2025/2026 Trapping season.

[go_deep]

Connected with Twinkle Toes on a dirt hole full of cat food last night. This guy walked past a DP or 3 for months.

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MB 450 half offset. After setting these a few weeks I still don't understand why you would want a half offset. The "fox" has close jaws but the springs seem light. Nuances.

Need to full body mount him, for the memories.

 

[Nine Banger]

Big sow, classic catch circle.

 

[Nine Banger]

I lost all 4 traps in my opossum set to the power line guys today.


Believe it or not Twinkle Toes may live. Got these around 4am.

 

[Joshk358]

 

[Nine Banger]

 

[bpietila]

Fox in a tip up foothold.
Marten in a pole set

Retrieves hares and ptarmigan, but refuses to pick up a duck

 

[Nine Banger]

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Fox in a tip up foothold. View attachment 1037425
Marten in a pole set
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Retrieves hares and ptarmigan, but refuses to pick up a duck

How was the trap the fox hit set up?

 

[bpietila]

Fox caught in a tip up cubby set primarily for wolverine. Catch a few foxes each year in a cubbies, but generally they are wary around them. The branches on the ground are the cubby with an opening for animal. Foothold is set on the ground directly in front of cubby opening. Trap is anchored to tip up pole. Tip up pole is held down by a nail sticking out of a stump. Animal steps in trap, struggles and releases tip up pole from nail, tip up pole raises up lifting animal off ground. I’ll try to take a picture next time out. It might make more sense in a photo.