Re: Single staking for coyotes
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02/05/20 06:46 PM
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danny clifton
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maybe if you have a 3 foot long trap chain. you can increase its holding power considerably by putting a little bend in it about 6 inches up from the bottom.
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: Single staking for coyotes
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02/05/20 07:47 PM
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Law Dog
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32 inch you can sleep better at night, a little rain or warm up and bad things can happen. Been using wolf fangs for years now I really like the cable stake idea and it worked well in the mud we had this year.
Last edited by Law Dog; 02/05/20 07:48 PM.
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Re: Single staking for coyotes
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02/05/20 07:55 PM
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You can cross stake disposables. Those bent stakes hold well but they can be a bear to drive.
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Re: Single staking for coyotes
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02/05/20 08:09 PM
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When pulling a staked trap I'd wiggle the stake a little and pull it out by hand. I tried pulling cable stakes and figured my guts were going to come out first. Do yourself a favor and use cable stakes.
Sorry I went off topic and didn't answer your question.
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Re: Single staking for coyotes
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02/05/20 08:12 PM
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I wouldn't do it here on a single stake. One day it could be rock solid ground and hold well, then a good soaking rain or a big warmup thaw can make the soil completely mucked and it wouldnt hold one very well at all.i cross stake with rebar and no issues. Single stakes, yes there will be issues. Always stake for an elephant. Better safe than sorry. Jim
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Re: Single staking for coyotes
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02/05/20 09:21 PM
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How do you guys pull these stakes out of the ground?
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Re: Single staking for coyotes
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02/05/20 09:40 PM
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Will a 24inch rebar stake hold a coyote? Heck no, not in the soil I have, they can pump a 30" one out. Earth anchors best stake a person can use. Double stakes mean twice the amount of stakes compared to single. Earth anchors, you can carry fifty in one hand Earth anchors have Superior swiveling compared to a stake too, a thief rarely pulls and anchor. I didn't loose 3-4 traps because they couldn't pull it
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Re: Single staking for coyotes
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02/05/20 10:19 PM
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How do you guys pull these stakes out of the ground? For cable stakes I used a pick mattock.
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Re: Single staking for coyotes
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02/05/20 10:20 PM
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I guess I’ll double stake. Last time I was down in MO it was like a gravel pit driving a steel stake was a challenge I either came back out easily or never would.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
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Re: Single staking for coyotes
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02/05/20 10:20 PM
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I have been cross staking with 14" rebar and it seems to hold tight...I can't pull them up by the trap, anyhow. We have clay or black loam mostly. If it was muddy or Sandy I'd run an 18" Berkshire cable I think...but I just started K9 trapping
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Re: Single staking for coyotes
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02/05/20 10:26 PM
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Not a good idea to pull any stake by the trap. Unless you like working on traps.
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