Re: natural posts setting them up
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02/12/12 12:10 PM
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Very nice CLT, and congrats on the catch. Thanks for showing how it's done.
I don't know my longsprings very well- is that a #2? The pan/dog setup looks like a couple of Sleepy Creeks I own
Hard was the journey dark was the way...
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Re: natural posts setting them up
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01/07/14 02:35 PM
01/07/14 02:35 PM
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RoughinIt,yes,in the pics of the sets I used guides around the traps,including on the dogs.Just pick something natural that is already growing or sticking up through the snow,keep it natural to the area.
thebreeze,the post set I showed was made at one already being used.Anytime you find a post or spot they are urinating,put a trap in where the most concentrated tracks are.If you are making your own post in the snow,put the trap in and use the handle of your hammer or something similar to "track" up over your pan,make it look used,use a little bit of guiding.If you start seeing where they are checking it out and they miss the pan more than once,remake the set and put the pan under where they are stepping,or add some more guides to force them.
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Re: natural posts setting them up
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01/07/14 03:14 PM
01/07/14 03:14 PM
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That is a magnificent illustration! I do very much enjoy and learn from every demo you put on here. Thank you very much.
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Re: natural posts setting them up
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01/07/14 03:54 PM
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Not sure about where you are at but here if you sift snow over your trap it will crust up hard and they can dance on your trap pan all night. Two methods are used here to prevent this: one is to use a spatula or something similar to remove a layer of snow without disturbing the ice crystals and then lay this layer of snow over your trap, two: using a small snowshovel scoop up some snow and toss it in the air over your set and the snow will come down and settle over the trap and will not crust up...sometimes a couple scoops is needed to cover your trap.
I once held the yardstick of another's perfection, I threw it down and carved my own........
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Re: natural posts setting them up
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01/07/14 03:55 PM
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addendum: neither of these methods will work with wet snow only dry powdery snow..........
I once held the yardstick of another's perfection, I threw it down and carved my own........
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Re: natural posts/trail sets more pics +catch added
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01/08/14 01:27 AM
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If anyone would like to add to this feel free... I use a similar set but I just walk up and nestle the trap into the snow right on top his old track, brush a little snow back over the trap with your gloved hand. I dont know how long it takes you to make a set and how much gear you have to tote but I only carry the trap in and it does not take a minute to place it.
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Re: natural posts/trail sets more pics +catch added
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01/08/14 06:25 AM
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Thanks for the great post! Even though we don't get snow very often in my area, I feel like I've learned a lot. Kevin
Third year trapping goals Bobcat 1/10 Cougars 2/0 Coyote 0 Opossum 14/0 Nutria 0 Beaver 0 Raccoon 0 Muskrat 0/10 Mink 0/5 Skunk 3/0
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Re: natural posts/trail sets more pics +catch added
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01/08/14 07:24 AM
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If anyone would like to add to this feel free... I use a similar set but I just walk up and nestle the trap into the snow right on top his old track, brush a little snow back over the trap with your gloved hand. I dont know how long it takes you to make a set and how much gear you have to tote but I only carry the trap in and it does not take a minute to place it. Lucky. If I try that with my snow conditions it gets hard. That peat moss helps cover the trap so less snow is needed to blend the trap. It works pretty good for the guys in unstable snow freeze/wet thaw/freeze conditions.
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Re: natural posts/trail sets more pics +catch added
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01/08/14 08:45 AM
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Thanks for the great post! Even though we don't get snow very often in my area, I feel like I've learned a lot. Kevin You don't need snow to blind set,it helps make finding trails easier but you can set trails without snow. Here is a blind set on a trail: Red dot is the narrow spot in the trail  Trail from the other end,red dot is where the trap will go  Trap bed dug out,sand and peat mixture added,then trap bedded,peat inside the jaws and guides placed for dog and loose jaw,just a couple small sticks from right there  Top dressed with peat  Blended and finished  That is a #2 bridger on a drag...
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