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First double foot catch
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02/21/21 08:28 PM
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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.
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Re: First double foot catch
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02/21/21 10:04 PM
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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.
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Re: First double foot catch
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02/21/21 10:34 PM
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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.
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Re: First double foot catch
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02/21/21 11:32 PM
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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
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Re: First double foot catch
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02/22/21 03:12 PM
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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.
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Re: First double foot catch
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02/22/21 03:43 PM
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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.
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Re: First double foot catch
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02/22/21 04:47 PM
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I don't think my theory works very will with the double hind foot catch. Maybe going to take a dump?
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Re: First double foot catch
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02/22/21 04:52 PM
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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
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