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Offline TrapperZach

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« on: November 14, 2004, 03:28:30 AM »
i hove about 5 bottles of fox lure but where not alowed to trap fox here if i got a fox i would realese it but will the fox lures take bobcats and yote and other things. i saw it at the flea market for 3 bucks for 5 bottles i couldint resist.

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« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2004, 12:09:50 AM »
those lures should catch cats yotes, coon, skunks, and grinners
you can bet since you can't trap fox your gonna catch a load of em to turn lose tho lol
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« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2004, 02:01:53 AM »
I see a somewhat different delemna; will your equipment perform the way you need?  Are your traps sizes and modifications correct for the job?  Out of the box your know that you must be able to release every fox.  I suppose that means the smallest trap that will hold a fox.  Then the trap needs to be able to hold coyotes and cats.  Seems to me that you are looking at a tricked out 1.5.  These will hold coyotes and cats but you will surely miss a bunch.

If I were headed out to trap yotes and more particularly Bobcats, I would want lures developed for those species.  I suggest you put your mind at ease, sell the fox lure on line and get a bottle of coyote and bobcat lure.  Yes, the Fox will take cats and yotes and the cat and yote lures will take fox but specific lures will take the target species more efficiently.  This may help just a bit in reducing your non target Fox catch.

One last thing, I suggest you set all traps with about 4 lbs pan tension.  You will still get a fox once in a while but for the most part they'll go on down the road.  This heavy pan tension will also tend to give you very solid pad catches on your coyotes and cats.

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« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2004, 12:33:41 PM »
we have small bobcats here so i was goin to use num 2s that way it will work for all but i might sell em.