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aaron manley
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« Thread Started on Dec 18, 2008, 10:44pm »

when i am using a cage for coons,or musk rats do i need to stick cover around the trap or do i just throw it out there? also sliding door or swinging door?

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Re: cages
« Reply #1 on Dec 19, 2008, 10:29am »

no cover is needed and i would use a sliding door .now on bobcats the trap needs to be covered with a flag tied in the center and the floor cover with dirt or sand and as a final addion add a flag next to the door.

now on coon traps it helps to put some thing heavy on the sides to prevent the coon from rolling the trap over .if the live trap is next to a tree then wire the trap to the tree as this will prevent the trap from rolling .

muskrats with live traps are generaly set on sand beds or a long the creek banks and i place some pine straw or dried grass over the trap as this helps pick up a few mink as it leaves a hollow spot were the door is and mink will enter every hole that it comes in contact with.

note on sand beds make sure you have a heavy weight tied to the live trap as swift water will wash your trap away.

now if they are legal there i would use a collony trap in rat runs and dens and of course these can also be used in the bottom edge sets.

to my under standing your state is a live trap only state and the colony trap may not be legal so check your state laws

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« Reply #2 on Dec 19, 2008, 8:55pm »

i dont really have time to scout so were should i place my first coon trap. i will be trapping by a river

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Re: cages
« Reply #3 on Dec 20, 2008, 8:35am »

you will have to look for tracks or scat when you go out to set
place the trap along that sign so the critter will see and smell it fast and easy
make sure you wire tie the cage to a tree or stake so if ya catch a big one it wont flip the trap into the river and you loose them
coon like to make a roll cage out of them

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Re: cages
« Reply #4 on Dec 20, 2008, 9:32am »

scouting is a major tool when it comes to trapping .with out scouting you are setting your self up to fail.like bd said don't just slap traps out look the area for signs .the only place that i don't scout hard is bridges but that spells trouble because of trap thieves.don't get me wroung i still scout bridges.

what you are doing is random setting and let me say this you will catch some fur but not the numbers you want. many times when the sets are made random it takes all season to produce 1 or 2 animals as were scouting the area you could catch several before you move the traps to another location.

if you say trapping the river and there is a feeder stream this location will produce rats,mink,coon,otter,and beaver .cats and canines will hunt these areas as well .

but as a rule of thumb you must always scout in the future first once in the summer and a must in the fall.what you will see is the animals travel patterns change.as the animals feeding habbits change so will the animals travel patterns.

take coon in early fall they may be feeding on berrys , wild fruit,acrons and fish.but they all must drink to live.if the coon are feeding on other things like grain fields then they may not be near the water but sooner or later they will return to the water.by scouting you know when to set and were to set at. i have small creeks here that i scout all summer and prebait my coon with fish but when they are feeding some were else then i may only catch a couple of coon there but when they are feeding on fish or craw dads then i catch aprox a dz per location.

this is why scouting is very very important.if you have to take one day and scout the area and then place your traps out the next as you will see better results and trust me you will be more happyer in the long run

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