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12-10-2004, 09:01 AM
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Basic snare question
I have a basic question for you guys. I just started snaring about a week or two ago. I have my set on good runs or in my opion good runs. I have cought some coons and the coyote I put a picture of on another thread. I have been dispatching the animals with a 22 in the mellon. There has been a smalll pool of were the animal dies. To my question, does this blood keep critters from using that spot again? The reason I ask is that I might have two crossing in the same fence 20yrds a part. One has had a fresh kill and no other signs of animals using that for days while the other run will catch another animal and show more sign of use. Hope you get what I am trying to say. Is there anything I should be doing after a catch to keep animals using that same run?
Thanks Guys Dave 
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12-10-2004, 10:14 AM
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I try to keep my sets as clean as possible. You can carry a clean plastic bag with you and slip it under the animal after dispatching. that way you'll just have a drop or 2 to clean up.
I also try to hold the animal still ,usually just a boot, to concentrate the mess. Don't forget the blood on your boots at the next set. good luck just
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12-22-2004, 01:44 PM
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coon snare question
Ok like I said just started doing this. Have another question. I have been setting snares on runs and having some easy catches. Now we had our first snow yesterday in Iowa. I went out looking for tracks. I noticed they were all over not so much on the runs. I want to take some of these animals. There is no real pattern to them just all over. Mixed bag of tracks FOX COYOTE COON. Can you guys help me think of how to set snares or 220's to catch them. I took your advise about loading an area with snares and it works for sure.
Part two. I have my snares blended in pretty good or at least I think so. I watch my scent very good. With this last snow I have noticed some coon tracks around my snares not in them. Any idea on how to stop this and get them to run into my set? Any help would be great Thanks and happy holidays
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12-22-2004, 06:22 PM
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The coon will hole up with cold weather.You'll see again them whenever the temp rises.Except during the coon rut in February. Then that old buck will be out no matter how cold it gets.
A baited cubby guarded with a 220 works pretty well for coon any time of year. Critters use paths of least resistance all year round.They may change because of snow drifts etc but they will use the easiest path between 2 points.Try to think of where they are going. I've never tried snareing "over " a big bait but if you know where there is a deer gut pile you might try guarding all paths to it or maybe make one of your own. good luck
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01-22-2005, 10:59 PM
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I don't know if it's possible with all critters, but i know a few people who make a catch pole out of pcv pipe and move the animals away from the set to prevent blood when dispatching it. I heard that coon don't really like a bloody set. Out where I live I catch a lot of possums, so most of the time I just take them by the tail remove their foot from the trap and dispatch them a ways from the set.
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