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Post by musher on Feb 19, 2019 16:50:19 GMT -6
oursnorb is dealing with feet of snow. If he shoveled to the ground, he's have a pit.
I would guess that bedding is the problem. I would tap down the snow, that the trap will rest on, firmly before spreading the hay. I might even lay branches under the trap as a trap bed/support.
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Post by musher on Dec 29, 2018 19:20:34 GMT -6
That big truck bed looked pretty lonely with only a couple of rats on the tail gate.
Where the heck is your snow?
68? Do not sell yourself short. If prices go up, you'll be doing it again.
Thanks for this thread and have a great New Year.
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Post by musher on Sept 27, 2018 9:57:07 GMT -6
I am ready to go. There are still a few shorter spurs of lines that the marten boxes need checking but that will get done during setting.
They changed the regs. no more lynx quota or special season. Lynx are rare right now so it will change squat for me. I wish they would have done that 10 years ago. Water trapping and canids start the 17 of Oct. which is a full week earlier. With the intense heat we had I don't think shorter days are making a difference in mfur quality. The fox I have seen are ugly and most of my dogs are also. Moose hunters will still be in the woods at this time, also.
Chasing ducks and geese right now!
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Post by musher on Mar 7, 2018 5:35:14 GMT -6
Rangers suck on gas but they excel going through rough stuff. I have a tacoma now. It might suck as bad as the ranger - but it has got more room and gadgets to suck in! Haven't gotten it stuck yet but have missed the locked differential on my standard ranger many a time. It's a pain to turn that 4x4 dial.
Lots of snow here but it is crusting up. Went ice fishing for a few days and there was 3 feet of ice. Auger barely reached water and the ice is deeper than my arm is long. Don't ask how I know but it has to do with things falling through holes.
Crows have been back for 2 weeks. That is early.
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Post by musher on Feb 14, 2018 15:23:21 GMT -6
Another good one. Thanks.
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Post by musher on Feb 14, 2018 15:22:54 GMT -6
I was almost yelling "SHOOT!" at my computer for a bit. Thanks for the video.
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Post by musher on Feb 9, 2018 5:16:18 GMT -6
That was very inexpensive for all those repairs.
Now you are going to have to get used to finding what you are looking for in "the pile" that will be the back seat. If you actually remove the seats, you can make an even bigger "pile."
You will miss the Ranger for its ability to go anywhere and get back out. Buy a bumper jack!
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Post by musher on Jan 24, 2018 6:22:10 GMT -6
Good to see someone finally miss! I was surprised that the coyote stuck around for another shot.
Thanks for the video.
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Post by musher on Dec 16, 2017 18:28:41 GMT -6
Syeve: that last post of yours was one of the most informative I have read anywhere in a while. It got me thinking.
Wish I could get kegcreek lures here without the expense and hassle of the border/shipping. My goto luremaker didn't have any ready before the season and told me to wait a month which I did. And then zippo, I was left in the cold just before the season without any lure or answer to my emails. Didn't expect that and it hurt my fox trapping. Still don't know what the hell happened.
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Post by musher on Nov 5, 2017 4:55:57 GMT -6
I'm reasonably set up on my lines. Marten boxes are almost all set except fr a half dozen which should get set tomorrow. I popped the dozen mark on marten catches a couple of days ago and that isn't too shabby for a week including setting. Fox and beaver are slow. Wolves have a surprise waiting for them when they swing back. Fur looks good - except for red squirrels! They are not near prime yet.
Does anyone know a server that hosts third party. Haven't taken a photo yet due to the PhotoBucket stuff. Thanks.
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Post by musher on Oct 18, 2017 14:06:51 GMT -6
You made it look easy!
What was the fur like compared to other years at the same time period?
Thanks for the video.
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Post by musher on Sept 27, 2017 14:14:46 GMT -6
All marten boxes are inspected and ready to go. That is where the bread and butter is.
Canid traps have been ready to go for a couple of months. There seems to be a few more fox than last year. We will see.
Culvert damming beaver are on their final days. Those off the roads will live.
Been chasing the geese for a week or so and the ducks are now on the list. Having a hoot but the 4 a.m. wake up is rough.
Extremely hot weather lately. The flies are thick and the dog fur is rough. I think the wild fur won't be much better. Odd fall. We are actually in a heat wave right now with people re-starting their swimming pools.
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Post by musher on Aug 31, 2017 4:02:11 GMT -6
Propane will put humidity into the house but wood removes it.
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Post by musher on Aug 28, 2017 6:20:37 GMT -6
The bad is that you have to clean them every couple of days. Pellets can also, sometimes be difficult to purchase due to rarity. No electricity means no heat.
The good is that the pellets are cleaner than firewood, you don't need a chimney or as big a safe zone around the stove. You don't have to laid them as often.
They can both burn your house down!
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bears
Jun 20, 2017 9:02:28 GMT -6
Post by musher on Jun 20, 2017 9:02:28 GMT -6
I've killed them with several calibers. I didn't try a .17 and I don't plan on it. A .22 takes a pretty precise ear shot. Slugs do the job but damage the let too much. Especially in the head!
I like a .22 mag. Small hole, lights out with no moan. The bullet enters and bounces around. But do they ever bleed when skinning head down. A big game bullet in the lungs is less messy but not as pelt friendly.
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bears
Jun 19, 2017 18:03:52 GMT -6
Post by musher on Jun 19, 2017 18:03:52 GMT -6
I was taught punji sticks don't work well for guides. I used dry crackly type sticks piled where I don't want him to step. Boy, am I ever glad to read that. Punji sticks are a big thing around here. I find them time consuming and inefficient. I do as you do by putting "debris" like small dry balsam fir twigs where I don't want the bear to step. What do you make your prints with? I pound a depression with a hammer/axe/whateverisclosest to make a stepping spotat the trap location but I have never made a trail. But the bears usually have made a trail by the time I set. What do you dispatch with?
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bears
Jun 19, 2017 3:51:53 GMT -6
Post by musher on Jun 19, 2017 3:51:53 GMT -6
The fake footprints are interesting. I wonder if your dominance theory fits into that somehow. 45 minutes is a long time with your face in the flies. Here is a link to the conibear set ups. I'm not a fan but sometimes I use it. It is a good way to have a large trap jump in front of your face. It is in French but the photos do the explaining. blocnotedutrappeur.com/pages/ours/technique2.htm
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bears
Jun 18, 2017 14:17:03 GMT -6
Post by musher on Jun 18, 2017 14:17:03 GMT -6
Did you ever try 280's or 330's lying flat on the ground with a snare attached to them?
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bears
Jun 18, 2017 4:15:15 GMT -6
Post by musher on Jun 18, 2017 4:15:15 GMT -6
What is the ursa bucket set up? The m-15 set up? If so, yes. The bears need something solid to brace their front feet on as they peer in Then they slap the crap out of it! I have chainsawed groves in close growing trees so side slaps are impossible. The bear somehow tore the bucket down anyways.
I remember when we could just place the bucket on the ground and make a capture.
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bears
Jun 15, 2017 13:55:32 GMT -6
Post by musher on Jun 15, 2017 13:55:32 GMT -6
The video won't open for me. Might just be this computer? Looking at the Quell trap, I noticed the notches, now the black part of the trap just sits on the ground right? You just need to dig out a little hole for the "pan" to fall, is that right? You can dig a large hole and completely hide all the black part of the trap. You do not have to dig any hole under the pan/grill. It is halfway up the black and has lots of room to move. A piece of moss on the pan/grill and all is ready. I cannot get the video to play, either.
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