Would this catch?
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07/10/24 09:51 AM
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NorthernTrapperO
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Hey I just got done making a dirthole set (practice) I don't even stake down or anything but I was taking pics as I progressed. Let me know if it would catch a fox coyote or bobcat I dint use bait or any urine like that and ain't working about location just practicing making a set. How it looked before I started: ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-58661-222960-1000048030.jpg) Here's the trap bed: ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-58661-222963-1000048026.jpg) Here's the trap in the bed. (Does it matter that the bed is bigger than the trap? Or does it need really tight?) ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-58661-222964-1000048025.jpg) Here's the trap bedded with no wiggle. ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-58661-222965-1000048029.jpg) Here's the trap with dirt sifted over than I found the pan and packing down dirt even tighter to make sure no wobble was here: ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-58661-222966-1000048028.jpg) Here's the dirt sifted over and blended. ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-58661-222967-1000048027.jpg) Here's the dirt hole. It would be 10x more deep in real set. ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-58661-222968-1000048033.jpg) Here's the distance from pan to hole: ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-58661-222970-1000048034.jpg) Here's the finished set ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-58661-222971-1000048033.jpg) I did forget to put guiding sticks or rocks. I only put two sticks/rocks just incase a shy coyote. Thanks
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Re: Would this catch?
[Re: NorthernTrapperO]
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07/10/24 09:58 AM
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That set looks good. Put a big rock or log or something behind the hole to get the fox at the front of it where the trap is.
And make sure you’re not packing dirt under the pan. A fox will step on that trap and won’t even set it off if there’s too much dirt underneath it.
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Re: Would this catch?
[Re: NorthernTrapperO]
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07/10/24 10:29 AM
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You need more protection from dirt under the pan . I use polyfil just past the outside edge of pan. A pan cap is a very helpful tool.
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Re: Would this catch?
[Re: NorthernTrapperO]
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07/10/24 10:29 AM
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I'm a water trapper. When I make a pocket set, which is a dirt hole set, I have the jaws set in the opposite direction as you have shown. That way the firing of the trap can't throw the foot out of the trap which could result in a toe catch, but catches the animal higher on the foot for a more secure catch. I've really never did much land trapping. So, maybe it doesn't matter the way you have the trap positioned.
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Re: Would this catch?
[Re: Muskratwalt]
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07/10/24 10:32 AM
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NorthernTrapperO
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You need more protection from dirt under the pan . I use polyfil just past the outside edge of pan. A pan cap is a very helpful tool. I use undercover for the pan it's like foam
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Re: Would this catch?
[Re: Muskratwalt]
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07/10/24 10:34 AM
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You need more protection from dirt under the pan . I use polyfil just past the outside edge of pan. A pan cap is a very helpful tool. You can make a pan cap from a soup can. Just cut a notch for the dog
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Re: Would this catch?
[Re: jbyrd63]
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07/10/24 10:42 AM
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find a rock or a log for backing. I'll start the discussion . You got the jaws turned wrong for me. I want the animal stepping between the jaws NOT OVER. Over raises the foot up some before jaws close. It worked for Stanley hawbaker so I started doing it in 1977......
Wait a few tons will tell you why i'm wrong. So the jaws only lift the foot up if it’s stepped on from the front? Either the fox is stepping over the front of the jaw or the side. A guiding stick laying just in front of the jaw will help prevent them from stepping on the jaw. Also a foxes paw is small enough that they rarely trip the pan and have their paw lifted out by the jaw. A wolf on the other hand can have that happen more.
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Re: Would this catch?
[Re: Jurassic Park]
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07/10/24 10:58 AM
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find a rock or a log for backing. I'll start the discussion . You got the jaws turned wrong for me. I want the animal stepping between the jaws NOT OVER. Over raises the foot up some before jaws close. It worked for Stanley hawbaker so I started doing it in 1977......
Wait a few tons will tell you why i'm wrong. So the jaws only lift the foot up if it’s stepped on from the front? Either the fox is stepping over the front of the jaw or the side. A guiding stick laying just in front of the jaw will help prevent them from stepping on the jaw. Also a foxes paw is small enough that they rarely trip the pan and have their paw lifted out by the jaw. A wolf on the other hand can have that happen more. Way I have done it. TONS of info when I started why to turn the jaws that way. Sure tons to have it other way. Trapper 7 said he sets like me. . You and Bucks n bra first cousins?
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Re: Would this catch?
[Re: NorthernTrapperO]
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07/10/24 11:05 AM
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NorthernTrapperO
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What's the best way for the trap to be in the bed?
Like I had it or like side ways. What u mean is this: I bedded like this: ---------- should I bed like this? / or |
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Re: Would this catch?
[Re: NorthernTrapperO]
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07/10/24 11:11 AM
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Looks good and glad to see you doing something to improve your trapping skills. One thing not mentioned yet, is in the 4th pic down, some of those dirt clods are bigger than I'd like to have in the trap bed. True, usually dirt clods when caught between the jaws would just crumble, but I've actually had dirt clods caught in the corners of the jaws prevent the jaws from closing all the way. And with clods as big as some of those you could even have a small stone inside one and not know it. Probably not a big deal overall, just one thing I noticed that would bug me if it was my own set, lol. Everything else looks great.
Blending a trap in to bare dirt is relatively easy. Next you should try blending them into different areas... woods, grassy field, sod, etc.
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Re: Would this catch?
[Re: NorthernTrapperO]
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07/10/24 11:18 AM
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You did a good job. You can also my them a bit more messy like these pics.
Everything the left touches it destroys
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