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Post by Law Dog on Oct 23, 2017 23:24:15 GMT -5
Wind was howling today my favorite time to collect dirt, it's a real PITA fighting the wind but the dirt is the best. I like the bigger pieces more kitty litter like sizes for drainage and avoiding freeze down. I sift high over my collecting buckets and the "baby powder" dirt blows away and the bigger pieces that fit through the sifter are heavier and drop into the bucket. With the wind I sift a 2nd time and remove the bad stuff that blows in the buckets.
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Post by arkansastrapper on Oct 26, 2017 8:13:00 GMT -5
I’m going to make some this summer arkansas don’t get super cold in the winter normally just sprinkle a little salt down in trap bed and a little over the trap
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Post by Law Dog on Oct 26, 2017 17:14:33 GMT -5
I’m going to make some this summer arkansas don’t get super cold in the winter normally just sprinkle a little salt down in trap bed and a little over the trap Keeps the covering from "caking" up in wet weather also the water drains through, just poke a few holes in the bed with a stake!
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Post by arkansastrapper on Oct 26, 2017 20:34:01 GMT -5
I’ll have to remember that
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Post by badlandsbilly on Nov 13, 2017 14:01:13 GMT -5
Lawdog I tried waxed dirt and loved it.On what I consider as short lines it's the way to go especially when I was in Montana Bobcat trapping.My problem has been running at least 3 to 5 lines minimum 60 traps to a line.I was looking at 180 to 300 trap sets.Waxed dirt just didn't work for me with that number of sets I couldn't make enough.I use about a gallon of dirt per new trap set. I'd put up ie sift dry dirt into clean metal garbage cans in the garage.I always gave the dirt in the garbage cans a couple of big squirts on clean coyote urine before I put the can lids on. I've tried waxed dirt,coal shale and glycerin.Sifted dry dirt wins hands down until it rains or snows and freezes.That is when it's time for snares.
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