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Post by mostinterestingmanintheworld on Nov 9, 2006 19:09:31 GMT -6
I walked up to a cat set this afternoon that I haven't been to in 10 years.
My rocks and wires were still there.
As I was digging around I unearthed the pile of cat turds that I had put there. They were under about 2 inches of cedar duff.
Damn this old dry country preserves things.
Joel
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Post by gunny on Nov 9, 2006 19:32:56 GMT -6
Here is my cat turd story for the week.
Went scouting an area I trapped two years ago and caught a few cats in.
Stopped in the sagebrush to look at a pack rat house. That dang rat had at least 20 bobcat turds around his house.
I don't know how far he carried those turds back to his hut but it was 1/2 mile to the nearest tree.
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Post by FWS on Nov 9, 2006 19:43:48 GMT -6
Joel, a couple years ago I scouted an area I trapped a lot 10 years before but hadn't since. Looked at old set locations where I'd created cat toilets with scat collected elsewhere, apparently the cats liked a couple of the spots I chose because they'd kept adding to it over the years.
Do you get nostlagic cruising those old areas, remembering each catch location and sets that looked good but were unproductive ?
Last summer I took a GPS unit to a ridgeline and marked each set location and cat and fox capture location I remembered from previous years then put those points into an Arcview GIS program that overlayed them on aerial pics. Very interesting to look at the plant communities and geologic features in relation to clusters of catch locations.
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Post by slidecreekdan on Nov 9, 2006 20:02:54 GMT -6
Joel, yes I know what you mean. I traped that Elko county for a while. That ol desert is tough to beat. Use to love it Dan
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Post by lynxcat on Nov 9, 2006 20:19:17 GMT -6
Sorry Joel...my BAD...I planted those thinking that even an OLD FART like you could tell...very sorry...I'll have em gone in the am... lynx....your turd fairy...
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Post by greatbasin1620 on Nov 9, 2006 20:27:02 GMT -6
lynx....your turd fairy...
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Post by mostinterestingmanintheworld on Nov 9, 2006 22:31:27 GMT -6
FWS what did you find?
Question do you find there are many cats where there are a ton of grey fox in your country?
I'm sure the turd fairies want to know.
Joel
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hoss
Tenderfoot...
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Post by hoss on Nov 9, 2006 22:32:25 GMT -6
i like to see this nevada talk. i am in the only town in lander county, battle mountain, or it seems. i know non-res cant keep cats or greys, but am really only interested in yotes or maybe a kit. what advice can you give? see coyotes everywhere on the roads, so do most out here target cats? like to have advice for the yotes out here. locations are very different, i'm from indiana, but seem to catch on to them in a short time. seems like yotes everywhere, but like to hear imput from the residents. correct me if i am wrong. 4 day check, no greys or cats for non-res., and a regis. fee is not required? also any info will be helpful. also, tips for the yotes, and even the kit will be helpful. love the country out here, but wont dare leaving town w/o filling up the truck! thanks in advance, dave
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Post by Jeffrey on Nov 10, 2006 13:01:45 GMT -6
That packrat gunny was just bringing family home. LOL ;D
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Post by mostinterestingmanintheworld on Nov 10, 2006 19:37:50 GMT -6
Hoss/Dave
Sounds like you've got it right. Your in the middle of coyote heaven in Battle Mtn.
Just set up the washes, draws, stock tanks and you should be skinning as many coyotes as you want.
Flat sets are used a lot in NV. Dirtholes to if you want to go to the bother.
If you want kits go to the short brush flats. They are dumber than muskrats.
Most coyotes will be in the higher brush.
Good luck,
Joel
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