Re: Waxed dirt.
[Re: backroadsarcher]
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11/18/18 12:05 PM
11/18/18 12:05 PM
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yukonal
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Properly prepared waxed dirt will not freeze to a trap.
Try this... Bed the trap without the waxed dirt.
Pour the waxed dirt over the trap, and level it off.
Grab the spring levers, and slightly pick up the trap, allowing a small layer of waxed dirt to flow under and around the trap.
Push and rotate the trap back down into the bed, putting your weight into it.
Finish bedding and covering with waxed dirt. A final sifting of natural cover (1/8" in freezing conditions) over the bed won't hurt anything.
You bed a trap using waxed dirt, like this, and you will NEVER have a problem here in MN with freezing, moisture, or ANY condition. Hope this helps.
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Re: Waxed dirt.
[Re: backroadsarcher]
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08/05/22 07:07 PM
08/05/22 07:07 PM
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trappergbus
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Great description Yuk.
Add enough wax so when cooled it sticks together and is packable helps a bunch also.
Common sense catches alot of fur.. Pay homage to all you harvest..
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Re: Waxed dirt.
[Re: backroadsarcher]
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08/11/22 06:29 PM
08/11/22 06:29 PM
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patrapperbuster
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I have used both the waxed dirt & the hulls. With either, the most important thing is making the bed just the size of the trap. With waxed dirt you can get a solid bedding. Not so much with the hulls. If using both I would bed the trap in the waxed dirt & cover with the hulls. Either way always sift Surrounding dirt over set to blend in
Till that day.....
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Re: Waxed dirt.
[Re: LT GREY]
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08/15/22 07:26 PM
08/15/22 07:26 PM
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Wanna Be
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Less we forget that frost often comes from beneath the trap, as well as above.
Protecting the trap from beneath in many areas is just as important
But here's one for ya'.. .
How many have suspended the trap off of the ground, yet below ground level ?
Can't be done ? Don't bet on that ! Isn’t that the Zagger method? I’ve pulled many of my traps with water underneath but the trap was above the water.
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