My First Time Trapping (Caught the Wrong Animal)
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Date: 2020-11-25
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Eric
The feather or a wing dangling over the trap or causing the critter to cross the trap to investigate as mentioned below is a great technique. And another dangling opportunity. The painting initially got my attention but as mentioned by others after some time the smell will fade. A semi urban cat like that one is probably use to human smells on stuff and not as put off or alerted to it as a truly wilderness bound cat. But the more you can keep your human stink off, the better. You may also want to look into what's called a dirt hole set. You Dig a hole oh about 2-3 inches in diameter down and back. Ends up looking like a golfer hole or the like. You use something to press or smear some stinky stuff/attractant in the back and on the roof of your hole so it takes some real investigating by the critter. Place your trap in front below the surface. In a created depression the size or slightly larger than the set trap. Place the trap in the space. Lay a cloth or something that that will drape the pan (Trigger, paw placement deal) of the trap. This way nothing works its way under while sifting a little dirt over it. Taking care not to place that drape in a way that will interfere with the jaws or the pan. Sift dirt over it. Then carefully and gently make a low spot about the size of a paw, in the dirt on the pan, with a stick or something, of course not pushing hard enough to set the trap off. Critters as mentioned in a previous comment tend to step-in a low spot or perceived established previous path of paw placement. Looks tested. This is a highly affective approach for fox and coyote and other incidental catches. I use to mist with Coyote or fox urine (To also mask any scent I may have left) and then stream spay a spot that looks like a natural target. All creating a scene like a previous critter may have buried something and then scent marked it. Its a whole lot of stimulus going on to distract from the potential trap discovery and avoidance. Critters are smart as you know. Its also always good to place them in a tight spot or pinch point I guess you could call it, so there approach is dictated for them. Sticks and stones deterring stepping and encouraging stepping in other spots is good to. Just subtle little sticks and small unstable or noise making things. They'd prefer to sneak on quiet ground verses step on a jolly rancher wrapper for example. I will expect to see follow up success's. Snares also affective but not allowed is some areas. Make sure you find out. Especially before posting a video. One of the reasons being roaming pets. You can't undo it. A leg hold gives you an option to free and reset. Snare. Not so much.
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The feather or a wing dangling over the trap or causing the critter to cross the trap to investigate as mentioned below is a great technique. And another dangling opportunity. The painting initially got my attention but as mentioned by others after some time the smell will fade. A semi urban cat like that one is probably use to human smells on stuff and not as put off or alerted to it as a truly wilderness bound cat. But the more you can keep your human stink off, the better. You may also want to look into what's called a dirt hole set. You Dig a hole oh about 2-3 inches in diameter down and back. Ends up looking like a golfer hole or the like. You use something to press or smear some stinky stuff/attractant in the back and on the roof of your hole so it takes some real investigating by the critter. Place your trap in front below the surface. In a created depression the size or slightly larger than the set trap. Place the trap in the space. Lay a cloth or something that that will drape the pan (Trigger, paw placement deal) of the trap. This way nothing works its way under while sifting a little dirt over it. Taking care not to place that drape in a way that will interfere with the jaws or the pan. Sift dirt over it. Then carefully and gently make a low spot about the size of a paw, in the dirt on the pan, with a stick or something, of course not pushing hard enough to set the trap off. Critters as mentioned in a previous comment tend to step-in a low spot or perceived established previous path of paw placement. Looks tested. This is a highly affective approach for fox and coyote and other incidental catches. I use to mist with Coyote or fox urine (To also mask any scent I may have left) and then stream spay a spot that looks like a natural target. All creating a scene like a previous critter may have buried something and then scent marked it. Its a whole lot of stimulus going on to distract from the potential trap discovery and avoidance. Critters are smart as you know. Its also always good to place them in a tight spot or pinch point I guess you could call it, so there approach is dictated for them. Sticks and stones deterring stepping and encouraging stepping in other spots is good to. Just subtle little sticks and small unstable or noise making things. They'd prefer to sneak on quiet ground verses step on a jolly rancher wrapper for example. I will expect to see follow up success's. Snares also affective but not allowed is some areas. Make sure you find out. Especially before posting a video. One of the reasons being roaming pets. You can't undo it. A leg hold gives you an option to free and reset. Snare. Not so much.
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skatterbrain
So basically what your gonna wanna do is take notes of the paths the cat takes ( which you've done ), on that path where your gonna be setting that Trap you want to grab some sticks & on both sides stick them in the ground standing straight up making kinda like a wall on both sides of the path & the trap ( making a Funnel that cat HAS to walk through & not around ) in a couple areas near a tree, thick brush ect ect. (Think of it this way its like that Hog trap you got there you drop the food in the back using the cage to funnel the animal to the back in order to step on a plate same concept), Dig a round hole the size of the trap just a couple inches ( not much ) just enough so its almost flush with the ground, a little above. Cover the traps exactly the way you did in the video. Then go online & get your self a Bobcat scent lure. Pretty much like a Deer lure, then spray it in & around the area. Or buy a Raw chicken to use as bait since its after chicken, it knows the smell & taste since its ready gotten one or 2 already. Then just sit & wait my friend & you'll have your self one hell of beautiful cat to send to your Taxidermist to have mounted or skin it out Tan the hide with some Borax rub it in all nice & good wait for it to dry.
Best of Luck LakeforkGuy.
Even if you've gotten your cay by this point. These tips will definitely help out if you ever wanna trap again.
Now Snares are bit bit tricky, but you wanna build a stick wall like with the Paw Traps but leave an opening the size of the snare & large enough for the animal to easily walk through without wanting to try to find another path around. Snares are a bit Hit or miss but are definitely effective if there's established paths the Cat or Animal is Consistently taking
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So basically what your gonna wanna do is take notes of the paths the cat takes ( which you've done ), on that path where your gonna be setting that Trap you want to grab some sticks & on both sides stick them in the ground standing straight up making kinda like a wall on both sides of the path & the trap ( making a Funnel that cat HAS to walk through & not around ) in a couple areas near a tree, thick brush ect ect. (Think of it this way its like that Hog trap you got there you drop the food in the back using the cage to funnel the animal to the back in order to step on a plate same concept), Dig a round hole the size of the trap just a couple inches ( not much ) just enough so its almost flush with the ground, a little above. Cover the traps exactly the way you did in the video. Then go online & get your self a Bobcat scent lure. Pretty much like a Deer lure, then spray it in & around the area. Or buy a Raw chicken to use as bait since its after chicken, it knows the smell & taste since its ready gotten one or 2 already. Then just sit & wait my friend & you'll have your self one hell of beautiful cat to send to your Taxidermist to have mounted or skin it out Tan the hide with some Borax rub it in all nice & good wait for it to dry.
Best of Luck LakeforkGuy.
Even if you've gotten your cay by this point. These tips will definitely help out if you ever wanna trap again.
Now Snares are bit bit tricky, but you wanna build a stick wall like with the Paw Traps but leave an opening the size of the snare & large enough for the animal to easily walk through without wanting to try to find another path around. Snares are a bit Hit or miss but are definitely effective if there's established paths the Cat or Animal is Consistently taking
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River
Dirt hole set! Go to the base of a tree near the trail the cat takes! Dig a hole at about 45 degrees towards the base of the tree and make it about 3-4 inches deep so the cat cant come on the backside of the trap. Use just ground beef and eggs mixed and shove into the bottom of the hole. Put your trap about 4-5 inches in front of the hole and cover it! Thats how I catch my coyotes here in Ohio and Ive caught many bobcats that way in those same sets! Also dig a bed for your trap so it is flat with the ground!
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Dirt hole set! Go to the base of a tree near the trail the cat takes! Dig a hole at about 45 degrees towards the base of the tree and make it about 3-4 inches deep so the cat cant come on the backside of the trap. Use just ground beef and eggs mixed and shove into the bottom of the hole. Put your trap about 4-5 inches in front of the hole and cover it! Thats how I catch my coyotes here in Ohio and Ive caught many bobcats that way in those same sets! Also dig a bed for your trap so it is flat with the ground!
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Gooseman
One thing about the trap. dont put leaves on top of it. they dont wanna step on leaves or sticks. they like stepping on a plain surface. try burying it and putting it up against some backing and put a bait hole there. call flair. he can explain in detail or watch his foothold setups from last trapping season
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One thing about the trap. dont put leaves on top of it. they dont wanna step on leaves or sticks. they like stepping on a plain surface. try burying it and putting it up against some backing and put a bait hole there. call flair. he can explain in detail or watch his foothold setups from last trapping season
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Charlie
Where to even start with this video. I you happen to get lucky enough to catch a bobcat with those tactics, it will be purely by dumb luck. I highly recommend you go on YouTube and extensively watch trapping videos. Everything you're doing is all wrong.
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Where to even start with this video. I you happen to get lucky enough to catch a bobcat with those tactics, it will be purely by dumb luck. I highly recommend you go on YouTube and extensively watch trapping videos. Everything you're doing is all wrong.
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Chue
Lock up your chickens at night, open the gate into your pen, and throw some type of meat so it have some type of oder. Then, lay your traps in your pen the bobcat will likely enter into your pen. Probably the most likely and fastest way to trap the bobcat.
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Lock up your chickens at night, open the gate into your pen, and throw some type of meat so it have some type of oder. Then, lay your traps in your pen the bobcat will likely enter into your pen. Probably the most likely and fastest way to trap the bobcat.
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BLACKHEAT1028
You have your own NatGeo show going on in your backyard. While on the property I would have to have a sidearm maybe a M&P. 22 can Get 10+1 which is enough to take down that cat or others. Put a suppressor on it and no one will hear it
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You have your own NatGeo show going on in your backyard. While on the property I would have to have a sidearm maybe a M&P. 22 can Get 10+1 which is enough to take down that cat or others. Put a suppressor on it and no one will hear it
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Raymond
If you catch the kitty cat. Form the way I learn to trap. It would be dumb luck. But realize the bad issue with leg are foot traps is they catch unwanted pest. If any way possible. I would suggest live traps. Skunks spray!
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If you catch the kitty cat. Form the way I learn to trap. It would be dumb luck. But realize the bad issue with leg are foot traps is they catch unwanted pest. If any way possible. I would suggest live traps. Skunks spray!
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Brayden
Need to dig a small hole in front of your paw trap and get some drum sticks cut them up and some feathers put in that hole and you can possibly Get the bobcat it has worked for me many of times you are doing good
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Need to dig a small hole in front of your paw trap and get some drum sticks cut them up and some feathers put in that hole and you can possibly Get the bobcat it has worked for me many of times you are doing good
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James
Surprised you dont have wireless video security cameras out there. That way you dont have to sit outside and wait, you can just from a screen. Some have motion alerts.
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Surprised you dont have wireless video security cameras out there. That way you dont have to sit outside and wait, you can just from a screen. Some have motion alerts.
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