Re: Pan covers.
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07/23/20 08:00 PM
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I figured that black landscaping cloth would work. Maybe not.
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Re: Pan covers.
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07/23/20 08:28 PM
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I figured that black landscaping cloth would work. Maybe not. I haven't tried it,Beav but have thought about it,myself.
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Re: Pan covers.
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07/23/20 11:39 PM
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I figured that black landscaping cloth would work. Maybe not. I haven't tried it,Beav but have thought about it,myself. This will be my 3rd year using it, so far I have been very pleased with my results.
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Re: Pan covers.
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07/24/20 10:27 AM
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I never actually tried It In the field. But I did cut some and tried It In the shop. I like to drag my pan cover across the dog notch creating a hole so the dog can inserted. By doing this the dog and the notch holds down the cover and also keeps It from sliding. Then when the trap Is set the dogged jaw holds down the pan cover. Then you can pull the lose jaw side and place it under that loose jaw. When adding dirt to bed the trap, that extra cover material Is held In place with dirt. It works to perfection Or at last It did In the shop.
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Re: Pan covers.
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07/24/20 12:47 PM
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I have a large roll of it, might have to try some.
Still on my first roll as I usually can find the old cover. I used wax paper before and peat moss and plan on trying some screen this year but still seem to like the landscaping cloth better so far. I cut some screen and placed it in some plastic bags but can see the screen can poke holes in the bags. They can also become a tangled mess when trying to get them out. But since they are heavier they don't blow around if you dropped one.
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Re: Pan covers.
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07/24/20 06:02 PM
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You want your pan cover to fit just Inside the jaws and have It long enough so It goes under the dogged jaw and under the loose jaw. Don't cut a continuous slit for the pan notch. Just a slight hole so the pan notch will show.
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Re: Pan covers.
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07/24/20 11:03 PM
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Are you cutting it in a square or the outline of the traps? Rectangle so the corners fit under the jaws and the rest fit just inside.
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