2023 Trapping thread

[mfoster]

4 th night 3 coons one had both feet in dog proof

 

[JSoko]

4 th night 3 coons one had both feet in dog proof

your doing good
what are you using in the cage traps?

 

[mfoster]

your doing good
what are you using in the cage traps?

Sardines in the cage usually put cage and dog proof with mini marshmallows at locations and the dog proofs catch 4 to 1 over sardines

 

[shotgun 01]

Probably a dumb question, but do you set traps near your deer feeders? Will the traps scare the deer, especially after a coon is caught?

 

[mfoster]

Probably a dumb question, but do you set traps near your deer feeders? Will the traps scare the deer, especially after a coon is caught?

I don’t know that it scares them they just very cautious while it’s there,normally after 3-4 nights you done caught or educated the ones there and move to another feeder.here is a doe & fawn this a.m. the dog proof is between cam and deer and cage left side of deer.I’m sure if a coon is in trap they will not come.

 

[shotgun 01]

Kind of what I have seen. Been using live traps in front of camera/feeder. Deer have been cautious, but eventually didn't seem to care. I just ordered some Duke's traps, and am going to be more aggressive on varmint removal. This is my first experience with this type of trap, so I have been watching this thread closely. Any advice is appreciated.

 

[mfoster]

Kind of what I have seen. Been using live traps in front of camera/feeder. Deer have been cautious, but eventually didn't seem to care. I just ordered some Duke's traps, and am going to be more aggressive on varmint removal. This is my first experience with this type of trap, so I have been watching this thread closely. Any advice is appreciated.

On the dukes I made some stakes out of rebar just set them away from anything that he can use for leverage and pull out of trap like trees.

 

[mfoster]

5 th night 2 coons

 

[Shads]

mfoster you wearing em out! Got me wanting to set some now

 

[mfoster]

mfoster you wearing em out! Got me wanting to set some now

We usually catch around 20-25 total and run them 10 days it just gets old driving 130 miles round trip daily,but get to fill feeders and fix a few things.