Jackalope's Coon Trapping Bonanza

[Iowa_Buckeye]

Here is another trick I learned somewhere to avoid using a setting tool.
Just use a piece of small diameter PVC to hold the spring half compressed.

Compress the spring on your leg and insert the PVC.





Now it takes no effort to use the dog to finish compressing the spring and set the trigger.
This trick can be real handy if you are planning on setting a bunch of DPs by inserting the PVC in each of them before you head out. Very quick and easy to set.

 

[Jackalope]

Pretty dang good idea there bud. That's pretty useful if your heading out to set a bunch on a new line.

 

[Gordo]

Looking forward to keeping tabs on this one

 

[bonemonger]

Use white styrofoam cups to cover your traps

 

["J"]

Use white styrofoam cups to cover your traps

Look who’s lurking.... lol

 

[Iowa_Buckeye]

A caught coon will proceed to tear a styro cup into a million little pieces. Not the type of mess I want to leave for a landowner.

 

[bowhunter1023]

I've learned a lot already!

 

[Hunter II]

I don’t trap but I love trapping threads.

 

[Jackalope]

Traps go out tomorrow.

 

[Bigslam51]

Traps go out tomorrow.

Giggidy! I'm waiting on the corn to come down, if that ever happens.

 

[Iowa_Buckeye]

Good luck! Hope u snag a bunch!!

 

[Iowa_Buckeye]

And get some pics!
This is one of my favorites and was from the first night I ever set coon traps.
I just wonder what the dumb things were saying to each other as they moved down the line and got caught??? 'Ok you must have done something wrong, now let me show you how to do it!'

 

[MK111]

That's a cool 4 coon picture.

 

[Dustinb80]

Awesome pic Larry

 

[Jackalope]

What a kick ass picture man!

 

[Jackalope]

Rannthrough some QC on the traps before heading out in a little bit to set. 2 of the 12 wouldn't stay set. After looking at it i realized the stamped dog was kind of rounded on the end.

Side profile of the dog.

A few whacks with a hammer to flatten the tip of the dog and a couple scrapes with plier teeth and they set fine.

Top profile after flattening.

 

[Gordo]

That 4 coon pic is stellar. Instant classic.

Catch'em all!

 

[Curran]

Good stuff guys! Good luck Joe.

 

[Jackalope]

Traps set. Used a big marshmallow pushed on the trigger then some smaller ones inside and around the trap. Was hard to find and read sign with all of the leaves that have fallen recently. We shall see. I question the pulling power of the marshmallows but guys say they kill them on em. Just don't seem to have the oomph to pull them over a distance. We shall see. Maybe I'll add some fish based bait tomorrow.

Ended up using clear plastic cups as covers. I don't have enough of the big soup cans yet so they'll do for now.

 

[Gordo]

I'd take the bait.

Going to be a fun check!!! Keep us posted.

I need some more shit to do in the woods year around basis. Setting coon traps could be a good one. Gotta believe it'd make some landowners happy also