Re: peat moss vs. dirt from the trap bed
[Re: Georgiaboy71]
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05/23/19 05:52 PM
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If you don’t deal with freezing weather, there is no need to use peat moss. If you deal with the weather conditions we get here during trapping season, you will understand the first week why we use it. It’s a lot more freeze proof than dirt because it sheds a lot of water. If you can get away with using dirt at the set, then more power to you. We might be able to get away with it the first 2 weeks here, but it’s gonna start freezing at night pretty soon after opening day here. I quit using the dirt at the set after the first hard freeze overnight. After that it’s peat, buckwheat hulls, it waxed dirt. I will use whatever is on hand.
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Re: peat moss vs. dirt from the trap bed
[Re: Georgiaboy71]
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05/23/19 06:00 PM
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You still need to sift some site dirt over the Peat to camo and blend in.
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Re: peat moss vs. dirt from the trap bed
[Re: Georgiaboy71]
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05/23/19 06:49 PM
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Peat does as good at shedding water as anything I've tried. However, you lose the advantage of being able to really pack in a trap. If you have freeze/thaw, freeze/thaw, as we do constantly, it helps, as does grass clippings or buckwheat hulls. It seems more natural in a woods environment to me.
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Re: peat moss vs. dirt from the trap bed
[Re: Georgiaboy71]
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05/24/19 09:11 AM
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You can't BED a trap In peat moss. So your trap bed has to have straight up and down sides and needs to be just big enough so the trap fits tight In the bed.
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Re: peat moss vs. dirt from the trap bed
[Re: The Beav]
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05/24/19 04:18 PM
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You can't BED a trap In peat moss. So your trap bed has to have straight up and down sides and needs to be just big enough so the trap fits tight In the bed. Take this advice^^^^
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Re: peat moss vs. dirt from the trap bed
[Re: The Beav]
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05/24/19 05:41 PM
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You can't BED a trap In peat moss. So your trap bed has to have straight up and down sides and needs to be just big enough so the trap fits tight In the bed. That is about as good as advice as you can get on using peat moss. I have been using it since that late 70's.
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Re: peat moss vs. dirt from the trap bed
[Re: The Beav]
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05/24/19 08:05 PM
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You can't BED a trap In peat moss. So your trap bed has to have straight up and down sides and needs to be just big enough so the trap fits tight In the bed. I made this cookie cutter for my MB550's, works nicely as described above.
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Re: peat moss vs. dirt from the trap bed
[Re: Georgiaboy71]
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05/26/19 11:49 AM
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I don't use a lot of peat moss but when I do I have just enough placed In Individual baggies to make each set. No loose moss I just place the filed baggies In a 5 gallon bucket and take what I need. I do the same thing with pre sifted dirt and waxed dirt.
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Re: peat moss vs. dirt from the trap bed
[Re: Georgiaboy71]
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05/27/19 08:55 AM
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If I trapped in the south where it doesn't freeze I'd use presifted natural soil...Packed inside and outside the jaws.
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Re: peat moss vs. dirt from the trap bed
[Re: Georgiaboy71]
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05/27/19 11:04 AM
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Where I trapped In SC It was mostly sand country. WE had some freezing weather but the biggest problem was sand shifting under the pan. So a under-all of some kind was needed.
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