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Post by freedomhunter on Dec 12, 2009 18:44:01 GMT -5
like to hear the rationale on letting them go after trapping, thought for sure he was just funnin about that
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Post by ridgerunner on Dec 12, 2009 19:22:31 GMT -5
First time..seed stock I guess was my excuse..I enjoy it so much and this land I was trappping has low number of coyote since i've trapped it for a few years...they're few and far between..felt I had em under control..my target is to pick up a few red fox..maybe a grey.his lucky day..first one I ever released.. just one of those things I guess..
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Post by ridgerunner on Dec 12, 2009 21:08:43 GMT -5
Don't the traps break their foot/leg?? ETA: or cut off circulation to the point that the foot dies? Mike No, when caught properly, the jaws of the trap catch the animal across the pad of the foot. The traps aren't strong enough to break their bones, unless a non-targeted animal such as a rabbit, gets caught, then obviously they will have broken bones. And there are ways to greatly limit non target catches. The term "leg hold trap" is a misnomer that antis like to use to guilt people into thinking that the trap breaks animals legs, or that your kid might step in one and get their leg broke. I caught my beagle by accident when she escped one night in a #1.75 coilspring at a fox set, and other than the swelling for a day, she was perfectly fine. That's exactly right Decatur...I released this guy and he ran off, no problem..I inspected his foot before I let him go and it was good...with the offset jaws and laminated traps the surface area of the jaws is wider and flatter..does zero damage..all that breaking thier legs crap is Anti propaganda... |
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Post by barton174 on Dec 14, 2009 7:52:20 GMT -5
No, when caught properly, the jaws of the trap catch the animal across the pad of the foot. The traps aren't strong enough to break their bones, unless a non-targeted animal such as a rabbit, gets caught, then obviously they will have broken bones. And there are ways to greatly limit non target catches. The term "leg hold trap" is a misnomer that antis like to use to guilt people into thinking that the trap breaks animals legs, or that your kid might step in one and get their leg broke. I caught my beagle by accident when she escped one night in a #1.75 coilspring at a fox set, and other than the swelling for a day, she was perfectly fine. That's exactly right Decatur...I released this guy and he ran off, no problem..I inspected his foot before I let him go and it was good...with the offset jaws and laminated traps the surface area of the jaws is wider and flatter..does zero damage..all that breaking thier legs crap is Anti propaganda... Interesting... I had never heard anything about it either way (antis or otherwise), but it just seemed like if it was strong enough to hold them with spring tension, it would be strong enough to be harmful... I guess not, though... Mike |
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Post by magnum500 on Dec 14, 2009 13:01:29 GMT -5
Great info. I never knew these things about coyote trapping either. Thanks all!
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Post by Decatur on Dec 14, 2009 13:04:05 GMT -5
I would like to add that sometimes, critters do break bones, but if you are using the right trap size for your target animal, it rarely happens.
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