Eric's Set of the Day #1-#12
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For most days the next few weeks I will post a couple of pictures and a description of some of the sets I use. A few of these may have been posted in past years but if you missed them or are a new member maybe they will help you out. Most of my sets are for snares as that is what we have to use here, but many can easily be adapted to foottraps or conibears. This first one is how I snare mink on a bridge abutment and avoid the coons that are also using it. Using my "snare on a brick" and a 2 hole concrete block, I simply use the brick to block one hole and set my snare in the other, wedging a small stick or two in the hole to block it down to snare loop size (2.5 inches). Putting a rock or some debris on top of the concrete block finishes the set and pretty much assures the mink will go through the block and not climb over like the coons must do. Mink gets snared, pulls the brick out of the block, it drops in the water, mink drowns, many times so fast that the snare is not damaged and can be reused. After season I just lay the block off to the side of the bridge and use it year after year. Note: the holes on a 3 hole concrete block are just not big enough and more often than not the mink will not enter them but chose to climb over.
Last edited by Wolfdog91; 10/11/20 01:03 AM.
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Re: Eric's Set of the Day #1-#12
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04/10/20 08:46 PM
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That's wicked cool hope this continues for a while.
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Re: Eric's Set of the Day #1-#12
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04/11/20 12:08 PM
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Lets stay on the topic of under the bridge on the abutment for one more day. The first picture is a simple snare on a brick where I do not have coons walking along. I set my snare then use the holes in the brick to hold some weeds for blocking/guidance. Notice how the weeds are staggered in length, longest to the left, shortest by the snare to almost guide the mink along into the snare. From the backside as we view it I do not need the weeds for a guide as the abutment is narrow from that side and the mink is funneled into the snare that way. Picture 2 is set up how I do it if there are squirrels or an occasional coon traveling under the bridge. Blocking is done with a rock, some sod and of course the brick. Then I put a stick about 1 inch in diameter over the snare, wedging it so it is solid.Nine times out of 10 the squirrel will jump onto the stick and thus over my snare, the coon will just step over. Now if you use too big a diameter stick, say 2 or 3 inches some mink will also hop on it and thus over the snare, but rarely will a mink jump onto the 1 inch stick, preferring to go under and into the snare. I never put only 1 snare or trap at a location, most bridges will have at least 4 snares set, often more. It takes no longer to look at 4 than it does to look at one and you cannot catch 2 mink at the same time if you only have 1 snare set. Picture 3 is a 110 conibear set up for the same type location. It is fastened to one brick then a second brick is placed on the spring to hold it in place. Weeds and grass complete the vision of a hole and we all know that mink love to go through a hole. For this set use a 110 not a 120 as you want the mink to flop off into the water and not lay dead on the abutment where mice, coons and other varmits can chew on him.
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Re: Eric's Set of the Day #1-#12
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04/11/20 12:22 PM
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Thanks for sharing Eric. Good stuff
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Re: Eric's Set of the Day #1-#12
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04/11/20 01:18 PM
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Thanks for posting these sets eric, nice!!
I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....
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Re: Eric's Set of the Day #1-#12
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04/11/20 02:24 PM
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Eric, I think I see the 110 trigger wires are on top .In a V . Is this the way you like them? I'am a big fan of Circle triggers. Or triggers on the bottom .With the V opened up.
Keep up the good posts
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Re: Eric's Set of the Day #1-#12
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04/11/20 06:43 PM
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Nice sets, thanks for sharing!
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Re: Eric's Set of the Day #1-#12
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04/13/20 11:26 AM
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I went to demo of yours 15 years ago. You were great and mentioned this setup then also. Good demo and and you kept it interesting. Useful set but here in Pa the cable restraints only and they have to be anchored, not drag. good to see you here......jk
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