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Re: Polyfil
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10/14/19 04:55 AM
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Pack rats like it to , i use to use alot of it along rimrock ledges. Could never figure out were it was going, and a light snow showed his tracks right to his den. I'm betting he had a pretty good bed going on lol
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Re: Polyfil
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10/14/19 09:56 PM
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How much are you using per set? I don’t use it but I was shown to use about 25% of what you think. I’ll give it a try this winter on a few dozen sets and see how it works.
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Re: Polyfil
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10/15/19 05:26 AM
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danny clifton
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I used it for several years. Packrats will pull it out. I don't know how they know its there but they do. I went back to wax paper. Takes a few more seconds to make a set but no rat trouble. Polyester fiber fill doesn't seem to bother coyotes cats or coons much. Have caught a lot of them using it.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Polyfil
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10/15/19 08:22 AM
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I like polyfil. Use it every season. I had more issues with pan covers than I ever did with polyfil. The key is storage so it doesnt absorb foreign smells. I put mine in a big tub with a layer of dry dirt or peat on the bottom of the tub. I never had issues with mice or dig ups but like any foreign thing you put in the ground, its possible.
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Re: Polyfil
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10/15/19 09:21 AM
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. Hobby stores all stink like something. of course, that's why we must string/stretch it out and hang it in a hayloft or another natural smelling place....(no livestock in my barn) sposd to hang it next to the Peat Moss drying/airing out in burlap sacks!
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Re: Polyfil
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10/15/19 06:56 PM
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danny clifton
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I don't think contamination has anything at all to do with pack rats pulling it out from under the pan
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Polyfil
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10/15/19 07:18 PM
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I just think they like digging In fresh dirt.
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Re: Polyfil
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10/15/19 07:32 PM
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Poly fill works as good as anything. Most digging is poor bedding. Don't matter what you use if not needed well you will get dug. I don't see how anyone is having mouse or rat problems unless you are not covering the trap.
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Re: Polyfil
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10/15/19 08:31 PM
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danny clifton
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strike2x the trap is not being dug out. just the poly fill. has nothing to do with the trap moving because of poor bedding. the poly fill gets pulled out and drug off. it happens. like ripley said believe it or not
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Polyfil
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10/15/19 09:39 PM
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strike2x the trap is not being dug out. just the poly fill. has nothing to do with the trap moving because of poor bedding. the poly fill gets pulled out and drug off. it happens. like ripley said believe it or not I use polyfill and like you said Danny it's just pulled out from under the pan, not the trap dug up. The Beav is probably right and the pack rats are digging in the fresh dirt and end up finding some nice bed making material.
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Re: Polyfil
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10/15/19 10:50 PM
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I’ve never used it like I said above, but does it have to do with the amount used?? A couple of the top coyote trappers I know use it. They use a very small amount. When I saw the amount they used I was astonishing. Does the amount used have something to do with it? Thanks
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