Re: Underalls vs. Pan Covers
[Re: k9.]
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08/30/07 12:56 AM
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Nick C
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Nick C
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k9, would you recommend tearing screens off of inhabited houses? Especially if you needed screen during the middle of the season?
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Re: Underalls vs. Pan Covers
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08/30/07 12:59 AM
08/30/07 12:59 AM
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I can just imagine that police report...lol
I'm a primitive man - doin' the best I can! - Ted Nugent
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Re: Underalls vs. Pan Covers
[Re: toecatch]
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08/30/07 02:15 AM
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I use Peat even with larger traps, and it works well. Even with no pan cover or anything under the pan. I'm alway's open to a better way, but find no real reason to change.
Buckskin on me and buckskin in me.
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Re: Underalls vs. Pan Covers
[Re: trapwv]
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08/30/07 08:50 AM
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Anyone had problems with the polyfil freezing? No, and I've tried to make it happen. The fibers don't/won't absorb moisture. It will not freeze. Test it your self. Bed a trap in a cake pan, dirt, peat, and polyfill under the pan. "Rain on it" and put the cake pan in a freezer. or Just wet/soak polyfill in water and put it in the freezer. I had a lot of trouble during freeze thaw with frozen traps. Polyfill is the answer for me.
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Re: Underalls vs. Pan Covers
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08/30/07 11:48 PM
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I would like to say "Thank You" again to all that have added to this post. It appears there is still more to be shared about this topic, so keep the posts coming. Thanks again!!
I'm a primitive man - doin' the best I can! - Ted Nugent
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Re: Underalls vs. Pan Covers
[Re: k9.]
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09/05/07 04:00 PM
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I am a firm believer in calcium chloride as the answer to freeze/thaw. Not a particular pan cover. The jaws still have to work as well.
Late last year, I had an ADC coyote job, when I was setting the traps the weather forcast was for rain, followed by snow. I dug my trap bed, Lined it with waxed paper, which I also used as I normally do for a pan cover, then bedded my trap using dry dirt laced with calcium chloride that I make up each year. That night it rained 3 inches, froze solid and in the morning it snowed 4-6 inches on top and turned cold.
I had a female the next morning.
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Re: Underalls vs. Pan Covers
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09/05/07 04:14 PM
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Without a vapour barrier, it got moisture in it and froze solid as a rock...... If you don't have much freezing and thawing in your area, you might be OK with it, but not up here in the FROZEN north land.....
I'm sorry but I had to chuckle. If it was someone from Alaska, then I'd agree.
Born to hunt, forced to work
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