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Sick of Trapping
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08/13/19 10:44 PM
08/13/19 10:44 PM
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Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,001 USA MN
Snowpa
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The chicken house has been under siege all summer 'Trapped so many coon and sick fox even a mangy coyote that Im tired of it .Not near the fun in heat and humidity as a frosty morning , got some videos on game cam but I am at a loss of how to transfer them . Camera was a life saver showed me where and what I was after.Hope I get a second wind before trapping season
Never Confuse Stupid With Crazy
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Re: Sick of Trapping
[Re: Snowpa]
#6594276
08/13/19 11:51 PM
08/13/19 11:51 PM
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Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 849 Washington
wildflights
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Download your videos to Vimeo.com Then you can post them on the board.
Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. -Gustav Mahler
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Re: Sick of Trapping
[Re: Snowpa]
#6594350
08/14/19 06:31 AM
08/14/19 06:31 AM
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Joined: May 2014
Posts: 4,828 Southwest Michigan
Michigan Trappin
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Had an influx of animals here too getting in to the chicken coop
In 5 days we caught 7 coon, 2 opossum and a skunk in the coop. Hadn’t had an issue in the coop for several years until about two weeks weeks ago
On a good note. While fishing yesterday we heard several coyotes around the lake
Every day is a gift from GOD, don't waste it!!
If they have plenty of food, give them something interesting to smell
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Re: Sick of Trapping
[Re: Snowpa]
#6594359
08/14/19 06:55 AM
08/14/19 06:55 AM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 19,932 SEPA
Lugnut
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Our coop and pen were under siege for almost a year, mostly fox but who knows what else. We kept losing our entire small flock of 6-10 birds.
We finally got tired of buying poults just to feed the local fox and fortified the fence, put hardware cloth a foot up and a foot out on the bottom and covered the 625 square foot pen with heavy-duty netting.
We haven't lost a bird since we finished fortifying three months ago. In a few more months I might actually start getting fresh eggs again...
Eh...wot?
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Re: Sick of Trapping
[Re: Snowpa]
#6594365
08/14/19 07:27 AM
08/14/19 07:27 AM
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Joined: Jul 2016
Posts: 5,516 South Carolina
Tom cat
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I lost 2 birds in 3 weeks. Took 5 coon and fortified the fence and replaced the fence charger. So far so good.
Sugarcreektrapping@gmail.com
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Re: Sick of Trapping
[Re: Snowpa]
#6594442
08/14/19 09:45 AM
08/14/19 09:45 AM
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Lugnut
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We had chickens for fifteen years or more. Other than occasional losses to hawks or fox, we never had much trouble up until about a year ago. Heck, we used to free-range them during the day all summer long.
A persistent fox discovered an easy meal-ticket last year and took advantage of it forcing us to upgrade security.
My birds usually start laying around five-months old so, with a little luck, I should be eating fresh, homegrown eggs by end of October.
Eh...wot?
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Re: Sick of Trapping
[Re: Snowpa]
#6595073
08/15/19 04:03 AM
08/15/19 04:03 AM
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Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 3,001 USA MN
Snowpa
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Dog hunters run the dogs in cornfields in the summer here don't know if they kill a lot of pups
Never Confuse Stupid With Crazy
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