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Peat moss vs. Cover hulls #6709558
12/29/19 10:46 AM
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Which do you prefer for freezing weather coyote sets?


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Re: Peat moss vs. Cover hulls [Re: PinkyP] #6709565
12/29/19 10:51 AM
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Waxed dirt!


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Re: Peat moss vs. Cover hulls [Re: PinkyP] #6709575
12/29/19 11:02 AM
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I use peat moss only inside the jaws to keep my wax dirt or wax sand from getting under my pan. Tried cover hulls always ended up with a cover hull pancake on top of my sets every morning haha.

Re: Peat moss vs. Cover hulls [Re: Law Dog] #6709589
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Originally Posted by Law Dog
Waxed dirt!

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Re: Peat moss vs. Cover hulls [Re: PinkyP] #6709596
12/29/19 11:17 AM
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We used cover hulls on the bobcat line this year. In the woods they look pretty natural. But mine aren't cleaned, and rodents are attracted to the buckwheat flour. I like peat moss, or chopped grass clippings normally. Maybe we complicate it too much. I've caught plenty of critters with just leaves over the trap.


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Re: Peat moss vs. Cover hulls [Re: PAskinner] #6711087
12/30/19 07:49 PM
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Really cold and wet I mix the two. The hulls look like some seed pod hulls we have growing wild. I use antifreeze and bed the trap, cover with the mix and sometimes cover with grass cutting and go. I will spary with glycol water mix if very windy.

Re: Peat moss vs. Cover hulls [Re: varmintshooter] #6785678
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Originally Posted by varmintshooter
...I mix the two.
I've heard of people mixing dry dirt with peat. Interesting. I was wondering if people mix peat with cover hulls. I tried it once this winter when I was out of wax dirt. The mix seemed to work ok, but I didn't try it enough to know whether I'd recommend it.

Re: Peat moss vs. Cover hulls [Re: PinkyP] #6785784
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It seems to me if you use peat moss you need to top dress It with local dirt to keep It from blowing away and to make It look natural. It seems to me mixing dirt with the moss defeats the reason for using peat moss. Mixing dirt with peat moss will just absorb moisture and you don't want that.


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Re: Peat moss vs. Cover hulls [Re: PinkyP] #6785817
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Used them both with about the same success but as Law Dog said prefer waxed dirt.

Re: Peat moss vs. Cover hulls [Re: PinkyP] #6785832
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when you have freeze and thaw and snow and rain the best thing to do is go ice fishing !!! , but if you want to catch fur use cable

Re: Peat moss vs. Cover hulls [Re: Trapper Dahlgren] #6785846
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Originally Posted by Trapper Dahlgren
when you have freeze and thaw and snow and rain the best thing to do is go ice fishing !!! , but if you want to catch fur use cable

Very good point .I resisted that for a long time .In PA we are allowed to use Cable Restraints if certified . When the bad weather hits they are still in operation

Re: Peat moss vs. Cover hulls [Re: PinkyP] #6787177
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They don't work as good as wax dirt, but it's sure light weight to carry if your sets are far away from the truck.

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