|
Has anyone used a 3/4 circle fence with bait?
#7714605
11/11/22 08:11 AM
11/11/22 08:11 AM
|
Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 39 Minnesota
John Jr.
OP
trapper
|
OP
trapper
Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 39
Minnesota
|
Has anyone ever used a piece of woven fence bent into a 3/4 circle with 1 opening? A foot hold or snare at the opening and deer carcass inside for bait? Just wondering if it’s worth the work to build.
We’re airborne! We are supposed to be surrounded!
|
|
|
Re: Has anyone used a 3/4 circle fence with bait?
[Re: John Jr.]
#7714656
11/11/22 08:55 AM
11/11/22 08:55 AM
|
Joined: Sep 2020
Posts: 1,871 Pennsylvania
patrapperbuster
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Sep 2020
Posts: 1,871
Pennsylvania
|
On one's own property that may be something you can try. Otherwise too much for what you want to accomplish. If you do it i'd try making it with 2 or 3 'openings' . You would want drags on such a set up
Till that day.....
|
|
|
Re: Has anyone used a 3/4 circle fence with bait?
[Re: John Jr.]
#7716679
11/13/22 04:28 PM
11/13/22 04:28 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 2,175 Rochester, MN
Teacher
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 2,175
Rochester, MN
|
If you’re going to try something like this, in Minnesota, the bait has to be covered. I believe the rules say no traps or snares within 20 ft of exposed bait.
However, if you cover a bait with woven wire and stake it down, every meat eater and big bird in the area will work it and you should be able to make flat sets, dirtholes or snare the trails anywhere from 50 to 200 ft of it and do ok.
Never too old to learn
|
|
|
Re: Has anyone used a 3/4 circle fence with bait?
[Re: John Jr.]
#7717372
11/14/22 11:51 AM
11/14/22 11:51 AM
|
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,514 Kanabec Cty, MN
Drakej
trapper
|
trapper
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,514
Kanabec Cty, MN
|
It's my best producing beaver set on a smaller scale when high water rushes over banks and creates large featureless flats of shallow water. Three sections of the 18" H folding garden fence corral wired to H stand holding a 330 in front of fresh poplar and beaver lure in an upturned medicine cup(reusable) wired to bait inside fence takes many spring beaver for me. Here trap has to be at least half submerged so one has to really monitor water level drop. Some grass or sticks over top of corral fence camo's them pretty well if needed. Watch the weather also as dead beaver are exposed in shallow water and sun can damage them quickly, also the now FLOCKS of scavenger Bald Eagles are ever present. This is my go to set when high water floods all the castor mounds. Though I have and like 330 floats as well a little fence and an H stand are much less cumbersome but aren't as water level adjusting. As most of my trapping is site specific - I have to be able to make a set to meet the conditions of the locations where I have permission and not just move tot the location that offers the best option where I don't. And that for me is highly variable year to year so a big bag of tricks is handy and more productive. During spring beaver dispersion I have taken beaver in isolated flooded fields between main bodies of water where they wouldn't be expected with this set as they travel to new territories. I agree also probable many better sets for wary canines, except maybe grey fox or deep winter hungry ones. Pretty hard keeping coons from going over an unwell secured cover so by then a portable cubby "box" is easier IMO.
I've learned enough thru the years to now know that I don't know enough. KNOWLEDGE IS FREEDOM.
|
|
|
|
|
|