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Post by Sunshine on Nov 20, 2009 18:19:16 GMT -5
do any of ya;ll flag your set locatins, not as an attractant but to literally mark the locations of your sets?
im curious because today in a WMA in northern WV we stumbled onto a trap line marked with hot pink ribbons tied to trees. the ribbons were located as markers for some egg traps the person had out for coon.
it was easy to pick the set locations out 0nce you looked for them with the trappers eye,lol.
i just wondered of ya'll flag your set locations so you wont forget where your traps are and why or why not?
Jerry taught me to blend my sets into the natural surroundings so that no one in the area would even recognize there were traps there.
i was kinda surprised they flagged each set location so visibly. while ive never had a trap stolen on public ground here in WV, i dont openly advertise where i make my sets either.
we moved on and to a different area of the WMA to a place where this person didnt have any traps.
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iafftrapper
Coon Stacker
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Post by iafftrapper on Nov 20, 2009 18:23:07 GMT -5
if I have any doubt, waypoint on the handheld GPS unit.
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Post by foxman on Nov 20, 2009 19:51:53 GMT -5
I don't flag my sets
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Post by offshoretrash on Nov 20, 2009 20:38:27 GMT -5
Traps no, snares yes and then it's only a small amount that I will be the only one seeing it. Snare are easy to forget even with a small number set.
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Post by wheelers on Nov 22, 2009 6:58:12 GMT -5
River trapping I flag everything.Never had a problem.
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Post by trapper7 on Nov 25, 2009 16:33:51 GMT -5
If I'm trapping an ice slough in the winter for rats, I'll flag my sets, but use blue or green flagging, as it's not so visible unless you're looking for it. A heavy snowfall can hide small rat houses or push ups.
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Post by Sunshine on Nov 26, 2009 8:44:12 GMT -5
i dont know how Jerry does it but he can have over 100 sets scattered over 100+ miles and remember where theyre all at.
id be afraid id miss some with that many sets out but he never has a problem.
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ytd
Rat Trapper
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Post by ytd on Dec 3, 2009 22:58:02 GMT -5
My dad and I flag most of our sets with flourescent orange or pink flagging. At times, we'll have over 200 traps set, and in order to save time, we'll split up and check sets that the other one of us may have set. It's fairly easy to remember certain sets, that you've made yourself, but remembering sets that a partner made is another story. Theft isn't such a big problem now as it was back in the late 70's and early 80's. We didn't flag any sets back then and had a LOT of theft, both furs and traps.
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Post by Sunshine on Dec 8, 2009 15:54:22 GMT -5
ytd, do you trap public land, private land, or a combination of both?
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ytd
Rat Trapper
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Post by ytd on Dec 8, 2009 18:35:45 GMT -5
Mostly private land. This will be my first year ever trapping on any public land...If the weather ever staightens out and I get to it....
The only sets I'll be flagging there will be water sets that would require someone to wade or paddle up to in a canoe. Not likely I'll have much trouble with that.
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Post by huckleberry on Dec 11, 2009 21:48:51 GMT -5
I will flag some sets. Especially mink sets along the canals here. I get so busy setting them up under the "lip" of the canal I don't pay enough attention to where I am at times. LOL They are impossible to see wihtout knowing within a few feet of where they are set. Even with mink caught in them at times.
I also flag some when trapping in big timber. Reason being I have lost a few set areas that I had actually walked right through and not realized it.
In areas I am very familiar with, no flags at all.
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