#48234 - 01/20/07 04:59 PM
Lynx thread/archive
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Hupurest
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Registered: 12/26/06
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Loc: Las anchorage
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I set a few cubbies on some fresh (3 day old) tracks. How long before they usually come back by there?? on one set, I found where the lynx had bedded down, will they tend to do that in the same area??
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#48534 - 01/20/07 08:18 PM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: Hupurest]
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martentrapper
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 477
Loc: Nome, Ak.
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If there are plenty of rabbits around, they might not go far. Of course they may not be too hungry either. Have some lure. If rabbits are scarce they can do some travelling. Can't really predict what kind of time frame they might come back on. mt
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#51020 - 01/22/07 12:10 PM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: martentrapper]
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Hupurest
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Registered: 12/26/06
Posts: 3905
Loc: Las anchorage
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I did the area up good, I hung about 4 or 5 duck wings around, use rimrock for call, and I have a big hunk of beaver and a rabbit in the cubby. and a 750 wolf OS.
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#51238 - 01/22/07 02:26 PM
Re: Lynx sets
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Hupurest
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Registered: 12/26/06
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Loc: Las anchorage
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what are you using for lure?? I was thinking of getting some catnip at the store and putting that around..
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#51519 - 01/22/07 04:43 PM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: Kusko]
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Hupurest
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Registered: 12/26/06
Posts: 3905
Loc: Las anchorage
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king and buseer put a WHOOPin on those others eh, anyways, maybe I will put out some magnum marten there
the lure I was using Rimrock, is basically castor and catnip.
Do you have to set "on top" of their tracks, or in the area?? My last set is at a funnel, and there are 3 sets crossing there, BUT, it is also where the trail cuts through, so I set of about 50 yds, "downstream" of there because of the traffic.
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#51608 - 01/22/07 05:27 PM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: Hupurest]
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Kusko
"Mr. Mayor"
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 2086
Loc: Bethel, AK
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king and buseer put a WHOOPin on those others eh, anyways, maybe I will put out some magnum marten there
the lure I was using Rimrock, is basically castor and catnip.
Do you have to set "on top" of their tracks, or in the area?? My last set is at a funnel, and there are 3 sets crossing there, BUT, it is also where the trail cuts through, so I set of about 50 yds, "downstream" of there because of the traffic.
Yah, they sure did. King has this race wired and it seems to be a good one to get because of the prize money $20000.
I put my cubbies in areas that the cats have been seen in the past.
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#52021 - 01/22/07 08:07 PM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: Kusko]
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Alaskacajun
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Registered: 12/26/06
Posts: 584
Loc: Alaska
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#52348 - 01/22/07 10:57 PM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: Alaskacajun]
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Loel
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 74
Loc: Wasilla, Ak
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I like to use duck or spruce hen for bait in my cat sets. I use bridger #3s mostly.
Clint, your cats made it to my end of the road this week. lol
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#52564 - 01/23/07 08:52 AM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: Loel]
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Alaskacajun
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Registered: 12/26/06
Posts: 584
Loc: Alaska
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I like to use duck or spruce hen for bait in my cat sets. I use bridger #3s mostly.
Clint, your cats made it to my end of the road this week. lol
A lot can happen in 2 weeks... Hope you catch 'em before we do though, sounds like you're having a slow year so far!
- Clint
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#52938 - 01/23/07 02:41 PM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: Alaskacajun]
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martentrapper
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 477
Loc: Nome, Ak.
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I've had my share of experience with picky cats. I found 2 thingsd that helped. I quit making cubbies, sort of, and started making a big obvious dirt hole with some sticks, and spruce boughs as guiding. Make this set under a well furred spruce for weather protection. Bait, lure and sight attractor. The cats seemed more likely to approach to where they stepped on the trap. I put the bait on the ground, in the hole, which means the shrews/voles would be eating it, but vole activity at a set isn't all bad. The other thing I did was walk, or snowshoe, off my snogo trail to the tree where the snowhole was made. Even in little snow, you can make an obvious trail. Hang snares on that trail. Sometimes I did one, sometimes 2. it appeard that from whatever direction the lynx approached my set, he would end up walking on my trail. If he didn't enjoy the pleasures of the bait and trap, me often ended up in the snare. Of course, you have to consider weather, snow, wind, etc. when making these sets. There's one other set that was a 100% catch rate set for me. Make a snowhole on an incline, like the side of a beaver house. Set your trap so he has to step up onto it to peer into the hole. I think the curiosity factor, to see what is in the hole(that he probably already smelled) always did him in. mt
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#53890 - 01/23/07 09:42 PM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: martentrapper]
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Loel
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 74
Loc: Wasilla, Ak
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Ted, no I didn't connect on any. I missed one twice with snares. The extra 10" of snow since last week didn't help on that one. The other came in to a cubby and circled it and left. Another came in on another cubby and ate my duck. The snow that fell off of the tree covered the trap. The cat even layed on top of the trap and ate the duck. Go figure.
Clint it has been real slow year. Not my best year by any means. I am spending more time resetting then exploring this year.
MT, I have been playing with a snow hole set this year. I put about a baseball sized hole in the snow bank on the side of my trail. I put bait and lure in the hole and put a #3 in front of it. Now all I need is some cats to walk by. lol
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#56060 - 01/25/07 05:00 AM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: mmwb]
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bctrapper
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Registered: 12/26/06
Posts: 335
Loc: Prince George, BC Canada
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Your sets look fine. Alway remember 2 things. Cats hunt by sight and they don't like anything around their head. Make sure they will not tough any sticks or bush with their wiskers.
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#57103 - 01/25/07 06:17 PM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: bctrapper]
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northway
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Registered: 01/25/07
Posts: 223
Loc: Tok, Alaska
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I am having the same problem with cats going by sets. I think MT idea of dirt holes and snares is best. I am setting snares in the trail where it narrows down. I will hang the snare and set a branch in the trail to block the other side funneling them into the snare. This works very well for me.
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#58369 - 01/26/07 12:30 PM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: Kusko]
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Hupurest
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Registered: 12/26/06
Posts: 3905
Loc: Las anchorage
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5ft tall, but how wide???? I try to make em around 15 in wide at the base. I like to use an alder that is forked and use it for the opening, which is about waste high...I might even get pictures developed thisweekend.
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#58989 - 01/26/07 06:53 PM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: Hupurest]
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Bushman
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Registered: 12/28/06
Posts: 314
Loc: Alberta
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Lynx cubby should be big enough that a lynx can turn around in it. Dusty gave the best piece of advice, put your foothold way out front, anyone who traps lynx can relate to lynx approaching only so far without committing. Also lure up front of cubby as well as bait and lure back portion. Doesn't hurt to hang a few snares on the sides or back of cubbies either. When rabbits are plentiful and you know where lynx are hunting them put your snares right on the runs. The height of the snare allows a rabbit to run under but will catch a cat. You have to put out lots of snares though if you want big numbers.
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#59178 - 01/26/07 08:09 PM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: martentrapper]
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guloboy
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Registered: 01/12/07
Posts: 119
Loc: Tazlina, Alaska
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I would not overlook martentrappers comments. A general rule is lynx become less interested in cubbies as the season progresses. I get way more walkby's in mid to late January than I do in December. Modified dirtholes, snares, and pee post's seem a little more effective late season. Make a visual mess (dig down into the dirt and spread it around), try something different to get their attention. Dusty is right too with bringing the trap out from the cubby, that can never hurt as long as you do not have rabbits everywhere. That still does not help with walk-bys though, you know, the ones where the lynx does not even stop.
Here is a pic of some trapped and snared lynx from earlier in the season.

It is all part of trapping.
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#59539 - 01/26/07 10:49 PM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: Kusko]
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Alaskacajun
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Registered: 12/26/06
Posts: 584
Loc: Alaska
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I never realized Clint that the cubbies had to be that big. I might have to call [I'madork] Proenneke and get some cabin making hints.  I made mine big enough that the cat's whiskers wouldn't touch the sides, but not nearly that big. I might have to make my next one a little bit bigger. I'm pretty anxious to check tomorrow.
Different strokes for different folks I guess! Looks like guloboy has the lynx thing down this year.....
- Clint
Edited by Alaskacajun (01/26/07 10:50 PM)
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#59544 - 01/26/07 10:58 PM
Re: Lynx sets
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Arctic Trapper
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 198
Loc: Los Anchorage
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guloboy,
WOW!!! Whats that 8-9 Lynx? One check? What part of the State you trapping in? If I had to guess your trapping Dillingham/Bristol Bay area. Also like the Wolverine pics on the 330 Bucket thread.
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#60493 - 01/27/07 06:06 PM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: guloboy]
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victoria vixen
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Registered: 12/28/06
Posts: 609
Loc: Bahamas
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Dream a little dreammmm of meeeeee (LOL) Nice lynx!!! I was wondering if you guys up there ever used snow pads? It is a product made to go under and over a trap to keep it from freezing down. I have a large inventory of them. To Alaskacajun,...I saw a picture of your DLS. Do you NOT laminate your trap jaws???
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#60594 - 01/27/07 07:07 PM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: victoria vixen]
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otterman
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Registered: 12/24/06
Posts: 1504
Loc: SW Alaska
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victoria I think you will find that very few modifications happen to traps up here especailly things that add WEIGHT. Weight = $$$ lots and lots of $$$ sometimes. I have several hundred traps and the only laminated jaws among them are the ones that came that way some wolf traps.
Arctic trapper the lynx pop in Bristol Bay is very poor for the most part especailly when compared to elsewhere in the state. I have trapped 2 in 25 yrs and haven't seen a lynx track in something like 7 or 8 yrs. I have a friend who has grown up trapping here is about 45 yrs old and he has only ever gotten one and he shot it.
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#60802 - 01/27/07 08:56 PM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: otterman]
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victoria vixen
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Registered: 12/28/06
Posts: 609
Loc: Bahamas
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Here in the states, most of us modify our traps. Ask any real big fur trapper and I bet most would answer yes. Laminated jaws are a big part of that as they displace the power and add to the holding. However I've seen Wolves held in 1 and a half long springs, same with arctic fox,.... but that's a trap I'd use for muskrats. Personally I own over 700 traps and all my foot traps are laminated, even little # 1's. So to each their own I guess.
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#60820 - 01/27/07 09:09 PM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: victoria vixen]
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Alaskacajun
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Loc: Alaska
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#61205 - 01/28/07 08:19 AM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: Alaskacajun]
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victoria vixen
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Registered: 12/28/06
Posts: 609
Loc: Bahamas
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Thanks Clint, nice to see how others do it. Keep up the good work! I have trapped in Arctic conditions (mostly in northern Manitoba). They didn't do anything special to their traps either. They never even heard of dying or waxing traps. When I brought out my traps they just looked at me funny like I was from another planet. Down here (lower 48) they have the BMP's. They tell us a trap should have this or that...Canada's doing the same thing on their traps(who knows?). Anyway, nice to hear from you guys up north. Keep catchin' the GOOD stuff!
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#61206 - 01/28/07 08:19 AM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: Alaskacajun]
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victoria vixen
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Registered: 12/28/06
Posts: 609
Loc: Bahamas
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Thanks Clint, nice to see how others do it. Keep up the good work! I have trapped in Arctic conditions (mostly in northern Manitoba). They didn't do anything special to their traps either. They never even heard of dying or waxing traps. When I brought out my traps they just looked at me funny like I was from another planet. Downhere (lower 48) they have the BMP's. They tell us a trap should have this or that...Canada,s doing the same thing on their traps. (who knows?)Anyway, nice to hear from you guys up north. Keep catchin' the GOOD stuff!
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#61430 - 01/28/07 11:16 AM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: Dusty]
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martentrapper
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Registered: 12/23/06
Posts: 477
Loc: Nome, Ak.
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I think laminated is great. Less tearing of the skin. Less likely to break bones. I can see it might freeze in a little more. Hard to debate whether traps NEED laminating. Probably they don't in most cases. It's a matter of preferance.
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#62117 - 01/28/07 07:15 PM
Re: Lynx sets
[Re: martentrapper]
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victoria vixen
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Registered: 12/28/06
Posts: 609
Loc: Bahamas
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I suppose then, the trick is to learn how to keep traps from freezing down. I learned long ago from the Inuit people just how that's done in snow conditions that exceed minus 60F (Check out Re: HELP!!DONT KNOW HOW TO TRAP IN SNOW! in the Land Trapping Archive). I used the Manning #9 back before it was called the Alaskan #9. I found the jaws way too thin for my personal taste. It reminds me of the Victor #2 square jaw... too thin jaws that damage feet and legs of your target. Personally I laminated every foot trap I owned. Ask Craig O'Gorman, probably one if not the best coyote trappers in the lower 48, his view on laminating jaws. He stated he didn't have time for anybody who wouldn't do it. That speaks volumes to me. I can personally say I have never toed or footed an animal in my adult life (after modifying all my foot traps). That's over 10,000 fur bearers (red and grey fox, coyote, wolves, Arctic fox, beaver, otter, mink, badger, skunk, civet cat, possum, raccoon, and bobcat. Not to mention several thousand muskrats and a weasel or two). This of course, is just one person's opinion but if you ask most long line trappers here in the lower 48 you'll find almost all of them modify their traps to some degree.
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