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#428676 - 11/25/07 09:17 AM best set for gray fox
LOV 2 TRAP LOV 2 TRAP trapper Registered: 12/30/06 Posts: 875 Loc: wisconsin	i found a spot that the farmer said has grays but i have never traped for them. i was going to make afew dirt holes but just wanted to know if ther is anything else that works for you, bait lure ect. thanks
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#428681 - 11/25/07 09:22 AM Re: best set for gray fox [Re: LOV 2 TRAP]
garett garett trapper Registered: 01/15/07 Posts: 946 Loc: louisiana	for grey fox i like to use bacon cooked in a micorowave for a minute with some beaver castor i usally just make flat sets and dirt holes _________________________ trapped 13 possumes 1 squrril 2 coon 0 mink
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#428698 - 11/25/07 09:39 AM Re: best set for gray fox [Re: LOV 2 TRAP]
Marshrabbit Marshrabbit trapper Registered: 08/26/07 Posts: 74 Loc: eastern Va	When trying to target grays specifically, I look for a log or limb along a field edge. Make a dirthole set with hole going under log. I especially like Dobbins Purrrfect, and Lenons Muskrat All Call for lures. These seem to be magnets for grays, but don't interest the hounds much. I also usually put a squirt of urine on the trap side of the ridge of dirt.
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#428706 - 11/25/07 09:54 AM Re: best set for gray fox [Re: garett]
Cameron2 Cameron2 trapper Registered: 01/01/07 Posts: 907 Loc: Nevada	Luv2: Dirt hole with heavy blocking on the back and sides. Make it so the only way to get to the hole is to go over the trap. Grays aren't bashful about backing and blocking like some animals are. The lures mentioned are good ones. You can use a bait as well. Try chunks of canned jack mackerel available at your grocery store, mixed with a little beaver castor and glycerin. Good luck. _________________________ The newest book AND DVD on gray fox trapping. http://www.grayfoxtrapping.com
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#432474 - 11/27/07 05:48 PM Re: best set for gray fox [Re: Cameron2]
LOV 2 TRAP LOV 2 TRAP trapper Registered: 12/30/06 Posts: 875 Loc: wisconsin	thanks guys
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#432555 - 11/27/07 06:21 PM Re: best set for gray fox [Re: LOV 2 TRAP]
IAFFtrapper IAFFtrapper trapper Registered: 12/27/06 Posts: 294 Loc: Bedford Co. Va	Cameron said it well fence it off so the grey has to step on the "low" spot centered above the pan. Love the hawbakers grey Fox 100. One $4 bottle made me $340. Good luck. All on a dirt hole set. _________________________ Fighting terrorism since 1861
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#432563 - 11/27/07 06:24 PM Re: best set for gray fox [Re: LOV 2 TRAP]
shanemoss shanemoss trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 789 Loc: Cook Springs, Alabama	I second the bacon but i chop it up fine a burn it in a skillet, let cool and pour grease and all into a small tupperware thing and shake it up. When the grease sets up it will come out in chunks. I also use grey fox urine but i dont think it matters. Actually, the only urine i can identify anymore is cat and yote. For fox sets, i just grap one and so far i am about even on reds and greys. shane _________________________ POSITIVE THINKING: It's the only thing keeping you from being naked on the roof with a deer rifle!
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#432927 - 11/27/07 08:54 PM Re: best set for gray fox [Re: shanemoss]
LOV 2 TRAP LOV 2 TRAP trapper Registered: 12/30/06 Posts: 875 Loc: wisconsin	i have been thinking of tryin bacon grease but it has been getting down in the 20s at night. do ya think they will still be able to smell it? i put some oil in it maybe that will help.
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#433311 - 11/28/07 01:57 AM Re: best set for gray fox [Re: LOV 2 TRAP]
WV Outdoorzman WV Outdoorzman trapper Registered: 02/19/07 Posts: 32 Loc: Weston, WV	I'm guessing here but I read on an earlier post where they can smell a rabbit track while running the trail, so if that is possible, they should be able to smell the bacon grease even though you have temps in the 20's _________________________ Custer's last words..."where in the heck did all these indians come from?"
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#433314 - 11/28/07 02:02 AM Re: best set for gray fox [Re: WV Outdoorzman]
esfsyr esfsyr trapper Registered: 10/15/07 Posts: 86 Loc: Western NY	I caught a grey last year on bacon grease with sardines mixed and chunky. I used red fox urine.
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#433386 - 11/28/07 06:36 AM Re: best set for gray fox [Re: esfsyr]
LBEE LBEE trapper Registered: 01/08/07 Posts: 84 Loc: Missouri	I read on TM where one person swears by Donuts to catch Greys & claims they are vey Dumb & just about anything will work.
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#433582 - 11/28/07 09:56 AM Re: best set for gray fox [Re: LBEE]
LOV 2 TRAP LOV 2 TRAP trapper Registered: 12/30/06 Posts: 875 Loc: wisconsin	Thanks to everyone i'am going to try to put afew sets out this weekend and i'll let ya know how things go.
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#436274 - 11/29/07 06:43 PM Re: best set for gray fox [Re: LOV 2 TRAP]
shanemoss shanemoss trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 789 Loc: Cook Springs, Alabama	I caught one the other day in a coon set baited with a cotton ball with peppermint extract stuck in to a hollow log. Didnt bed the trap or anything, just set it there in front of the hole and put a big flat leave over it. It was a suprise to see that fox head come out of that hole...lol shane _________________________ POSITIVE THINKING: It's the only thing keeping you from being naked on the roof with a deer rifle!
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#436469 - 11/29/07 08:06 PM Re: best set for gray fox [Re: LOV 2 TRAP]
ck2 ck2 trapper Registered: 11/20/07 Posts: 11 Loc: southwest, Oregon	I agree that greys are not picky on what they want to eat. I have caught them on numerouse different baits. Just about any game bird scraps,beaver,pork chop bones. The one store bought bait I found works really well is wind river paste bait 2. I have caught greys with a dab of that alone. _________________________ greys 27 muskrat 22 coons 20 otter 4 beaver 10 bobcat 4 coyote 2
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#436486 - 11/29/07 08:14 PM Re: best set for gray fox [Re: ck2]
KYBOY KYBOY trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 3379 Loc: East, Kentucky	I like a flashy dirthole along travel ways with some guiding. I like a bobcat gland like Cavins feline fix. Greys love it for some reason. _________________________ Take life by the throat, then choke it until it spits up what you want!
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#436557 - 11/29/07 08:39 PM Re: best set for gray fox [Re: CodyCoyote12]
fishdaddy fishdaddy trapper Registered: 01/03/07 Posts: 2494 Loc: southern W.Va.	Originally Posted By: CodyCoyote12 This is a red set but i pulled a grey out of it two days ago. whats the differenc between a red and a grey set? _________________________ Proud member of the bucket of guts since 2004. Fishguts is my hero..
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#437203 - 11/30/07 08:28 AM Re: best set for gray fox [Re: fishdaddy]
shanemoss shanemoss trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 789 Loc: Cook Springs, Alabama	The difference to me is mostly location. But i still take reds and greys from the same sets. I got a cat set out right now and i missed him the first night. Dug out all my beaver meat. I reset the trap with a large dirt pattern from all the digging and added a stick above the hole with feline fix dobbed on it. This morning the whole pattern was covered in grey tracks. Still missed him though but i did get two other greys. One was a urine post set (red fox urine), and the other was a standard dirt hole baited with ground mice. Both these sets where in open fields which is where i get most reds. Most greys i get come from thick bottoms and fire breaks through thick cover. shane _________________________ POSITIVE THINKING: It's the only thing keeping you from being naked on the roof with a deer rifle!
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