Re: Anyone Else Like to Prep Early
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#6809843
03/20/20 12:22 PM
03/20/20 12:22 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,719 Maine
Mac
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Going to start pawing over equipment soon.
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Re: Anyone Else Like to Prep Early
[Re: cat_trapper_nv]
#6810459
03/20/20 08:52 PM
03/20/20 08:52 PM
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Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,680 Wisconsin
Green Bay
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I am spending a lot of time at home so yes I have gone through my gear. Also thought I would buy some new odds and ends to keep our sponsors going during these hard times.
Author of The Lure Hunter: A Guide to Finding Fishing Lures
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Re: Anyone Else Like to Prep Early
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#6811782
03/21/20 07:19 PM
03/21/20 07:19 PM
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Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 4,828 central arkansas
the Blak Spot
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I've been thinkin about starting to think about it
the just shall live by faith
member FTA, ATA, EAFT 1776 - the year we told a tyrant we weren't to be under a dictator Caveat ater macula
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Re: Anyone Else Like to Prep Early
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#6813020
03/22/20 03:17 PM
03/22/20 03:17 PM
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Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 6,223 Kansas
Pawnee
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I been thinking about it. Got a couple new things I want to try as far as trap prep goes.
Everything the left touches it destroys
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Re: Anyone Else Like to Prep Early
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#6813056
03/22/20 03:49 PM
03/22/20 03:49 PM
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Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 5,510 West Central MN
20scout
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I'm always looking for something to help me improve my trapping skills or make things easier for me and spend a lot of time in my shop. Making drowning rods, stakes, laminating or making tools is always a good past time for me. A few weeks ago I made several skunk proof live traps and plan on making a few more soon. I scored an old cement mixer that needs some attention and once I fix that, will use it to clean my traps. Once it warms up I will be waxing them and making wax dirt. Always something to do with trapping around here.
Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.
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Re: Anyone Else Like to Prep Early
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03/22/20 07:13 PM
03/22/20 07:13 PM
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Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 2,174 Rochester, MN
Teacher
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I’ve cleaned the gunk out of my DPs and washed my coyote traps. Need to repaint and Full Metal Jacket them once the paint has dried. Since learning to snare, I’ve made snares and coated them with Newt’s Formula One.
‘Bought a bench swager and have enough disposables now to last a couple years. Being essentially locked down, I might as well use the time constructively. But I usually do my clean up in the Jan-Feb time frame anyway.
I decided to get my paste baits ready too. Lots of almost rotten bananas jarred and frozen. Mixed persimmon oil in some just to try it out. I did quite well with a half teaspoon (and 2 other tastes) in each DP last fall. Just a taste is all that’s needed!
Last edited by Teacher; 03/23/20 01:18 AM.
Never too old to learn
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Re: Anyone Else Like to Prep Early
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#6817119
03/25/20 04:05 PM
03/25/20 04:05 PM
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Joined: May 2011
Posts: 7,985 Montana
beartooth trapr
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Making snares now, got some of the legholds gone through already but still got a bunch left. Than i still have to rechain traps to the new mt. Law . But October is a ways off yet lol.
Let me sugar coat this
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Re: Anyone Else Like to Prep Early
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#6818472
03/26/20 07:33 PM
03/26/20 07:33 PM
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Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 2,174 Rochester, MN
Teacher
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Here’s the deal: you can do the cleaning now or have to help the wife with all her honey-do projects!
Never too old to learn
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Re: Anyone Else Like to Prep Early
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#6819121
03/27/20 11:42 AM
03/27/20 11:42 AM
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Joined: Feb 2020
Posts: 8,954 Indiana
Providence Farm
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I took my dirty ones to the car wash this week . I need to order steel for laminating them. Then they will need to rust a little but so will the new ones I buy. So I wont be dying or waxing for a while.
10/4 on the honey due list I was glad to have to go back out of town to work so I can rest up. Even working 16hrs its easier than being at home on the farm.
Last edited by Providence Farm; 03/27/20 11:43 AM.
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Re: Anyone Else Like to Prep Early
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#6819168
03/27/20 12:40 PM
03/27/20 12:40 PM
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Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 5,445 Southern Michigan
trappergbus
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My land traps are in a pile by my bench. I'll work on them all summer a few at a time. The traps that made catches get the steel brush, the ones that didn't just get a visual to make sure all is intact. I do need to retreat some BGs tho.
Common sense catches alot of fur.. Pay homage to all you harvest..
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