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Making Dirt holes #6288213 07/27/18 03:13 PM 07/27/18 03:13 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,947 Central Pa. 62 B bic OP "Mr. Sensitivity"
bic OP "Mr. Sensitivity" B Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,947 Central Pa. 62	One old strip mine area I trap is almost impossible to dig a dirthole because of all the rocks. I have a few locations where I have managed to drive a rebar stake in and dig out a trap bed for a flat or post set but a bait hole was out of the question until last evening. I loaded the generator and hammer drill on the truck and drilled a few 2" holes about 18" deep. Now all I should need to do come trapping season is clean them out. Life always offers a second chance. It's called Tomorrow

Re: Making Dirt holes [Re: bic] #6288216 07/27/18 03:16 PM 07/27/18 03:16 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 28,715 Eastern Shore of Maryland HobbieTrapper "Chippendale Trapper"
HobbieTrapper "Chippendale Trapper" Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 28,715 Eastern Shore of Maryland	Why not stick a capped piece of pvc in them and they'll be clean when you need them? -Goofy-

Re: Making Dirt holes [Re: HobbieTrapper] #6288220 07/27/18 03:17 PM 07/27/18 03:17 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,947 Central Pa. 62 B bic OP "Mr. Sensitivity"
bic OP "Mr. Sensitivity" B Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,947 Central Pa. 62	Originally Posted By: HobbieTrapper Why not stick a capped piece of pvc in them and they'll be clean when you need them? Probably because I didn't think that far ahead! Life always offers a second chance. It's called Tomorrow

Re: Making Dirt holes [Re: bic] #6288227 07/27/18 03:24 PM 07/27/18 03:24 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 28,715 Eastern Shore of Maryland HobbieTrapper "Chippendale Trapper"
HobbieTrapper "Chippendale Trapper" Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 28,715 Eastern Shore of Maryland	lol -Goofy-

Re: Making Dirt holes [Re: bic] #6288238 07/27/18 03:42 PM 07/27/18 03:42 PM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 1,934 SE WI DuxDawg trapper
DuxDawg trapper Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 1,934 SE WI	Awesome! "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." -Edmund Burke "We are fast approaching... rule by brute force." -Ayn Rand

Re: Making Dirt holes [Re: bic] #6288270 07/27/18 04:37 PM 07/27/18 04:37 PM
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,828 Southwest Michigan M Michigan Trappin trapper
Michigan Trappin trapper M Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,828 Southwest Michigan	Will water drain from them? Every day is a gift from GOD, don't waste it!! If they have plenty of food, give them something interesting to smell

Re: Making Dirt holes [Re: Michigan Trappin] #6288277 07/27/18 04:51 PM 07/27/18 04:51 PM
Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 4,964 rogers city mi. J jeff karsten trapper
jeff karsten trapper J Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 4,964 rogers city mi.	Originally Posted By: Michigan Trappin Will water drain from them? your cold man olden tyred

Re: Making Dirt holes [Re: Michigan Trappin] #6288289 07/27/18 05:17 PM 07/27/18 05:17 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,947 Central Pa. 62 B bic OP "Mr. Sensitivity"
bic OP "Mr. Sensitivity" B Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,947 Central Pa. 62	Originally Posted By: Michigan Trappin Will water drain from them? Almost definetly NOT. In my trapping world, very few things work like the text books says! Life always offers a second chance. It's called Tomorrow

Re: Making Dirt holes [Re: bic] #6288347 07/27/18 06:56 PM 07/27/18 06:56 PM
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a. P pcr2 "Twerker"
pcr2 "Twerker" P Joined: May 2010 Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a.	i feel your pain bic.

Re: Making Dirt holes [Re: bic] #6288359 07/27/18 07:12 PM 07/27/18 07:12 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 9,132 SWMo. T tjm trapper
tjm trapper T Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 9,132 SWMo.	Lay two of those rocks parallel and use a third rock for a roof, or just random pile some so that a tunnel develops and put the lure/bait inside. Life is just as hard as we make it and if you think about it, I'll bet you can figure out where the coyote/fox/cat was just before it entered the quarry and maybe find more dirt there. In the old westerns on TV the good guys always said "lets cut them off at the pass" and though it made no sense in the shows, it might be good advice when trapping.

Re: Making Dirt holes [Re: bic] #6288431 07/27/18 08:30 PM 07/27/18 08:30 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,947 Central Pa. 62 B bic OP "Mr. Sensitivity"
bic OP "Mr. Sensitivity" B Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,947 Central Pa. 62	TJM, It's not really a quarry. It's a 400 acre rocky, shale/slate flat that has been planted with pines and locust to prevent erosion and is covered in golden rod. The habitat holds lots of rabbits and thus is a good predator feeding area. Life always offers a second chance. It's called Tomorrow

Re: Making Dirt holes [Re: bic] #6288472 07/27/18 09:06 PM 07/27/18 09:06 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,414 Idaho Falls, Idaho F Furvor trapper
Furvor trapper F Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,414 Idaho Falls, Idaho	Flat sets with partially covered traps cabled to pine and locust trees or rocks. You may be surprised at how little trap disguise it takes to catch a coyote. Last edited by Furvor; 07/27/18 09:12 PM.

Re: Making Dirt holes [Re: bic] #6288485 07/27/18 09:21 PM 07/27/18 09:21 PM
Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 5,879 perry co.Pa wetdog trapper
wetdog trapper Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 5,879 perry co.Pa	What tjm said. Go back and make more holes. Then cover all the hole's with rocks so the hole's should not fill with water. Than cover with more rocks. Put some dog food and or corn in the pile. Stuff some newspaper, an old sock or 2. Washed. Now you have a mouse condo. Sure to attract predators. I spike rock and log piles on every scouting trip. And while your out there with the drill you can drill holes in a few rocks to be your on site drags.

Re: Making Dirt holes [Re: bic] #6288594 07/27/18 11:21 PM 07/27/18 11:21 PM
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 830 West coast of Iowa I iaduckhntr trapper
iaduckhntr trapper I Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 830 West coast of Iowa	Quarter stick of dynamite aught to make a hole in the shale rock that ya can work with. Dennis Old 8 toes~~ life ITA and NRA member Life in the fast lane is no place for a tricycle!

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