Steel Traps??
Those of us how use steel traps ,what size traps will you keep in your truck and what kind, how mean ? O and why , mine are all for maken meat , as I go after coon ,rats , beaver and squirrel I have very few rabbits here but the traps I use will do a great job on them if I find them.
Last edited by Smok; 11-09-2007 at 04:09 AM.
I like the 1.5 and 1.75 for coon and rats snares for beaver what do you like ???
Beaver Trapping
This is what I use, Conibear or Beaver Trap 10" x 10" square heavy steel trap which has two springs for strong setting. The springs are in the shape of a "V" and when set, compress the tops of the "V" together. There is a safety latch on each "V" so that once compressed, you can latch it for holding it set. Once both "V"'s are compressed, you set the key into the groove of the trigger. Now, place the trap where you want to make the set. Once in place, the safety latches are released and the Conibear is now ready to work.
For baiting the beaver I use Castor Beaver Scent and Poplar Oil as I find it works best up here in Montana.
Son I can trap everything from beaver to rabbit, squirell to otter and mink in them traps. Skin them and tan the hide. Can you? If so how do you hunt beaver and other critters?
i dont yet. but when i do it will be with a bow or nature made snares. that way he wont feel a thing until hes dead. i respect animals i wouldnt rip their ****ing leg off
animals caught in snars have been known to chew there own leg off to get out, commercial snares are typically kill type , atleast in manitoba thats all thats allowed
remeber to check traps every day sometimes twice a day
I have not trapped since I was in high school. Want to start again, but it's illegal on the WMA across the street.
Next year if the water gets up, planning on trapping snapping turtles. Man, I really like snapper meat.
When I trapped, I did switch from the leg hold to the connibears for quick kills. Trapping is trapping, you do it for the meat and the skins. Use the whole animal.
yep...Conibears are powerful instant humane kill traps. A #160 or #180 would be big enough for a muskrat .mink, squirrel or small beaver, but a bigger 220 or maybe the 330 would be needed for an otter or larger beaver, anyone else agree?
Education on trapping, it conservation benefits and techniques are so important but unfortunately not widespread. A leghold trap where still legal, is required to be offset. IT is required by law in most places to check it once as day. On all my years on a trapline, I have never seen anything chew it's foot off.
And to be honest, any animal caught in a trap we have had set that had been there longer than a couple of hours and didnt hear us come in, was curled up asleep. Once they intitally were caught and deteremined they were not going anywhere, their wild instinct took over and told them to conserve energy. I am sure it is not always the case and some slob trappers not checking lines for days or weeks have no doubt produced pictures and media that put us all in a poor light.
~Earth receives foot and paw, hoof and claw with equal grace. But it is the way of the wild not to overstep...let's leave no trace that wind, rain and snow cannot erase~
I agree LadyTrapper
Few years back they were trying to ban trapping in Ga., along with many other states. I wrote a letter to my reps and surprisingly, the only response I got was from the rep who wanted to ban it.
It did not go through.
The chewing the leg off is just another tactic used by peta professionals to spread propaganda against trapping to those who know no better. The sheep as I call them. If ya don't want to trap, fine. I know many who don't like it, but hey leave those that want to trap alone.
And with a name like LadyTrapper, think I'm going to take your word for it.
FVR ,im pretty sure that you can trap on national forest land, oconee and chattahoochee national forest, you can check at www.fs.fed.us/conf/lots of luckOriginally Posted by FVR
i couldnt kill a cutie curled up sleeping id be forced to let it go. reality is harsh. i hope i can find enough edibles i wont even need to hunt that would be awesome.
tell that to the animals. people have the right to do whatever they want assuming it doesnt interfere with another being. no humans are not the only animals on the planet who deserve safety and peace. if you dont need them for food? leave the ****ing animals alone. find a hobby more noble of picking on small creatures, that goes to any of you to who it applies, not necisarrily FVR... and if it does apply to FVR? eat your heart out
Last edited by explodingearth; 11-09-2007 at 07:32 PM.
and i dont see how losing a leg and bleeding to death in shock is a human way of dying, much less quick. the sure as hell arent laser triggered meaning pressure would have to be applied to it i dont know any animals who walk around draggin their heads in front of the feet on the ground.
Sam,
Nat'l forest yes, Wildlife Management Area, no. I live right across the street from Pine Log WMA. Great place to chase hogs, deer are small, bunch of turkeys and some rabbits. The year round trout stream is great, when there is water! LOL.
If you ever get up this way, give me a shout. Maybe I can put you on a hog or two. I use a prim. bow or a very old muzzleloading rifle.
Bye the way, how are pelt prices now days?
We use to make a good bit of money on muskrats up in Jersey. A raccoon or two, if big was nice. Fox and coyotes were scarce back then.
Muskrat was not really a bad tasting critter if prep'd properly. Not much on raccoon, just did not take a liking to it.
Coyote hunting is getting big down here now as they are all over the place. Only predator for them is man. They are even working their way into the city of Atlanta.
I use 220s all the way around, use every part of the animal if I've no use for the fur I give to the reservation and they disperse it as needed, same for elk and moose. Got a job interview with National Park Service next Wednesday to be a warden (ranger) along the Montana and Canadian boarder up by Scobey and I got friends just south of Regina in Saskatchewan, hoping Beo and family might wanna join me.
In all actuality....Offset legholds do not even leave a mark on the hide around the ankel let alone make anything lose a leg or even bleed. Please educate yourself unbiasedly on a age old tradtion of wildlife populaton control. You know nothing dies of old age in mother nature. Her ways of population control(disease, famine and eaten alive by predators) are much more "in-humane"
Fur prices have their ups and downs but is once again on the rise.
~Earth receives foot and paw, hoof and claw with equal grace. But it is the way of the wild not to overstep...let's leave no trace that wind, rain and snow cannot erase~
Trapping is a much better then hunting, with trapping you are free to do other things that needs doing I to love to hunt but for meat I will depend on my traps and snares . I am not aware of any native American that where vegetarian WE ate meat and farmed . As much you hate it it is a skill that would to have that I hope that you never need.. Your Friend Smok
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