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Re: One Season Under My Belt
[Re: MartinPlayer]
#7606522
06/16/22 05:23 PM
06/16/22 05:23 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 17,636 Rodney,Ohio
SNIPERBBB
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trapper
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 17,636
Rodney,Ohio
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Basically need a pulaski axe for digging beds in hard soil like that. The sodbuster type hammers(sledge hammer with digger blades welded on) are great but you need safety glasses when using them in hard/frozen soil. Not that you dont need safety glasses with the pulaski, but it does make it easier on your body with the longer tool. You can pre-dig the beds as MChewk suggests. But things may change and you might decide to use a different site. Waterways are always good for canines, the bigger the creeks the better because that creates what we call a soft funnel. Its a soft funnel because they can cross the creeks at any point they wish but they generally will follow it for long periods till they come to a easier crossing, like sandbars or tractor crossing points. Heres a good channel on fur handing: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJNLvRZsDBpnsgtGynXMCjQ/videos
Last edited by SNIPERB🦝; 06/16/22 05:25 PM.
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Re: One Season Under My Belt
[Re: SNIPERBBB]
#7606594
06/16/22 07:37 PM
06/16/22 07:37 PM
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Joined: Nov 2021
Posts: 43 PA
MartinPlayer
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trapper
Joined: Nov 2021
Posts: 43
PA
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Basically need a pulaski axe for digging beds in hard soil like that. The sodbuster type hammers(sledge hammer with digger blades welded on) are great but you need safety glasses when using them in hard/frozen soil. Not that you dont need safety glasses with the pulaski, but it does make it easier on your body with the longer tool. You can pre-dig the beds as MChewk suggests. But things may change and you might decide to use a different site. Waterways are always good for canines, the bigger the creeks the better because that creates what we call a soft funnel. Its a soft funnel because they can cross the creeks at any point they wish but they generally will follow it for long periods till they come to a easier crossing, like sandbars or tractor crossing points. Heres a good channel on fur handing: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJNLvRZsDBpnsgtGynXMCjQ/videosThanks. Man I gotta tell ya, I’m torn. The old railroad bed is just filthy with coyote sign all the time but digging in it doesn’t get me excited lol. I have river otters on my property, my WMU in PA doesn’t allow for taking otters. I understand they are pretty rough to release in an accidental catch. I have video of one making a nest under a culvert from last deer season. I guess the question is how likely is an otter to get wrapped up in a coyote or coon set
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Re: One Season Under My Belt
[Re: MartinPlayer]
#7606611
06/16/22 08:11 PM
06/16/22 08:11 PM
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 3,960 Northern Nevada
Bob
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Northern Nevada
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Not super likely if you’re not right next to the water. Strange things do happen though. You’ll see a lot of odd occurrences on your line if you trap long enough
"I have two guns, one for each of ya."
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Re: One Season Under My Belt
[Re: MartinPlayer]
#7606623
06/16/22 08:24 PM
06/16/22 08:24 PM
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Joined: Sep 2020
Posts: 1,870 Pennsylvania
patrapperbuster
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Joined: Sep 2020
Posts: 1,870
Pennsylvania
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Gather up some dry dirt to take with ya. Dig trap bed, discard that material, add your dry dirt to bed & cover your trap. Keep trap bed to just size of trap. Only soft spot ya want is over trap pan
Till that day.....
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Re: One Season Under My Belt
[Re: MartinPlayer]
#7606777
06/17/22 12:18 AM
06/17/22 12:18 AM
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 3,960 Northern Nevada
Bob
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Northern Nevada
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I agree with sniper on drags, but make sure they’re set up right or you’ll be chasing a coyote all over the country. I like mine to have at least 8 feet of chain up to twelve feet, and a minimum of 4 swivels. Some of the country I trap is pretty sparse on vegetation though, you might get away with 6 feet if you have a lot of brush.
"I have two guns, one for each of ya."
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Re: One Season Under My Belt
[Re: IowaTrapper]
#7607647
06/18/22 12:03 PM
06/18/22 12:03 PM
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Joined: Nov 2021
Posts: 43 PA
MartinPlayer
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OP
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Joined: Nov 2021
Posts: 43
PA
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I always viewed trapping and fur handling as 2 separate arts. There are alot of educational videos about fur handling. As far as youtube goes, coon creek outdoors has some great fur handling videos that go very indepth. Welcome to trapping!! It’s definitely something I want to learn. I retire from the navy in two years. My wife and I are having our forever home built on my property and I will be able to dedicate more time into my hobbies. Here at the end of my military career I feel like I have a billion thing I have to do and want to do and very little time to do it. We are working on designing our home now and I definitely want a detached garage, a really big one that can allow me store all my things to do all my hobbies in one spot. The neighbor up the road has a trap shed he built 50 years ago or more and it’s really cool. Maybe one day I’ll do something like that. But I have to live in suburbia for now but that’s changing in 25 months.
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