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Post by proratman on May 27, 2012 8:48:17 GMT -5
I have seen Don Powell's set in his book and it is well respected. Some of the streams that I trap fluctuate greatly and I am going to try my floating set.
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Post by J.P. Wilson on May 28, 2012 8:06:04 GMT -5
oh i see i must have missed the floating part when i read it. My apologies. After re reading it now i get where you are coming from.
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Post by bballou on May 28, 2012 16:33:26 GMT -5
proratman ---I see what you are saying -----(if a trapper could pick up a % age when the water was high)-----he would find himself skinning more often---- I use boxes (on land ) for the same thing---- a float would be a new way to look at mink trapping.
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oldeman
Fulton Montgomery Fur Harvesters Ass.
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Post by oldeman on May 28, 2012 19:40:13 GMT -5
Holy mackeral you guys ought to just carpet bomb those poor buggers
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austinp
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Post by austinp on May 28, 2012 20:13:28 GMT -5
I set #160s and #210s on the bottom all fall & winter. Many of the local ditches I trap have zero muskrats left to catch by the time I lift steel for the season. Also, first night catch rate with all sets like that does run 66% to 75% full traps on the initial check. not sure how much more that could be improved here in NY. So however many of them may miss getting caught the first time around don't miss me forever
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Post by bballou on May 28, 2012 21:08:01 GMT -5
oldeman------NO ---- NO ---- NO----no explosive's----(carpet bombing---went out after WW-2) now we use smart bombs (very ---very small)--------if you can come up with a few dozen ----(mink size )-------I-d be happy to try and help you work things out.----Jest make sure we dont have any maps of DC----we may not be able to resist the temptation.----and I couldent make enough beaver stew to feed all the people wanting to help us.
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