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Post by mohawk on Jul 15, 2010 21:34:21 GMT -5
Yes. There are a couple reasons: 1) Coons will try to get at the bait any which way and rolling the bucket around or digging under it is not an exception, 2) I trap on a lot of creeks and if we get a storm that raises the creeks you may find the bucket where you left it instead of down the creek or not at all. I had one bridge that I set a couple years ago. A rain came down and the creek came up and swallowed up my bucket set and it was still there a week later. I thought it was a goner!
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Post by white316 on Jul 15, 2010 21:52:04 GMT -5
That is a good idea mohawk,ever since Canada banned foot hold trapping on coons i been catching mine in snares,it time to use the body grips,i got 32 square buckets from the restaurant so far.
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Post by mohawk on Jul 15, 2010 22:43:21 GMT -5
Great! I prefer the square buckets but I pick up too many round buckets off of road ditches to not use them, so I hack off about 1/4 of them so they set better. The nice thing with the square bucket is that a 160 or 220 will do a good job of filling up the opening where you have to add blocking to the round ones on the sides. I got an idea you are fixin to fill the fur shed with coon hides this season!  |
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Post by white316 on Jul 16, 2010 6:44:13 GMT -5
Yea i plan on putting a little pressure on the coons this season.and see how that goes.
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Post by chieftain on Jul 17, 2010 14:02:52 GMT -5
they were in a hot building..I bout tear them up getting them apart..tried hanging them upside down..but gravity ain't enough..
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Post by white316 on Jul 17, 2010 18:00:39 GMT -5
chief,,you have a lot hotter temperatures than we do ,,that could have a lot to do with it,,maybe if it was cooler they would come apart easier.
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Post by catmando1 on Jul 18, 2010 14:20:24 GMT -5
we use alot of buckets at work that are round, and they too will stick when stacked..... pain in the hiney!
I plan on trying to raise the bucket on the trap end, off the ground by 4 inches or so, to give a better angle of entry for the coons. I am going to try to fasten 2x4 across the bottom lip of the trap end to acheive this, to see if that helps cut down on refusals. I will extend the boards out past the bucket edge, by a few inches and drill a hole, so I can drive a re-bar stake down through it to hold everything in place in case of floods. I won't be able to drive the stake down all the way, but it will be far enough to do the job. Of course i have rectangle buckets to try this with.....
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Post by chieftain on Jul 19, 2010 6:39:10 GMT -5
chief,,you have a lot hotter temperatures than we do ,,that could have a lot to do with it,,maybe if it was cooler they would come apart easier. .....it's going to be a hot one here all week for sure  |
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