Yep. I lost a deer that ran down into a swamp.The old geezer who had tracking dogs came to help but never found him and he told me “spend more time at the range”. I learned a lesson the hard way too.
Yeah we used the wire and hook on the farm back in the 70’s when packs of wild dogs and coyotes were taking down calves and running cattle at night. The Possum Cops didn’t care (they wanted‘em gone as much as we did) and there was no PETA to whine and complain but it‘s not a good idea in a...
Use wire and a large treble hook attached to a strong limb about 4 foot off the ground and bait it with bacon. When they grab the bacon it will hook them in the top of the mouth and then shoot them while they’re hanging.