Re: Bobcat foot holds
[Re: Thayne]
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09/25/21 11:56 AM
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2 coil 550 is all I use in any weather and they work fine. If your trap freezes I don't care how many springs you have it ain't gonna work.
Wish I had more time to trap....
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Re: Bobcat foot holds
[Re: Thayne]
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09/25/21 12:52 PM
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Another vote for MB 550. I’ve caught a ton on Jakes over the years
Everything the left touches it destroys
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Re: Bobcat foot holds
[Re: Thayne]
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09/25/21 01:10 PM
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Our season isn't open yet here in Wisconsin, and no I wasn't one of the testers of the trap.
Megapredator ... top of the food chain! Member of WTA Member of MTPCA Member of NTA
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Re: Bobcat foot holds
[Re: Thayne]
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09/25/21 04:27 PM
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strike2x
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Anybody see the one in the duke square jaw #2. Forgot I even had those.
Wish I had more time to trap....
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Re: Bobcat foot holds
[Re: Thayne]
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09/25/21 08:30 PM
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danny clifton
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All you need for fox is a 1 1/2 duke coil spring. You need the right tools for the job. Been grizzly bears killed with a 22 long rifle but i dont want to try it
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Bobcat foot holds
[Re: Thayne]
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09/25/21 08:45 PM
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MB 550 offset 2 coil is pretty much all my wife and I use. We have never failed to fill our bobcat tags. They lock up very well and are easy on feet. They have also held cougars we have caught incidental to bobcat trapping (would rather they didn't hold these but they always have). I use MB 450 offset 2 coiled when targeting fox.
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Sneak the pan under his paw!
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Re: Bobcat foot holds
[Re: Thayne]
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09/25/21 09:51 PM
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Re: Bobcat foot holds
[Re: Thayne]
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09/27/21 03:46 PM
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Thanks I appreciate it, I’d like to finally be able to bag my first cat. I’ve called a couple and had close calls trapping but never have gotten one. I figured on buying a Wyoming license and giving it a try. I see them on the way to work from Idaho and em figured my chances would be better Make sure Idaho allows NR bobcat trapping or Wyoming will not allow you to do it, reciprocity. If you're in Idaho that is. #3 Bridgers and MB 550s work well for us, offsets with 4 coils mostly. We have some big bobcats as stated above, our biggest caught was 39# and dried at 46 inches long.
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Re: Bobcat foot holds
[Re: Thayne]
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09/27/21 04:52 PM
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If they hold a lion, they'll hold a bobbie just fine.
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Re: Bobcat foot holds
[Re: Thayne]
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09/27/21 05:20 PM
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danny clifton
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I caught a big tom lion in a #2 victor longspring in 78 or 79. Had the trap tied to the root of some oak brush or scrub oak whatever you want to call it. The root broke instead of the trap. We ran that cat with hounds the next day. Trap was on two outside toes. I dont use 2 longsprings for bobcats anymore either. I hate seeing cat tracks and no spots
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Bobcat foot holds
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09/27/21 05:57 PM
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If they hold a lion, they'll hold a bobbie just fine. (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman), who's that good looking guy lol
- 330 Belisle
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Re: Bobcat foot holds
[Re: Thayne]
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09/28/21 09:42 PM
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Mark June
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^^^^^^ last time I saw the good looking lion, he was headed towards Wyoming.
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Re: Bobcat foot holds
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09/28/21 10:14 PM
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Yes sir
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^^^^^^ last time I saw the good looking lion, he was headed towards Wyoming. Don't be so humble..... it's a man crush and u know your flattered. Lol
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Re: Bobcat foot holds
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09/29/21 03:55 PM
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^^^^^^ last time I saw the good looking lion, he was headed towards Wyoming. Don't be so humble..... it's a man crush and u know your flattered. Lol Lol 😆 🤣
- 330 Belisle
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Re: Bobcat foot holds
[Re: Thayne]
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09/29/21 04:14 PM
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330.... I know him. He's after a free hat this weekend at the convention in KS!
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Re: Bobcat foot holds
[Re: Thayne]
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09/29/21 04:23 PM
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Always used 3's here when using footholds for cats. Have held more than a few in 1.5 ls set for marten back in the day. Cats have knobby toes and dont fight a trap like a canine.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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Re: Bobcat foot holds
[Re: Thayne]
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09/29/21 04:25 PM
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Caught and held 100's of cats in duke 1 1/2 2 coils. Just keep good springs in them.
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Re: Bobcat foot holds
[Re: Boco]
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11/30/22 01:12 AM
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Always used 3's here when using footholds for cats. Have held more than a few in 1.5 ls set for marten back in the day. Cats have knobby toes and dont fight a trap like a canine. Interesting. I don't plan to set any 1 1/2's for my bobcat season next month though
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Re: Bobcat foot holds
[Re: Thayne]
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11/30/22 06:21 AM
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danny clifton
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#3's will hold fox
I usually make a species specific set. If I set on fox sign I use a 1 1/2. Miss more cats with a 1 1/2 though than you will with a 3. So if I set a cedar thicket where I found some pack rat nests I use a #3.
Last edited by danny clifton; 11/30/22 06:24 AM.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Bobcat foot holds
[Re: danny clifton]
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12/17/22 01:22 PM
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#3's will hold fox
I usually make a species specific set. If I set on fox sign I use a 1 1/2. Miss more cats with a 1 1/2 though than you will with a 3. So if I set a cedar thicket where I found some pack rat nests I use a #3. I like your bobcat posts. I have an idea what you mean by pack rat nest, but am not sure
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Re: Bobcat foot holds
[Re: Wanna Be]
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12/17/22 03:12 PM
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I used MB550’s and 450’s 2 coils and have caught cats and fox in both. I prefer regular jaws vs offsets, offsets slip too much. I don’t care about foot damage too much because they all meet the same demise, but no sense in it if I can avoid it. Held cats by full pad and 1 toe in both traps. They all work. Both are fairly decent on fox as well. Good traps indeed. Many of mine are 650s, but offset.
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Re: Bobcat foot holds
[Re: Wanna Be]
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12/17/22 03:15 PM
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Unless y’all have a different species of fox, a 650 would be tough on fox. Sometimes a 550 is. I've never used them for Fox
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