Ave:1 trap thief:0
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03/02/18 08:39 PM
03/02/18 08:39 PM
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Ohio, USA
Ave
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Ohio, USA
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I was picking up a few coyote traps today that I had snapped but not pulled as I was in a hurry to set them off. I pulled up to one of my mb 550s that had been tripped for a few days and found a muddy mess that looked like a catch circle. As I looked closer I found boot prints where a would be trap thief had worked around real hard to try to get the wolf fang out of the ground . It was about 10 inches out of the dirt but he must have worn himself out and gave up. He must have got pretty mad as the jaws looked to be hacked at with a hammer or hatchet. It was an mb 550 so no damage was taken. I only hope that he’s too discouraged to try again lol.
Ave don't go where the beaver don't flow
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Re: Ave:1 trap thief:0
[Re: Ave]
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03/02/18 10:32 PM
03/02/18 10:32 PM
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Ohio, USA
Ave
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I did takes some pictures of the tire tracks in case I see the same set again. Hopefully I wont
Ave don't go where the beaver don't flow
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Re: Ave:1 trap thief:0
[Re: Ave]
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03/02/18 11:17 PM
03/02/18 11:17 PM
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St. Cloud, MN
trapperkeck
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Had that happen before, except instead of giving up, they hooked a log chain to the trap and pulled it out with a pick-up... Idiots.
"The voice of reason!"
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Re: Ave:1 trap thief:0
[Re: Ave]
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03/02/18 11:33 PM
03/02/18 11:33 PM
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Adirondacks NY
Forest
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Sounds like an Anti, I’d imagine most trap thrives want to keep traps in good shape to use or sell later.
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Re: Ave:1 trap thief:0
[Re: Forest]
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03/03/18 07:24 AM
03/03/18 07:24 AM
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St. Cloud, MN
trapperkeck
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Sounds like an Anti, I’d imagine most trap thrives want to keep traps in good shape to use or sell later. More likely a couple high school kids out spotlighting coons. Not many antis running the woods at night, and they took the critter that was in the trap. I'm no forensic scientist, but there appeared to be high velocity spatter at the scene....lol
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Re: Ave:1 trap thief:0
[Re: Ave]
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03/03/18 11:03 AM
03/03/18 11:03 AM
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Wisconsin
The Beav
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Criminal activity By the trapper. You can't spring traps and just leave them lay till later.
Be careful on what you post on a open forum.
Happy B day.
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Re: Ave:1 trap thief:0
[Re: Ave]
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03/03/18 01:06 PM
03/03/18 01:06 PM
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Northeast Oklahoma
Mike in A-town
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I was picking up a few coyote traps today that I had snapped but not pulled as I was in a hurry to set them off. I pulled up to one of my mb 550s that had been tripped for a few days and found a muddy mess that looked like a catch circle. As I looked closer I found boot prints where a would be trap thief had worked around real hard to try to get the wolf fang out of the ground . It was about 10 inches out of the dirt but he must have worn himself out and gave up. He must have got pretty mad as the jaws looked to be hacked at with a hammer or hatchet. It was an mb 550 so no damage was taken. I only hope that he’s too discouraged to try again lol. Hopefully he tore everything loose in his back and gave himself a hernia... A screaming back and huevos swollen up like cantaloupes are a fitting punishment. Mike
One man with a gun may control 100 others who have none.
Vladimir Lenin
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Re: Ave:1 trap thief:0
[Re: The Beav]
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03/03/18 06:44 PM
03/03/18 06:44 PM
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Goldsboro, NC
John C
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Criminal activity By the trapper. You can't spring traps and just leave them lay till later.
Be careful on what you post on a open forum.
Happy B day. I don’t know where you trap but it’s perfectly legal in NC. I’ve done it several times till I got around to pulling them out with my tractor. Our regulations state “set”.
More Cowbell
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Re: Ave:1 trap thief:0
[Re: Ave]
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03/04/18 09:50 AM
03/04/18 09:50 AM
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Wisconsin
The Beav
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I got a bit confused between AVE and AJE
In WI we can't just close down a snare or spring a trap and be legal.
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