Re: First Marten!
[Re: IDaHo Bob]
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01/24/18 09:18 AM
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Boco
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I know a guy that traps over 100 marten each season,all he uses is butcher scraps from the local meat cutter.He picks up a box once a week.He prefers beef cuttings but uses everything in the box.
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Re: First Marten!
[Re: IDaHo Bob]
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01/24/18 02:22 PM
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bctomcat
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Although beaver is the preferred bait by many for fisher and marten, as it is a lure unto itself, they are opportunistic hunter/ scavengers which prey on a wide variety of animals including hares, grouse, squirrels, birds and their eggs, berries, mice and voles and CARRION. Thus any bait, along with a decent lure to draw then to the bait, will generally work.
Last edited by bctomcat; 01/24/18 02:26 PM.
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Re: First Marten!
[Re: IDaHo Bob]
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01/25/18 12:39 AM
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Your marten look good,one is a bit off center it looks like. I pin the back legs on the belly side like yours.When you pin the back legs on the belly side,dont pull them down-that will thin the fur in the flank where the grader feels for weight.Pin them just where they hang loose.
Last edited by Boco; 01/25/18 01:07 AM.
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Re: First Marten!
[Re: IDaHo Bob]
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01/25/18 12:37 PM
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ambush32
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I will say Boco puts up some nice fur....it's an art, I don't have...yet....
Thought I was a good trapper until I started trapping coyotes...... Thought I was a good bowhunter until I targeted mature bucks....
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Re: First Marten!
[Re: IDaHo Bob]
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01/25/18 02:33 PM
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Boco
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Brushing or combing fur(lightly) helps with the presentation.If you ship to auction they drum fur before grading to fluff it up and show any defects.
Last edited by Boco; 01/25/18 02:33 PM.
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