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Conibear notches
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03/16/23 03:00 PM
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Question: When setting conibears...there are several notches on the dog...does anyone understand the benefit of using one notch over another?
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Re: Conibear notches
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03/17/23 04:51 PM
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Question: When setting conibears...there are several notches on the dog...does anyone understand the benefit of using one notch over another? You can make each notch fire at a different pressure. This is especially beneficial when spring beaver trapping when there is current and detritus in the water.You can set them to fire harder under those conditions.
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Re: Conibear notches
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03/19/23 07:50 AM
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I was always under the impression it’s different tension, which allows the animal to pass further into the trap before firing resulting in a deeper catch. You’re also compressing the spring more resulting in more kinetic energy as the springs compress around the catch Furthest notch on a 160 got him in the center of the body instead of neck
Last edited by ToCatchAPredator; 03/19/23 07:54 AM.
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Re: Conibear notches
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03/21/23 12:11 AM
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T_D that would make for an interesting study.
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Re: Conibear notches
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03/21/23 12:40 PM
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That is most interesting. It would be fascinating to do some physics experiments with conibears...to send a simulated "critter" through the trap at various rates and observe the results. First at one dog notch and then another to see the difference. At the risk of sounding like a nerd, I can put that on my list of things to play with when I retire. If I do I will publish my results in American Trapper. All been done years ago in vegreville for the aihts.
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Re: Conibear notches
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03/22/23 09:22 AM
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Hmm...I had not heard of AIHTS before...I will check out their stuff. It's super interesting to see how some of these traps were developed and how we came to have the tools we have today.
"There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry, Mine!" -- Kuyper
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