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I got some reset today, I had a lot of sign around my traps that should have been fur in the trap. This past rain had the traps sanded in, I haven't had that happen in a while. Maybe I'll have some pictures to post tomorrow.
"TO BE THE MAN, YOU GOTTA BEAT THE MAN" RIC FLAIR
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Nothing this morning. Sitting in the youth trapping class now.
Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience. Emerson
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 I had one hole dug out that didn't get in the trap. Then had this pullout. Y'all ever had one do this?
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I couldn't get the jaw back in without big pliers. Don't know how it pulled it out.
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Breeze you must have had a pretty good sized yote to do that. Never seen that happen before. I have heard of people bending the ears up on the jaw to keep them from pulling out.
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I have. Is that a No 2 Duke trap??? Nothing like the ol dirty dukes! 
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Yeah it's a #2 duke. I pulled them and laminated the jaws with 3/16 rod today. Maybe that will stiffen them up some to. I should have stepped up to bridgers or something. Just starting out I went cheap. I won't buy no more of them.
Last edited by BREEZE1; 02/20/16 03:39 PM.
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Breeze the laminations are good but you need to bubble weld the jaw tips so they can't pull through the frame. You just weld a bubble on the end of the jaw tip.
That or buy some better traps! Lol! Sorry dude I have a few duke traps that I've acquired over the years. I just hate they aren't built better.
Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience. Emerson
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Thanks I will do that before I reboil them. I bought them thinking I could see how I liked it. Now I'm regretting it since I lost my first catch.
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I STILL have some No 2 Dukes . I Night Latched them, and I use them in places that MIGHT be some where a trap theif would steal them.
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I have caught a lot of coyotes on regular jaw 1-1/2 dukes back in the 90's. All I'm setting now is MB 450 and 550's.
"TO BE THE MAN, YOU GOTTA BEAT THE MAN" RIC FLAIR
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You know, I have run everything from a Dirty Duke No.2 to a JC Conners Jake Trap. That being said = a MB-550 is my favorite trap!
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Yea buddy the 550's just bed a lot easier to me. I can throw a set in now in a couple minutes. It sure saves time that's for sure.
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I had 3 coons, 2 possums and 2 misses this morning.
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3 possums and an otter this morning. 
Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience. Emerson
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Got a possum in the yard that's been aggravating us for a few weeks. [img:center]http://  [/img]
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Doe
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3 possums and an otter this morning. that's great!! hope all the children had fun...and learned a bunch!!
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Well my dry spell is over, I caught this male coyote this morning. 
"TO BE THE MAN, YOU GOTTA BEAT THE MAN" RIC FLAIR
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Another yote last night. 
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