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Re: rub sets
[Re: Killbuck]
#8360589
03/08/25 09:41 PM
03/08/25 09:41 PM
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Joined: Aug 2021
Wisconsin
Average Joe
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trapper
Joined: Aug 2021
Wisconsin
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Can someone explain a rub set? Pictures would be great.
Thank you.
I’ve been sayin yes sir all day at work, I’ve been sayin yes ma’am at home…
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Re: rub sets
[Re: Average Joe]
#8360632
03/08/25 11:34 PM
03/08/25 11:34 PM
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Joined: Jan 2021
NM
RFrame
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trapper
Joined: Jan 2021
NM
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Can someone explain a rub set? Pictures would be great.
Thank you. I don’t know how to post the link to it, but if you use the search function and search “rub set”, there was a thread in the “strictly trapping” forum not to long ago with some good info and some pictures of rub sets.
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Re: rub sets
[Re: Average Joe]
#8360747
03/09/25 08:49 AM
03/09/25 08:49 AM
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Joined: Dec 2009
The Hill Country of Texas
Leftlane
"HOSS"
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"HOSS"
Joined: Dec 2009
The Hill Country of Texas
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Can someone explain a rub set? Pictures would be great.
Thank you.
The bobcat wants to rub the side of his face on it and steps on the trap. Most effective if done right on the trail or very near it.
What"s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.
Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: rub sets
[Re: Killbuck]
#8360754
03/09/25 09:02 AM
03/09/25 09:02 AM
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Joined: Dec 2009
The Hill Country of Texas
Leftlane
"HOSS"
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"HOSS"
Joined: Dec 2009
The Hill Country of Texas
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IMO it's the most effective cat set I can make in most conditions and here are a couple of theories I have to explain it. 1) if the cat runs once he will rub at least twice. If he likes the smell of that lure on 1 side of his face he will want it on the other requiring 2 passes over the trap.
2) in a trail I think he will make more than 2 passes and here is why. A northbound cat is after food or a dating opportunity he has smelled that way. He comes across my post in his trail and runs the right side of his face. I picture him turning around to rub the left side of his face which now has him facing south. If he wants to go north and I have made the set right in the trail and heavily boxed in, I would then get at least 1 more chance at him.
I actually doubt that happens very often because if I have done it right I probably caught his paw the first step he took to be up against the post. I use enlarged pans, set exposed traps, box them in very heavily, and set right on the trail.
Unless he can hover in the air like a honey bee, he is stepping on my pan.
What"s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.
Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: rub sets
[Re: Leftlane]
#8360755
03/09/25 09:07 AM
03/09/25 09:07 AM
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Joined: Jan 2017
Ks
Flint Hill fur
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Joined: Jan 2017
Ks
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IMO it's the most effective cat set I can make in most conditions and here are a couple of theories I have to explain it. 1) if the cat runs once he will rub at least twice. If he likes the smell of that lure on 1 side of his face he will want it on the other requiring 2 passes over the trap.
2) in a trail I think he will make more than 2 passes and here is why. A northbound cat is after food or a dating opportunity he has smelled that way. He comes across my post in his trail and runs the right side of his face. I picture him turning around to rub the left side of his face which now has him facing south. If he wants to go north and I have made the set right in the trail and heavily boxed in, I would then get at least 1 more chance at him.
I actually doubt that happens very often because if I have done it right I probably caught his paw the first step he took to be up against the post. I use enlarged pans, set exposed traps, box them in very heavily, and set right on the trail.
Unless he can hover in the air like a honey bee, he is stepping on my pan. well said
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Re: rub sets
[Re: Leftlane]
#8360761
03/09/25 09:17 AM
03/09/25 09:17 AM
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Joined: Mar 2011
Vernal, Utah, USA
Dan Barnhurst
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Joined: Mar 2011
Vernal, Utah, USA
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IMO it's the most effective cat set I can make in most conditions and here are a couple of theories I have to explain it. 1) if the cat runs once he will rub at least twice. If he likes the smell of that lure on 1 side of his face he will want it on the other requiring 2 passes over the trap.
2) in a trail I think he will make more than 2 passes and here is why. A northbound cat is after food or a dating opportunity he has smelled that way. He comes across my post in his trail and runs the right side of his face. I picture him turning around to rub the left side of his face which now has him facing south. If he wants to go north and I have made the set right in the trail and heavily boxed in, I would then get at least 1 more chance at him.
I actually doubt that happens very often because if I have done it right I probably caught his paw the first step he took to be up against the post. I use enlarged pans, set exposed traps, box them in very heavily, and set right on the trail.
Unless he can hover in the air like a honey bee, he is stepping on my pan. Very good explanation of an effective walk-through rub set with proper blocking (stepping guides).
United we stand.
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Re: rub sets
[Re: Killbuck]
#8360790
03/09/25 09:54 AM
03/09/25 09:54 AM
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Joined: Jun 2015
rogers city mi.
jeff karsten
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trapper
Joined: Jun 2015
rogers city mi.
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At a beaver marsh close by the road commission put t-posts and a screen by the culvert coyotes and cats spend time at one post as tracks in the snow indicate An old fencepost looks cool but a 2x4 with a smear of lure works just as good As we have a 1 cat limit and a special season for them I don't bother but it is an excellent coon and coyote set
olden tyred
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Re: rub sets
[Re: Killbuck]
#8360803
03/09/25 10:13 AM
03/09/25 10:13 AM
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Joined: Dec 2009
The Hill Country of Texas
Leftlane
"HOSS"
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"HOSS"
Joined: Dec 2009
The Hill Country of Texas
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Good picture Savell. Jstraton I grab old fence posts as I find them. Say you run over an old post and snap it off at the ground. Now it is a little over 3 ft long, barkless, and probably has been worn smooth but still has cracks and crevices that will hold lure no matter how much anyone rubs on it.
You can plant that where you please and even wire it to a t-post if you like. This allows me to make my fave cat set where I see a choke point, cross over area, or a trail I am convinced cats will use.
I prefer a slightly taller post so I can hang a visual attractant and some LDC lure- skunky Catmando is my favorite.
What"s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.
Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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