Re: Favorite Mink coni?
[Re: The hammer]
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BMI 110 Ive had a few good times now putting out a box line after freeze up. Make a dozen, just another tool in the tool box to use
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Re: Favorite Mink coni?
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03/24/21 09:29 AM
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I know Im going to get "Hammered" for saying this but I would ditch the boxes and not worry so much about the conibear. That being said I use 55 BMIs and Victor 110s alot with some 160 BMI and Victor brand. I’m going to run blind sets and pocket set as well with some #11’s dbl long. But figured adding some mink boxes can’t hurt.
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Re: Favorite Mink coni?
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03/24/21 09:31 AM
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BMI 110 Ive had a few good times now putting out a box line after freeze up. Make a dozen, just another tool in the tool box to use That’s what I was thinking a dozen or two.
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Re: Favorite Mink coni?
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03/24/21 09:44 AM
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I dont think it is worth the extra running expenses unless you are trapping other fur in the same areas at the time.Then again,it is not cost effective either to go over the same ground twice at different times for different species.
So-I would set at the same time I bait.
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Re: Favorite Mink coni?
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03/24/21 10:07 AM
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I dont think it is worth the extra running expenses unless you are trapping other fur in the same areas at the time.Then again,it is not cost effective either to go over the same ground twice at different times for different species.
So-I would set at the same time I bait.
I would be driving past a lot of creeks I plan on mink trapping next season while checking coyote sets. Coyote season is in for a month before are mink season starts. But agree and will just bait and set when season starts. Thanks.
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Re: Favorite Mink coni?
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03/24/21 11:47 AM
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Belisle 120 as it's also suitable for the effective and humane dispatch of rats, marten and fisher.
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Re: Favorite Mink coni?
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03/24/21 12:04 PM
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I always favored my Victor 110s. I didn't like the Duke 110s because they were much harder to set off unless you re-worked the trap.
Must be nice to eat ice cream as fast as you want and not have to worry about brain freeze.
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Re: Favorite Mink coni?
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03/24/21 01:07 PM
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You need a magnum (total closure) jaw for dryland mink or else you will get occasional catch circles/live animals. Even big buck mink can breath quite well with a non magnum jaw even when perfectly positioned across the neck. Absolutely. Turf little buggers. Hammer, I tried boxes here once but they didn't catch enough to be worth it. Maybe if our season went later but with our mild weather in season, you'd be better off with the blind sets your talking about. Let us know next year how ya make out if ya would, maybe you'll have the secret for success. I like 150 Bridger magnums. The trigger is very touchy which is good for Mink
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Re: Favorite Mink coni?
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03/24/21 01:56 PM
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Usually boxes dont produce good till after freeze up and mink have a little harder to find food. One can put boxes out and bait IF you are going to run that line after freeze up. With some bait in box if mink comes by but isnt interested will check out on its next round coming thru after freeze up providing mink isnt on some one elses stretcher
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Re: Favorite Mink coni?
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03/24/21 02:05 PM
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Thanks Hippie will do! I’m just going to build them cause the wood was free and I’m not going to use it for anything so figured why not make some mink boxes out of it. Figured can’t hurt to have a few set here or there while checking the blind sets or pockets out. Never a big water line guy except beaver trapping. While beaver trapping I seen a lot of mink sign just about every creek or pond I was beaver trapping so going to give it go next season. Thanks again everyone. You bet, a trap out can catch but one in the shed won't!
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Re: Favorite Mink coni?
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You can use unbaited boxes to catch mink.One of my favorites that always produces is as follows. Find an old dead beaver dam or a bunch of debris on a creek that is not holding back water.Take a sharpened dry spruce pole about 3 inches in diameter and ream out a hole thru the dam/debris at the ends where the debris meets the bank,and ram a double open ended box in the opening with a 120 set at each end,or with footholds if open water deep enough to drown mink nearby.Mink love these tunnels and use them every trip thru if set at the right places. You can shove a half a beaver carcass into the debris/dam and cover-not necessarily where your tunnel is. This can be turned into a multi species set by snaring up the dam on each end approach to take canines/cats, crossing/attracted to the hidden bait. Some of these natural locations will have rat and otter crossovers also which can be set up at the same time. These locations are natural funnels for lots of different furbearers and are real fur pockets in the right habitat,that will produce a lot of fur. Sets made at these spots keep working after freeze up with a bit of tweaking.
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Re: Favorite Mink coni?
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03/24/21 04:01 PM
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You can use unbaited boxes to catch mink.One of my favorites that always produces is as follows. Find an old dead beaver dam or a bunch of debris on a creek that is not holding back water.Take a sharpened dry spruce pole about 3 inches in diameter and ream out a hole thru the dam/debris at the ends where the debris meets the bank,and ram a double open ended box in the opening with a 120 set at each end,or with footholds if open water deep enough to drown mink nearby.Mink love these tunnels and use them every trip thru if set at the right places. You can shove a half a beaver carcass into the debris/dam and cover-not necessarily where your tunnel is. This can be turned into a multi species set by snaring up the dam on each end approach to take canines/cats, crossing/attracted to the hidden bait. Some of these natural locations will have rat and otter crossovers also which can be set up at the same time. These locations are natural funnels for lots of different furbearers and are real fur pockets in the right habitat,that will produce a lot of fur. Blind set for mink.No need for all that fancy ladd stuff.Waisting of time.Nough said.
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