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Post by jahwarrior on Feb 13, 2008 21:50:00 GMT -5
well i just got my first 3 traps in ( the wife limited me!) and well before i go and put all the great advice i got from prune is there anything i need to do to the trap to prepare it?
PS i also got a trap setting tool so to make it easy.
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Post by rye on Feb 14, 2008 8:56:36 GMT -5
220's or footholds?
There are some good threads on here and on Tman about trap preparation... depending on what you have and how long you have to get them ready (not much time now) you can dye and wax, dip in speed dip or fourmula 1 or just paint them with rustoleum, depending on what traps you have and your intended target.
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Post by TrapperTod on Feb 14, 2008 9:45:11 GMT -5
well i just got my first 3 traps in ( the wife limited me!) This is my first year trapping, and I also am on a limited budget for traps. I only run 18 traps this whole season, and they kept me really busy. IMO you dont need a bunch starting out, I still have a lot to learn. As far as prep goes, I got six 220's that I painted. The foot holds I have I dipped in Formula 1. That is some good stuff. Main thing is get your gear right before you put it in the ground, or you may educate critters instead of catching them. Do alot of reading on here there are a few threads on trap prep here, you just got to find them. Maybe someone would be kind enough to link it to the post for you, I am not that computer savy, it is all I can do to get a picture on here. Also listen to these guys they know what they are talking about  Unless it has to do with coozies and catfishing, I think they get fish tale itis on them. Once you make a catch you gonna be hooked! Good luck and got a question ask it, someone here will tell ya something! |
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Post by Prune on Feb 14, 2008 12:12:14 GMT -5
Hey Buddy,
Take them 330's and run them thru the dish washer to get the oil off them or the car wash if the wife is at home....lol...Hittem with some paint.Black , brown ,green or a combination there of.
Then get out there and get ya some beaver's
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Post by TrapperTod on Feb 14, 2008 12:35:24 GMT -5
Yeah and post some pics when you connect!!! Hey prune how much longer will beaver fur be good? If I read the regs right you can still trap beavers into march, that might be a good thing for me to do after I quit trying to dryland trap.
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Post by Prune on Feb 14, 2008 15:01:38 GMT -5
Get after them beaver's ..The one's we have been getting havent been bit up much yet.You can trap beaver till the end of March.
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Post by TrapperTod on Feb 14, 2008 15:05:08 GMT -5
Cool Deal! I got to get me some of them 330's, I am going to start up with snare this weekend.
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Post by jahwarrior on Feb 14, 2008 18:38:35 GMT -5
OK i took them and washed them in the tub and hung them out to dry. hit them with some black and brown paint in a half way camo pattern and well when i got off work to day i went out and set them the best way i know how. well the way prune told me to. (ya think he might be trying to set me up for failure?? joking i know better.)
PS. how do you think metal die would work. i have some left over from when i used it on my fire place.
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Post by Prune on Feb 14, 2008 19:08:52 GMT -5
Went out to that place we were at Saturday and picked up two beaver on the crossovers on the main dam and a small otter in the channel just down from the house.
You will do ok just look for some sign.Find the crossover's & castor mounds and you got'em
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Post by jahwarrior on Feb 14, 2008 21:06:48 GMT -5
thanks for the vote of confidence! my wife is betting against me so i need all the help i can get.
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Post by Prune on Feb 14, 2008 21:12:11 GMT -5
i could sneak down your way an give ya some one on one at your swamp.  |
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Post by jahwarrior on Feb 15, 2008 6:41:17 GMT -5
right now I'm do it in a creek and the only way to get to the swamp is by kayak so Maby one day you can come over and help me scout out some new grounds. my treat for lunch. <----(bait)
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Unless it has to do with coozies and catfishing, I think they get fish tale itis on them. Once you make a catch you gonna be hooked! Good luck and got a question ask it, someone here will tell ya something!