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Old 05-09-2010 | 10:19 PM
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Goat Guide
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I don't have a good picture of our setup for wolves but we work 5 different setups spread out over several thousand square miles. The key to each one is having access to a large volume of bait and rebaiting weekly, also manage your scent. Most of the stations have 40 snares and because there is about 3-4 feet of snow we can direct them on snowshoe trails and set on the trails, so an area thick with small trees works best. DO NOT SET SNARES TO CLOSE TO THE BAIT OR YOU WILL CATCH BIRDS. Freezing the bait in barrels with water slows down the birds from stealing all your bait. If the wolves make new trails when you go back then set more snares on those, with this setup you can get multiple catches in one check, and multiple species(wolf, coyote, and fox). We also use snares for beaver(pole under water), wolverine(pole in the air) and linx(wooden pen with snares at 2-3 enterances).
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