Re: Multiple traps at one set
[Re: 12 point]
#6729423
01/15/20 12:32 AM
01/15/20 12:32 AM
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Pawnee
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I set anywhere from just out of the reach of the catch circle to 20 yards apart. Just depends on the location. Most of my coyote sets are on both sides of a two track.
Everything the left touches it destroys
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Re: Multiple traps at one set
[Re: 12 point]
#6729430
01/15/20 12:45 AM
01/15/20 12:45 AM
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Joined: May 2011
Posts: 2,494 Garden,Michigan
Buck (Zandra)
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Very few use two traps to a set.As said earlier,if you do you have to be careful on how you stake each trap,you don't want the chains getting all tangled up when you make a catch.Having said that,I've used two traps to the set at winter sets,using drags.I don't use any particular trap placement,in front of the attractor,about 6 "or so apart.
Buck(formely known as Zandra)
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Re: Multiple traps at one set
[Re: 12 point]
#6729760
01/15/20 11:40 AM
01/15/20 11:40 AM
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Posts: 5,459 Montana
Taximan
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I rarely set more than one at a set for canines.Two traps keep you at the set twice as long and make a larger disturbance.To do it properly,they should be staked seperately-more work.If not,the chains can get tangled or I have also had the trap with the foot in,get caught in the other trap.Either situation nullifies all swiveling.
I would rather have that trap on a different set nearby or better yet,more than that.Learn to place the trap,guide the foot and be mindful of wind directions.If you miss a coyote by an inch,chances are,he will either be back or encounter another set where he may not be so lucky.That is,if you have other sets,instead all bunched up at one set.There is also a good chance that another canine will get caught before the first one returns.Keep it simple and be patient.
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Re: Multiple traps at one set
[Re: 12 point]
#6729789
01/15/20 12:01 PM
01/15/20 12:01 PM
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20scout
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Like Pawnee, one trap per set, two or more sets per location based on sign.
Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.
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Re: Multiple traps at one set
[Re: 12 point]
#6730938
01/16/20 09:40 AM
01/16/20 09:40 AM
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I use two traps on my walk throughs but I don't make a lot of sets and have plenty of traps and time.
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
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Re: Multiple traps at one set
[Re: 12 point]
#6732032
01/17/20 08:22 AM
01/17/20 08:22 AM
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Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a.
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well i'm starting a test of just such a set up while i clean up the predators on my farm.5 staked traps with 5 set back on grapples so as to hopefully leave the original set intact.i'm a water trapper that is tryin on land trapper boots so keep that in mind.
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Re: Multiple traps at one set
[Re: 12 point]
#6732671
01/17/20 05:34 PM
01/17/20 05:34 PM
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Aix sponsa
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I do it quite often with beavers, but it honestly applies to anything you’re trying to catch. If I’m using lure or if it’s a sure fire location that I either believe multiple individuals will be passing there or I want to make sure something doesn’t plug my trap, I’ll put in 2, or 3, or even 4 traps or snares.
To be clear, what I am referring to is a situation where I am able to use multiple traps to block the same path. Often times this will be blind sets in an important area or if making a castor (or other) set that I can use more than one trap.
I jokingly call it an insurance set, because, well, it is.
If the situation calls for it—-do it. If you think you need more than one trap or set, you’re right.
“How far away?” ——wherever the trap will be most effective. That’s not a jerk answer...it’s just something that there isn’t an easy way to describe, but once you recognize it, you will know it. Sometimes it’s 5 feet away, sometimes it’s 15 or more feet away.
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Re: Multiple traps at one set
[Re: yoteguts]
#7930714
08/18/23 09:10 AM
08/18/23 09:10 AM
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Carolina Foxer
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Two traps at one set need to be swiveled correctly or very bad things can happen. Especially on non targets. The washer is welded when finished. Planning on rigging up a few of these set ups. Is that about a 5/8's washer, yoteguts??
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Re: Multiple traps at one set
[Re: 12 point]
#7930725
08/18/23 09:31 AM
08/18/23 09:31 AM
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SNIPERBBB
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Dont need to anchor them to the same thing. Run them on drag so you can double/triple/quad/etc. Im becoming more of a fan of buried bait sets when I have the bigger baits(saving groundhogs right now from nuisance jobs). Run 4 traps around the bait. Or more if you really want to.
Dont worry about how far apart the traps are. Just think about possible approaches. With dirtholes, if you run a second trap, that trap needs to be "behind" the hole.
Last edited by SNIPERBBB; 08/18/23 09:31 AM.
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Re: Multiple traps at one set
[Re: SNIPERBBB]
#7930750
08/18/23 09:58 AM
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Dont need to anchor them to the same thing. Run them on drag so you can double/triple/quad/etc. Im becoming more of a fan of buried bait sets when I have the bigger baits(saving groundhogs right now from nuisance jobs). Run 4 traps around the bait. Or more if you really want to.
Dont worry about how far apart the traps are. Just think about possible approaches. With dirtholes, if you run a second trap, that trap needs to be "behind" the hole. I see what you're saying. I generally don't have the time to be chasing drags in the dark. If I did drag set, I would definitely try the buried bait sets.
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