Fishbonker
Life Member
A daring donkey?
A murderous mule?
An assiduous ass?
A murderous mule?
An assiduous ass?
blakesburg
PMA Member
Hey Skully. What is a good lure scent for bobcat? Gonna try for one with the kids
Skully
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AIRASSAULT
PMA Member
It may be wrong on many levels but I can't stop laughing at that one Murph!
Skully
PMA Member
Thought some of you might like to see how we get our traps ready for the upcoming season. We start by power washing any mud and grime off of the traps. Then we test set each one and adjust triggers and tweak them to perfection. This is also a good time to check them for tags. In Iowa every trap in your possession MUST BE TAGGED! Even if they are just riding in the back of your truck. They are now ready for a hot lye bath. The lye will clean the traps of any grease and leave them a dull gray color.
Then they get dipped in clean cool water to rinse the lye. Next they go into the dye pot. We use log wood trap dye and black walnut hulls. Cook them in this slurry for a wile, then remove them and hang them up to dry.
Hang them outside where they won't be subject to exhaust fumes, gas etc. Predator traps can be waxed to protect them from rust and make them fire quicker. Hope you are all prepped and ready, it will be here soon! Good luck!!!
Then they get dipped in clean cool water to rinse the lye. Next they go into the dye pot. We use log wood trap dye and black walnut hulls. Cook them in this slurry for a wile, then remove them and hang them up to dry.
Hang them outside where they won't be subject to exhaust fumes, gas etc. Predator traps can be waxed to protect them from rust and make them fire quicker. Hope you are all prepped and ready, it will be here soon! Good luck!!!
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Skully
PMA Member
Yes, it is strange to catch a predator at a dirt hole set by a rear foot. Most predators will approach a set from down wind, move in cautiously and work it with their front feet. Most animals are territorial and the smell of an inferior animal's urine on THEIR turf can infuriate them. I am guessing she wasn't about to let Mr. fox claim her ridge!I will say that a rear foot catch on a bobcat can be interesting for the fact it gives them good reach and both front feet to claw at you with!
Fishbonker
Life Member
Hey Skully, do you wax your body grippers? I did several years ago against the advice of another trapper. It pains me greatly to say this but he was right, I didn't like the way they handled. Perhaps with more experience I would have been OK with the wax but they were toooooo slick for me.
I like your boiling set up. Where did you find those cauldrons? I bet they were pretty pricey.
I like your boiling set up. Where did you find those cauldrons? I bet they were pretty pricey.
Skully
PMA Member
Bonks, waxing any body gripper is a BIG no-no! It is like playing Russian Roulette with your fingers every time. A good dye job or even some spray paint will be good enough for connies. If you feel you must wax them you need to clean off the triggers and the area on the jaws where they make contact. You just always have to live on the edge don't you? ! The cauldrons belong to a buddy of mine. He said the big one was in someones yard and was in great shape. He just stopped and ask what they would take for it and he got it for $100!! It comes in dang handy for trap boiling.
A good dye job or even some spray paint will be good enough for connies. If you feel you must wax them you need to clean off the triggers and the area on the jaws where they make contact. You just always have to live on the edge don't you? ! The cauldrons belong to a buddy of mine. He said the big one was in someones yard and was in great shape. He just stopped and ask what they would take for it and he got it for $100!! It comes in dang handy for trap boiling.
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Fishbonker
Life Member
I didn't know cats fished?
goatman
I hunt days ending in Y
Google fishing cat!
Daver
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Fishbonker
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Fishbonker
Life Member
Maybe...maybe you have really been catching otters all this time.
Oh Oh. I better defrost the freezer, wipe it down with bleach to destroy DNA evidence and boil the traps to get all the otter fur off of them. Who knew?
Now I'll be living in fear of a random knock on the door. Not that I don't already, but now it's gonna be worse.
Fishbonker
Life Member
Ummmmm, ahhhhh, wellllll, gee. I got nuthin.
Close the thread, nuthin more to be added. If this was PMA I'd say move it to the Legends forum.
Goatman: winner winner mouse meat dinner. I tell ya, I feel like I hung a curve and you went all Glennallen Hill on me and hit a roof top across Waveland Avenue.
BTW 75 days till Cubs-Cards.
Close the thread, nuthin more to be added. If this was PMA I'd say move it to the Legends forum.
Goatman: winner winner mouse meat dinner. I tell ya, I feel like I hung a curve and you went all Glennallen Hill on me and hit a roof top across Waveland Avenue.
BTW 75 days till Cubs-Cards.
gundog870
Premium Platinum Member
Some very nice markings on that pelt. Top dollar for sure.
Is that an XXL or just an XL?
PS.. Probably going to get docked for not stripping that tail correctly, and while I am being a jerk, I might as well point out that vermin should be put up on hoops, not boards.
Is that an XXL or just an XL?
PS.. Probably going to get docked for not stripping that tail correctly, and while I am being a jerk, I might as well point out that vermin should be put up on hoops, not boards.