Trapping Season 2022-2023

[MASTERS]

Caught the mate last night to the fox that the coyote ate before being caught a couple nights ago.

Always run 4 coils where there are a decent amount of foxes in hopes they wouldn’t fire a set but I guess these persistent little sons of guns are going to make a liar out of me.

[MASTERS]

Ol’ Mavis K was sure happy to see the expired pasture pooches!

[Buff]

Y'all make it look too easy.... Congrats

[Buff]

We run a few K-9 extremes , regular ones, and they are nice.
We also run MB550 and some Bridger#3. We have a few Victors also.

Might be a good time to pick up some good used traps with fur prices down.

Back in the 70s we were getting $30.00 a hide for coons. Down here now they are not worth skinning.

[MASTERS]

We run a few K-9 extremes , regular ones, and they are nice.
We also run MB550 and some Bridger#3. We have a few Victors also.

Might be a good time to pick up some good used traps with fur prices down.

Id sure like to pick up a dozen or two used mb 550's to the pile if you know of anyone getting rid of some.

[BTLowry]

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[sharkhunter]

Id sure like to pick up a dozen or two used mb 550's to the pile if you know of anyone getting rid of some.

Not sure if you get on trapperman but there’s a guy on there that sold me 3 dz and he has tons more.

[Brute Killer]

Always run 4 coils where there are a decent amount of foxes in hopes they wouldn’t fire a set.

Pan tension is what keeps lighter animals from tripping the trigger, not coil strength, per se.
Get you pan tension up to about 4 lbs. for coyote.

[MASTERS]

Pan tension is what keeps lighter animals from tripping the trigger, not coil strength, per se.
Get you pan tension up to about 4 lbs. for coyote.

Maybe I’m wrong but the more coils the greater the pan tension from the start is, unless you have the dog modified for a night latch.

Mb550’s with 4 coils without any adjustment gets me about 4# of tension on the pan and the same mb550s in 2 coils is about 2 3/4#.

I know more coils speeds up the firing once the trap is stepped on as well but with not touching the mb550 2 coils(factory stock) and adding 2 more helper coils the pan tension is increased in my experience.

I could be waaaay off but that seems the way it has been.

[MASTERS]

Not sure if you get on trapperman but there’s a guy on there that sold me 3 dz and he has tons more.

Do you remember his handle by chance?

[sharkhunter]

Do you remember his handle by chance?

Coyote101

[Brute Killer]

I can only speak of my personal experience, but the pan tension screw gets you way more effective pan tension. I have read that bending the dog one way or the other can affect pan tension, too, but a floppy pan on a trap, even a 4-coil, equals low pan tension and non-target trips/catches and target misses.

[wytex]

Bending the dog helps with leveling the pan, tension is adjusted by the pan screw like you said.

[BTLowry]

Put 3 traps in the ground earlier

First was a step down trench set.
Will probably have to rebait it because I put the bait in the hole but forgot to take a stick and push it on down deep to keep a coon from stealing it
Other 2 were flat/scent post sets

[Buff]

#5 is now crappie baits