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Re: First ever dug up trap
[Re: Wanna Be]
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06/05/22 02:34 PM
06/05/22 02:34 PM
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Posts: 356 Southeast Louisiana
Slipknot
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Had my first ever dug up trap this morning. I know it was a coon because I saw it on camera. It was really pretty cool. He dug it up and flipped it over without setting it off. We are so dry down here that the top soil is like powder and six inches down is like cement. I “thought” I had the trap bedded as solid as all my others, apparently not. I’ve got it reset “solid” at least I hope solid. I moved it offset about 6” from its previous spot and hoping for the best. Yep I know the feeling .It is super dry here too.Had a dig out from a coon also.
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Re: First ever dug up trap
[Re: Wanna Be]
#7600017
06/07/22 12:54 PM
06/07/22 12:54 PM
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Posts: 1,489 Nebraska
silkyplainscoyot
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Nebraska
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Had my first ever dug up trap this morning. I know it was a coon because I saw it on camera. It was really pretty cool. He dug it up and flipped it over without setting it off. We are so dry down here that the top soil is like powder and six inches down is like cement. I “thought” I had the trap bedded as solid as all my others, apparently not. I’ve got it reset “solid” at least I hope solid. I moved it offset about 6” from its previous spot and hoping for the best. Most attribute a dig up to a trap that's not bedded solid. I disagree with that thought, especially with coons. They dig because of the difference or disturbance of ground material.
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Re: First ever dug up trap
[Re: Wanna Be]
#7600171
06/07/22 04:42 PM
06/07/22 04:42 PM
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Posts: 2,626 Flint, Michigan
bhugo
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Skunk will dig traps looking for worms in fresh dug dirt. I bet coon might do the same.
Last edited by bhugo; 06/30/22 09:46 AM.
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Re: First ever dug up trap
[Re: Wanna Be]
#7600199
06/07/22 05:45 PM
06/07/22 05:45 PM
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Posts: 5,445 Southern Michigan
trappergbus
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There's no way to totally eliminate coon from digging at the trap bed. Trust me I have tried. They will even dig up a well-blended blind set. They are stimulated by the loose dirt and the smell of fresh digging, even without lure or bait or urine. Plant a DP at your location to draw the coon. It just adds to the attraction for coyotes. Reducing pan tension nabs a few at trap sets. Or 2 traps per set, coon can't count LOL...
Common sense catches alot of fur.. Pay homage to all you harvest..
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Re: First ever dug up trap
[Re: trappergbus]
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06/07/22 06:08 PM
06/07/22 06:08 PM
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Bob
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There's no way to totally eliminate coon from digging at the trap bed. Trust me I have tried. They will even dig up a well-blended blind set. They are stimulated by the loose dirt and the smell of fresh digging, even without lure or bait or urine. Plant a DP at your location to draw the coon. It just adds to the attraction for coyotes. Reducing pan tension nabs a few at trap sets. Or 2 traps per set, coon can't count LOL... Sure there is, so what I did and move to a place where there isn’t a coon within 200 miles lol
"I have two guns, one for each of ya."
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Re: First ever dug up trap
[Re: Wanna Be]
#7600475
06/08/22 04:48 AM
06/08/22 04:48 AM
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Posts: 3,856 Pa
Wright Brothers
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Been doing a little metal detecting. At many digs the sod plug is dug out by coon the next night. No trap, no scent or bait, just dirt. Though I have had a few, most of these digger k-9s are coon and skunk.
One season that sticks out to me is, when I had stick welding done to traps. Coyotes dug to the weld spot. Or so it seemed.
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Re: First ever dug up trap
[Re: Bob]
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06/09/22 04:09 PM
06/09/22 04:09 PM
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Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 5,445 Southern Michigan
trappergbus
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There's no way to totally eliminate coon from digging at the trap bed. Trust me I have tried. They will even dig up a well-blended blind set. They are stimulated by the loose dirt and the smell of fresh digging, even without lure or bait or urine. Plant a DP at your location to draw the coon. It just adds to the attraction for coyotes. Reducing pan tension nabs a few at trap sets. Or 2 traps per set, coon can't count LOL... Sure there is, so what I did and move to a place where there isn’t a coon within 200 miles lol Prolly the only way LOL
Common sense catches alot of fur.. Pay homage to all you harvest..
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