Drowners.
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12/27/20 03:51 PM
12/27/20 03:51 PM
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Gone Trappin.
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For my mink/raccoon pocket sets, is it a good idea to use drowning cable/wire or should I just give myself a long chain and stake out in deep water. I’m targeting mink but I’m probably gonna catch the occasion coon. I’m using #11’s and #1.5,s
Last edited by Gone Trappin.; 12/27/20 03:52 PM.
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Re: Drowners.
[Re: Gone Trappin.]
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12/27/20 03:55 PM
12/27/20 03:55 PM
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Law Dog
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I’d stake it well and use a stick in deeper water the drowner set will use up a lot of time, set for a mink anchor for a coon.
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Re: Drowners.
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#7108722
12/28/20 07:34 AM
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Do it right, do it once and done. #2 chain you can use it for every species for the rest of your life.
Brian
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Re: Drowners.
[Re: Law Dog]
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12/28/20 01:06 PM
12/28/20 01:06 PM
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I’d stake it well and use a stick in deeper water the drowner set will use up a lot of time, set for a mink anchor for a coon. I liked to use that method even if it took a little more time to set up for two reasons. One was, almost every time it drowned the animal. Two, a coon caught without a drowning set will tear up the set making it unusable the next time around.
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Re: Drowners.
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12/28/20 04:15 PM
12/28/20 04:15 PM
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PNW Mountain Man
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I’d stake it well and use a stick in deeper water the drowner set will use up a lot of time, set for a mink anchor for a coon. I would do it this way. 4 or 5 feet of #2 american chain depending on depth a 36" stake staked( 3/4 in the ground) in deep water( 3 feet minimum depth or 1.5 times thr length of the animal ) add a swivel about mid way between the stake and beginning of chain. Stake it where the trap chain is taught so the only way he can go is deep-water. I like a 1.5 or 1.75 trap or even a number 2 depending on animal size. The NO BS 1.5 will work on the coon even because it's a heavy trap so you won't need to go to a 1.75 or a 2 for weight purposes. Just my 2 cents.
Last edited by PNW Mountain Man; 12/28/20 04:21 PM.
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