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Before or after? #6831051 04/05/20 12:11 PM 04/05/20 12:11 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,830 Wisconsin T The Beav OP trapper
The Beav OP trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 23,830 Wisconsin	Do you dig or drill your dirt hole before or after you bed your trap? The forum Know It All according to Muskrat

Re: Before or after? [Re: The Beav] #6831059 04/05/20 12:14 PM 04/05/20 12:14 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 674 Arkansas B bobcat_trapper trapper
bobcat_trapper trapper B Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 674 Arkansas	I dig dirt hole before most of the time. If I cant get dirt hole deep. I can move over a little.

Re: Before or after? [Re: bobcat_trapper] #6831063 04/05/20 12:19 PM 04/05/20 12:19 PM
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 16,366 Iowa ~ADC~ The Count
~ADC~ The Count Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 16,366 Iowa	Originally Posted by bobcat_trapper I dig dirt hole before most of the time. If I cant get dirt hole deep. I can move over a little. x2

Re: Before or after? [Re: The Beav] #6831105 04/05/20 12:47 PM 04/05/20 12:47 PM
Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 4,963 rogers city mi. J jeff karsten trapper
jeff karsten trapper J Joined: Jun 2015 Posts: 4,963 rogers city mi.	I drive in a stake an wallow out a hole(drilling?) after I bed the trap only way I can get it 9 inches back an 2 inches offset olden tyred

Re: Before or after? [Re: The Beav] #6831109 04/05/20 12:50 PM 04/05/20 12:50 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,591 SW Pa B Bob Jameson trapper
Bob Jameson trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,591 SW Pa	Always before www.jamesonsultrablend.com www.wildlifepestcontrolservices.com

Re: Before or after? [Re: The Beav] #6831114 04/05/20 12:55 PM 04/05/20 12:55 PM
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,794 100 Mile House, BC Can bctomcat trapper
bctomcat trapper Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,794 100 Mile House, BC Can	Always before bedding the trap. The only constant in trapping is change so keep learning.

Re: Before or after? [Re: The Beav] #6831115 04/05/20 12:55 PM 04/05/20 12:55 PM
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 10,850 SW Georgia W Wanna Be trapper
Wanna Be trapper W Joined: May 2018 Posts: 10,850 SW Georgia	Before...easiest way to find roots and see if I run into hard cement clay.

Re: Before or after? [Re: The Beav] #6831143 04/05/20 01:18 PM 04/05/20 01:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 4,946 Aliceville, Kansas 43 Yukon John trapper
Yukon John trapper Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 4,946 Aliceville, Kansas 43	Yep, before, that way you can let the set determine trap placement, not vice versa. Act like a blank, get treated like a blank. Insert your own blank!

Re: Before or after? [Re: Yukon John] #6831228 04/05/20 02:38 PM 04/05/20 02:38 PM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 743 Ashe co. mountains n.c trapmando trapper
trapmando trapper Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 743 Ashe co. mountains n.c	Before A trap is only a trap if you dont know about it. If you know about it, its a challenge

Re: Before or after? [Re: The Beav] #6831261 04/05/20 03:21 PM 04/05/20 03:21 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 41,834 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 41,834 Northern Maine	Before Nevada bound

Re: Before or after? [Re: The Beav] #6831666 04/05/20 09:40 PM 04/05/20 09:40 PM
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 6,221 Kansas Pawnee trapper
Pawnee trapper Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 6,221 Kansas	Before Everything the left touches it destroys

Re: Before or after? [Re: The Beav] #6831763 04/05/20 10:46 PM 04/05/20 10:46 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 12,285 South Ga - Almost Florida S Swamp Wolf trapper
Swamp Wolf trapper S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 12,285 South Ga - Almost Florida	Always after bedding trap with not completely covered pan. Auger hole and use some of that dirt to finish covering pan. Thank God For Your Blessings! Never Half-Arse Anything! Resource Protection Service

Re: Before or after? [Re: The Beav] #6831805 04/05/20 11:38 PM 04/05/20 11:38 PM
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 45 Johnstown, OHIO W WhitePinePrairie trapper
WhitePinePrairie trapper W Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 45 Johnstown, OHIO	Dig before, drill after. I like the way that drilling a hole after the set is made helps to blend the trap. Member IAFF, OSTA, NTA

Re: Before or after? [Re: The Beav] #6831922 04/06/20 07:15 AM 04/06/20 07:15 AM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 191 Austin Minnesota Suchlike2 trapper
Suchlike2 trapper Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 191 Austin Minnesota	Bed trap first, dig hole later for me. Life is short, tomorrow is promised to none of us. Make the best of every day you have

Re: Before or after? [Re: The Beav] #6831924 04/06/20 07:17 AM 04/06/20 07:17 AM
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 2,065 NY R rendezvous trapper
rendezvous trapper R Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 2,065 NY	I use an auger and cordless drill, it's quick and easy, so I drill the hole first. Let's go Brandon!

Re: Before or after? [Re: The Beav] #6832218 04/06/20 12:31 PM 04/06/20 12:31 PM
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 372 northern indiana son-of-grizz trapper
son-of-grizz trapper Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 372 northern indiana	Dig before. But what do I know coyotes are just starting for me!

Re: Before or after? [Re: The Beav] #6832252 04/06/20 01:05 PM 04/06/20 01:05 PM
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 10,124 Marion Kansas Y Yes sir "Callie's little brother"
Yes sir "Callie's little brother" Y Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 10,124 Marion Kansas	If I bedded trap first then dug the dirt hole I would be catching myself or springing the trap too often. Lol

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