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Hunting by Game/Technique => Trapping => Topic started by: flintlokusa on Dec 03, 2011, 03:20:30 PM
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Got bored this week, so I made a few weasel boxes and set 3 out today. I wanted to see if they have turned color yet . Does anybody else mess with the little guys ??
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I used to do a lot of trapping, both here and up north. Haven't done any, other than a little beaver trapping, in probably fifteen years. I miss it and I'm hoping to be able to get a few fisher and bobcat sets out next season. I've never really targeted weasels but I've caught some over the years. It does sound like fun though. Good luck with your weasel boxes!
Bob
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halfrack23 does!
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im sure they are almost white by now they usually change with the rabbits and weasle boxs work amazingly well
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when i was hunting the second weekend of south i saw something that was all white with a black tipped tail it was only about 8 in. in length i don't know what it was but it popped out of the stone wall about 5 feet from me
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when i was hunting the second weekend of south i saw something that was all white with a black tipped tail it was only about 8 in. in length i don't know what it was but it popped out of the stone wall about 5 feet from me
it was an weasel called a ermine in the winter
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Well after 2 days, the count is 5 mice, but that is ok, they are putting some scent in the box. Have to change the pan setting tomorrow when I freshen up the bait.
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Whats an weasel box, ???do u make them or buy them ????
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i make my own most of mine are a box with a divider a hole in each end of the box a 1.5 long spring next to the hole and the bait is on the back sides of the divider and i have a removable top and the bait wants to be really bloody or rotten
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it was an weasel called a ermine in the winter
thanks i didnt know what it was
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set my 6 boxes out tonight hopefully i can connect so that i can post a pic on here
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Do you ever get a mink in these type of sets? Seems like they would work good for mink also.
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Do you ever get a mink in these type of sets? Seems like they would work good for mink also.
Weasel are a ot easier to catch than a mink! Mink dont like to go in to a hole that doesnt have a visible exit hole too.
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set my 6 boxes out tonight hopefully i can connect so that i can post a pic on here
Take your camera and take pictures after you open the box.. ;D Hope you get some...
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What area do you trap weasles Halfrack?
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no weasels last night but heres a pic of the box now u can use a ratt trap or a jump trap they work the best but heres a pic i trap mostly Orleans county vt ill set these around rock piles and squirrel holes in the woods once u have a lil sno u can see tracks set the box up so the hole is right next to there line of travel and boom most of the time ull catch him this year we haven't been blessed with sno so i have been setting on last years locations , and no i haven't caught a mink they don't like dark holes and i usually use coon liver or deer liver for bait b/c of the blood and the smell ...(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g339/halfrack231/387930_305080156189509_100000625812777_1077034_29178149_n.jpg)
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Cool.. To bad you didnt get any...
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3 boxes out for a week, and so far 12 mice . First time trying this, but the mice are leaving a alot of scent. I just freshened the traps with chicken heads . Still having fun, being that I am now the best mouse trapper in the woods ;D
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What are the dementions of the box ???? Awhat is a jump trap ???? THANKX
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My Boxes are 12 inches long by 6 inches square , 1 1/2 inch hole in the back covered in screen, 2 inch hole above center in the front for the entrance. Jump trap is a kind of leg hold trap. You can check you tube, alot of boxes shown