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Post by kody on Jan 20, 2009 17:59:12 GMT -5
Has anyone put a 220 on a leaning post set to catch a gray fox or cough one by accident.I was wondering because people toled me they trap Gray's like that and I was going to try it.
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Post by Hawken315 on Jan 20, 2009 18:34:17 GMT -5
I have heard of greys taken in pole sets,but from what I have seen it is a poor set to target greys or reds.I have caught reds and greys in 160 and in the past 220 trail sets.But again marginal sets.I would rather recumend sets that really target that animal like dirt hole,trash ,or hay sets this time of year...Just remember with greys get into the thick cover,thats where you will find them.And also some other k-9's.
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Post by Itrapny on Jan 20, 2009 19:17:20 GMT -5
I agree with Hawken315, there have been, and are fox caught every year in these sets, but they are designed for fisher & 'coon. If you have any fisher in your area, you'll be more likely to catch one of them and if the season's closed for them, that's not a good thing. I would certainly stick with conventional sets on the ground for fox, especially this time of the year.
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Post by kody on Jan 20, 2009 20:46:40 GMT -5
I was just trying to find something else to try for them because they just dont want to go to my hay or dirt hole sets.
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Post by Hawken315 on Jan 20, 2009 21:11:54 GMT -5
Kody,the big thing with k-9's is location,second is wind and third is patterns and time of year.This time of year is the hardest to work k-9's so don't get to discouraged .They can be really finicky with sets also,sent ,bait lure and human sent are all factors.there may be just somthing with your sets that makes them shy from them,the location may not be right.Like said many times on here the first is the hardest but studying and catching more takes even more work..J keep it up and pick all the brains of others you can...J
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Post by brandonh on Jan 20, 2009 22:46:52 GMT -5
It certainly is not a high percentage set for fox, but it can catch greys. I have heard of reds being caught, but that's even more of a longshot. A well constructed dirthole set or flat set (with heavy blocking) using a good attractant set on sign is your best bet for catching these grey fox as well as any passing red fox , coyote, bobcat, coon, etc.
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Post by Adirondack-Jim on Jan 21, 2009 8:09:43 GMT -5
Brandon, looks like you can get just about anything to climb a skinny tree for you!
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Post by brandonh on Jan 21, 2009 19:20:11 GMT -5
just dumb luck, i guess.....
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Post by Itrapny on Jan 21, 2009 19:24:30 GMT -5
Hey Brandon, what's the top end of that pole attached to?
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Post by brandonh on Jan 21, 2009 19:45:23 GMT -5
It's a free standing and alive tree.
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Post by Itrapny on Jan 21, 2009 19:47:59 GMT -5
Just wondering as I've had them come down from behind before when leaning against another tree.
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Post by brandonh on Jan 21, 2009 19:53:24 GMT -5
I prefer to set a free standing tree(for the exact reason you name), but it's not always available. I've been known to set a "leaner," but it's gotta be hung up really high (20-30 feet).
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Post by Adirondack-Jim on Jan 21, 2009 20:12:50 GMT -5
I doubt it...
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