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Re: Advantages/disadvantages freeze proofing sets
[Re: Zagman]
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07/22/20 05:34 PM
07/22/20 05:34 PM
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Pud DID exist, and O'Gorman certainly made sure people knew his name.....and we CAN compare and contrast with Pud and his catches and the time-frame and limited equipment and cyanide gun use vs traps etc.
That's easy..........
What I've NEVER been able to do is compare and contrast myself or other trappers FAR more successful than me to these "unknowns", as we've got no information or data or time frame to do just that.......all we know is this: "There are some really good big numbers guys out there that no one knows about"
Hard to argue that its NOT true, but conversely, hard to argue about it at all....................
MZ I agree with you whether not somebody knows about about someone somewhere that someone makes good catches coyotes. You have done well at being able to adapt as are is anyone able to make respectfull catches. I knew you knew who Pud was but I brought it up because some others may not or never heard of him.
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Re: Advantages/disadvantages freeze proofing sets
[Re: 12 point]
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07/23/20 10:16 AM
07/23/20 10:16 AM
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Talking to Robert about his quest and he had some really bad weather to deal with last year and from what he says. It's drill a dirt hole with his power auger bed a trap In peat if needed no lure just bait and pee. Sounds like he dealt with a lot of muddy conditions last year and just shoves the mud out of the way and re sets using peat.
He's going to repeat the quest this coming season. And I'm betting If any one of you guys want to run with him for a few days he would be Ok with It.
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Re: Advantages/disadvantages freeze proofing sets
[Re: 12 point]
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07/23/20 10:31 AM
07/23/20 10:31 AM
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I've had some decent success with Mark's pipe dream set. It didn't work so well in the beginning, but I was able to make 'em work eventually. The two things I changed were "Too much grass over trap" and "Pipe sticking out like a sore thumb" as Mark mentioned.
During freeze up and snow, I use a combination of waxed sand and peat moss for blending.
Like Mark, I began trapping in the mid-70s, bought the usual books, was neurotic about scent control, and still managed to catch stuff without YouTube or TMan. By the way, I don't know if you caught it but Mark did mentioned "the secret" to big numbers in the video....
"...in a very few days we succeeded in taking over one hundred beaver, the skins of which were worth ten dollars per pound." Jim Beckwourth (1856)
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Re: Advantages/disadvantages freeze proofing sets
[Re: The Beav]
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07/23/20 11:48 AM
07/23/20 11:48 AM
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Talking to Robert about his quest and he had some really bad weather to deal with last year and from what he says. It's drill a dirt hole with his power auger bed a trap In peat if needed no lure just bait and pee. Sounds like he dealt with a lot of muddy conditions last year and just shoves the mud out of the way and re sets using peat.
He's going to repeat the quest this coming season. And I'm betting If any one of you guys want to run with him for a few days he would be Ok with It. I hope there is a market to do that Beav.
Kenneth schoening
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Re: Advantages/disadvantages freeze proofing sets
[Re: 12 point]
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07/23/20 12:00 PM
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I think with Robert It's an obsession to get It done. He was talking 1500 the last time I talked to him. But this time around he would also be using snares. The secret to big numbers Is your work ethics. When you start In Oct and finish up In March and your covering 3 or 4 states and running 140 sets a day your going to put up big numbers. But at what cost?
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Re: Advantages/disadvantages freeze proofing sets
[Re: The Beav]
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07/23/20 12:24 PM
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The secret to big numbers Is your work ethics. When you start In Oct and finish up In March and your covering 3 or 4 states and running 140 sets a day your going to put up big numbers. But at what cost? Bingo! And it's never been a secret.
"...in a very few days we succeeded in taking over one hundred beaver, the skins of which were worth ten dollars per pound." Jim Beckwourth (1856)
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