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Re: Who has used this type stakes?
[Re: Mitch L]
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04/12/23 04:07 PM
04/12/23 04:07 PM
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Joined: Mar 2020
W NY
Turtledale
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W NY
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Back in the day I used a lot of fence staples because I didn't know any better
Fence staples still have a place in my arsenal of trap anchoring
NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers
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Re: Who has used this type stakes?
[Re: Turtledale]
#7844421
04/12/23 08:16 PM
04/12/23 08:16 PM
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Joined: Jun 2010
Iowa
~ADC~
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The Count
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The Count
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Iowa
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Back in the day I used a lot of fence staples because I didn't know any better
Fence staples still have a place in my arsenal of trap anchoring I used a few many years ago. I bet with a metal detector at the right trees you could still find a few I wasn't able to pull without breaking the chain. lol
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Re: Who has used this type stakes?
[Re: ~ADC~]
#7913009
07/25/23 07:22 PM
07/25/23 07:22 PM
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Joined: Jun 2015
rogers city mi.
jeff karsten
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rogers city mi.
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Yep, it was all in prepping for trapping season. Boil traps, check them for tags and adjust em. Build snares.... and go cut stakes. The good ol days.  yes indeed, and you didn't need a pickup full of stuff
olden tyred
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Re: Who has used this type stakes?
[Re: ~ADC~]
#7913201
07/25/23 11:40 PM
07/25/23 11:40 PM
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Joined: Jan 2007
Northern Nevada
Bob
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Northern Nevada
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There are very few spots on my line where that would work. Either too rocky or too sandy. Not to mention I’d have to cut down every tree within ten miles of my house to get enough of them lol
"I have two guns, one for each of ya."
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Re: Who has used this type stakes?
[Re: jeff karsten]
#7914444
07/27/23 06:54 PM
07/27/23 06:54 PM
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Joined: Jun 2010
Iowa
~ADC~
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Iowa
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Yep, it was all in prepping for trapping season. Boil traps, check them for tags and adjust em. Build snares.... and go cut stakes. The good ol days.  yes indeed, and you didn't need a pickup full of stuff Traps, hammer, trowel, bait and of course the stakes we cut, maybe splurge on a bottle of fish oil, lol.
Last edited by ~ADC~; 07/27/23 06:55 PM.
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Re: Who has used this type stakes?
[Re: ~ADC~]
#7917639
08/01/23 12:31 AM
08/01/23 12:31 AM
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Joined: Nov 2007
north Idaho
decoy
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north Idaho
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Caught my first coyote in a fox tap with woodn stake. Course he pulled it out but got tangled up in tree roots. Just north of of otter ck. marsh in Tama Ia.
Hunt with your Kids, not for them. >>>----->
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Re: Who has used this type stakes?
[Re: ~ADC~]
#8414810
06/05/25 01:28 PM
06/05/25 01:28 PM
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Joined: Jun 2010
Iowa
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Iowa
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Re: Who has used this type stakes?
[Re: ~ADC~]
#8415429
06/06/25 10:13 AM
06/06/25 10:13 AM
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Joined: Dec 2024
Wisconsin
CoyoteCowboy
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Wisconsin
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I just cut a half dozen of those stakes from our willow sapling forest. Planning on using them this season for staking muskrat/coon traps in the river
North to the Future!
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Re: Who has used this type stakes?
[Re: ~ADC~]
#8415442
06/06/25 10:42 AM
06/06/25 10:42 AM
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Craigmont, Idaho
marty weatherup
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Craigmont, Idaho
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Dad cut firewood down to that size because he always liked having some small wood for a hot fire on occasion. I got all my trap stakes from the firewood pile.
I held lots of fox and coyotes with those stakes. It was what we did back then. I don’t recall anyone using rebar or metal stakes though they were available through trap supply outfits.
My biggest coyote ever, 52 pounds, was with a Blake and Lamb #3 double under spring and a maple stake just like that. Northern NY had some big coyotes.
Trail cameras and fresh snow have broke a lot of trapper’s hearts.
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Re: Who has used this type stakes?
[Re: bearcat2]
#8416341
06/08/25 01:10 PM
06/08/25 01:10 PM
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Joined: Nov 2024
Alaska
AK Timber Tramp
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Alaska
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I still use stakes cut on site for water trapping. Often times you can find beaver sticks that will fit the bill, but otherwise I just whack one off with an ax. Sure beats packing stakes. I do usually sharpen the end. Me too. I cut a lot of drags on site too for wolf sets
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