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My first catch NOT what i expected
« Thread Started on Nov 5, 2009, 6:24pm »

me and my friend ty were checking our traps we walked up to our first setts for fox and guess wut i got myself a big old grey squirrel isint that funny well u know wut i did remade the sett then left the squirl there for eye appeal and the backing went and checked it today and its gone but my traps not bothered Weird

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Re: My first catch NOT what i expected
« Reply #1 on Nov 6, 2009, 2:58pm »

LOL....You gotta start somewhere!....Congrats

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Re: My first catch NOT what i expected
« Reply #2 on Nov 6, 2009, 5:34pm »

Hey, if you put that squirrel on a small mink board it looks pretty cool!
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Re: My first catch NOT what i expected
« Reply #3 on Nov 7, 2009, 9:53pm »

Ya Yesterday when we went to check it there was hawks and crows flying out and there was a possum all sliced up

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Re: My first catch NOT what i expected
« Reply #4 on Nov 16, 2009, 3:56pm »

ty, I would stuff the squirrel down a big flashy dirt hole set and put some leaves or dirt over it with a little bit of the hair showing. This way the critters will have to work you set for the bait giving you a better shot of putting the trap around there foot. Hope this helps. I use 3" to 4" dirt hole 10" to 12" deep when possible.

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Re: My first catch NOT what i expected
« Reply #5 on Nov 17, 2009, 11:25am »

Squirrel is moving for a dollar or so for a good pelt. Check the adds section of Fur-Fish-Game, there is an advertisment there with a number to call and a website as well I believe.

Fresh bait, meat more so than others, can be picked off by alot of various types of critters. If at all possible check for tracks around your set. Birds of prey would not think twice about taking a squirrel if it was uncovered and they could see it. Eye appeal is important but stay with the basics before you get too fancy.
A catch is a catch. You were just more on location for the squirrle with that set. Kudos trapper324., You still have plenty of time.

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