Did it again!

[Woody]

If I am unfortunate enough to be in that situation ill just snipe it in the head from a distance.

[assateague]

Ok, this is no bullshit. It does work. On the lives of my children, I'm not messing around. Getting sprayed from up close sucks a lot.

Hold up a sheet or light blanket in front of you. The neighbor uses a bed sheet, but I'm not that brave (as if a light comforter affords any more protection) He also talks in a low voice while walking up, but I don't. Just hold the sheet up in front of you, with your arms up holding two corners so he can't see you at all, walking slow so the sheet doesn't flap. When you get up to the trap, just lay the sheet over the trap. Then you can pick it up and carry it to water. I wouldn't recommend putting the thing in a vehicle like this, because they stink a bit as is, without spraying.

In case I need to say it, only do this with a box trap, not a leg hold.

[The Duck Hammer]

My grandpa uses an old heavy coat to throw over his. If you have the pipe live traps you don't need the coat or sheet.

[MuddyWaterWarlock]

The blanket thing works, however I take it a step further. I put the blanket on the live trap when I bait it and leave the entrance uncovered. That way when PePe Lepue crawls in all I have to do is push the blanket over the entrance and the little feller is covered. Then I go put the trap on the neighbors porch pull off the blanket, kick the trap and run like hell. Then I go buy a new trap

[The Duck Hammer]

[3legged_lab]

The blanket thing works, however I take it a step further. I put the blanket on the live trap when I bait it and leave the entrance uncovered. That way when PePe Lepue crawls in all I have to do is push the blanket over the entrance and the little feller is covered. Then I go put the trap on the neighbors porch pull off the blanket, kick the trap and run like hell. Then I go buy a new trap

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[MuddyWaterWarlock]

I was serious

[The Duck Hammer]

The Robertsons must hate you.

[3legged_lab]

I was serious

I was too. That shit made me laugh.

[Bulldog0156]

Ok, this is no bullshit. It does work. On the lives of my children, I'm not messing around. Getting sprayed from up close sucks a lot.

Hold up a sheet or light blanket in front of you. The neighbor uses a bed sheet, but I'm not that brave (as if a light comforter affords any more protection) He also talks in a low voice while walking up, but I don't. Just hold the sheet up in front of you, with your arms up holding two corners so he can't see you at all, walking slow so the sheet doesn't flap. When you get up to the trap, just lay the sheet over the trap. Then you can pick it up and carry it to water. I wouldn't recommend putting the thing in a vehicle like this, because they stink a bit as is, without spraying.

In case I need to say it, only do this with a box trap, not a leg hold.

I've done this quite a few times, always used a beach towel. Make sure you have something with a long handle so you can hold the trap under for a while. Not really a whole lot of fun as it takes 10-15 minutes.

[AKPirate]

Wonder how long it would take to run the exhaust from the truck under the blanket?

[3legged_lab]

Ok, this is no bullshit. It does work. On the lives of my children, I'm not messing around. Getting sprayed from up close sucks a lot.

Hold up a sheet or light blanket in front of you. The neighbor uses a bed sheet, but I'm not that brave (as if a light comforter affords any more protection) He also talks in a low voice while walking up, but I don't. Just hold the sheet up in front of you, with your arms up holding two corners so he can't see you at all, walking slow so the sheet doesn't flap. When you get up to the trap, just lay the sheet over the trap. Then you can pick it up and carry it to water. I wouldn't recommend putting the thing in a vehicle like this, because they stink a bit as is, without spraying.

In case I need to say it, only do this with a box trap, not a leg hold.

I've done this quite a few times, always used a beach towel. Make sure you have something with a long handle so you can hold the trap under for a while. Not really a whole lot of fun as it takes 10-15 minutes.

Why? Can they really swim that well while in the cage?

[JGUN]

Ok, this is no bullshit. It does work. On the lives of my children, I'm not messing around. Getting sprayed from up close sucks a lot.

Hold up a sheet or light blanket in front of you. The neighbor uses a bed sheet, but I'm not that brave (as if a light comforter affords any more protection) He also talks in a low voice while walking up, but I don't. Just hold the sheet up in front of you, with your arms up holding two corners so he can't see you at all, walking slow so the sheet doesn't flap. When you get up to the trap, just lay the sheet over the trap. Then you can pick it up and carry it to water. I wouldn't recommend putting the thing in a vehicle like this, because they stink a bit as is, without spraying.

In case I need to say it, only do this with a box trap, not a leg hold.

I've done this quite a few times, always used a beach towel. Make sure you have something with a long handle so you can hold the trap under for a while. Not really a whole lot of fun as it takes 10-15 minutes.

Why? Can they really swim that well while in the cage?

No but they can hold their breath a long time. Last one I drowned I took out at five minutes and it started breathing again. Put in back in for another half hour just to make sure.

[3legged_lab]

Sarcasm J, I was being sarcastic.

[Bootlipkiller]

@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

[3legged_lab]

I know I'm an asshole, but what's your point?

[waterfowlman]

Just add some rat poison to trap. Dead skunks are easy to remove.
I'd rather tangle with a pissed off pitbull than a skunk.

[Bootlipkiller]

I know I'm an asshole, but what's your point?

Cream corn!

[Goldfish]

You caught an eagle in a live trap?

[Rick]

Once heard of a fellow who allegedly caught a Cooper's hawk in his live trap, covered the trap with a tarp, drove it to another location where it spent the night, drove it to a second, more distant, new location in the morning where he released it. And the bird didn't so much as circle before making a beeline right back to the spot it was captured. Allegedly. Could be homing pigeon guys should throw in the predator control towel and race Cooper's hawks.

[Olly]

I caught a skunk one time in a live trap, used a plastic tarp to walk closer to the skunk then wrapped the cage. Then dunked it in the river, I never got sprayed, my dog on the other hand....

[jarbo03]

As long as the skunk dies, who gives a shit. Fuck skunks!

[assateague]

Once heard of a fellow who allegedly caught a Cooper's hawk in his live trap, covered the trap with a tarp, drove it to another location where it spent the night, drove it to a second, more distant, new location in the morning where he released it. And the bird didn't so much as circle before making a beeline right back to the spot it was captured. Allegedly. Could be homing pigeon guys should throw in the predator control towel and race Cooper's hawks.

I should've done this with the eagle. I can think of two people who I would have liked to staked the trap in their yard and called USFWS. Maybe set out a small dish of antifreeze by the trap for good measure, make sure the task was completed for them.

[aunt betty]

Always used leghold traps. The skunk procedure was Identify it from a distance with binoculars, determine itś a skunk, get shotgun, dispatch skunk from about 50 yards...come back in two or three weeks to get the trap after foxes and/or coyotes take care of the carcass.
I used gang sets and could check from a distance. Sometimes I caught an animal or two with the skunk carcass.

[assateague]

No way- get that sucker out the next day, and reset the trap. You're almost guaranteed a fox the next day. There's no cover scent or lure as effective as real live skunk ass.

[sws002]

No way- get that sucker out the next day, and reset the trap. You're almost guaranteed a fox the next day. There's no cover scent or lure as effective as real live skunk ass.

This. Biggest grey I've ever seen was caught immediately after catching a skunk.

As far as the skunks spraying, I once had an old timer at the fur buyer tell me that when he catches skunks, he shoots them in the ass right above their tail with a .22. Says it follows the same principle Rick mentioned that if they can't get their tail up, they can't spray. Have never tried it myself, and I may have been Assa-facted by some mean-spirited old fucker, but it makes sense to me.

[capt1972]

You caught an eagle in a live trap?

thats cream cheese not cream corn

[Tomkat]

Once heard of a fellow who allegedly caught a Cooper's hawk in his live trap, covered the trap with a tarp, drove it to another location where it spent the night, drove it to a second, more distant, new location in the morning where he released it. And the bird didn't so much as circle before making a beeline right back to the spot it was captured. Allegedly. Could be homing pigeon guys should throw in the predator control towel and race Cooper's hawks.

I understand upland hunters in the great plains will allegedly go to great lengths to kill a Coopers hawk. They are allegedly very hard on game bird chicks. Allegedly.

[Rick]

No way- get that sucker out the next day, and reset the trap. You're almost guaranteed a fox the next day. There's no cover scent or lure as effective as real live skunk ass.

This. Biggest grey I've ever seen was caught immediately after catching a skunk.

As far as the skunks spraying, I once had an old timer at the fur buyer tell me that when he catches skunks, he shoots them in the ass right above their tail with a .22. Says it follows the same principle Rick mentioned that if they can't get their tail up, they can't spray. Have never tried it myself, and I may have been Assa-facted by some mean-spirited old fucker, but it makes sense to me.

When I was a young hillbilly, the old hillbillies told of even older hillbillies who hunted skunks for their hides in the "Way back when..." with dogs that held the skunk's attention while the hunter swooped in and lifted it by the tail, dropped it in a "poke" and tied it in snug with a knot. Principle being that it could cock to get off a shot. Never considered that they might be trying to get me sprayed...

[aunt betty]

If you can sprinkle a little salt on their tail without getting spayed, you can pick em up and put em ina sack.