Re: Footholds for marten
[Re: Brother Dave]
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01/08/13 03:17 AM
01/08/13 03:17 AM
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BD, Maybe just try some natural cubby sets like this???? You'll want to check them pretty often, to avoid fur damage though. Plus, they'll get REAL muddy, if it's warm. These are best, in protected locations, so snow doesn't put them out of commission. Under big trees, rootwads, logs, etc.
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Re: Footholds for marten
[Re: Tradbow1]
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01/08/13 08:13 AM
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Wolverinebait
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Well, everybody's got different conditions & circumstances, so there's no one set of rules that will work everywhere, but after trying just about everything I can think of over the years on marten,... I'm one of the rare guys that uses all footholds & almost no body grippers on marten. And I agree with T4E that a ground cubby is the highest catch % of any set you can make for them,... but it has several big disadvantages too,... mainly deep snow & mice/shrew damage, among other things. Since the marten in my area climb with no hesitation at all, I have gone almost exclusively to wooden boxes, which virtually eliminate all the bad things about setting on the ground, and my catch % is somewhere over 90% of visits as far as I can tell. My boxes are simple, fast & cheap to make and at least for my area, just work really well. Here's what they look like, and over the years I have gathered a collection of the old short-spring style #1 Victors, which I really like. I also have a pile of the old Diamond double-jaw #1's too, which I also really like,.. but almost hate to use them, 'cause I don't want to lose any, as it's almost impossible to find them anymore.
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Re: Footholds for marten
[Re: Wolverinebait]
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01/08/13 08:34 AM
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Re: Footholds for marten
[Re: Brother Dave]
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01/08/13 08:38 AM
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Thanks for the awsome pics Wolverinebait....
Ordinary men can do extrodinary things....
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Re: Footholds for marten
[Re: Brother Dave]
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01/08/13 11:29 AM
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I like the simple set. WB I'm a KISS man. I won't use permanent boxes here because the bears would rip many down and they would attract the attention of bandits. I can think of one improvement. I don't like how many of your marten are laying up against a tree. The live spruce are going to get tore up and sappy. In a bad shrew year the shrews will climb and get your marten. I think I would attach maybe a 18 inch piece of 2x2 to the top at a right angle and attach my chain as far out towards the end of the 2x2 as I could. That should help keep them from tearing things up so much and also keep them from laying against the trees. JMHO.
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Re: Footholds for marten
[Re: Brother Dave]
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01/08/13 12:02 PM
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Like a mink track, only slightly larger.
Just doing what I want now.
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