sportsman94
Senior Member
I may end up switching this particular trap out with a Jake tomorrow morning. If I do I will post a pic of the 550 for anyone to see if they can see anything wrong from a structural standpoint.
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Catch thread 12/25
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sportsman94
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I’ll also say that todays pullout could have been a hog. The only hair in the jaws that I could make out was from the coyote caught previously. Both this trap and the one next to it were thrown. The one next to it had no sort of catch circle or disturbance, but could have been a big hog in that one and a smaller one in the one with the catch circle. The ground was too hard for me to see any tracks or additional sign
canine933
Senior Member
@sportsman94 if you really want to check the speed of the trap set it and see if your fingers or the trap is faster… 
. If the trap wins and you pull out then you know the springs are weak. If you stay put and need help getting out then it’s user error.
. If the trap wins and you pull out then you know the springs are weak. If you stay put and need help getting out then it’s user error.
Doug B.
Senior Member
Yes! This would be a great way to test all of your traps! Make sure though and have somebody video it! That way you will have a record of which traps need to be fixed!@sportsman94 if you really want to check the speed of the trap set it and see if your fingers or the trap is faster…
sportsman94
Senior Member
One more big boar coon this morning
sportsman94
Senior Member
One red fox and a strange double this am. Guessing these piglets and their family are the reason for some of my pullouts with small catch circles. The hair is almost blonde like coyotes
sportsman94
Senior Member
PS: coyotes ran last night and I still couldn’t catch them. Went right by some sets.
Big7
The Oracle
Never seen that double before.
2dye4
Senior Member
Caught this one the other night but haven’t been able to post because service at cabin not good. Had another to steal a trap. Not sure what happened but pulled a super stake out of the ground.
sportsman94
Senior Member
Wow! That’s a bad critter to pull a super stake. Hope you catch him and get your trap back
Doug B.
Senior Member
It looks like you may have solved the mystery of the pullout. I still think it wouldn't hurt to check the springs by stickin you hand in the trap! It's the only way you will know for sure!!
That's why you don't want trail cameras or snow!!
Doug B.
Senior Member
Nice catch! I hate to hear that you lost a trap! It's hard to get even with coyotes the way it is. Even harder when they steal a trap!!!
furtaker
Senior Member
Dang! I wonder if he dug down beside the cable stake and pulled it out.
Doug B.
Senior Member
I'm definitely not going to say that couldn't happen, but that would almost seem like it knew what it was doing if that's the case. Also if that's what he did then he stayed busy from the time he was caught til he pulled it up which is not a stretch for a coyote. A lot of them do stay pretty busy but if this one dug down beside it then he certainly had a goal in mind. That's one of them headscratchers that nobody will ever likely know how exactly he done it.
That's as much a possibility as anything furtaker!
2dye4
Senior Member
Yea it was in some super sandy ground and I didn’t get there until later in the day.
2dye4
Senior Member
Yes there was a big hole there.
furtaker
Senior Member
Sometimes you'll catch one that digs a lot after he gets caught. I've seen it on videos anyway.
canine933
Senior Member
pretty! I wouldn't want to see the creature that pulled a super stake up!!
sportsman94
Senior Member
Well guys, my line is officially done. Hope y’all start wearing them out!
Doug B.
Senior Member
You had a good run sportsman94 even if it was short. You better keep coming here for the rest of the season to see us!
Keep us posted on the baby! I expect to see pictures when she gets here!!!
