All I have done is read and study. No, I haven’t tested anything.

Some of what I’ve read is that animals/birds orient themselves due to what researchers say is gravitational pull of the moon. I’ll buy that.

From what I observed of my catch this last fall, in sloppy mud conditions using both aluminum and steel screens over tightly pack traps, then covered with grass. You get where I’m coming from. Before the virus knocked me down, those pipe dream sets gave me the best season I’ve had in years. If it’s your belief magnetism is affecting your season, that’s fine. I’m not convinced it’s affecting mine.

Chaff consists of small fibers that reflect radar signals and, when dispensed in large quantities from aircraft, form a cloud that temporarily hides the aircraft from radar detection.
Chaff - Radar Countermeasures
www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/systems/chaff.htm


Qoute: “ As far as the pipe dream set that seems to be working because the dead grass clippings seem to form a chaff much like the radar avoiding chaff used in World War II.“

Radar is a projection of a electromagnetic field. Grass combined with moisture and even freezing conditions form a shielding cloud over the magnetic field of the trap ,Hiding the traps projected magnetic field.

I really can't believe this thread is still going!

But since I'm a giver and a problem solver, this is all you need to do ( pay attention)

STEP 1
Go buy some Hecs hunting clothing

STEP 2
cut trap covers out of the clothing and put over your traps

STEP 3
tie your trap cover to your trap ( use non magnetic string) because it's expensive and you don't want to lose it

STEP 4 (THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP)
send me $1.99 for this 1 page book showing you how to disguise the magnetic field of your traps and helping you improve your catch

I’m sorry but you don’t understand it all need to look at what type of traps and devices there are and how to use them your advice won’t work.

I’m here just because I enjoy the discussion and I’ve made some observations of animals in proximity to strong magnetized objects. I’m not trying to gotcha anybody.
RADAR is indeed a projection of electromagnetic field. A magnetized object (AKA permanent magnet) has no electromagnetic field. They are not even measured the same - EMF is measured in units of Newtons per Couloumb or Volts per Meter, magnetic field produced by magnetic objects (like a regular old magnet or piece of magnetized steel) is measured in Gauss or Teslas. And EMF can be affected (attenuated, reflected, etc) by all kinds of stuff, while a magnetic field from a magnetized object is typically affected ONLY by certain metals.
A RADAR can not be made with a magnet, it has to use electricity. Magnetic objects and electromagnetic force have some similarities and some differences.
But all of that is just rehash of well understood physics and me observing animals lack of reaction to strong magnetic objects.

I really don’t know how it all relates or does not relate to trapping devices and catching animals in them. No gotcha, just science review and some observations.

I am catching raccoons groundhogs and squirrels in cages that have a higher magnetic reading on the front outside of the trap, some times 30 higher. but I will say the readings are higher on the open door yet at the bottom and inside they drop to below the area reading. no matter what direction the trap is set or how high the outside readings are, inside they are always below the area readings. Maybe these animals do not mind the fields. I am not saying anything other than I am catching critters when I set the traps. I will be setting two traps that hopefully have 2 different numbers one high and low to see. I will say that the smaller the trap the readings tend to be higher. I would like to get a smaller trap with lower readings than a larger trap and see how the animal reacts, most times when I set a smaller trap and a larger cage trap the animal most times goes into the larger first.

As I have posted animals that are most responsive or coyotes red fox beaver otter.

Kirk before I went full time in the wildlife control field I was a lineman for the electric company. Static electric current was always a concern when there was a heavy air condition. I can remember more than a few times have to wear my rubber gloves LOL But this brings me to another thought. Coyote, fox beaver and otter are thought to be aware of this field, And we also know that horses and cattle would also be aware of the field that is why I have an electric fence for our horses and cows. An observation I have seen is a young horse or cow first time learning the wire will smell the wire from a few inches then hit with the nose and bam!!!! Then from that point on they know what a wire is, well some do LOL The young dogs tend to not notice the wire until they hit it, then they understand and avoid it. So my thought is if geese and other migratory animals obviously use these fields to migrate, which would be a positive, wouldn't the four animals you mentioned have to have a noticeable negative to a magnetic field in order to cause a problem with the traps magnetic field? Again I am not making a negative or positive statement just asking based on what I have observed factual or perceived.

LOL here is another thought for discussion. Many in the wildlife control field know and have heard me talk about my cage baiting strategies that I developed for cage traps 20 years ago. I developed them watching squirrels, raccoons, groundhogs, and skunks on my jobs working the cages and not going into a normally baited/lured trap. Without going into my cage trap demo seminar LOL I watched the animals many times would smell the bottom of the open door above and the bottom of the front lip of the open trap, and seemed to make a choice to enter or walk around to the back of the trap and work from outside. (Again bait in the back of trap) My thoughts are, this is where a strong amount of animal odor would be present in oils, blood and any negative gland odor as the animals work the door the hardest in a stressed condition. I developed the baiting strategies to create a positive to hopefully override the negative that I assumed and I still believe is at the front of the cage. ( maybe magnetic field is also something here that I have not thought about meaning 2 negatives) I wounder If a positive was created to override the negative at a foothold set can be done? And in fact, if your theory is correct, many have learned how to overcome the negative without really thinking or knowing about the field. Again just thinking with no answer, except I know my baiting strategies increase my catches in cages and DP traps. I will also be testing your thoughts on DP traps.