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Post by mole on Jan 14, 2006 9:50:14 GMT -5
Curious about what you think about eye appeal at a set. When do most predators fox,cyote bobcat work a set? When there is some light or middle of the night? If in total darkness ,how important is eye appeal? This thought has been rattleing around in my head for a while and I don't really have an answer to it. What do you think? Ed
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Post by Itrapny on Jan 14, 2006 9:59:21 GMT -5
Ed good question I always try to add some sort of eye appeal to my sets, whether it's a piece of bone, a feather or even a lrage rock or log in the middle of an open field. I believe that most K-9s hunt whenver they are hungry, I have seen 'yotes and red's mousing in hay fields set away form the road in the middle of the day. Even at night, there eyes are so much better than ours I believe they can see the objects described. I don't have any experience with 'cats, wish I did, I would love to catch a least one. From everything I read you almost need some sort of an eye appeal to catch there attention, and having a housecat definatly proves that to me. My cat will sit at the window and every bird that flutters by catches his attention while sitting birds seem to have no effect on him.
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Post by mole on Jan 14, 2006 10:22:53 GMT -5
I too add eye appeal to some sets. With cats by the way they hunt. They are watchers and waiters. The canines I really wonder. Ed
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Post by mikespring on Jan 14, 2006 21:48:51 GMT -5
no experience with cats.
I do feel eye appeal with canines can make the difference between a good harvest and an exceptional harvest.
as far as what time of nite the sets are worked I could only speculate as I don't have any concrete evidence. I have done my share of calling and can say my best response times are between 8 and 12 midnight.
Mike Spring
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Post by jsevering on Jan 15, 2006 7:38:42 GMT -5
think eye appeal is important also, but belive location is the key.
if im not sure im on the exact travel route or think im off the hub, i tend to make a set with some sort of eye appeal, be it through the set itself or an added object such as a small feather an inch to two inches long hung low and able to move with the wind, want it eye level of the cat or canine, or below, so it dosnt spook or distract the animal away from working the set once he's on it, sometimes its more of an approach type set up, but the lower and smaller the attractor the closer I seem to be able to pull them in to the set itself, canines particularly.
like the others feel they work more at night , but see enough out early and sometimes midday, thats kinda why i like movement and contrast with the type of eye appeal I tend to use......jim
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Post by mikespring on Jan 15, 2006 10:48:00 GMT -5
I agree that location is the key jim.
I really dont use eye appeal to call a canine to my set...
but use it to get the animal to work the set harder.
Mike Spring
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Post by king368m on Jan 15, 2006 15:52:41 GMT -5
I have tried pheasant feathers when there is snow on the ground to contrast the color of the snow and had more activity then when the snow melted. Would the white feathers of turkeys for a local turkey farmer be worth asking for for trapping prior to the snow to keep the idea of contrasting colors?
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Post by Itrapny on Jan 15, 2006 16:16:16 GMT -5
Great idea, that would work great. Any contrasting object that will draw their attention will work. A burnt piece of wood against the snow works well too!
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