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Post by CoonDuke on Mar 20, 2004 20:22:04 GMT -6
I noticed while tracking in the snow that fox will check out every large mound of bean chaff in a harvested bean field. My guess is looking for mice.
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Post by dj88ryr on Mar 20, 2004 22:28:59 GMT -6
Thats exactly what my New Years Day fox found in the chaff pile dirthole, a mouse dipped in Cachottier and a bracelet ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Stef on Mar 20, 2004 22:31:05 GMT -6
Like that lure holder DJ ;D I catch 1000s mice a year on my extermination route and don't know what to do with them. Think I seen too many Stef
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Post by dj88ryr on Mar 20, 2004 22:36:13 GMT -6
Stef, just place them in zip locks in the freezer, I use them whole, right down the hole, cover the hole with chaff and a trap, your all set. Which came first?? The Cachottier or the mouse LMAO!!! ;D
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Post by Stef on Mar 20, 2004 22:37:37 GMT -6
The CAT ;D
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Post by dj88ryr on Mar 20, 2004 22:38:51 GMT -6
LMAO!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by musher on Mar 21, 2004 11:44:08 GMT -6
What's with bean fields? Are you talking about string beans as in people food?
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Post by Stef on Mar 21, 2004 12:10:05 GMT -6
Soya musher
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Post by bubcat on Mar 21, 2004 21:11:16 GMT -6
Reading some of the posts here, I see the problem of crusting snow keeps popping up. How I've been dealing with that isn't a cure all, but it seems to be increasing the odds for me. I'll post a pic. That is an MB-650. there is a sq of wax paper in the bed, and another 6 in strip across the pan, and tucked under the jaws. The 3 rings are 1/2 inch cross sections of styrofoam coffee cups, tapered end up. ( I cut them a stack at a time on a bandsaw) When I have warm sunny days and very cool nights, by 6 or 7 PM, the developing crust would hold up to 16 lbs at times over a mock trap bed. The rings covered with sifted snow to about a 1/4 inch over the top, reduces the tensile of the crust considerably. that only a couple of lbs allows it to break away. It does not work well with 2 coiled traps. It infrequently results in a miss when it fires. But with the 4 coils, I'm pretty sure this has helped me pick up a good many that would have been tap dancing on my trap bed without it. It might help you out a bit during freeze/thaw in the snow.
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Post by a1foxhopper on Mar 22, 2004 7:14:14 GMT -6
I have never seen anything like that--kind of interesting. Thanks for sharing it with us Bubcat.
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Post by trappnman on Mar 22, 2004 7:18:06 GMT -6
I agree- never seen that before.
Have you tried using just 1 piece from a bigger cup?
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Post by Maineman on Mar 22, 2004 11:33:33 GMT -6
Here is the hay set in the snow…Constructed in the same fashion as above…This is the view as I come across the top of this hill in my truck to make a check…I like seeing them red balls of fur against the white snow, at the bottom of the hill waiting for me…<br> Same fox…Close up you can see the mangy tail on this little dude…<br> Set remade and ready for another night…Even tried to smooth out my footprints in the snow...
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