Originally Posted by WadeRyan
I think people over complicate a lot of things. Peat being one of them. Then when it doesn't work they just say it doesn't work. Dry it out bone dry early till it's dusty. It will repel enough water to keep traps firing through a lot of weather. Nothing is bullet proof not even wax dirt. If it's crazy cold with a lot of moisture in the ground I'll use some table salt (no it won't catch all the deer or rabbits in the area). The issue I see is guys waiting to buy peat now when it's not properly dried or using peat with Miracle grow mixed in which I've already seen one person on this thread post. If it's not completely dry it's going to absorb water and defeat the purpose.


Exactly, I tell people this all the time. I've had a set i pulled and went back 4 months later and below the very thin crust on top it was BONE DRY that a trap would still be easily working. Learn how to use it and you can't beat it.