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Post by bobwendt on Dec 26, 2006 12:45:35 GMT -6
all good info. you know this has all been on video in long drawn out detail of not just injecting but cutting out sacs and sucking essence etc, for several years now, and advertized heavily in every trapping periodical out there. along with the some of the best trapping info available today.
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Post by Clyde Isaak on Dec 26, 2006 20:21:13 GMT -6
JLDakota - I can see where having the iside dowel to push the plunger in would certainly eliminate having to push the skunk around trying to push th pole hard enough to depress the plunger like on my setup. The ones I've seen commercially available have rather short poles and I liked a longer pole like the one I have. Plus I like being able to break it down easily so it doesn't take up as much room. I may have to try to come up with some way to make mine with an inside dowel rod but still be able to break it down. Will work on it as I have time.
Bob - I have your coyote video and it is great as I learned a lot from it. It just doesn't show much on the dispatching of the skunk with your syringe pole. Plus you are not using accitone like 99.9% of the trappers out there would have to. Plus most fur trappers would be dispatching skunks in foothold traps and not cages. Maybe your fox DVD has more extensive coverage but I haven't seen it. I'm glad I was able to show everyone that hasn't tried it, just how fast the process is, and just how effective the accitone is on skunks.
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Post by turbines on Jan 4, 2007 17:55:24 GMT -6
I caught a stinker yesterday and broke down and made one of the acetone shot poles. Mine is one piece with a large syringe on the end as in the video. My skunk was caught on the back foot and he had already started chewing on it by the time I got it made. It was kinda hard to get him to stop moving but I did get him stuck. The first needle got bent, I guess I couldn't tell what was going on down on the other end. I managed to get him knocked out on the first go round but I did notice movement so I loaded up again and got him good the second time. He did not spray but I could still smell skunk just around the circle. My trap will have to be cleaned up before I can use again. Do they put out a little stink all of the time or what. I would have surely known it if he had sprayed. The first one I caught messed up everything, my trap still stinks from a year ago and I boiled it in Peroxide and baking soda. That's why I made the pole this time, I didn't want to go through that again.
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Post by Clyde Isaak on Jan 4, 2007 18:29:14 GMT -6
turbines - glad it worked for you. When they are caught by a back foot it does make it more difficult to stick them. I have had them spray just a small amount sometimes when I get a little to aggressive with them, but usually they don't spray at all and there is no smell that I can detect. Sometimes they are harrased by another animal before you get there and they may have sprayed at that animal to defend itself. Good luck on your next skunk as they get easier as you get more comfortable sticking them.
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