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Re: 2018/2019 Fur harvester thread! [Re: trapre] #6428518
01/14/19 08:09 PM
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This is a set I made a little while ago. On today’s check, I noticed it was messed with , and just my luck. A coyote worked the set from the back and peed on the pan. Figures!

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Last edited by Ave; 01/14/19 10:21 PM.

Ave don't go where the beaver don't flow
Re: 2018/2019 Fur harvester thread! [Re: trapre] #6428615
01/14/19 09:35 PM
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That's better than I've done with yotes!^^^^^ wink


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Re: 2018/2019 Fur harvester thread! [Re: trapre] #6428723
01/14/19 11:14 PM
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My week went from good to bad and today went from worse to worse. First of all, we burried our first classmate today. Less than 5 months away from graduation and hes gone. Im still broke from this. On top of it, we got 8 in of snow so its a mess, and my trappin rig is down. And the head gasket just went out of my good truck. Thats a bill i dont want to see...

Re: 2018/2019 Fur harvester thread! [Re: trapre] #6429008
01/15/19 10:06 AM
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I'm sorry for your loss. Praying you can get your vehicles up and running. How many miles long is your line?

I "can't" drive yet so I am restricted to a 4-wheeler. A 4-wheeler that is 20 years old, has little to no brakes, and only runs 4 out of 7 days of the week. Helps me stay in shape for wrestling when I have to run (or bike when there isn't snow) the 3 1/2 mile trapline.

I should have caught three fox last night. Something tripped my trap and stuffed it down the dirt hole. Then ol' fox comes and checks out my set. Another fox at a different spot decided to do the same thing. I hadn't refreshed the ant-freeze and it was frozen. And the last one ran two feet by my trap but the bait and lure didn't catch it's curiosity. FRUSTRATING!!!!!! cry mad

Last edited by trapre; 01/15/19 10:07 AM.

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Re: 2018/2019 Fur harvester thread! [Re: trapre] #6429060
01/15/19 10:38 AM
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My line is about 40-60 mi round trip

Re: 2018/2019 Fur harvester thread! [Re: trapre] #6429135
01/15/19 11:46 AM
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Do you have another vehicle or a borrowed one? eek Cause that isn't quite bike able!!!


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Re: 2018/2019 Fur harvester thread! [Re: trapre] #6429177
01/15/19 12:31 PM
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Wow that's a heck of a line, I'm not allowed to drive yet either so I am limited to what I can access on the four wheeler and where I can get family to drive me. Hope you get your truck fixed,that sounds like a job.

Re: 2018/2019 Fur harvester thread! [Re: trapre] #6429187
01/15/19 12:50 PM
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Well, the one should be done today I hope, but it might run like crap again. Guess Ill see if the o2 sensor fixes it

Re: 2018/2019 Fur harvester thread! [Re: trapre] #6429472
01/15/19 06:23 PM
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That old set that was worked by a coyote that I posted a picture of connected the first night I reset on this red. I think I am going to do a mount on this one, he is furred up pretty nice.

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Re: 2018/2019 Fur harvester thread! [Re: trapre] #6429682
01/15/19 09:29 PM
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Heck ya! Buddy of mine wants me to mount a fox and coon he got. Theres an awesome mount of a coon in a knothole that i think im gonna do for my self and him. So ill be busy soon. Gonna pull the line today and tomarrow. Gota big storm coming that could dump a foot of snow on top of our 8 in already

Re: 2018/2019 Fur harvester thread! [Re: trapre] #6429737
01/15/19 10:05 PM
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That's supposed to hit us Saturday, I think I am going to brave the snow and leave the sets out. The night before a storm or front always seems good. That's neat post some pics when you finish the coon, I am busy with a beaver mount now, probably will do the red later in the year.

Re: 2018/2019 Fur harvester thread! [Re: trapre] #6429980
01/16/19 07:44 AM
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Oh ya for sure its the best night to have sets out. They run like xrazybefore it hits. But i still have sets from the first snow that i cant find... So im gonna pull and reset right after

Re: 2018/2019 Fur harvester thread! [Re: trapre] #6430064
01/16/19 09:50 AM
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I am probably the worst fox trapper around after the past three nights of absolutely nothing but fox tracks. I have seen two deer tracks in this 1 inch snow but about 40 different fox tracks. No joke. I just can't get one to connect and when I do get one to work a set my trap fails me.

Saw a fox in one of the fields on my route this morning. Couldn't tell if it was a red or a grey. Drove back to the house grabbed the gun and FoxPro caller and tried calling. It didn't show though.


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Re: 2018/2019 Fur harvester thread! [Re: PA_K-9_Trapper] #6430066
01/16/19 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by PA_K-9_Trapper
That old set that was worked by a coyote that I posted a picture of connected the first night I reset on this red. I think I am going to do a mount on this one, he is furred up pretty nice.

That's a nice red! I am going to make some fancy hats out of my 2 fox I got this year.


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Re: 2018/2019 Fur harvester thread! [Re: trapre] #6430124
01/16/19 10:57 AM
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I dont know crap about fox because the are almost extinct around here, but I would say they are like coyotes, just takes time. Keep the sets working and youll get em. I would also say that if your bait and lure is there, let it sit, cuz you can over do it with bait and lure.

Re: 2018/2019 Fur harvester thread! [Re: trapre] #6430182
01/16/19 12:24 PM
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Possum,you're right trapping fox is just like trapping small yotes. They can be difficult to connect on, especially if they're educated. The best way I've found to increase your catch is to get as many sets out as you can and keep them in for as long as you can. Check to make sure that your sets stay operational through the freeze thaw cycles, and if they aren't fix them asap.

Re: 2018/2019 Fur harvester thread! [Re: trapre] #6430202
01/16/19 12:50 PM
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Good time to try cable restraints.
Tom


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Re: 2018/2019 Fur harvester thread! [Re: trapre] #6430216
01/16/19 01:04 PM
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So whats the home range of a fox like? Is it big, small or what? Our coyotes can cover sections here, and cats cover many many miles

Re: 2018/2019 Fur harvester thread! [Re: trapre] #6430243
01/16/19 01:30 PM
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I was told by a really good fox trapper named Hern Blett that Greys tend to live in a section of brushy woods and don't really go outside of a 200x200 yard area. Reds on the other hand will travel up to ten miles in one night but also tend to circle around and rerun a path several times and don't leave a 1 square mile area.


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Re: 2018/2019 Fur harvester thread! [Re: Bogmaster] #6430266
01/16/19 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Bogmaster
Good time to try cable restraints.
Tom

I know that for sure! In PA you have to get a special license to run cable restraints or snares. I haven't taken the time or money to invest in cables the course required to get a license and having Hern(guy mentioned above) come up and show me how one works and how to place it. It's on the list to get/learn/do in the next 5 years though!


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