Re: Best mink traps
[Re: gdccowboy]
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04/10/19 05:23 PM
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I guess we have gotten off the best mink trap post.
But as you can see there are at least 2 different trains of thought on the placement of the perfect mink trap. Now It's up to each trapper to try the different approaches and see what works for them.
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Re: Best mink traps
[Re: The Beav]
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04/10/19 07:46 PM
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I'm still standing by my outside the entrance placement. If the mink approaches my pocket It's going to step In the trap before It enters the pocket and I have It.
It's my experience If that hole doesn't go any where then there Is no reason for the mink to enter the hole.
The other thing I like to do Is dig my pocket above the water line. It all depends on the bank but about 2" to 3 " works for me. It Is easier to dig the pocket and a small bit of water fluctuation won't put your set out of operation. It also gives you set a bit more eye appeal.
There are tons of bank situations where you have a good location but the height of bank won't allow you to dig a pocket. Of coarse you can make a blind set but In most cases I just take my tile spade and wallow out a slot In the bank. Kind of like when your planting pine tree seedling's. Place you bait (half a rat carcass) In the slot and just kick It shut. I will guarantee that a mink will find this bait and work that set.
In this fur market I don't see why you would want to avoid catching coon when those coon are worth twice what a mink will bring. My placement catches the mink whether It goes In the pocket or It doesn't But If your trap placement at the pocket Is catching mink then that's what you need to do. Beav, to each there own, I set almost identical to LLL, you mention if a pocket dead ends, I dig my pockets so you can't see the end. I either bend the pocket around a corner or put a tuft of grass in. Also like 49er says, if you set in the pocket your set will be more freeze proof. Also I try to have my pocket facing south if possible to get that solar warming and ice melting. I am no pro or big numbers guy, but I have hit 100 when in better mink habitat. Also like I said most of my pockets are scent free to avoid otter and coon. I am sure I miss mink because of this but I avoid a whole laundry list of incidentals. Setting this way you are more at the mercy of the weather, high pressure nights usually suck, dips in the Barrometer is what you want.
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Re: Best mink traps
[Re: gdccowboy]
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04/10/19 11:47 PM
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To each his own. But you aren't fooling a mink that the pocket isn't a dead end. So no bait and no lure right?
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Re: Best mink traps
[Re: The Beav]
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04/11/19 07:06 AM
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To each his own. But you aren't fooling a mink that the pocket isn't a dead end. So no bait and no lure right? No bait or lure on most sets, some I will bait with fish or muskrat later and incidentals go up and not much different on mink, except more YOY males and females. But up here we don't have a lot of mink, the best is after the first mink then other mink need to investigate.
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Re: Best mink traps
[Re: gdccowboy]
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04/11/19 07:39 AM
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I want to know where ADC sets his #2 Long springs and how big of a pocket he uses. Which is it Jayme inside or out? LLL
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Re: Best mink traps
[Re: Zim]
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01/14/22 02:57 AM
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The old Victor No. 2 square jaw, while not good for much else is a very good mink and muskrat trap.
Zim This^^^^^ High jaws gets you a high hold. And heavy enough to drown In shallow water. And a large pan.
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Re: Best mink traps
[Re: MadTrapper375]
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01/14/22 03:47 AM
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My favorite traps for mink are #2 victor square jaw with wild river pan for blind sets, No-Bs 1.5 with lighter springs for pocket sets and I like the 150 bridgers for bottom edge sets. what wrong with no.2 springs on the no bs 1.5 why lighter springs I never have a problem with them Or any heavy pan tension ? kill pile of mink and coon every year with them
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Re: Best mink traps
[Re: gdccowboy]
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01/14/22 05:37 AM
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LL trapper definetely traps northern WI. Have set many a start of mink season and next day waters are frozen and stay that way. Frozen traps dont produce mink, justs mink tracks if a skiff of snow . Agee on the nbr 2 victor square jaw.
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Re: Best mink traps
[Re: gdccowboy]
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01/14/22 10:40 AM
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There are lots of variables to be considered. If you are in an area where pocket sets work , you are going to want a foothold. In my area, you will catch ALOT more with snares and 160s in blind sets instead of a pocket.
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Re: Best mink traps
[Re: gdccowboy]
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01/14/22 08:11 PM
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#2 Victor square jaw, #1 Duke coil, both doctored up. 110 Conibear, older strong square jaws. I normally don't set a mink trap on a waterway till after 3 to 4 days of hard heavy coon trapping. I then leapfrog the coon traps to the next watershed, while setting up for mink, I pull coon sets, the mink sets are maintained longer than coon sets.
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Re: Best mink traps
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01/14/22 11:55 PM
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Cage or a well built colony…..
Cage you can let the females go
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Re: Best mink traps
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01/15/22 09:16 AM
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No lure just a chunk of fish like carp or there heads cut in half or any rough fish
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