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Post by nycoontrapper on Dec 27, 2014 20:53:02 GMT -5
Know they catch weasel in the northern part of the state, but has anyone ever tried trapping them in western new york. Just looking for another fur to chase but cant find anything on google or youtube about weasels in western new york. any info would be greatly appreciated.
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Post by slyfox74 on Dec 27, 2014 22:20:12 GMT -5
I think they are State Wide. I use gig coffee can with a 1 1/2 Inch hole in it. Inside is a #0 jump trap and a muskrat leg wired inside to the top. I run the chain out of the can through a slit and wire it off to something solid. Place them around brushy or weedy rock piles or small ditches, with or without water as long as there is some grass. Also old wood piles are grat or anywhere that would have lots of mice. I prebait the cans and put the trap inside ahead of time. Once I arrive on location, I simply set the trap, put the lid back on the can and place it in position. Wire it off and keep going. It's nice to break up the trap line with the occasional Weasel can. I've caught as many as 4 at one location, before moving the can to a different spot. It's fun but you certainly won't get rich trapping them. I have better luck home tanning them and selling later at craft fairs or flea markets.
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Post by nycoontrapper on Dec 27, 2014 23:57:00 GMT -5
Thanks sly where about are you located in the state
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Post by trappermac on Dec 28, 2014 6:51:52 GMT -5
They are everywhere in the state, I get a few each year on my property here in WNY. They like edges of swamps, ditches, culverts (I like setting culverts after they freeze). Look for tracks after it snows, set on tracks. No tracks, no set. Where you find their tracks is where you want to set. I am in Allegany county, but I used to catch them when living in Niagara county and first ones I caught as a kid where in Hamburg. They are everywhere in the state.
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Post by kirkwooder on Dec 28, 2014 7:45:57 GMT -5
I've never trapped them, but I see a few every year when I'm out at night running my coon hound. You would be amazed at what you can see in the woods at night! LoL I hunt mostly in Steuben, Livingston, and Yates Counties. Every year I say I'm going to set a few traps out for them but haven't done it yet.
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Post by rendezvous on Dec 28, 2014 9:20:54 GMT -5
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Post by uncledoug on Dec 29, 2014 18:14:40 GMT -5
I think they are State Wide. I use gig coffee can with a 1 1/2 Inch hole in it. Inside is a #0 jump trap and a muskrat leg wired inside to the top. I run the chain out of the can through a slit and wire it off to something solid. Place them around brushy or weedy rock piles or small ditches, with or without water as long as there is some grass. Also old wood piles are grat or anywhere that would have lots of mice. I prebait the cans and put the trap inside ahead of time. Once I arrive on location, I simply set the trap, put the lid back on the can and place it in position. Wire it off and keep going. It's nice to break up the trap line with the occasional Weasel can. I've caught as many as 4 at one location, before moving the can to a different spot. It's fun but you certainly won't get rich trapping them. I have better luck home tanning them and selling later at craft fairs or flea markets. Would really like to see a picture of your ermine can if you have one, sounds like an easy one to make.  |
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Post by REDNECK on Dec 29, 2014 18:27:01 GMT -5
Why the Penney under springs
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Post by silentnight on Dec 29, 2014 18:31:44 GMT -5
Why the Penney under springs its his lucky pennies!!!! lifting the springs there a little will make them tighter with a little more snap to them. |
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Post by REDNECK on Dec 29, 2014 18:34:24 GMT -5
Was thinking that was why
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Post by rendezvous on Dec 29, 2014 18:42:54 GMT -5
Why the Penney under springs To add more tension to the springs, but I think more lucky than anything. What silentnight said! |
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Post by uncledoug on Dec 29, 2014 19:29:30 GMT -5
Heads up.  |
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Post by REDNECK on Dec 29, 2014 22:04:10 GMT -5
Thanks good to know never knew that one
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Post by slyfox74 on Dec 29, 2014 22:16:33 GMT -5
I think they are State Wide. I use gig coffee can with a 1 1/2 Inch hole in it. Inside is a #0 jump trap and a muskrat leg wired inside to the top. I run the chain out of the can through a slit and wire it off to something solid. Place them around brushy or weedy rock piles or small ditches, with or without water as long as there is some grass. Also old wood piles are grat or anywhere that would have lots of mice. I prebait the cans and put the trap inside ahead of time. Once I arrive on location, I simply set the trap, put the lid back on the can and place it in position. Wire it off and keep going. It's nice to break up the trap line with the occasional Weasel can. I've caught as many as 4 at one location, before moving the can to a different spot. It's fun but you certainly won't get rich trapping them. I have better luck home tanning them and selling later at craft fairs or flea markets. Would really like to see a picture of your ermine can if you have one, sounds like an easy one to make. I'll post up a picture of one tomorrow. They work great, and are light and weatherproof. The only thing you may have trouble with is finding the #0 jumps to go in it. |
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Post by modelcitizen63 on Dec 31, 2014 9:12:47 GMT -5
I caught my first weasel ever this year in a blind set for mink. I got him in a 110 that I set in a very narrow grassy trail that ran along the Unadilla river. I got it in the first few days of water season and it still had a little faint patch of brown fur mixed in with the white on it's belly. Pretty cool
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