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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: htdwell on November 18, 2016, 07:38:59 PM

Title: Trap basket
Post by: htdwell on November 18, 2016, 07:38:59 PM: My first shot at making a basket. Let's see how it works
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Post by: JakeLand on November 18, 2016, 09:40:02 PM: Looks good ! How heavy is it empty?
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Post by: ouchfoss on November 18, 2016, 10:46:11 PM: Nice! I need to build myself one of those. A couple spots I trap are 1/4 mile walk in and packing beavers that far by hand is no fun.
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Post by: Kit Carson on November 18, 2016, 10:48:05 PM: Cool! :tup:
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Post by: jasnt on November 19, 2016, 08:02:14 AM: Gives me some ideas for modifying my pack frame. Just about all my areas are 1/4-2 mile walk.
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Post by: Norman89 on November 19, 2016, 08:46:31 AM: My family collects old school packs for some reason.im rocking what the old timers will probably know as a "trapper nelson" we use them for deer and elk hunting to they work great just terribly uncomfortable!
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Post by: Expedition Scout on November 19, 2016, 08:57:55 AM: Did you apply drainage holes in the bottom? Looks like it might get very heavy retrieving water fur or when trapping in the rain.
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Post by: htdwell on November 19, 2016, 09:46:18 AM: Yea I put some drain holes in the bottom but as far as weight it's pretty light. I could make it lighter with some lighter wood like poplar but I used what I had around the house and was able to make it without purchasing anything.
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Post by: Humptulips on November 19, 2016, 02:02:04 PM: Since the cage traps came in I find very little use for my packbasket. I mostly loop a piece of rope through the trap and hang it over my shoulder. Pulaski in one hand and if I need bait a small bucket in the other.
With my collapsible traps I can carry up to 4 of the big ones at a time. Of course I am not as a rule trapping rats so a basket might be the ticket for collapsible colonies.
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Post by: JakeLand on December 10, 2016, 09:57:33 PM: (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20161211%2F8ca4b2c0ac106ed05551db38dbe4e4fc.jpg&hash=0e6b1b4319a3ab833e78b627407529ba0a3fc3bd)

I got this one to try this year and so far so good the only mods I've done was made a plug for the drain hole that is removable and I'm adding some pouches on the outside to hold lure and such
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Post by: Norman89 on December 11, 2016, 12:23:23 PM: Should hold a nice few marten traps I should think jakeland :tup:
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Post by: JakeLand on December 11, 2016, 01:08:45 PM: I refigured a frame PAC that holds 6 marten cages and supplies
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Post by: Machias on December 11, 2016, 05:38:46 PM: I made one I really like out of a trash can and an ALICE pack and frame.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi770.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx342%2FMach3109%2F10399028_10205994763924176_7062847519272743922_n.jpg&hash=f0f3be92f8c0cc38049261accff64138f915c520) (http://s770.photobucket.com/user/Mach3109/media/10399028_10205994763924176_7062847519272743922_n.jpg.html)

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Post by: Humptulips on December 11, 2016, 05:44:30 PM: I never liked a basket for packing out larger stuff like beaver and otter. Usually use a piece of rope over the shoulder.
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Post by: jasnt on December 11, 2016, 05:48:10 PM: I'm currently making my own bag for my pack frame. I'm going with a soft bag not a bucket design because I want to be able to compress it and strap a few swim threws or other traps and still have all my tools/wire and lure. I'll post pics when it's finished
Title: Re: Trap basket
Post by: Machias on December 11, 2016, 05:51:54 PM: Quote from: Humptulips on December 11, 2016, 05:44:30 PM
I never liked a basket for packing out larger stuff like beaver and otter. Usually use a piece of rope over the shoulder.

I much prefer a good basket, the first photo was 2 beav and an otter and it was much nicer packing those out, a little over a mile in. :)