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Fox Lure #6381319 11/24/18 09:01 PM 11/24/18 09:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2017 New York Short Track OP trapper
Short Track OP trapper Joined: Jan 2017 New York	I'm trying for my 1st Fox. .. in a dirt hole set. Do I need re-do the lure after a hard rain ? Just a weekend trapper...

Re: Fox Lure [Re: Short Track] #6381327 11/24/18 09:08 PM 11/24/18 09:08 PM
Joined: Jul 2016 Michigan D Ditchdiver trapper
Ditchdiver trapper D Joined: Jul 2016 Michigan	Some do, some don't. Personally, I do if it is a hard rain. Light rain and I leave it. When life gets me down..... you know hunting/trapping season is closed.

Re: Fox Lure [Re: Short Track] #6381334 11/24/18 09:10 PM 11/24/18 09:10 PM
Joined: Aug 2018 Pennsylvania The hammer trapper
The hammer trapper Joined: Aug 2018 Pennsylvania	I only put fresh urine after a couple days of striaght rain. If they come to the smell of urine trust me they will pick up the lure and bait smell even after 3 weeks of rain.

Re: Fox Lure [Re: Short Track] #6381390 11/24/18 10:41 PM 11/24/18 10:41 PM
Joined: Jul 2016 Michigan D Ditchdiver trapper
Ditchdiver trapper D Joined: Jul 2016 Michigan	See, I don't use much urine. Causes a lot of tripped traps from deer. When life gets me down..... you know hunting/trapping season is closed.

Re: Fox Lure [Re: Ditchdiver] #6381520 11/25/18 08:14 AM 11/25/18 08:14 AM
Joined: Aug 2018 Pennsylvania The hammer trapper
The hammer trapper Joined: Aug 2018 Pennsylvania	If you are getting a lot of tripped traps due to deer just place your urine 2 or 3 feet away from your set. It will still get them close enough to your set to catch onto your lure or bait smells coming out of your dirt hole.

Re: Fox Lure [Re: Short Track] #6382545 11/26/18 11:52 AM 11/26/18 11:52 AM
Joined: Jan 2017 New York Short Track OP trapper
Short Track OP trapper Joined: Jan 2017 New York	A raccoon dug up my foot hold trap. He literally dug around it, and exposed it, without tripping it. What am I doing wrong ? I get 5-8 Raccoons for every 1 Fox on my cams. So my area is infested with Coons.. and I only want to catch a Fox. Any tips? Just a weekend trapper...

Re: Fox Lure [Re: Short Track] #6382570 11/26/18 12:21 PM 11/26/18 12:21 PM
Joined: Jul 2016 Michigan D Ditchdiver trapper
Ditchdiver trapper D Joined: Jul 2016 Michigan	Clear the coons out first, then start catching fox. When life gets me down..... you know hunting/trapping season is closed.

Re: Fox Lure [Re: Short Track] #6382786 11/26/18 06:06 PM 11/26/18 06:06 PM
Joined: Nov 2016 Illinois/Indiana (depends on t... E eastwood44mag trapper
eastwood44mag trapper E Joined: Nov 2016 Illinois/Indiana (depends on t...	Originally Posted by Short Track A raccoon dug up my foot hold trap. He literally dug around it, and exposed it, without tripping it. What am I doing wrong ? I get 5-8 Raccoons for every 1 Fox on my cams. So my area is infested with Coons.. and I only want to catch a Fox. Any tips? Coons are coons. Gang set hard, try to get them before they reach your canine set.

Re: Fox Lure [Re: Short Track] #6382840 11/26/18 06:57 PM 11/26/18 06:57 PM
Joined: Aug 2013 SE Minnesota D dustytinner trapper
dustytinner trapper D Joined: Aug 2013 SE Minnesota	Set up some Dp's near by to intercept them before they reach your fox sets Life member Minnesota Trappers Association FTA,Sportsmen's Alliance

Re: Fox Lure [Re: Short Track] #6382936 11/26/18 07:59 PM 11/26/18 07:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Georgia Y yote65Ga trapper
yote65Ga trapper Y Joined: Jan 2014 Georgia	If coons are digging up your traps they are most likely not bedded solid or are contaminated with lure or baits smells. Jim

Re: Fox Lure [Re: Short Track] #6386074 11/30/18 01:07 AM 11/30/18 01:07 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Montana Taximan trapper
Taximan trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Montana	Coons will dig if the dirt over/around the trap is softer or different than the firmer ,surrounding ground.You may have done nothing wrong.Coons like to fiddle.

Re: Fox Lure [Re: Taximan] #6386217 11/30/18 08:48 AM 11/30/18 08:48 AM
Joined: Nov 2011 SWMo. T tjm trapper
tjm trapper T Joined: Nov 2011 SWMo.	Originally Posted by Taximan Coons will dig if the dirt over/around the trap is softer or different than the firmer ,surrounding ground.You may have done nothing wrong.Coons like to fiddle. Truth I'd probably not mess with DPs so much but stack up 4-5 dirt hole/ mouse hole sets and a blind set or three. Reason being fox are extremely rare in DP traps and coons get caught in fox sets just fine. I only use DP when trapping around a residence-barn area and just because I expect dogs there.

Re: Fox Lure [Re: tjm] #6386236 11/30/18 09:06 AM 11/30/18 09:06 AM
Joined: Jul 2016 Michigan D Ditchdiver trapper
Ditchdiver trapper D Joined: Jul 2016 Michigan	Originally Posted by tjm Originally Posted by Taximan Coons will dig if the dirt over/around the trap is softer or different than the firmer ,surrounding ground.You may have done nothing wrong.Coons like to fiddle. Truth I'd probably not mess with DPs so much but stack up 4-5 dirt hole/ mouse hole sets and a blind set or three. Reason being fox are extremely rare in DP traps and coons get caught in fox sets just fine. I only use DP when trapping around a residence-barn area and just because I expect dogs there. I agree. If you want to catch fox, I see no sense in setting "coon specific" traps. When life gets me down..... you know hunting/trapping season is closed.

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