Changing bodygrip after each catch?

[foxtail]

johnthomas said:

foxtail, the brick thing was funny i agree, but not as funny as the claim of usin a coat hanger as a drag, now that was really funny. nobody i know changes traps after a catch around here, they just wash and redip once a year.

Actually, it is not funny at all because this idiot is going to teach kids and newbies how to make us look like fools when their catch ends up in the mayor's back yard dragging a small brick and wrapped around the clothes line pole tearing the sheets up that were hanging on it.

People like him who are trying to get fast money should rob banks instead.

[bblwi]

Many of my 1.5s are older Victors and the springs may be weak. They hold well but more snapped traps. I have 2 dozen Duke 1.5s and they have considerably more pan tension with just the jaws. I am planning to set the tension higher on the Victors as they still hold coon well. I have noticed more snaps and also a couple times a couple toe nails in the trap and not much disturbance. Not getting much small non targets, so traps are on location with higher coon percentages and thus need to re-due some things.

Bryce

[mustelameister]

The enclosures I use are 2"x4" galvanized fencing that comes in a roll 36" wide. Perfect.

I cut it every 30", and take each 30" width and bend it in a break so it's 10" by 10" by 10". Now you've got a tunnel that is 36" long and 10" wide and 10" high.

For Wisconsin's law on #220s, this is the answer for guarding them in those thick grass runs. No scent/lure in a 10"x10" opening means it must be recessed inside 15". The exact center of these is 18", so no problem.

I cut out two "cells" up in the middle on both sides to accept the springs of the #220. Also, I use an 18" T-bar through the top of the enclosure and through the cable attached to the #220 to keep the enclosure snugged down to the ground to meet the 10" rule.

Another nice feature is they stack together like Pringle's potato chips for transport or storage. I can usually stack 8-10 together before they get sloppy on me.

I get these things out in September in the trails to get the critters used to using them.

Side note: seems like no matter how far over I move the triggers or whatever configuration I use, I continue to catch quite a few fox squirrels. Though they're tasty, I'm targeting 'coon.

Silliest catch so far, this was last year: 'possum and fox squirrel side by side facing the same direction.