Re: Cage position and angles
[Re: 22mag]
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06/12/14 06:32 AM
06/12/14 06:32 AM
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massachusetts
swampdonkey
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massachusetts
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I have found that it dosent matter a whole lot..raccoons are capable of walking around cages..LOL ...which they mostly circle anyway before entering on a baited trap...secure a piece of plywood under the trap so that if you do catch it, it will not rip up shingles....
Joe Robidoux
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Re: Cage position and angles
[Re: 22mag]
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06/12/14 07:20 AM
06/12/14 07:20 AM
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Joined: Feb 2010
massachusetts
swampdonkey
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massachusetts
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I agree with Bob...setting traps on a roof are not really needed...plus taking the ladder off the truck and putting it back on gets old...LOL ... Kinda like using a boat when its not really needed...fun at first, but a waste of time...
Joe Robidoux
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Re: Cage position and angles
[Re: 22mag]
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06/12/14 08:41 AM
06/12/14 08:41 AM
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Joined: Aug 2007
Monroeville NJ
Jonesie
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Monroeville NJ
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I am with Bob on this one, My first and most set is on the ground, with the trap facing the climb point. There are a few times when we go to the roof to force if needed, or if I have mobile pups, that come out on the roof, yet still young and do not know how to get off the roof. Mom or young, which ever goes in trap first, becomes the bait for the others. If on the roof I want the trap or traps opening facing the hole so it is the first place the coon comes no matter the pitch. you know how I bait. The only time I worry about roof pitch is if using a gravity door, which I do not use on a roof most of the time. But if I do and the pitch is hard, I will set the trap running with the shingle run, again set back off the hole so the coon comes to the front of the trap first.
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Re: Cage position and angles
[Re: 22mag]
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06/12/14 06:09 PM
06/12/14 06:09 PM
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Joined: Jul 2008
mequon, wisconsin
Paul Winkelmann
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mequon, wisconsin
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I have set so many cages and caught so many raccoons on roofs that I feel completely embarrassed. Everything that Bob Jameson and Jonesie said is the Gospel!
The only problem that I have is that our technicians do not have as much experience as my wife, much less the experience of Bob and Jonesie.
To be perfectly honest, most of them don't seem to be all that willing to learn either.
I don't want this post to be a downer, so I'm happy to report that as long as my three kids continue have my grandkids, we will still be able to bring our customers the high quality service they expect.
In retrospect, I believe that Bob Jameson, especially, has brought an entirely new outlook to our raccoon trapping procedure. I guess that I just needed to hear it from someone else beside myself to make it real. Thanks a hundred times over, Bob.
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Re: Cage position and angles
[Re: RF Wildlife]
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06/13/14 06:28 AM
06/13/14 06:28 AM
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Joined: Aug 2011
NE, NC
Big Bear Wildlif
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NE, NC
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Baited traps go on the ground here, only comstocks will occasionally go on the roof if the baited traps are not working. I cut up a safeguard trap and use it over the hole. Comstock fit inside a safeguard perfect couple zip ties and done. Mostly use them when raccoons are getting in at a dormer or soffit. I can screw it in so Comstock is not touching the roof at all... X2 Must be a Conn. thing. Or we are showing our age.
Be Green, Buy Fur. NE- NC
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Re: Cage position and angles
[Re: 22mag]
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06/13/14 07:01 PM
06/13/14 07:01 PM
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Joined: Jul 2008
mequon, wisconsin
Paul Winkelmann
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mequon, wisconsin
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C,mon guys, you just know by now that I'm going to butt into this conversation! You just cannot imagine how sorry I feel for you guys that are going to be, or already are, forty whole freaken years of age.
I was nearly forty when my youngest was born. ( And he has a hard time letting me forget it! )
Anyway, as I was cussing and swearing about the clogged freeway traffic today, I got to thinking: ( Yeah, I know it's amazing, but when you're traveling along at 5 miles per hour, what else have you got to do but think? )
I am going to be 72 years old this year and today I had a coyote job at a place that most people in our area don't even know exists and also had a raccoon job at a yacht club that certainly doesn't cater to people in my financial bracket.
I'm probably enjoying my life more than 90% of the people my age on this entire planet! And it seems to infect a lot of my family.
I guess that the time to give up your job and retire is when it no longer becomes fun. I can only hope and pray that this never happens to any of you!
This whole longevity thing comes from one of my clients. The man has been known to me for years and has recently celebrated his ninetieth birthday. His quote: " I told my cardiologist, keep me going. I've got a lot of things to do!" Amen.
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