Coon Refusal's to bodygrips

[maxwell]

This question comes up more and more.
All you coon trappers,,In your experience do you find this to be
true,
I have had coon pass right by a bucket and not work the set.
We could be on to something here.

[judd]

Every set will get refusal's from time to time.
But bodygrip baited sets are at the top of the list.
Thats what nice about a little snow,,lets you see whats going on.
But every day brings a different picture.

[white316]

This happens i agree, I read about it all the time on other forums,
But the same coon the next night,may not care.
The bennifit to bodygrips is you don`t have to check them every
day[not here anyway] giving you a chance to run more traps,

[sneakysnake]

Everytime we get a skiff of snow, I see where coons have passed by my buckets without even breaking stride. I have also learned that if I change up the color of the bucket, or sometimes the bait, or just pull the buckets and make dirt hole sets around the feeder, I usually catch all that are frequenting that feeder. I know this to be factual because there are cameras on each of the three feeders 24/7. Having said that, the caameras also tell me that there are 1 or 2 coon that uses each feeder that will not go near a trap of any kind. They survive from year to year.

[catmando1]

Since the subject is stating refusals of body grips, and not just bucket sets, i'll enter in here. I rarely use buckets, but I do use bg's fairly often. I get a few refusals, and generally they climb over or go around when I get one. I can tell as the blocking I used to force him into the trap will be knocked down.

I learned that at least with a 160 size, if all I leave as an opening is through the trap, they will almost always go through. Sticks alone won't bring consistency, but a stick frame work filled up with long grasses and leaves do if placed on each side of trap, and over it at a decent hight. They will take the easiest route of travel every time, whether its through the trap or not. When I get a refusal, it's because I got lazy and didn't make the set proper to invite him on into the trap. I just have to make sure that through the trap is that easy route.

[mattduncan]

when trail trapping get the trap up off the ground it will help with refusals also for 160's i run real short trigger wires