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Trap dye from leaves question. #6605285
08/29/19 05:28 AM
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Archeryguy Offline OP
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Would green leaves have a higher tannin content than dry leaves?

Re: Trap dye from leaves question. [Re: Archeryguy] #6605310
08/29/19 06:41 AM
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I've never really tried leaves on traps however I've used sagebrush leaves along with juniper leaves and berries on my snares with success I put them into a old cook pot early one spring and added well water from time to time there was some pin holes in the bottom of the pot the snares turned colors and worked very well for me since I was snaring predators out in the sagebrush and juniper hills, pine could work too quite possibly.
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Re: Trap dye from leaves question. [Re: Archeryguy] #6605393
08/29/19 09:07 AM
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Maybe I should do a test on my new traps. I used dried oak leaves for trap dye last fall and it worked great. I might grab some while they're still green and see how they compare.

Re: Trap dye from leaves question. [Re: Archeryguy] #6605580
08/29/19 01:51 PM
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Are you boiling them with the leaves?

Re: Trap dye from leaves question. [Re: Archeryguy] #6605925
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Boiling green oak leaves works for me.

Re: Trap dye from leaves question. [Re: son-of-grizz] #6606435
08/30/19 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by son-of-grizz
Are you boiling them with the leaves?


If that was directed at me, yes.

Re: Trap dye from leaves question. [Re: Archeryguy] #6606443
08/30/19 08:32 PM
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Anything high in tannins will blacken your traps.
I use the twigs,leaves and catkins from tag alder,and it produces a nice deep blue black finish on the traps.I lay the traps on a bed of the branches in 1\2 a 45 gal drum,then fill with water and cover the traps with more leafy chopped branches,then fill with water.I bring to a good boil,then let the traps set there to cool til next morning when I bring to a boil again and then immediately wax when the traps are hot.Traps like 120's set in trees only need to be done every 3rd or 4th year.
Alder is a building material here for beaver,and not a feed tree,unless starving,so it leaves the beaver traps with a nice natural smell.

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Re: Trap dye from leaves question. [Re: Archeryguy] #6606800
08/31/19 11:15 AM
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I use maple green leaves and work for me. I do all my footholds with it.


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Re: Trap dye from leaves question. [Re: Archeryguy] #6608836
09/03/19 01:44 PM
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Update: The green oak leaves turned my traps a deep black.

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Re: Trap dye from leaves question. [Re: Archeryguy] #6608958
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I use whatever is close green maple here [Linked Image]

Re: Trap dye from leaves question. [Re: Archeryguy] #6609465
09/04/19 11:04 AM
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We use walnuts. If you break em open and put them in there that works fine.

Re: Trap dye from leaves question. [Re: Archeryguy] #6609482
09/04/19 11:39 AM
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I have walnuts soaking right now for tomorrow morning.

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