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Re: Not the first I wanted...
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#6822479
03/29/20 10:26 PM
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S E Idaho
Jmack
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Bearcat those Bridger 120s hold good when they got your thumbs. Caught both in one with the same set up you described. Marten box up a tree.
Been snapped in a couple#3 longs and #2-3 Monty coils. The one that hurt the most ( I am ashamed of) was a victor #1 coil. Kids thought is was funny as heck. Had to get my wife to come out of the house and release me.
The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight.
Theodore Roosevelt
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Re: Not the first I wanted...
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#6822506
03/29/20 10:53 PM
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K9BeavCoon
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Reading some of y’all’s post...has anyone ever been caught in a 750? I believe that size would literally break a finger. The pan tension got pretty loose on one of mine, put it in anyway. Made my set and second guessed my trap bedding. I was gunna gently find the trap to make sure it was bedded, touched that pan and got caught by my left thumb by the joint. That was sore for a while.
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Re: Not the first I wanted...
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03/30/20 04:44 AM
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Turtledale
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Got my thumb caught in Duke #4 opening morning first set at the end of November. Nail fell off and 3/4 of is is grown back.Made first two days of beaverin' a little tougher, and a little more on my toes.
NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers
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Re: Not the first I wanted...
[Re: K9BeavCoon]
#6822706
03/30/20 08:25 AM
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Wabash, IN USA
Flipper 56
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Reading some of y’all’s post...has anyone ever been caught in a 750? I believe that size would literally break a finger. The pan tension got pretty loose on one of mine, put it in anyway. Made my set and second guessed my trap bedding. I was gunna gently find the trap to make sure it was bedded, touched that pan and got caught by my left thumb by the joint. That was sore for a while. The loose pan is what got me too. Seems like if you have it loose so it moves freely they will hardly even stay set. Kind of a different animal. Made me gun shy bedding it in the soft mud as my hand was throbbing and swelling up.
"Where Can A Man Find Bear Beaver And Other Critters Worth Cash Money When Skinned?"
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Re: Not the first I wanted...
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#6823057
03/30/20 01:13 PM
03/30/20 01:13 PM
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Aliceville, Kansas 43
Yukon John
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Definitely will make you gunshy for awhile...caught my right thumb (extremely right hand dominant!) In a wolf creek #2 screwing around in the garage awhile back! Lol
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Re: Not the first I wanted...
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#6823105
03/30/20 01:46 PM
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potter co. p.a.
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worst ever for me was a blake 4 dbl underspring on a short drowner while i was in waist deep water.luckily my dad was there to stand on the levers but he could of hurried up and not laughed as much.
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Re: Not the first I wanted...
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#6823328
03/30/20 05:36 PM
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SW Georgia
Wanna Be
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catching a finger is better than a testicle, just ask Marty Harmon! Not even gonna ask...I would have just pulled my pistol and ended the misery, lol.
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Re: Not the first I wanted...
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#6823461
03/30/20 07:24 PM
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Wabash, IN USA
Flipper 56
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my luck the pistol would be back in the truck. Or it was a dud round, then you would toss the pistol and it would go off when it hit the ground! 
"Where Can A Man Find Bear Beaver And Other Critters Worth Cash Money When Skinned?"
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Re: Not the first I wanted...
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#6823753
03/30/20 10:05 PM
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WI - Wisconsin
AJE
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Had to pull my hand out of a belisle 330 once. Did u use a rope?
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Re: Not the first I wanted...
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03/30/20 10:46 PM
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Aliceville, Kansas 43
Yukon John
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my luck the pistol would be back in the truck. Or it was a dud round, then you would toss the pistol and it would go off when it hit the ground! Dud (context)! Hahahahahahahahaha! Yes, I'm sure from then on it was a dud!
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Re: Not the first I wanted...
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#6823902
03/30/20 11:37 PM
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South Ga - Almost Florida
Swamp Wolf
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Bridger 5 coilspring about a month ago...left thumb just below last knuckle...full force on closure.....just dam!! Took me a minute to release myself....after three tries to compress the levers on my thigh....standing knee deep in mud.
Belisle 280 about 10 years ago....right hand...hit me across base of fingers at knuckles.....took me a while to get out.....traps was anchored with cable and pogo at otter slide....almost passed out from pain....took me about 15 min to power out....tore my hand up....bought caulking gun setters a few days later.
Sleepy Creek 1.75 coilsprings with #2 music wire springs....about 15 years ago...right thumb..across the nail.....25 degrees that morning...turned black in a few days...lost nail.
Thank God For Your Blessings!
Never Half-Arse Anything!
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Re: Not the first I wanted...
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#6823934
03/30/20 11:56 PM
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james bay frontierOnt.
Boco
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No,I had gloves on and was able to pull out.Took a hard pull and sore hand.glove stayed in trap.Was about 30 below that day.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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Re: Not the first I wanted...
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#6824635
03/31/20 05:02 PM
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Idaho, Lemhi County
Gulo
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I was teaching a wolf trapper certification class. First one ever put on in Montana. I'm thinking it was about 2012. Helena (state capitol). Had a full house with 75 attendees, 20 or so Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks staff, and 4 or 5 television crews. Well over 100 people in the lecture hall. Doing some sort of demo with a MB-750Wolf. Of course, to get any respect in Montana, I was wearing slick-soled riding boots (cowboy boots). My foot slipped off the lever. In a tenth of a millisecond, I got all the digits out of harm's way with the exception of a slow one; happened to be the left index finger. Man! did that hurt. I tried to be nonchalant about it, and asked my assistant (George) to grab the setters and release me. I'm immediately pouring sweat. George grabs the setters and released the levers, and I extracted what was left. Tried to play it cool. After a couple of deep breaths, with my back to the audience, I asked George (whispering) if I cussed up a storm. He whispered back that no, you did real good, but he pantomimed to me to check down the insides of my pantlegs. I checked. Nope, hadn't peed myself! A month or so later a friend of mine from over in Dillon says, "Hey Jack, that was a pretty neat demo you did with the 750 up in Helena. Whoeeee, I bet that hurt. Anyway, saw it all on TV." Seven hours of wolf class, and that's what the station showed for their 30-second soundbite. Go figure....
Jack
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Re: Not the first I wanted...
[Re: Gulo]
#6824688
03/31/20 05:44 PM
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SW Georgia
Wanna Be
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I was teaching a wolf trapper certification class. First one ever put on in Montana. I'm thinking it was about 2012. Helena (state capitol). Had a full house with 75 attendees, 20 or so Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks staff, and 4 or 5 television crews. Well over 100 people in the lecture hall. Doing some sort of demo with a MB-750Wolf. Of course, to get any respect in Montana, I was wearing slick-soled riding boots (cowboy boots). My foot slipped off the lever. In a tenth of a millisecond, I got all the digits out of harm's way with the exception of a slow one; happened to be the left index finger. Man! did that hurt. I tried to be nonchalant about it, and asked my assistant (George) to grab the setters and release me. I'm immediately pouring sweat. George grabs the setters and released the levers, and I extracted what was left. Tried to play it cool. After a couple of deep breaths, with my back to the audience, I asked George (whispering) if I cussed up a storm. He whispered back that no, you did real good, but he pantomimed to me to check down the insides of my pantlegs. I checked. Nope, hadn't peed myself! A month or so later a friend of mine from over in Dillon says, "Hey Jack, that was a pretty neat demo you did with the 750 up in Helena. Whoeeee, I bet that hurt. Anyway, saw it all on TV." Seven hours of wolf class, and that's what the station showed for their 30-second soundbite. Go figure....
Jack Sir I’ve read your post on here and have the utmost respect for you, but I just laughed myself to tears!! Especially the last sentence! Thanks!!
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