re: Set traps today (updated 2/23 end of the line)

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Gonna see if I can get the yote pictures on here

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wow. thats a big yote! you are running strong on that trapline.

thanks for posting the cat set. i didn't realize the walkthrough set was that simple. awesome man.

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when deer trip a set do they get injured? will the traps actually capture a deer or a pig?

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It can contain them. However if you catch a 200lb animal in a 1 1/2 duke coil spring they're not gonna stay in it long. Snares on the other hand would hold them. I dont see how you could let that animal go safely though.

Did I miss where he said he was using soft catch traps? Not all of those type traps are soft catch. In fact, the vast majority arent. They do work very good though because it allows just enough blood flow to the digits to keep the animal from chewing out of the trap once the appendage goes numb from lack of circulation.

Soft catch would make more sense, since he's selling them live to be ran. I have no interest in trying to take those things live.

Where doing all this trapping at

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the trap I am using has wide cast iron offset jaws

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i stand corrected!

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A snare around a deers neck is a death sentence they won't survive.

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can you explain to me what people mean by a deer block or deer saftey on a snare?

I noticed people asking about prices and no one has given any, so I done a little reseach and here is the price from RP Outdoors (Prices updated as of jan 26th 2011.

Copied from RP Outdoors website..

OTTER
Dry--Large-XL no damage-prime $40.00--All others $25.00 & down.
Green--Large-XL no damage prime $35.00--All others $20.00 & down. !!! ALL OTTER MUST HAVE STATE TAGS !!!


We have TX Otter and Bobcat tags on our TX fur route only, but we cannot tag them in Louisiana.



MINK
Green--Large-XL no damage-prime $10.00.
Small--$5.00--
Dry--$1.00 more.
Little southern red type will not grade at these prices.

Muskrat
Dry-Large-XL--$3.00--Med--$2.00---Small--$1.00
Green--$2.00 & down.



RACCOON Coat Type
Dry--XXL $7.00--XL--$5.00--L--$3.00.
Green--XXL--$5.00--XL--$3.00--L--$1.00

Racoon West TX Semi
Dry--$10.00 & down.
Green--$8.00 & down.

BEAVER
Dry--$10.00 & down.
Green--$4.00 & down.

GREY FOX LA & TX
Dry--$12.00 & down.
Green--$10.00 & down.

GREY FOX GA,AL,MS,SC,TN, N.AR,
Dry--$14.00 & down.
Green--$12.00 & down.

RED FOX
Dry--$12.00 & down
Green--$10.00 & down.

BOBCAT E.TX, N.LA, Clear, well spotted cats no damage
Dry--$40.00 & down.
Green--$35.00 & down.

BOBCAT West TX, Heavies, well spotted
Dry--$135.00 & down.
Green--$130.00 & down.

BOBCAT Northeast TX, S. AR, Well spotted
Dry--$45.00 & down.
Green--$40.00 & down.

BOBCAT South LA,MS,AL,GA Smokey bellies
Dry--$25.00 & down.
Green--$20.00 & down.
This region can also produce a cat like N. LA--E. TX at these prices DRY $40.00 & down. Green $35.00 & down.

ALL BOBCAT MUST HAVE STATE TAGS !!!



COYOTE
Dry--$7.00 & down.
Green--$4.00 & down.
Some heavy coyotes, pale from W. TX will bring

Todays check nothing again! If tomorrow is the same I am pulling some of the ones with no activity and resetting in another location. Not sure what's going on I saw no fresh tracks today they may be on a round and will be back through tonight.

I did scout some new ground today and will be putting in 10 or so new sets there.

Well again nothing I am really begining to wonder. I did have some activity where coyotes and bobcats worked sets and just missed the pan by an inch. I had a deer throw one trap and a bobcat stepped inbetween the trap and my lure. I put out 8 more sets so agian I will see what tomorrow brings.