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Trapping in bear country #6083541
12/12/17 08:06 PM
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coolbrze Offline OP
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Just started trapping in the mountains & black bears are setting my footholds off like crazy (see their paw prints around my set). Anything I can do about this?

Re: Trapping in bear country [Re: coolbrze] #6083562
12/12/17 08:18 PM
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Bigger traps?
Sorry couldn't resist.
I honestly don't know what you could do other than blind sets no lure or bait.


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Re: Trapping in bear country [Re: coolbrze] #6083573
12/12/17 08:25 PM
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Gitche Gumee Wisconsin
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Get out of bear country.




Simplify your methods to the point of perfection.

Become fast,efficient & effective.

The real "SECRET" to successful trapping.

KEEP IT SIMPLE!

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Re: Trapping in bear country [Re: coolbrze] #6083575
12/12/17 08:26 PM
12/12/17 08:26 PM
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Northern Maine
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Trap water critters smile


Nevada bound
Re: Trapping in bear country [Re: cmcf] #6083601
12/12/17 08:51 PM
12/12/17 08:51 PM
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Maine, Aroostook
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Originally Posted By: cmcf
Bigger traps?


I once had a Newhouse #6 I sorely wish I had never parted with for I'll never own another. I've got a boatload of bear around me but they never bothered my traps, not once. They sniffed at them but then just walked on by.

Re: Trapping in bear country [Re: coolbrze] #6083606
12/12/17 08:54 PM
12/12/17 08:54 PM
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South Ga - Almost Florida
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Dont use drags!!!!

Nothing you can do about the bears...

Also, a strong-springed 1.75 coil will hold a 60 pound cub...and momma will not leave him. Trust me.

Last edited by Swamp Wolf; 12/12/17 08:56 PM.

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Re: Trapping in bear country [Re: coolbrze] #6083614
12/12/17 08:57 PM
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Gitche Gumee Wisconsin
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Yep , seen pictures of them held in as small as 1.5s .




Simplify your methods to the point of perfection.

Become fast,efficient & effective.

The real "SECRET" to successful trapping.

KEEP IT SIMPLE!

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Re: Trapping in bear country [Re: coolbrze] #6083898
12/12/17 11:23 PM
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coolbrze Offline OP
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Dang, not what I wanted to hear. I'm running all MB450s & have them set along the side of trails, 2 tracks, & intersections.

Re: Trapping in bear country [Re: coolbrze] #6084046
12/13/17 07:06 AM
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had them setting off my set till they went in dens

Re: Trapping in bear country [Re: coolbrze] #6084068
12/13/17 07:38 AM
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The bear dog have started around here now should keep them a little busy. I trap cats here in the mountains and there is nothing you can do to stop them just hope they get out. I use a flat set and bed close to my attractor that seems to help some but not all the time.


No matter where you go there you are.
Re: Trapping in bear country [Re: coolbrze] #6084074
12/13/17 07:46 AM
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I'm in a area that is loaded with bear too, last year I didn't start trapping til mid January and never had any problems. This year I put some sets in a week ago and I've had one bear come into a set so far. I have some ko extremes and Jake's and I've been worried about catching one. Hopefully they'll send up soon with the rough weather we've been having

Re: Trapping in bear country [Re: coolbrze] #6084108
12/13/17 08:22 AM
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I shifted from checking traps to running trail cameras and checking some logging roads I drug so the tracks show up. After calling some bear hunters every time I find a bear track or see one on a camera for the last week I think I can trap unmolested now. Pretty sure the one that was throwing my traps was the one that had an arrow in him from bow season. There is too much food here, no chance of them going in for any more than a few days, maybe late January for a couple weeks. The males anyway. The things can smell something edible for miles. If they get a bite to eat one time, they will check out any scent associated with that meal. They are worse than possums, at least you can catch the possums and take them out.

Re: Trapping in bear country [Re: Bruce T] #6084122
12/13/17 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted By: Bruce T
Trap water critters smile


Doesn't help. Had one walk off with my #5 Bridger last spring. All he left was a very impressive 20 foot catch circle on a 10 foot drowning rod.

Re: Trapping in bear country [Re: coolbrze] #6084129
12/13/17 08:58 AM
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Deer stop on a snare does not work on a bear leg either. Usually the bear will use his teeth and back or break the snare off but 4 years ago my father got a pretty good bite on his hand releasing a cub from a snare. Oh yea, he was 85 at the time!

Re: Trapping in bear country [Re: walleye101] #6084149
12/13/17 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted By: walleye101
Originally Posted By: Bruce T
Trap water critters smile


Doesn't help. Had one walk off with my #5 Bridger last spring. All he left was a very impressive 20 foot catch circle on a 10 foot drowning rod.

Must have had a beaver in the trap grin


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Re: Trapping in bear country [Re: walleye101] #6084273
12/13/17 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted By: walleye101
Originally Posted By: Bruce T
Trap water critters smile


Doesn't help. Had one walk off with my #5 Bridger last spring. All he left was a very impressive 20 foot catch circle on a 10 foot drowning rod.
I suppose the 10' drowning rod went along too... ?? Wow


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Re: Trapping in bear country [Re: coolbrze] #6084278
12/13/17 11:15 AM
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Dog proofs don't help much on them long tongued, bait stealing jerks either.


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Re: Trapping in bear country [Re: coolbrze] #6084286
12/13/17 11:27 AM
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I wouldn't count on much running a bear off if it has a mind to be where you're at. Not only that, they can cover an incredible amount of ground.

I shot a black bear years ago in Alaska that was sporting a radio collar and ear tags. No harm, no foul and nothing illegal about it. Not saying the biologists would have just as soon I had left it alone but they were glad to get the collar back and gave me $25 for returning it.

The neat thing about it was they sent me a map indicating the areas they had made contact with that bear and also gave me vital statistics as to its age and weight. That bear had denned the previous winter twenty miles away from where I shot it.

Re: Trapping in bear country [Re: coolbrze] #6084349
12/13/17 12:39 PM
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On my registered line I had lots of issues early season. I solved it two ways. First, I killed a few bears. Second, I waited to trap later till most had gone to sleep.

I had floats with rats stolen, beaver stolen, boxes destroyed...traps all messed up.

Re: Trapping in bear country [Re: coolbrze] #6084642
12/13/17 05:29 PM
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Not my pics.
If we didn't set till they went to bed ,it wouldn't be until now .
We have to deal with wolf catches at all times anyway .






Simplify your methods to the point of perfection.

Become fast,efficient & effective.

The real "SECRET" to successful trapping.

KEEP IT SIMPLE!

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