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Re: Preferred bobcat pan tension [Re: Thayne] #6299890 08/12/18 12:19 PM 08/12/18 12:19 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,511 nunya,ks T tbn trapper
tbn trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,511 nunya,ks	I can't say in the 30 plus years I have been at it that I owned or considered buying a tension tester.

Re: Preferred bobcat pan tension [Re: Thayne] #6299917 08/12/18 01:01 PM 08/12/18 01:01 PM
Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 64 ID T Thayne OP trapper
Thayne OP trapper T Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 64 ID	Ok guys thanks a bunch I have a few hammers around the 3 to 4 lb weight and will try those also to see how they work compared to the Sullivan tester

Re: Preferred bobcat pan tension [Re: Thayne] #6299918 08/12/18 01:03 PM 08/12/18 01:03 PM
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Thayne OP trapper T Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 64 ID	Looks like some great catches tbn. I hope to at least get 1 cat this fall

Re: Preferred bobcat pan tension [Re: Thayne] #6299925 08/12/18 01:15 PM 08/12/18 01:15 PM
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tbn trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,511 nunya,ks	Thayne that was my first year catch.A story behind that catch many wouldn't believe if I told it.

Re: Preferred bobcat pan tension [Re: Thayne] #6299956 08/12/18 01:52 PM 08/12/18 01:52 PM
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Furvor trapper F Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,414 Idaho Falls, Idaho	In east Idaho big wide belly toms can bring $1000 or more, but they are few and far between. The average trapper probably average less than 6 cats of all sizes/grades in a season, and the two month season starts in mid December. At 4,000 to 6,000 feet above sea level in the valleys snow on the ground is normal. Last edited by Furvor; 08/12/18 01:59 PM.

Re: Preferred bobcat pan tension [Re: Thayne] #6299989 08/12/18 02:41 PM 08/12/18 02:41 PM
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Thayne OP trapper T Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 64 ID	Furvor I know that all to well I live in montpelier idaho. This year I'm going to travel about 100 miles to trap wyoming. We have way to many hound hunters and trappers in this area. I don't mind the challenge it's just the dishonesty and theft that I can't handle. So with the access to private property in wyoming I figured I'd go all out on gear to try and get my first cat. I'd like to make some money back but for me trapping has always been about the fun and having some memories to hang on the wall.

Re: Preferred bobcat pan tension [Re: Thayne] #6300047 08/12/18 04:20 PM 08/12/18 04:20 PM
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red mt trapper R Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 5,081 montana	Originally Posted By: Thayne Furvor I know that all to well I live in montpelier idaho. This year I'm going to travel about 100 miles to trap wyoming. We have way to many hound hunters and trappers in this area. I don't mind the challenge it's just the dishonesty and theft that I can't handle. So with the access to private property in wyoming I figured I'd go all out on gear to try and get my first cat. I'd like to make some money back but for me trapping has always been about the fun and having some memories to hang on the wall. I wish you well hope catch a bunch of them. Kenneth schoening

Re: Preferred bobcat pan tension [Re: Thayne] #6300097 08/12/18 05:24 PM 08/12/18 05:24 PM
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Thayne OP trapper T Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 64 ID	Thanks red mtn em going to give em (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) and see what I come up with

Re: Preferred bobcat pan tension [Re: Thayne] #6300104 08/12/18 05:34 PM 08/12/18 05:34 PM
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Lazarus trapper L Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,694 Nevadafornia	Originally Posted By: Thayne Ok so just for my curiosity what's the smallest cat you've ever gotten with your traps at 4lbs Well think about it. If a cat weighed 12 pounds, and he put equal weight on each foot, that would 3 pounds per foot. However, he's going to have one foot in the air when he steps on your pan (because he's not going to be balancing on two feet), so a 12 pound cat would have 4 pounds on each foot -- all other things being equal.

Re: Preferred bobcat pan tension [Re: Thayne] #6300115 08/12/18 05:47 PM 08/12/18 05:47 PM
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red mt trapper R Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 5,081 montana	Catch a pretty small ones by both back feet. Every once in a while Kenneth schoening

Re: Preferred bobcat pan tension [Re: Thayne] #6300268 08/12/18 09:43 PM 08/12/18 09:43 PM
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Thayne OP trapper T Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 64 ID	Thanks red mtn em going to give em (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) and see what I come up with

Re: Preferred bobcat pan tension [Re: Thayne] #6300271 08/12/18 09:44 PM 08/12/18 09:44 PM
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Thayne OP trapper T Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 64 ID	Lazarus I never thought about it like that it makes perfect sense to me.

Re: Preferred bobcat pan tension [Re: Lazarus] #6300369 08/13/18 12:27 AM 08/13/18 12:27 AM
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Taximan trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,459 Montana	Originally Posted By: Lazarus Originally Posted By: Thayne Ok so just for my curiosity what's the smallest cat you've ever gotten with your traps at 4lbs Well think about it. If a cat weighed 12 pounds, and he put equal weight on each foot, that would 3 pounds per foot. However, he's going to have one foot in the air when he steps on your pan (because he's not going to be balancing on two feet), so a 12 pound cat would have 4 pounds on each foot -- all other things being equal. Or,he could have half his weight on the one front foot.Also,keep in mind,a foot in motion,isn't a static weight but there is a little bit of momentum involved,so if you factor in weight combined with motion,you have more than 1/4 or 1/3 of the body weight.

Re: Preferred bobcat pan tension [Re: Thayne] #6300648 08/13/18 12:27 PM 08/13/18 12:27 PM
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Lazarus trapper L Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,694 Nevadafornia	And down hill would be different than up hill, the cadence of his gait would make a difference, etc. That's why I said all other things being equal, its a starting point to consider when you are thinking about pan tension.

Re: Preferred bobcat pan tension [Re: Thayne] #6300652 08/13/18 12:29 PM 08/13/18 12:29 PM
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Lazarus trapper L Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,694 Nevadafornia	I don't own a pan tension tester either.

Re: Preferred bobcat pan tension [Re: Thayne] #6301011 08/13/18 06:34 PM 08/13/18 06:34 PM
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tbn trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,511 nunya,ks	Nice, as always, Tracy.

Re: Preferred bobcat pan tension [Re: Thayne] #6301326 08/13/18 11:47 PM 08/13/18 11:47 PM
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Thayne OP trapper T Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 64 ID	Lazarus that's one heck of a catch you got there. Maybe I'm second guessing everything to much for Bobcats I just don't want to have bobcat toes in my traps when I go check. Last edited by Thayne; 08/13/18 11:50 PM.

Re: Preferred bobcat pan tension [Re: Thayne] #6301350 08/14/18 12:27 AM 08/14/18 12:27 AM
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Furvor trapper F Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,414 Idaho Falls, Idaho	One cause of toe catches is too much covering on traps. Bare traps catch bobcats (though I prefer a little cover or a roof shingle pan cover) and coyote have been taken with just a little covering to break up outline of the trap. 4 coil traps can handle more covering and especially more frozen covering.

Re: Preferred bobcat pan tension [Re: Thayne] #6301615 08/14/18 11:13 AM 08/14/18 11:13 AM
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Lazarus trapper L Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,694 Nevadafornia	Originally Posted By: Thayne I just don't want to have bobcat toes in my traps when I go check. I don't run much pan tension because while it is easy to REDUCE pan tension on the MB550 (only cat trap I use), its almost impossible to INCREASE pan tension on that trap. However, with the Mike Kelly enlarged pan and exposed sets, I get near universal full pad catches like this guy. Last year I had only one "toed cat."

Re: Preferred bobcat pan tension [Re: Thayne] #6301887 08/14/18 05:26 PM 08/14/18 05:26 PM
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Thayne OP trapper T Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 64 ID	I planned on going with exposed traps with a shingle for the pan cover. I don't like the idea of having my traps frozen in or packing around a bucket of dry dirt everywhere I go. You guys have been very helpfull

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