just barely still hooked by the dog. A frog jumping on it would fire the trap.
I also use zero pan tension for mink or coon. Mink are almost always caught high. Coon almost always caught by the front foot, not up on the leg, which is what I want.
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Re: MINK, COON pan tension
[Re: LurkerLance]
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03/14/07 04:53 PM
03/14/07 04:53 PM
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Posts: 114 Southwest Ohio
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I use zero pan tension, bend the dog if necessary, and night latch. One Victor pinch pans, I night latch the dog. I push the pan down to make sure it's seated down with no play at the hinge, then click the pan down into the night latch on the dog. Later in the season, when it's colder and when the dye is wearing off and the traps are starting to get a little rust on them, I rub wax from a white candle on the tip of the dog to make sure it fires smoothly.
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