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Post by ScottRainbolt on Aug 23, 2011 20:21:16 GMT -5
about the same here cdr 7 to 14 days the yotes are just fun they dont pay much for them so as long as the other fur keeps coming in i will kill yotes just for fun
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Post by mark572 on Aug 23, 2011 23:41:01 GMT -5
Very good thread and posts! Very informitive!! Me? Well, i don't have to many tips and tricks under my belt for catching those trap shy k9s, as the only trap shy critter i had was a red, and a gray. Never did catch the gray...better that way however, maybe will reproduce some nice grays in the area...sure could use some more in the area! The red I did take the time, and catch him, after about a week or so of stolen bait, droppings right at the set and un-covered traps, i finally got smart for once, and made a midfication of a step down dirt hole. The modification was very different then any other step down i have ever seen, but it did work. For me at an reasenbly un-expericenced level at this trapping game, when I happen to run into a trap shy critter, i like to "waste" my time and try to catch it. Weather i succeed or not, i ALWAYS learn a very large amount from those trap shy guys!! It really speeds up the learning curves for me. Thats why i am hoping I'll run into some trap shy critters this yr LOL Not to mention the satisfactory of when i do catch that smart one!! Thats always a bonus too. But like rustysprings said...either I did something right, or they screwed up!! I like that. When your doing this mini have your little note book with you noteing any and everything ,you will see a pattern start with your notes and what you see will help answer the unknown questions you have!! IMO every young ,new and ole timmer trappers should take some time and do this and taken notes and see how much this one critter will teach you!!
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Post by lyonch on Aug 24, 2011 7:09:27 GMT -5
For those of you that get snow, get out on a fresh snow fall early in the morning and try to find a set of k-9 tracks (fox or coyote) and follow them. I follow a lot of tracks in the winter time and pay special attention to all my surroundings. These tracks will teach you a lot!!
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Post by Law Dog on Aug 24, 2011 8:26:10 GMT -5
For those of you that get snow, get out on a fresh snow fall early in the morning and try to find a set of k-9 tracks (fox or coyote) and follow them. I follow a lot of tracks in the winter time and pay special attention to all my surroundings. These tracks will teach you a lot!! I have spent a lot of time following cats In MI and its well worth the time to track them and learn their habits to understand location better! Just a free education in cat trapping 101!
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Post by haydenmekeland on Aug 24, 2011 14:04:13 GMT -5
very true!!! lmao.. I like to go to blind sets if the critter is playing with my sets, with beaver I open the dam and set off to the side were he will start to fix it, with K-9s I look to were he may come and go from and put a blind set in (NO baits,lure or urines) to tip him off. Its is better to move on and forget about the smart ones, but man its WAR! LOL
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