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Sick of Trapping #6594227
08/13/19 10:44 PM
08/13/19 10:44 PM
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USA MN
Snowpa Offline OP
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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


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Re: Sick of Trapping [Re: Snowpa] #6594254
08/13/19 11:14 PM
08/13/19 11:14 PM
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Marion Kansas
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"Callie's little brother"
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Well at least you didn't have to put up the fur

Re: Sick of Trapping [Re: Snowpa] #6594265
08/13/19 11:30 PM
08/13/19 11:30 PM
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N.W. Iowa
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Our coyotes had no pups last fall, not many here last fall

Re: Sick of Trapping [Re: Tactical.20] #6594274
08/13/19 11:49 PM
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Iowa
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Really? Where is that?

Re: Sick of Trapping [Re: Snowpa] #6594276
08/13/19 11:51 PM
08/13/19 11:51 PM
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Download your videos to Vimeo.com
Then you can post them on the board.


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Re: Sick of Trapping [Re: Snowpa] #6594339
08/14/19 05:52 AM
08/14/19 05:52 AM
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Probably made more on the saved egg/meat production than had they been prime furs.

Re: Sick of Trapping [Re: Snowpa] #6594350
08/14/19 06:31 AM
08/14/19 06:31 AM
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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


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Re: Sick of Trapping [Re: Snowpa] #6594359
08/14/19 06:55 AM
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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?

Re: Sick of Trapping [Re: Snowpa] #6594365
08/14/19 07:27 AM
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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.


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Re: Sick of Trapping [Re: Lugnut] #6594431
08/14/19 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Lugnut
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...

Im glad I did ours that way from the start... I hope you see some eggs soon!


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Re: Sick of Trapping [Re: Snowpa] #6594442
08/14/19 09:45 AM
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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?

Re: Sick of Trapping [Re: Dirtdogia] #6595070
08/15/19 03:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Dirtdogia
Really? Where is that?

Nw iowa

Re: Sick of Trapping [Re: Snowpa] #6595073
08/15/19 04:03 AM
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USA MN
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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


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