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Had a dig out today #8293498
12/25/24 07:38 PM
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When I got to this set today I found this.
All that was distributed was the grass pulled out of the hole and the trap was dug out all the way around. Not flipped out or fired as can be seen. What's in the pic is how I found it.
I tripped it and remade the set making dang sure that the trap was very well bedded.
I couldn't see a definitive track anywhere near the set, but it's on a pond dam and the dirt is pretty hard.

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Last edited by Raghorn67; 12/25/24 07:38 PM.
Re: Had a dig out today [Re: Raghorn67] #8293502
12/25/24 07:41 PM
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I take it thats part of your pan cover?


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Re: Had a dig out today [Re: Raghorn67] #8293506
12/25/24 07:43 PM
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I just had this happen to me a week ago except in my case it was sheep's wool that was pulled out of the whole, couple days after I had a raccoon in the trap and haven't had that problem since

Re: Had a dig out today [Re: Bruce T] #8293515
12/25/24 07:58 PM
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Yes, it was a coffee filter

Re: Had a dig out today [Re: Raghorn67] #8293531
12/25/24 08:46 PM
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I'm betting coon. What are bedding and covering with?

Re: Had a dig out today [Re: Raghorn67] #8293555
12/25/24 09:23 PM
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Either the coffee filter was showing or it smelled something on it.


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Re: Had a dig out today [Re: Dennis W] #8293609
12/25/24 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Dennis W
I'm betting coon. What are bedding and covering with?


Bedding with the local dirt that came out for the trap
Waxed dirt covering
Light grass chaff over the waxed dirt.

Re: Had a dig out today [Re: Raghorn67] #8293747
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Re: Had a dig out today [Re: Raghorn67] #8293924
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There is an old saying down....You got to clean out the trash before you get to the good stuff. I'd saturate the area with coon sets. The more coons you get out of there the less chance of having a blown set.

Re: Had a dig out today [Re: Raghorn67] #8293938
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Ol coon probably.

Re: Had a dig out today [Re: Raghorn67] #8294186
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Coon will dig in soft dirt when everything around is hard

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