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Post by firefigher5 on Nov 19, 2010 1:17:17 GMT -5
i know about the usual techniques about using fur from other aniamsl as bait for fox but has anyone had any luck with feathers fron like a chicken or grouse? if so, do u set it up in your sets the same as a piece of fur?
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Post by armymedic2 on Nov 19, 2010 7:10:24 GMT -5
you can put one or two in the pattern to increase curiosity, but it seems like i catch more coon than fox when i do that.
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Post by Hidehunter1 on Nov 19, 2010 9:21:02 GMT -5
Have had a ton of luck on all predators using duck/goose feathers in the hole, on the backing, etc. Seems to really excite them.
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Post by Itrapny on Nov 19, 2010 14:01:24 GMT -5
They are both great attractors, just be careful about using exposed feathers & fur where raptors may be caught as they are attracted to them just like furbearers.
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Post by firefigher5 on Nov 19, 2010 16:02:49 GMT -5
the chance of catching raptors was my biggest concern with this.
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Post by Itrapny on Nov 19, 2010 17:39:25 GMT -5
If you use them down the hole you're usuallly safe, I use them myself that way and haven't had any problems. Since they're sight hunters, out of their direct line of sight is good.
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Post by kirkwooder on Nov 20, 2010 14:04:31 GMT -5
By law feathers must be covered so they are not visible from above, Page 53 of the trapping guide under "use of carcasses" and "Definitions: #2. Carcass". Just thought I'd throw that out there.
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Post by Itrapny on Nov 20, 2010 14:50:49 GMT -5
feathers ARE NOT carcasses, the JTI Committee made sure that feathers wouldn't be prohibited.
Use of Carcasses Any carcass, as defined below, used as bait and placed or used in conjunction with a foothold trap shall be completely covered at the time the trap is set or visited. Coverings shall include but not be limited to brush; branches; leaves; soil; snow; water; or enclosures constructed of wood, metal, wire, plastic or natural materials; and must completely cover the carcass so that it is not visible from directly above.
Note: A carcass is defined as the body or parts thereof, meat, organs or viscera of an animal, including fish. Feathers (including feathers with attached skin or entire bird wings), hair (with or without skin or hide), and bones that include no attached meat, organs or viscera, are excluded from this definition.
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Post by kirkwooder on Nov 20, 2010 20:53:06 GMT -5
feathers ARE NOT carcasses, the JTI Committee made sure that feathers wouldn't be prohibited. Use of Carcasses Any carcass, as defined below, used as bait and placed or used in conjunction with a foothold trap shall be completely covered at the time the trap is set or visited. Coverings shall include but not be limited to brush; branches; leaves; soil; snow; water; or enclosures constructed of wood, metal, wire, plastic or natural materials; and must completely cover the carcass so that it is not visible from directly above. Note: A carcass is defined as the body or parts thereof, meat, organs or viscera of an animal, including fish. Feathers (including feathers with attached skin or entire bird wings), hair (with or without skin or hide), and bones that include no attached meat, organs or viscera, are excluded from this definition.My bad!!! I should have read that more carefully! Thanks for setting me straight.
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Post by Itrapny on Nov 20, 2010 21:33:54 GMT -5
No worries ;D
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Post by mrlongbeard1 on Nov 24, 2011 6:40:25 GMT -5
I like to tie a couple of feathers to a stick poked into the ground as an attractor near my sets . I use it to get them in the area where they can smell my dirt hole sets etc..
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Post by Woj on Nov 29, 2011 9:29:30 GMT -5
I caught my first coon using feathers from a goose as a bed covering. Worked for me.
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Post by owenvila on Nov 30, 2011 19:47:10 GMT -5
I used some turkey feathers for the first time @ a set that hasnt produced much in the past 2 years but now I swear by them
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Post by kbb on Dec 6, 2011 18:24:26 GMT -5
nice cat!!!
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Post by chiefdave1010 on Dec 6, 2011 21:33:30 GMT -5
very nice cat i use feathers alot and had very good luck with them
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