Re: weasel box trick
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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01/04/24 07:51 AM
01/04/24 07:51 AM
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Mac
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Thank you for sharing. Great tip.
Mac
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Re: weasel box trick
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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01/04/24 11:28 AM
01/04/24 11:28 AM
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Lance Squires
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Great idea. Weasel trapping has been difficult here with no snow yet. I've caught 15 ermine and easily over 100 mice. I set in what should be a good location but with all the mice it's difficult to keep traps open. When you set the trap, which side do you set the dog for the most tension? One side of the pan says F and the other S. Not sure which gives you the most resistance.
57 years trapping. It's who I am. Every day is still as exciting as it was when I was a kid but a little more work.
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Re: weasel box trick
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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01/04/24 11:46 AM
01/04/24 11:46 AM
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Lance Squires
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I put some electrical tape on the springs to hold them in place. I also tape the kill area to keep the ermine clean.
57 years trapping. It's who I am. Every day is still as exciting as it was when I was a kid but a little more work.
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Re: weasel box trick
[Re: SNIPERBBB]
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01/04/24 01:13 PM
01/04/24 01:13 PM
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Do you have good luck with those Jaws traps? I tried them last year and they are junk. They springs kept popping off the kill bar. I had a problem with the staples that hold the kill onto the trap coming off. Victor is a better trap, although the plastic pan pops off sometimes. I don't know where you can get a replacement.
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Re: weasel box trick
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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01/04/24 02:54 PM
01/04/24 02:54 PM
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BeLiSlE330
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thought I what pass this on to you guys, for anyone who uses rat traps in weasel boxes, a old guy showed us this and it real helps putting the trap down inside the box, maybe some of you guy already new this hope it can help Wow! Thanks for sharing!
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Re: weasel box trick
[Re: SNIPERBBB]
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01/04/24 05:42 PM
01/04/24 05:42 PM
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Do you have good luck with those Jaws traps? I tried them last year and they are junk. They springs kept popping off the kill bar. I always add another staple to the center of the springs. Even the new Victors come apart on occasion. Another trick is to put a stick under the back side of the box to make it easier to break the box loose after a thaw-freeze cycle.
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