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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: Machias on December 25, 2013, 01:47:25 PM

Title: Homemade trapping Gear
Post by: Machias on December 25, 2013, 01:47:25 PM: So I did three projects in the last couple of weeks and all three turned out great. Made a collapsible Fleshing beam, already posted photos here:

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,141550.0.html (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,141550.0.html)

Made a pack basket and it turned out way better than I imagined it would, made it just like this one:

Homemade Trapping Basket (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AjxD5wuVig#)

And finally made a catch pole just like this one:

Trapline Tutorials - Make Your Own Catch Pole (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbLP43ICEOM#)

What other projects have you guys made and can you share how they were made. Thanks!!
Title: Re: Homemade trapping Gear
Post by: Machias on December 27, 2013, 04:34:53 PM: Here's the pack basket in action, really comfortable and can carry a load.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2Fmedium%2F03348.JPG&hash=379c9fd82500fa63500b7b94196aa71777ea8fbe)

So come on post them do it yourself projects! :)
Title: Re: Homemade trapping Gear
Post by: Turner89 on December 27, 2013, 04:47:44 PM: That's pretty cool Machias :tup: What's that in your right hand?
Title: Re: Homemade trapping Gear
Post by: trapperguy22 on December 27, 2013, 04:54:32 PM: Skunk tube trap in his hands.
Title: Re: Homemade trapping Gear
Post by: ruger357 on December 27, 2013, 05:50:59 PM: Collapsible fleshing board made out of some salvaged 2x6. I have a few other projects I am working on that i will post up when there done.
Title: Re: Homemade trapping Gear
Post by: Machias on December 27, 2013, 06:13:33 PM: Quote from: Turner89 on December 27, 2013, 04:47:44 PM
That's pretty cool Machias :tup: What's that in your right hand?

Skunk tube traps that I am going to try for mink, I think they will be good mink traps. Set one here today on a trail cutting across a small finger on the Mattaponi River.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2Fmedium%2F06522.JPG&hash=c2f9c415ba120f7297c0825e9fa5b35994f4c24e)
Title: Re: Homemade trapping Gear
Post by: Machias on December 27, 2013, 06:15:41 PM: Nice job ruger, looking forward to seeing your projects.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi770.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx342%2FMach3109%2F005-2.jpg&hash=824b952f1b0e140173b001d8006db92cc8798a05) (http://s770.photobucket.com/user/Mach3109/media/005-2.jpg.html)

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi770.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx342%2FMach3109%2F004-1.jpg&hash=7db33a302e2768d6e5dfd2f003585dbe2fb4a399) (http://s770.photobucket.com/user/Mach3109/media/004-1.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Homemade trapping Gear
Post by: blacktailer on December 27, 2013, 07:20:23 PM: I like your skunk tube traps. Do you have any other pics showing how you incorporated the door and trigger mechanism into the tile/culvert?
Title: Re: Homemade trapping Gear
Post by: Machias on December 27, 2013, 07:39:04 PM: I didn't make them. I will take some close up photos tomorrow for you. They are commercially made and cost $49. When I bought them I got them for $35 a piece. Love them for skunks, we'll see how they do on mink. :)
Title: Re: Homemade trapping Gear
Post by: blacktailer on December 28, 2013, 09:30:01 AM: Thanks Machias. I used to trap mink on a floatboard with leghold in front of a pvc tube. I was trying to come up with an inexpensive way of making some live traps...
Title: Re: Homemade trapping Gear
Post by: Machias on December 28, 2013, 05:39:52 PM: Here you go. Great trap for skunks, we'll see if a mink wants to go inside.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2Fmedium%2F003568.JPG&hash=48697397c8afbe3fb1fb15dc269d85a15c178bcd)

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2Fmedium%2F004498.JPG&hash=5673b237ea8c5a2d9e96b68045a37e7615dbe2f4)

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2Fmedium%2F005448.JPG&hash=6fb5b12b184ab85b211f46ab7097274323d764a1)

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2Fmedium%2F006386.JPG&hash=dac5fb056baf6ae0c8c3bd3d8517ada5e02968aa)

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2Fmedium%2F008331.JPG&hash=321057c72afbd385e893b7e97c72224551981775)

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2Fmedium%2F011218.JPG&hash=cbb547759f1639393ed53332260ee15e93fa717f)

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hunt101.com%2Fdata%2F500%2Fmedium%2F013211.JPG&hash=8db1a414f6afc6f09f4115ccfb801cbada8ea5f8)
Title: Re: Homemade trapping Gear
Post by: ruger357 on January 01, 2014, 08:51:52 PM: thes are the traps i made i am hopping to get them out this in the next day or so. they are a lot bigger then i needed to go that is because of a plan to make them fit togther and i was going to have it be a set of 4 but i went with the spring doors so that will not work now. the next ones i make will be lots better there was lots to learn on putting thes together.lol
Title: Re: Homemade trapping Gear
Post by: Machias on January 02, 2014, 03:12:00 AM: I bet those will be cat catching machines! Nice job!!
Title: Re: Homemade trapping Gear
Post by: blacktailer on January 02, 2014, 08:54:57 AM: Very nice Machias. Thanks for the pics. I like the simple design and should be relatively easy to duplicate