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First double foot catch #7191666 02/21/21 08:28 PM 02/21/21 08:28 PM
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 29 NM D dedshaut OP trapper
dedshaut OP trapper D Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 29 NM	Checking the line this morning I got my first double front foot Yote on a NoBS K9 jr. Weird thing is that both feet were toe catches. I'm trying to figure out how this happened. The pan tension was 3.75 lbs. The trap only had about 1/8th inch of dirt over it so it wasn't bedded too deep. Any Ideas? Video here: https://youtu.be/cOtQj_SO0Fs Last edited by dedshaut; 02/22/21 05:58 PM.

Re: First double foot catch [Re: dedshaut] #7191718 02/21/21 09:14 PM 02/21/21 09:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,692 S.E. Ohio M M.Magis trapper
M.Magis trapper M Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,692 S.E. Ohio	I’ve always assumed most double front foot catches start with one foot within the jaws but not compressing the pan. Then they shift the second foot and place it next to the first, stepping on the pan. I suppose it would take a number of specific things to happen to only catch toes on both.

Re: First double foot catch [Re: dedshaut] #7191719 02/21/21 09:14 PM 02/21/21 09:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 3,109 Ks Flint Hill fur trapper
Flint Hill fur trapper Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 3,109 Ks	Don't overthink it...

Re: First double foot catch [Re: dedshaut] #7191750 02/21/21 09:58 PM 02/21/21 09:58 PM
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 10,913 SW Georgia W Wanna Be trapper
Wanna Be trapper W Joined: May 2018 Posts: 10,913 SW Georgia	It’s caught. Reset and catch another. Since you are pondering...ever caught a possum by his tail? If you figure yours out you can concentrate on mine.

Re: First double foot catch [Re: Wanna Be] #7191757 02/21/21 10:04 PM 02/21/21 10:04 PM
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 29 NM D dedshaut OP trapper
dedshaut OP trapper D Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 29 NM	Originally Posted by Wanna Be It’s caught. Reset and catch another. Since you are pondering...ever caught a possum by his tail? If you figure yours out you can concentrate on mine. For sure, it's caught that is all that matters. Just trying to rationalize why, you figure 2 feet he must have been committed. No I've never caught a possum by it's tail, that's mind boggling.

Re: First double foot catch [Re: dedshaut] #7191762 02/21/21 10:08 PM 02/21/21 10:08 PM
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 10,913 SW Georgia W Wanna Be trapper
Wanna Be trapper W Joined: May 2018 Posts: 10,913 SW Georgia	What kind of set? Was the trap offset or dead center? The only actual response to your question seems reasonable enough.

Re: First double foot catch [Re: Wanna Be] #7191797 02/21/21 10:34 PM 02/21/21 10:34 PM
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 29 NM D dedshaut OP trapper
dedshaut OP trapper D Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 29 NM	Originally Posted by Wanna Be What kind of set? Was the trap offset or dead center? The only actual response to your question seems reasonable enough. it was a dirt hole set, backstop was a rock about the size of a football, trap was placed 9 inches in front of the hole and about 1.5 inches to the left of the hole. I get why double foot catches happen, just wondering why they were TOE catches. You figure if both feet are down, he's very committed to the set. I've never had toe catches before this one. Last edited by dedshaut; 02/21/21 10:35 PM.

Re: First double foot catch [Re: dedshaut] #7191873 02/21/21 11:32 PM 02/21/21 11:32 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 5,515 West Central MN 20scout trapper
20scout trapper Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 5,515 West Central MN	If you have ever watched a fox hunting mice in the snow, you see how they pounce on their target. I can't prove it but believe it may have pounced on your set but landed both feet on one of the jaws and set off the trap. Had it been centered more on the pan then you would have had a pad catch vs. a toe. JMO Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.

Re: First double foot catch [Re: dedshaut] #7191874 02/21/21 11:33 PM 02/21/21 11:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 3,109 Ks Flint Hill fur trapper
Flint Hill fur trapper Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 3,109 Ks	Trap long enough weird things happen...

Re: First double foot catch [Re: dedshaut] #7191888 02/21/21 11:44 PM 02/21/21 11:44 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 5,777 central Illinois yoteguts trapper
yoteguts trapper Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 5,777 central Illinois	Very well put Flint. I'm itchin' to see a coyote twitchin'. More trappin' and less yappin'. Member FTA & USSA.

Re: First double foot catch [Re: dedshaut] #7191903 02/22/21 12:04 AM 02/22/21 12:04 AM
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 141 Idaho F Fiske trapper
Fiske trapper F Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 141 Idaho	In a cubby

Re: First double foot catch [Re: dedshaut] #7192219 02/22/21 12:33 PM 02/22/21 12:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 497 Minnesota MNEric trapper
MNEric trapper Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 497 Minnesota	Double rear foot in a MB450 Last edited by MNEric; 02/22/21 12:34 PM.

Re: First double foot catch [Re: dedshaut] #7192301 02/22/21 01:55 PM 02/22/21 01:55 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 5,515 West Central MN 20scout trapper
20scout trapper Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 5,515 West Central MN	Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.

Re: First double foot catch [Re: 20scout] #7192372 02/22/21 03:12 PM 02/22/21 03:12 PM
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 29 NM D dedshaut OP trapper
dedshaut OP trapper D Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 29 NM	Originally Posted by 20scout If you have ever watched a fox hunting mice in the snow, you see how they pounce on their target. I can't prove it but believe it may have pounced on your set but landed both feet on one of the jaws and set off the trap. Had it been centered more on the pan then you would have had a pad catch vs. a toe. JMO This is the most likely idea of what happened so far, I didn't know that you could set off a dogless by pouncing on the loose jaw. Good to know.

Re: First double foot catch [Re: dedshaut] #7192397 02/22/21 03:43 PM 02/22/21 03:43 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 5,515 West Central MN 20scout trapper
20scout trapper Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 5,515 West Central MN	I don't think my theory works very will with the double hind foot catch. Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.

Re: First double foot catch [Re: 20scout] #7192445 02/22/21 04:47 PM 02/22/21 04:47 PM
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 10,913 SW Georgia W Wanna Be trapper
Wanna Be trapper W Joined: May 2018 Posts: 10,913 SW Georgia	Originally Posted by 20scout I don't think my theory works very will with the double hind foot catch. Maybe going to take a dump?

Re: First double foot catch [Re: Wanna Be] #7192449 02/22/21 04:52 PM 02/22/21 04:52 PM
Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 497 Minnesota MNEric trapper
MNEric trapper Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 497 Minnesota	Originally Posted by Wanna Be Originally Posted by 20scout I don't think my theory works very will with the double hind foot catch. Maybe going to take a dump? That is what I figured

Re: First double foot catch [Re: dedshaut] #7192474 02/22/21 05:20 PM 02/22/21 05:20 PM
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 10,913 SW Georgia W Wanna Be trapper
Wanna Be trapper W Joined: May 2018 Posts: 10,913 SW Georgia	Apparently they think a lot of my sets, lol. I get pics all the time of them dumping around my sets before investigating and sometimes getting caught.

Re: First double foot catch [Re: dedshaut] #7192499 02/22/21 05:59 PM 02/22/21 05:59 PM
Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 29 NM D dedshaut OP trapper
dedshaut OP trapper D Joined: Dec 2020 Posts: 29 NM	Here is a video of what we walked up to. My first attempt at making a video https://youtu.be/cOtQj_SO0Fs

Re: First double foot catch [Re: dedshaut] #7192543 02/22/21 06:49 PM 02/22/21 06:49 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 41,984 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 41,984 Northern Maine	Nice catches. Nevada bound

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