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Re: Little known tips from the old guys on trapperman! [Re: HunterInShadows] #296621 08/14/07 10:34 PM 08/14/07 10:34 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 McGrath, AK W white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington" W Joined: Mar 2007 McGrath, AK	HIS: Times have changed since the 40's for sure. We can leave it at that :-)) Mean As Nails

Re: Little known tips from the old guys on trapperman! [Re: white17] #296636 08/14/07 10:43 PM 08/14/07 10:43 PM
Joined: May 2007 indiana roamer trapper
roamer trapper Joined: May 2007 indiana	Before i drive my cable stake into the trap bed or make a bed for that matter i always run my t-handled rebar stake before i attach the cable/anchor. kinda like a pilot hole. that way i can break thru most rocks without worrying about a bent or broken anchor/ cup and getting bummed 1/2 way down and having to re-attach a new one or move over and remake the trap bed( i use hd berkshires lol).

Re: Little known tips from the old guys on trapperman! [Re: white17] #296670 08/14/07 11:08 PM 08/14/07 11:08 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 NW Wyoming W wyote trapper
wyote trapper W Joined: Jan 2007 NW Wyoming	Originally Posted By: white17 Well here's one that I'll bet few of you have heard. I learned this back in the early 60's. (That's 1960's) I'll try to be delicate in describing it. Back in the 40's guys in the west, and maybe elsewhere, used what we today refer to as tampons, as an attractant. These were "previously owned" tampons. A lot of them were cloth still and it would be tied on a nearby bush to act as a call lure. Apparently at times a fox or coyote or whatever would actually make off with the cloth. This gave rise to an old saying that found it's way into everyday speech, not just trapping lingo. The saying: "Well if that don't take the rag off the bush "!! Which would translate into....'well I'll be darned" today. Obviously married trappers had an advantage over single guys. Previously owned tampon hung in a tree will attract bucks during the rut too. For every law thats passed, alittle freedom dies

Re: Little known tips from the old guys on trapperman! [Re: wyote] #296688 08/14/07 11:18 PM 08/14/07 11:18 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 McGrath, AK W white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington" W Joined: Mar 2007 McGrath, AK	See, I knew someone else would know about this. Mean As Nails

Re: Little known tips from the old guys on trapperman! [Re: white17] #296690 08/14/07 11:23 PM 08/14/07 11:23 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Alaska, USA Top Jimmy "Assistant Speling Zcar"
Top Jimmy "Assistant Speling Zcar" Joined: Dec 2006 Alaska, USA	Hmmmmmm, where is that bag of garbage again from the bathroom....... -TJ Some people are like slinkies - not really good for anything, but they bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs.

Re: Little known tips from the old guys on trapperman! [Re: Top Jimmy] #296735 08/14/07 11:52 PM 08/14/07 11:52 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Allen County, Indiana G Geezerman trapper
Geezerman trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Allen County, Indiana	white, I heard of a guy that had his wife collect her urine during that time of each month during deer season, he was said to have killed some very big old bucks, several.

Re: Little known tips from the old guys on trapperman! [Re: Geezerman] #296746 08/15/07 12:10 AM 08/15/07 12:10 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 McGrath, AK W white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington" W Joined: Mar 2007 McGrath, AK	Doesn't surprise me at all. Makes perfect sense biologically speaking. Mean As Nails

Re: Little known tips from the old guys on trapperman! [Re: white17] #296750 08/15/07 12:24 AM 08/15/07 12:24 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 East, Kentucky KYBOY trapper
KYBOY trapper Joined: Dec 2006 East, Kentucky	If its cold enough let your beaver set over night befor you skin them. The blood will coagulate and they wont bleed as bad when skinning. Deep in the heart of Appalachia....

Re: Little known tips from the old guys on trapperman! [Re: ] #296765 08/15/07 01:02 AM 08/15/07 01:02 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 N.W. Iowa T Tactical.20 trapper
Tactical.20 trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 N.W. Iowa	Bob J. that is a new one for me! And I am older than dirt, so it said on my last bday cake.lol I'll have to try it. I think most of the others I had heard before. The winch idea sounds good, if only I had one! All I got is a comealong.T.20

Re: Little known tips from the old guys on trapperman! [Re: Tactical.20] #296781 08/15/07 01:34 AM 08/15/07 01:34 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Mississippi M mike jerrell trapper
mike jerrell trapper M Joined: Jan 2007 Mississippi	When lowering the trap pan,like on a night latch, Reach under the free jaw,not between em. Gotta spread your arms and hold your breath and always trust your cape. ~ Jerry Jeff Walker

Re: Little known tips from the old guys on trapperman! [Re: ] #296807 08/15/07 03:22 AM 08/15/07 03:22 AM
Joined: Feb 2007 Northen Calif . , Shasta Co. S Smok trapper
Smok trapper S Joined: Feb 2007 Northen Calif . , Shasta Co.	I know that evey one knows this but : Put your catch in a trash bag and spray with some type of bug spray like BlackFlag . When you carry out a cold catch the fleas and ticks will move to a worm body and you mybe it Do it with what you got and you wont need what you do not have

Re: Little known tips from the old guys on trapper [Re: ] #296825 08/15/07 06:37 AM 08/15/07 06:37 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Maine M Mac trapper
Mac trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Maine	For you guys 25 and older and have been trapping for several years... Can you give me a tip on trapping that I may not of heard of before? I've seen lots of videos, read lots of books and magazines, and I'm dedicated to several trapping forums... but in my never ending quest for new tips and tricks, I'd like to see what you old farts (like me) can offer. Don't you young guys feel left out. I'll make a post for you as well. ~ADC~ Well I am more than twice the age requirement so here goes. You say you have done a pile of reading. Have you read Bill Nelson's methods? If not, my tip would be to read both of his books and you will see where a huge amount of written info in the trapping industry originated. mac

Re: Little known tips from the old guys on trapper [Re: Mac] #296834 08/15/07 07:06 AM 08/15/07 07:06 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Oregon Uncle Fester "Mongoose Master"
Uncle Fester "Mongoose Master" Joined: Dec 2006 Oregon	I alway have 2 pair of hip boots in the truck, one I am wearing and 1 on standby. This serves two purposes. #1 obviously it is no fun when you go over the top of your boots and have to run the rest of your line in wet hip boots. #2 I have a pair to loan out for guys or kids that want to go run the line with me, these are usually people that have no clue about trapping, but I like to get em out there and educate them.

Re: Little known tips from the old guys on trapper [Re: Uncle Fester] #296849 08/15/07 07:33 AM 08/15/07 07:33 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Brooklyn, Iowa 45 years old st... K k9. trapper
k9. trapper K Joined: Dec 2006 Brooklyn, Iowa 45 years old st...	On a dirthole remake when you clean the dirt out of the hole put that dirt up onto the backing, not over the trap. All the dirt on a remake stinks, but the dirt you clean out of the hole has lure and bait in it and you don't want that on your trap.

Re: Little known tips from the old guys on trapperman! [Re: ] #296863 08/15/07 07:58 AM 08/15/07 07:58 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Velva North Dakota HunterInShadows trapper
HunterInShadows trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Velva North Dakota	Never! sit down on a CDR Beaver trap. Not even to eat a sandwich! KIDS! They are what we live for!

Re: Little known tips from the old guys on trapperman! [Re: HunterInShadows] #296889 08/15/07 08:45 AM 08/15/07 08:45 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 NY R Rat_Pack trapper
Rat_Pack trapper R Joined: Jan 2007 NY	In big marshes, flag your muskrat trap locations. Don't rely on your memory. It's amazing how the landscape changes with 6 inches of new snow covering everything.

Re: Little known tips from the old guys on trapperman! [Re: ] #296905 08/15/07 09:02 AM 08/15/07 09:02 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 South Central Kansas Billy Y trapper
Billy Y trapper Joined: Dec 2006 South Central Kansas	Don't rut up a landowner's 2 track road when it is wet and muddy. Even though you got that 4WD and aggresive tires. Park the truck and walk. They don't like thier roads all rutted up. Billy Y On the fringe of the Kansas Flint Hills

Re: Little known tips from the old guys on trapperman! [Re: Billy Y] #296960 08/15/07 10:09 AM 08/15/07 10:09 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Louisiana furkiller trapper
furkiller trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Louisiana	dont show your buddies where your traps are at. They will want to keep going back to check them out of curiousity. Also, dont let the whole scent thing drive you nuts. Leave little scent as possible but dont get so anal about it that let it comsumes you. Last edited by furkiller; 08/15/07 10:17 AM. Repent and be born again

Re: Little known tips from the old guys on trapperman! [Re: ] #296970 08/15/07 10:17 AM 08/15/07 10:17 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 McGrath, AK W white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington" W Joined: Mar 2007 McGrath, AK	Originally Posted By: Rick Phillips W17, it worked! I hear ya Rick !! :-)) Mean As Nails

Re: Little known tips from the old guys on trapperman! [Re: white17] #297069 08/15/07 12:04 PM 08/15/07 12:04 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Central Ohio LT GREY trapper
LT GREY trapper Joined: Apr 2007 Central Ohio	Well to add to White 17's post, I learned this trick from K.G. in Montana around 1980. That was to soak "it" in the animal's urine that you were pursuing. Meaning put it in a clean quart jar and fill 2/3 with wolf, coyote, cat, or fox urine. Soak it and shake every day for 3 or 4 days. This creates an "inheat" urine. Pour out the urine and use. I have used this with whitetail doe urine too. Been using it that way every year and trapping lots of critters since then. $;\)$

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