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Post by Steve Gappa on Feb 4, 2007 17:23:46 GMT -6
Kathy- is the running fox story true?
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Post by Steve Gappa on Jan 26, 2007 10:22:11 GMT -6
they aren't breaking down fur wise, indeed are still top notch at least through Feb which is as long as I've trapped them.
Bites and cuts- I never had any more than normal in Feb-
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Post by Steve Gappa on Jan 25, 2007 16:07:30 GMT -6
I think on a rubbed yote- you might get more at auction than local. My last couple of yotes last year were rubbed only on the ruff area- and my buyer, who is fair on good yotes- declared them worthless.
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Post by Steve Gappa on Jan 25, 2007 12:35:49 GMT -6
you snaring those fences any?
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Post by Steve Gappa on Feb 5, 2007 17:13:02 GMT -6
Tim- You bring up a very important point about instructions, books, videos, etc. And thats at what stage of your trapping career did you access them.
On Milligans book- I read it maybe 3 years ago after I had already developed my own style, theories, etc-
I liked the book, but I passed by the little stuff like salt (already tried it) and fiberglass (it also). PS- I currently use neither... ;D
You might try polyfil under the pan- its far, far superior to any of that type of under pan stuff- cotton, fiberglass, wool, etc
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Post by Steve Gappa on Feb 5, 2007 17:08:53 GMT -6
I'm under the impression Bob sells them direct
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Post by Steve Gappa on Jan 25, 2007 7:58:35 GMT -6
thats the one - and I agree.
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Post by Steve Gappa on Jan 25, 2007 7:11:25 GMT -6
Bob Gilsveks book on trapping with his son- can't remember the name because I gave my copy to my grandson- but a very good book for new people to the sport or non trappers
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Post by Steve Gappa on Jan 31, 2007 14:01:52 GMT -6
conibear1- no runways, no nothing. a stale feedpile- and some old cuttings. got him on the "lucky fake cut down tree set"....LOL Glad this job is over
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Post by Steve Gappa on Jan 22, 2007 19:56:37 GMT -6
power plant discharge canal.
we pulled down the most recent tree cutting onto the ground and pulled it closer to the water- I would have like it slightly in water, but its close enough for him to notice change.
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Post by Steve Gappa on Jan 22, 2007 19:12:58 GMT -6
darn it all-
doing a beaver job- site had old cuttings- perhaps one little fresh place (hard to tell) - a sour feed pile with no recent cuttings- warm water (a discharge place) and for all practical purposes a lake side type shoreline. Gradual sloped banks, no house, no action.
Been there 2 weeks with no action. Had 3 foothold, 1 330 at castor sets (XXXL, Ingeniur, Bogmasters stuff, and real castor chunk) and a 330 in blind pass under set where I laid a log over a submerged stump and hung the 330 completely submerged. No action. Snow 8-9 days ago, nothing in the snow, was going to pull today...and wouldn't you know it- if there weren't tracks in the snow.
He came out, went up 7-8 feet to some old cuttings, turned around and back into water. Didn't even look like he cut anything-
so I set three footholds blind where he came in out and back in in 8-10 inches of water- and found either a den or cut out with a point nearby- bank is almost none existent and water is only 3 feet deep 20 feet out, consistently- so put a 330 at the point on a stabilizer.
This beaver is not shy- or if so, certainly not in thus or any nearby location.
He had to have swum by those castor sets and never turned. Had no interest. Those tracks were made last night- fresh snow yesterday. I hate this type of beaver trapping- give me rivers or marshes- I knew it was one beaver, and if I don't get lucky..its going to be a long haul.
Any suggestions?
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Post by Steve Gappa on Jan 22, 2007 18:59:39 GMT -6
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Post by Steve Gappa on Oct 14, 2007 16:28:05 GMT -6
very- those nissans don't have much room- rfont of back- but at 22-23 honest mpg.....I miss the storage
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Post by Steve Gappa on Jan 30, 2007 9:11:45 GMT -6
I've got JC shock springs on maybe 7-8 traps. Never had any problems with them, but never had any problems on my traps without them, that a spring would cure.
On short chains for coyotes, I see no need of them. Just something else to dick with.
On the otter traps we used 24 in chain with a JC shock spring, double staked with 36" rebar and they worked great- the whole program had one otter with damage, and that was another trapper that had one get tangled up.
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Post by Steve Gappa on Jan 24, 2007 10:01:57 GMT -6
steven- I know nothing about the auction grading- but I know that not having the numbers of such isn't a factor.
4XXls and 5 XXLs are as common as 3XXL around here
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Post by Steve Gappa on Jan 23, 2007 16:16:47 GMT -6
sandbars, small islands.
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Post by Steve Gappa on Jan 21, 2007 20:59:02 GMT -6
no- I have no reason to nor any inclination to try to do so.
I do however, see where coyotes constently cross creeks- taking ot water a foot or more deep without any problem and on a regular basis. I also catch 1-2 coyotes a year in water slide wire sets-
my conclusion is that a STEPPING STONE set for a coyote is a waste of time.
That satisfy you?
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Post by Steve Gappa on Jan 21, 2007 19:18:02 GMT -6
serendipity catchs in coon pockets.
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Post by Steve Gappa on Jan 21, 2007 17:35:38 GMT -6
yes, I've caught several coyotes in water sets- but not sets where I want them to step on a dry spot-
coyotes have no distaste for water and don't look for a stepping stone...
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Post by Steve Gappa on Jan 20, 2007 18:22:54 GMT -6
beaver in 330.
flock of pheasants running over trap- big puff of dust and released unharmed.
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