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Old 01-08-2005 | 11:30 PM
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bradcottrill1021
 
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Default RE: Trying to get into trapping!!!

dirt sifter
small trowel
fox lure/bait
#2 coils spring trap
18 - 24" of rebar stakes
rubber gloves
screen
lures
dry dirt

To make a dirt hole set, take and dig a small hole about 2 ft deep and at a 45 degree angle, then i would put fox bait on a back stop such as a stump (dig the hole close to the backstop) then bed the trap so it is solid and doesnt move under any pressure, if animals feel this they will flip over ur trap and u will never catch one. Another trick that works good is that if u have some white deer hide or sheep wool stick a piece of that down it the hole to make it look like a mouse and keep their attention. Then place a screen the size of the jaws over the pan to keep the dry dirt out from under the pan. Another trick is to have your trap pan in the lowest spot this is where predators will step. You can also place sticks around the trap to make sure they come form the front instead of the side or back, cuz predators will not step on sticks when the are sneaking up on prey. Then place your deer hide in the whole with some lure. Then when u get your set how u like it i would brush away all the tracks and spray urine everywhere you have stepped or touched with fox urine. Use a pair to set the trap (new gloves) so that the amimals do not smell human and get suspicious and walk off, and any pair you want to scent and spray urine with. Do not set and scent with the same pair.

GOOD LUCK
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