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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: Cultusman on December 20, 2013, 07:21:27 PM

Title: Trapping in snow
Post by: Cultusman on December 20, 2013, 07:21:27 PM: Had this guy waiting for me this morning,nice big tom
He was not to happy about the snow falling in on him when I uncovered the cage.
Having to cover a little more ground to hide my tracks going to sets.
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Post by: DUGANDEER on December 20, 2013, 07:32:17 PM: Very cool pic. Congrats on a great cat!
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Post by: Machias on December 20, 2013, 07:42:41 PM: Awesome catch and awesome photo. Look at them ears pinned back.
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Post by: sebek556 on December 20, 2013, 07:44:28 PM: :tup: good catch, definitely a mad kitty :chuckle:
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Post by: bugs n bones on December 20, 2013, 07:53:39 PM: Nice job :tup:
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Post by: NoImpactNoIdea on December 20, 2013, 08:36:12 PM: That is awesome! What are you using as bait, if you dont mind me asking.
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Post by: 3nails on December 20, 2013, 08:46:38 PM: Nice! I have a love/hate relationship trapping in the snow. Love the feel of it and the beauty. Hate leaving a trail for the thieves. Really fighting them this year. How many cages do you have out and how many cats so far?
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Post by: Cultusman on December 20, 2013, 09:33:04 PM: I prebait all my cat sets with beaver but usually bait the trap with duck carcass,I like the look of the feathers.
3 Nails I only have 3 sets out I do not set a trap unless a cat has worked a bait,I check my baits about every 7 to 10 days,some get hit right away some take several weeks.
The only advice I have for tracks in the snow is make your set in a creek drainage so you can walk in the water,no tracks in water.
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Post by: TeacherMan on December 21, 2013, 02:54:56 PM: I have grown to LOVE snares in the snow in AK. Up here my footholds get knocked out way to fast!!!
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Post by: Beartrap on December 24, 2013, 06:13:33 PM: Nice catch. What does he look like on the stretcher? Looks big.
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Post by: Cultusman on December 24, 2013, 10:06:38 PM: Beartrap that cat stretched to 40 inches,no pic but I do have a pic of a cat I caught today that is bigger and has the most white on the belly I have ever seen on a coastal cat.
I will get a pic on the stretcher tomorrow.
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Post by: 3nails on December 24, 2013, 10:08:34 PM: Beautiful cat!
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Post by: Turner89 on December 24, 2013, 11:29:05 PM: Very cool :tup:
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Post by: Machias on December 25, 2013, 07:12:13 AM: VERY purty cat!! Congrats!