Use these items that you can find for free or less than a dollar to anchor a trap. [Read More]
Trap Prep
Staking Dirt Sets
This is a portion of Jim Spencer’s story “Holding What You Catch,” which appeared in the October 2014 Trapper & Predator Caller issue. By Jim Spencer Staking is by far the most common method of fastening traps. Staking is just … [Read More]
How to Prepare Your Traps
This is an excerpt from the article “There Is No Offseason” which appeared in the August 2014 Trapper & Predator Caller issue. By Dave Morelli If your traps are a ball of mud at the end of the season like mine, they … [Read More]
Frost-Proof Your Traps With Calcium Chloride
This is an excerpt from Trapper & Predator Caller Field Editor Dave Morelli’s article “And Then It Snows,” which appeared in the December 2013 Trapper & Predator Caller issue. By Dave Morelli The weather here in Idaho can go from good … [Read More]
How to Modify and Adjust Your Traps
Trap Modification and Adjustment (An excerpt from T&PC Executive Editor Jim Spencer’s “Guide to Trapping”) Some trap manufacturers have made the advertising claim that their traps were ready for the trapline “right out of the box.” Don’t believe it. Every … [Read More]
Trapline Preparation: How to Dye, Wax and Dip Your Traps
You Must Prepare Traps if You Want Them to Last By Mike Schoonveld Brand new traps come with only a coating of oil or light grease applied by the manufacturer to keep the steel from rusting before it’s sold. Thousands … [Read More]
Tackling the Mess
Cleaning things up isn’t fun, but now’s the time to get it done.
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How to Make a Bucket Set by Jim Spencer — Part I
These 8 bucket strategies were developed over the years and prove to be very effective for ‘coons [Read More]
Storing Traps With Springs Depressed Has Little Effect
Does it weaken the springs of body grip-type traps if you leave the safety hook in the set position year-round? [Read More]
Use Unscented Detergent to Clean Rubber Jaw Traps
Q: Since lye is no longer sold in stores, what would you recommend to clean rubber jaw traps? [Read More]
