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.
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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.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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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
Author of The Lure Hunter: A Guide to Finding Fishing Lures
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Re: Drowners.
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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.
The difference between animals and humans is that animals would never let the dumbest ones lead the pack.
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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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