Ricers 2014-2015 Trapping Happenings
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yotehunter
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What fox bait are you using is it bait or lure or both? Ive had my best luck with marandas November red lure, and how a hawithia valley bait. This year I've changed it up a little with some federals and paw placer by Locklear. And I started using urine too which I haven't used in the past years I just used gland lure. So I don't know what to think. I only have four sets out now and I'm planning on pulling them tomarrow. I had three fugg ups with coyotes this year and it has been hell catching one ever since the second week of season. A lot of my problems are location at the moment with the four I have out now. Good luck and stay persistent.
I have been using three different baits, Hiawatha Valley, ground muskrat, and muskrat legs I have skinned and frozen. As far as lures o have been using Dunlaps Red Gland, Carmans Magna Gland, and Utopia Gold. My new bait I have coming is Cavens Minnesota Predator Bait Plus and my new lures are Carmans Pro Choice and Cavens Violator-7. I'm gonna continue to use fresh muskrat out of the freezer and what Hiawatha Valley I have left at another farm where they haven't experienced it yet.
Don back when I used to set traps always had great luck with Hawbakers lures and baits.
Great stuff.
Great stuff.
Quick question for you Don, with those traps being dug up. Did you have the traps stored in the same spot as your baits and lures? Just wondering if the smell from the bait and lures didn't attach it's self to the trap while in the same compartment/pack that's why they dug them up?
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Fur buyer I worked for caught 100 fox a year. His Urine, Bait and Lure was in a separate bucket always.
He claimed to set his traps with bare hands with Urine rubbed on them. Then he would put gloves on for the liquids.
He claimed to set his traps with bare hands with Urine rubbed on them. Then he would put gloves on for the liquids.
No. I keep them separate all the time. But I do know one thing for sure, I'm going to be a lot more particular than I have been.
Got ya. Just a thought I had and something that I know I would forget to do Everytime. At some point I would get them in the same area and contaminate my traps. I'm just not organized lol.
yotehunter
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I do think a guy gets sloppy after the first few sets of the year. Trying to get more sets out doesn't equal quality sets. Plus you throw water sets in there and it keeps a guy on his toes trying to keep stuff separate and clean. I heard a lot of good about the violater 7. Let me know what you think of it.
I think that's exactly what has happened. Time to get back to paying attention again.
Two monster kills tonight. A stinking ass skunk and a chipmunk. Haha. First chipmunk this year and hopefully the last. Caught both of them in dog proofs.
25 coon
26 rats
2 mink
21 grinners
4 skunks
3 less cats
1 blue jay
1 chipmunk
25 coon
26 rats
2 mink
21 grinners
4 skunks
3 less cats
1 blue jay
1 chipmunk
yotehunter
Member
I agree I'm in the same boat as you Don. I had a note dig my bait out last night and off to the side and role in it and never hit the trap. These coyotes are getting under my skin this year.lol.
Three more trap plugging, hissing, smiling, grinning, wanting to bite me in the worst way, stupid looking, trash eatin, ugly, long nosed, faking dead possums.
25 coon
26 rats
2 mink
24 grinners
4 skunks
3 less cats
1 blue jay
1 chipmunk
25 coon
26 rats
2 mink
24 grinners
4 skunks
3 less cats
1 blue jay
1 chipmunk
I just grab em by the back of the neck and let em go.They are all show and no bite.Unless your afraid of the ugly fuggers Don.lmao
I ain't skeered! Haha. I've had more than a few of them make the chain rattle when I go to release em so now they get pinned down then let go.
yotehunter
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You have a bigger heart then I do Don. They usaully get plugged in the head so I don't have to deal later in the year or the next year. I had a little fugger too.
I give them the bat to the head. They'll eat turkey eggs among other things and I like killing turkeys.
My heart is shrinking with every one of the fuggers I catch. I don't know that I will make it the whole season before they start gettin the bullet.