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Post by Steve Gappa on Dec 13, 2011 19:09:30 GMT -6
post away
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Post by Steve Gappa on Dec 13, 2011 19:08:30 GMT -6
1) Any member may post up to 2 pictures, providing they met either of the following criteria:
a) have made at least 10 posts b) Have been a member for at least 1 year
2) please post pictures sans any desciption beyond a title if you wish
3) 1 class- 3 winners- 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
Contest is open now, and will end march 31st. 2012
I'll close each thread, and open another as 10 pics are posted- makes it easier to follow esp for dial up guys.
Good luck!
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Post by Steve Gappa on Nov 30, 2011 14:04:53 GMT -6
I posted once, that I didn't need shock springs on my coyote traps, and was taken to task for it by being asked if I didn't use them, how would I know I didn't need them?
my reply was this-
What advantage do shock springs give you?
they help prevent losses and major foot damage, on long chained traps from lunging coyotes.
I didn't have that problem with short chained traps.
ergo, I didn't need a solution, to a problem I never had.
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I have one beef with dp trap in general- and that's I don't think they are as high a % coon trap (% of coon that sees/smells it that are work the set) as a pocket or pipe in right location, but that's my opinion and I know for a fact many guys here will disagree with me, and that's the way it will have to be-
I just prefer footholds.
but when I do use them, I find no problems with having pull triggers only, no problems with "bait" being gone.
I read where 40-50 dinks were released, and another said similar-maybe that's why you need a push trigger- that the dinks, are cleaning out the traps or avoiding the pull.
those commenting that a push works fine- are dealing with big coon- where 15lbs is considered a dink. same coon I have.
I don't use the dps as workhorses- I use them to take coon in farmers yards- I personally see no need for a push trigger, for what I use them on, and the coon I'm targeting.
not knocking the push/pull- but for me its just another shock spring
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Post by Steve Gappa on Nov 30, 2011 13:52:00 GMT -6
calvin- i'm not saying many or even any otter have been caught. But in good otter country, after seeing how inqusitive otter are- and they use their paws a lot like coon getting into and under things- I just cannot see how you would avoid otter with a push trigger.
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Post by Steve Gappa on Oct 19, 2011 5:59:00 GMT -6
try plain fish oil, then try fish oil with procoon
modern fish oil, really isn't fishy or has much of a smell.
the only reason I use it, is as a medium to apply lure-
What promotes the scent of a lure getting "out there" is air surface. I like a coon lure that I can smell appoaching the set.
putitng a few drops on a twig, or cotton ball etc- limits that air surface to a very small area-
now taking a fish oil mixture and squirting it around the sides of the hole, the back of the hole- gives you many, many times the surface area, of the lure on a twig. I'll often then take the bottle and give a nearby tree or the bank a squirt and let it run down- exposing more of the lure to the air.
I do a lot of snow trapping coon- more so than bare ground trapping- and I've never seen where a coon comes to the call lure option, and then not check out the hole or pipe.
Curiosity kills more than cats.
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Post by Steve Gappa on Oct 2, 2011 7:12:24 GMT -6
I think thats because duck prepared right LOOKS undercooked- so they cook it longer.
I like a good roasted duck, but those breasts marinated, then rolled up and grilled with a bacon slice.....my God are those GOOD
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Post by Steve Gappa on Aug 20, 2011 8:25:26 GMT -6
yes- will have them at WI convention, and will have them in stock very shortly
triggers are $20 for 50, $36 for $100
setters are $18
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Post by Steve Gappa on Apr 22, 2011 14:22:58 GMT -6
I agree with the thought that this isn't about cheap or who should be hired for the job- it was an introduction and an asking for advice on summer coyotes. I too have enjoyed your posts elsewhere and welcome you to CRU. you might wish to participate in the chat scheduled for next week on coyotes
the key to summer work is be on location- and by on I mean ON.
while it might take you some time to trap 40 coyotes this time of year, if collaring coyotes is only part of the study, then if it takes you a month or two it doesn't really matter for the life of the study, which I assume to be at lest 2 if not 3.
I've not done a lot of summer collaring work, but did collar coyotes during the summer months for 2 summers. While I do think there are lures that perform better at certain times, all I used were my regular lures and sets- mainly bigger dirthole type sets. The biggest factor to learn (or unlearn) is that fall coyote territory, is not always summer coyote territory.
as said, be careful with the heat, and even in tightening choke poles too tight- I lost one by doing that.
a tip on catch poles- take a piece of broom handle or dowel, and insert it through the noose, as you approach the coyote, so that it sticks out 4-5 inches through loop- the coyote will about always grab the stick, and the noose can be slipped on easily. Before I knew that trick , had them grab the loop more times than once- some it seemed almost impossible to get the loop on.
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Post by Steve Gappa on Mar 9, 2011 16:16:23 GMT -6
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Post by Steve Gappa on Mar 9, 2011 16:09:54 GMT -6
New contest started-
entry info and rules on photo sub board
if you have any questions, please ask them on this thread.
Good Luck!
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Post by Steve Gappa on Mar 9, 2011 15:55:45 GMT -6
post videos of predator calling and working dogs on fur here
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Post by Steve Gappa on Mar 9, 2011 15:54:04 GMT -6
please post predator and hound/working dog on fur photos here
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Post by Steve Gappa on Mar 9, 2011 15:52:50 GMT -6
please post trapping videos here
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Post by Steve Gappa on Mar 9, 2011 15:51:59 GMT -6
post all trapping photos on this thread
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Post by Steve Gappa on Jan 26, 2011 16:38:38 GMT -6
thats exactly what i did stef
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Post by Steve Gappa on Nov 9, 2010 7:33:11 GMT -6
the next one to post in a manner designed to get a thread axed, will in turn be axed- considered yourself warned with a first, last and final warning
now back to fast skinning coyotes.
I was as skeptic as anyone- didn't know if the "bother" would be worth it but I'm a believer now after having a few under my belt this way
the difference between skining right away vs waiting til one gets home- is night and day x10.
I don;t have the strength I once had, but even I can pull 99% of the coyotes from the rear legs to the front shoulders, in one quick pull- a few big old dogs take me a bit longer-
not only is the skining quick, but just not having to haul carcasses back and forth is priceless
clean up is quicker than I thought-- a little water and wipes, and on ot the next stop
if you haven't tried it- you should- its like skinning a deer quick, vs waitng a day or more
I just then roll up pelt, and put them into a big garbage bag until we get home
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Post by Steve Gappa on Aug 24, 2010 7:06:55 GMT -6
On choking coyotes with a catch pole....it doesn't happen. What does happen is after the cable is ulled snug the coyote flops over and around and "twists" the cable effectivelly choking themselves.
not so in the cases I mentioned- the coyote was put on the ground, and held horizontal- zero twisting of cable. in fact, zero movement on the coyote, once he was on the ground, which took all of 2 secs-
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Post by Steve Gappa on Aug 24, 2010 7:05:05 GMT -6
am rough on pins....probably lose 15-20 percent each year that simply break......is this the case with all you guys?
got a bunch of pins that were my dads, those babies never break. but on the new pins- agreeed, they break far more often than they should.
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Post by Steve Gappa on Aug 23, 2010 16:03:12 GMT -6
good question- I think its 1/8 inch on a catch all
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Post by Steve Gappa on Aug 19, 2010 17:41:35 GMT -6
TWO to 2.5-are all your coyotes 45 lb ones?
TWO up TO 2.5
Im done on this- its old arguing what is- compare apples and oranges all night- and, good day.
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