COYOTE,FOX,BOBCAT,AND COON TRAPS

[swamptrapper30-30]

can someone tell me the best,and cheapest traps to use for fox,coyote,bobcat, and coon.i like to use a victor #1 1/2 longspring for coons on a blindset,i took more coons with that trap and set than any other,i had 2 of those traps,one pocket set and one blind,and i had this old man that was teaching me how to set a snare for my first fox and bobcat,but he died last month,so now i have his books and his trapping supplies his wife said he wanted me to have,and these books are great and im learning alot,but i have no clue what kinda trap im gonna use next year,i reckon i have a long time to figure it out,but I need someone elses opinion.and also what lures,i didnt use any lure for the blind set,but i made my own for the fox,bobcat,and that cubby set for the coon,heres the recipe,it worked for the fox,but the bobcat kinda seemed to stay away from it,luckily i had a stupid one run ast my set,and the coon didnt like it either,heres the recipe for it

bobat lure:4 ground beaver castors,1 ounce muskrat musk,10 drops oil of catnip
Fox lure:5 pounds thumb-size chunks of muskrat meat,1/4 ounce of raw skunk musk
coon lure:canned sardines or cat food,glycerine added to form sticky paste//////Coon lure#2:1/2 pint honey,10 drops oil of anise,10 drops oil of catnip.
Ive also got lure recipes for marten,weasel,fisher,muskrat,mink,lynx,beaver and coyote,oh yeah and this book was written in the 1970's so if these recipes sound funny thats why,it was written by George B. Clawson,boggy probably knows who he is,well guys sorry this thing was so long,get back with me as soon as possible,thanks[/b]

[RdFx]

30-30  there are alot of canine type traps out there....they start fm 175s to nbr 3s... some people use dbl long springs but majority use coilsprings.... i started out using 3ns with good results and  know the   good qualities of a dbl longspring bedding good but takes alot of dry dirt  to cover if hauling  dirt in freezing weather...... Now  whether you use offset jaws or regular could depend if you state has laws  pretaining to this..   I prefer offset myself.   If you trap in  a suburban type setting where  everyone is building in the country you might want to stick to a smaller trap such as the 175 but  then you have to be particular as to guide the canines foot properly....  I like the nbr 2 and 3 coils and  the nbr 3s  are for when snow comes .  Ask some more questions.  If you can get to the southern NTA convention in Alabama ALL yr canine or what ever trapping questions can be answered and you could find good deals on used or new  canine type traps.....

[RdFx]

I forgot to mention lures sound okay except the fox. as  it doesnt get that cold down by you and  personall i would cut the  skunk to  1/10 of what is added for your mild climates....

[Bogmaster]

George Clawson used to right in fur fish game magazine in the mid to late 60's.I used to read all his articles.
 Tom

[swamptrapper30-30]

man if it wasnt for the great illustrations of some of the sets in that book my season would have sucked,well you can never have a bad trappin season,fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun fuuuuuuuuuuuuun fuuuuuuuuuuuuun,and fox i bet the reason some of those lures didnt work so well was because i added a little too less of something and too much of something else,i should just buy them,itll be cheaper than buying all that crap,but i want to learn,so ill continue to make my lures,i might have spoiled that coyote lure with something with my scent,maybe even the fox and bobcat,but that coon lure i used in the cubby set worked alright,i only tried it out a couple times but traps were never empty after a squirt or two inside,especially that canned sardines or catfood one,i stuck with the best set in my opinion for coon, and mink as well,the blindset,eeeeeeeeeeasy for any beginner to make one of these sets,just dont do anything stupid like spit on the ground or breath on it or stuffers like that