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Offline pnwmtnmn

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Somebody checking my traps
« on: December 09, 2012, 02:42:15 PM »
 >:( Well the last two days I've had someone running my rat line before I get there. Today I moved the entirline except for 3 traps. A total of 14 traps have been pulled up on the bank, Traps that were well concealed and producing over the week, the traps that were in the open and not producing were left alone. One trap was stepped on and bent up a little but repairable.

I will be calling F&W in the morning and informing them of whats going on, maybe they will put in a presense at the parking area.
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Re: Somebody checking my traps
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2012, 02:46:14 PM »
Technology ....set up a trailcam and catch them  :dunno: :tup:
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Re: Somebody checking my traps
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2012, 02:48:07 PM »
might lose the trail cam.
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Re: Somebody checking my traps
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2012, 02:54:03 PM »
Another pissed off trapper thinking you took over his spot :dunno: report it anyways
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Re: Somebody checking my traps
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2012, 02:54:42 PM »
 That is messed up! I hope they get caught.
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Re: Somebody checking my traps
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2012, 03:45:44 PM »
You can spend time trying to catch the guy,use a trail camera if you can to record vehicles going into the parking area. Or don't waste any more time and energy and pull out.  Wouldn't want to catch the guy myself because I'm not sure what I'd do if I did, so I'd pull out and move on.
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Re: Somebody checking my traps
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2012, 04:44:54 PM »
Already moved the traps Bob. Was planning on doing that this weekend, This just made me do it quickly.
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Re: Somebody checking my traps
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2012, 04:52:28 PM »
 So the jerk won? Some how he needs to get caught and dealt with or he'll do it to someone else. Also some other jerk may do it now too. :twocents:
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Re: Somebody checking my traps
« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2012, 04:58:37 PM »
Give him a good whoopin'. LE won't do squat, low priority.
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Re: Somebody checking my traps
« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2012, 06:37:13 PM »
Parking area? 
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Re: Somebody checking my traps
« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2012, 06:40:06 PM »
I was going to say something along the lines of: A trap setup like Wiley coyote would put up for road runner!!!! but I better not :chuckle:
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Re: Somebody checking my traps
« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2012, 06:42:41 PM »
set a trap for him! :chuckle:
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Re: Somebody checking my traps
« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2012, 06:54:11 PM »
Iceman, I think pnwmntmn is trapping a public access area, he stated he hoped the game dept would make a presence at the parking area. So if the person checking the traps has to park in the same area possible they will see him.
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Re: Somebody checking my traps
« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2012, 06:57:57 PM »
I HATE Johnny Sneekum!!
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Re: Somebody checking my traps
« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2012, 07:02:26 PM »
Lightly bury one of those giant bearclaw traps where he has to step on the trigger to get to one of your smaller traps
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