Avoid mink at pockets.
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10/17/20 11:17 PM
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coonman220
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Like to make pockets early season so when banks freeze, they there late season, wondering what others go to trap placement. I's to avoid real early season mink at pockets. U get some not matter what, but cut down it, hard set a real deep at pocket to avoid. Still catch some. However deep end up be az for coon, not going waste ton time. I don't like mink till maybe some good ones 2 nd week, actually better 3 Rd week the end. But some pass later 2nd week
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Re: Avoid mink at pockets.
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10/18/20 08:18 AM
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So your targeting worthless coon over worthless mink. If you want to catch coon just set either snares or body grips up on those high bank tails and forget about digging pocket sets.
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Re: Avoid mink at pockets.
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10/18/20 12:35 PM
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U still get some mink with trap set 4 inches deep. Put trap an pan back from pocket. Maybe 5 inches if can easy ? Later on I like have dug out for when bank freeze an don't have build up trap bed for mink , lots mink around last few seasons , on occasion, u get mink that very good at steal bait from pocket. Not real often.
Last edited by coonman220; 10/18/20 12:36 PM.
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Re: Avoid mink at pockets.
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10/25/20 08:26 AM
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Why not just wait till later and catch both coon and mink at those pocket sets.
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Re: Avoid mink at pockets.
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10/25/20 08:40 AM
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At the recent Fur Harvesters give away, my best male mink brought $4.75 and my lesser ones brought $2.00. It will cost you way more money in gas and wear and tear on your vehicle to run that same line early for coon and then again later on for mink, than what you will lose if you just trap them both at the same time. It isn't rocket science!!! Do the math.
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Re: Avoid mink at pockets.
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Why not just wait till later and catch both coon and mink at those pocket sets. Good thinking
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Re: Avoid mink at pockets.
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10/25/20 09:16 AM
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Pocket sets on small crick banks are a killer set for mink. I caught some (mink) two years ago and I couldn't give them away. Lol Coon need cleaning out bad but I got to busy again to knock down the population this fall. Again not worth my time since they are worthless as well.
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Re: Avoid mink at pockets.
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10/25/20 12:03 PM
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Not a good price for sure not, plan on doing some trapping, get in shape an loose some weight, help me live longer, just not go do as much as in past, the trouble is when it becomes a big hassle with trapping an work an a rush , which it well be
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Re: Avoid mink at pockets.
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10/25/20 07:23 PM
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At the recent Fur Harvesters give away, my best male mink brought $4.75 and my lesser ones brought $2.00. It will cost you way more money in gas and wear and tear on your vehicle to run that same line early for coon and then again later on for mink, than what you will lose if you just trap them both at the same time. It isn't rocket science!!! Do the math. I'm with Computer Hater. I received $4.75 for Select males and $2.75 for Blue males. Not much of a difference.
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Re: Avoid mink at pockets.
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10/25/20 11:30 PM
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I am no coon trapper,but I agree with trapper John. Mink have short legs and lighter weight by far than coon-set accordingly. How about incorporating some encapsulating traps?
Last edited by Boco; 10/25/20 11:32 PM.
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