Re: Remembering where you set traps
[Re: larrywaugh]
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11/12/20 02:43 PM
11/12/20 02:43 PM
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robert.d12
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I use the iGoTrapping app on my iPhone, but it might not be the best option if you don’t have cell reception. It keep track of a lot more than location.
The beauty of the second amendment is it wont be needed until they try to take it. -Thomas Jefferson
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Re: Remembering where you set traps
[Re: larrywaugh]
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11/12/20 03:00 PM
11/12/20 03:00 PM
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GREENCOUNTYPETE
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a pack of cloths pins florescent spray paint a note pad sharpie marker topo map print it off is fine google maps spray the cloths pins florescent color write numbers on them when you get to a location write the number on the topo map and in the note pad make your sets , take notes what trap you laid , what set , you can even sketch a little drawing of the location clip the cloths pin to the branch above or near your set , use flagging tape and a stick if it is a field or a spare stake and the cloths pin or flagging tape. in your note book write what set caught what what day you can set and review those notes at night or in the off season and decide what caught and what didn't an not just be memory it is interesting to go back to your notes flagging tape is good but I hate seeing the woods full of it so clean up after yourself if you use it the cloths pins are fast and re-usable target sells 50 for $1.79 https://www.target.com/p/50pk-clothespins-light-brown-room-essentials-8482/-/A-75662261
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: Remembering where you set traps
[Re: larrywaugh]
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11/13/20 06:42 AM
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danny clifton
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i take a cheap metal detector with me. if it snows you will be glad you have it
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Remembering where you set traps
[Re: larrywaugh]
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11/13/20 07:02 AM
11/13/20 07:02 AM
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jabNE
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I mark locations sometimes after a snow its hard to pinpoint the exact spot. If near a fence line where the whole line looks similar, a simple bread twist tie on the upper strand of wire and near the set helps. I do carry a roll of green flagging tape and use pieces if that too. Its not as visible as say orange or yellow but it works for me not the guy strolling through who isn't supposed to be there. Sometimes a weedstem or stick planted 10' or so either side of the set make good subtle markers after a snow too. In snow I know the set is exactly between both markers and I can start brooming snow away from the set right away.
Money cannot buy you happiness, but it can buy you a trapping license and that's pretty close.
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Re: Remembering where you set traps
[Re: GREENCOUNTYPETE]
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11/13/20 11:21 AM
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a pack of cloths pins florescent spray paint a note pad sharpie marker topo map print it off is fine google maps spray the cloths pins florescent color write numbers on them when you get to a location write the number on the topo map and in the note pad make your sets , take notes what trap you laid , what set , you can even sketch a little drawing of the location clip the cloths pin to the branch above or near your set , use flagging tape and a stick if it is a field or a spare stake and the cloths pin or flagging tape. in your note book write what set caught what what day you can set and review those notes at night or in the off season and decide what caught and what didn't an not just be memory it is interesting to go back to your notes flagging tape is good but I hate seeing the woods full of it so clean up after yourself if you use it the cloths pins are fast and re-usable target sells 50 for $1.79 https://www.target.com/p/50pk-clothespins-light-brown-room-essentials-8482/-/A-75662261Great tip
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Re: Remembering where you set traps
[Re: larrywaugh]
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11/13/20 12:37 PM
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Nittany Lion
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Don't call me Mister, Mister
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I often forget where I put my glasses, but I seldom ever forgot where I set my traps.
I got myself a seniors' GPS. Not only does it tell me how to get to my destination, it tells me why I wanted to go there.
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