Would it be a big No-No to order new traps and only boil them, therefore skipping the dying and waxing
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If you do not dip or wax your traps they will often stick to dirt and not close quickly. I bed my traps in peat moss and put a ball of polyester fluff under the pan to keep dirt from blocking the pan instead of a pan cover. They go off quick and there is no pan cover to crackle or make noise when it is stepped on. Use a sifter and sifter dirt from the site lightly over the trap. When you use guide sticks or stones use small ones they work just as well as big sticks and look more natural. I keep dove and quail feathers from kills just so I can spread a few around a trap site in cat country. It draws cats and coyotes. Use a lure and a urine.
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Originally posted by The General View PostWould it be a big No-No to order new traps and only boil them, therefore skipping the dying and waxing
It does not effect the speed of the trap in dirt what so ever.
THE ONLY time a trap will have issues is if its frozen to the ground and a dyed and waxed trap will freeze just like a raw steel one will.
IF you are setting traps and you know it will be freezing, make sure your dirt is DRY DRY DRY, or use peet moss to bed but you will still need to blend in the set with dry dirt on top...
What you use for a pan cover is totally your preference.
POLYFILL works great, one or a two time use and its done
UNDERALLS (round foam cut circles) work great...but once again couple uses and its done and can get scent issues.
WAX PAPER, very cheap, one use . Cut in squares in needed size , when ready for use, crumple they up really well then straighten them out and use them..Works great and is lightweight.
ALUMINUM SCREEN(window screen type) works great also, cut in sizes that you will need, you will get multiple uses out of them.
ALL LISTED pan covers make ZERO noise and all will work, its just preference..
I wont bother dying and waxing a trap in the middle of season, all my traps get done once a year before season starts...I will add that I boil and clean traps throughout the season to keep them scent free..
Tuning/new parts
Boiling/cleaning
Dye process
Wax processLast edited by Tuffbroadhead; 02-05-2014, 12:41 PM.
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Originally posted by Tuffbroadhead View PostNope wont hurt a bit, when new traps come in all I do is boil them/clean them and use them till they get scent issues from multiple catches and blood.
It does not effect the speed of the trap in dirt what so ever.
THE ONLY time a trap will have issues is if its frozen to the ground and a dyed and waxed trap will freeze just like a raw steel one will.
IF you are setting traps and you know it will be freezing, make sure your dirt is DRY DRY DRY, or use peet moss to bed but you will still need to blend in the set with dry dirt on top...
What you use for a pan cover is totally your preference.
POLYFILL works great, one or a two time use and its done
UNDERALLS (round foam cut circles) work great...but once again couple uses and its done and can get scent issues.
WAX PAPER, very cheap, one use . Cut in squares in needed size , when ready for use, crumple they up really well then straighten them out and use them..Works great and is lightweight.
ALUMINUM SCREEN(window screen type) works great also, cut in sizes that you will need, you will get multiple uses out of them.
ALL LISTED pan covers make ZERO noise and all will work, its just preference..
I wont bother dying and waxing a trap in the middle of season, all my traps get done once a year before season starts...I will add that I boil and clean traps throughout the season to keep them scent free..
Tuning/new parts
Boiling/cleaning
Dye process
Wax process
I am so lost on the waxing/dying part?
So when I get my traps in I need to boil them...I am lost after that haha
I will never be trapping in freezing weather so is wax/dye a big issue?
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Originally posted by The General View PostWould it be a big No-No to order new traps and only boil them, therefore skipping the dying and waxing
I think the biggest thing is to try and keep everything scent free. Dyeing doesn't really do anything for the scent free part. It will help stop the rusting of the traps. I like dyed traps because if by some chance a piece gets uncovered by something you don't have a shiny piece of metal showing. This could all be total BS but in my head it sounds good...That is why I dye my traps.
Waxing makes them scent free and I think a little quicker, Also think it helps protect the traps.
I know people that just paint there traps and there done, Some dip there traps, some just degrease them, some dye and wax...Pretty sure everyone still catch some coyotes.
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Originally posted by giterrell View PostI am so lost on the waxing/dying part?
So when I get my traps in I need to boil them...I am lost after that haha
Now that’s the way it’s supposed to be done......I stray from the pack a little and put the wax into my dye. The wax will float on top of the water/dye. Let the traps boil for a few min and I pull them in and out a few time and let them hang until there dry and cool. Hopefully i will do this tonight.....
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Good tread I have never dyed or waxed my traps before but then again i never looked into the right way to do it. We still do pretty good just setting them out and putting a little foam under the trigger and we always wear gloves to set the traps. Very interesting tread appreciate all the info so far
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Ok.... Let's start the dyeing. I use a old turkey frying pot. I fill it up with oak bark and oak leaves. Then fill it up with water and let it start boiling
After it boils for a little while I will take it and strain it into a 5 gallon bucket. Then put the black water back into the pot and bring back to a boil.
Then I put the traps in a lower the heat so it just barely boils.
After about 20 min I pulled them out
Bad pic but it's already dark... I put them back in for another 20 min. Then I pulled them all out again. I then add my wax to the dye water and put a 3 traps back in.
Once the wax melts I will pull the traps out and let dry. Then add another 3 traps. I let them sit in the pot for about a minute and them pull them out.
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