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Post by hatch on Mar 22, 2006 17:20:10 GMT -5
How do you guys set you trap and why? I mean do you set the dog at the hole or one of the 2 levers? I have the dog pointing out to the right and the left lever at the hole. I do this because I am under the impression that when the trap fires the jaws will catch their foot instead of pushing it away from the center of the trap. Looking at some pcs lately it looks like people set with dog at hole and I thought that would throw their foot, just curious. thanks Hatch
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Post by Dave Leibig on Mar 22, 2006 17:43:02 GMT -5
Hatch, I have been experimenting with different positions on setting the trap. I tried setting both the dog toward the hole and away from the hole. I have found no real difference. The only thing that I have noticed, when setting for coyotes If I have the dog facing away from the hole, I seem to pick up more fox. I think it is because they step closer to the hole and step on the edge of the pan and the trap fires easier without throwing the foot out of the trap. It also takes less pressure to trip the pan. I hope this helps. Dave
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Post by briankroberts on Mar 22, 2006 18:18:55 GMT -5
I like the dog facing the attractor, or somewhere, there about,. I was taught that on land traps you want the critter stepping over the jaws and in the water you want animals stepping inbetween the jaws I also keep my pan close to the attractor even for Coyotes, 5-6" is about right in my eyes. I have 2 german shepard dogs and if I place a little scent on the ground, when there nose is checking this out, there foot is only a few inches back, thats why My attractors stay close to the ground also. Sorry to get so far off track so fast, but so many things tie in together. .....B......
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Post by Itrapny on Mar 22, 2006 18:39:52 GMT -5
Good observations so far, I always have my dog set up facing the hole/attractor not always straight but certianly so the animal steps over the jaw rather than through it. I even have some dogless traps and I set them up the same, just habit.
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Post by jsevering on Mar 22, 2006 19:31:34 GMT -5
hatch gonna get lots of opinions on how the trap dog should be facing at the set and the reasons behind why one should set that way, all of which will have a good purpose or reason behind someones preference, mine included.
when a canine steps on the pan he is stepping pretty much straight down, thats why it is important to try and center the foot on the pan regardless of which way the dog is facing.
certain sets have dog guides built in due to the way a person constructs them....... others guides are placed or the bed is worked to center the foot on the pan and off the dog.
in the end, for an example....... once you get snow covering your sets.... its anyones guess unless your using higher guides and have a good feel for the approach and the actual sweet spot........ without the visual aspects of the set working along with a 100 percent certainty of windage...... so do what makes you comfortable and works with the set constructed and for the reasons your comfortable with and makes sense to you.....jim
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Post by Dave Leibig on Mar 22, 2006 20:54:07 GMT -5
Jim, you do have a way with words . You are rite, different styles dictate different methods on how a set is constructed to center the animals foot .....Dave
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Post by mole on Mar 23, 2006 4:46:30 GMT -5
I too like the dog facing the hole. Ed
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