bobcat cubby (updated) before and after photos

ksboy2

ksboy2

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here is a picture of my typical cat cubby. wire frame covered with back end blocked. 1.75 coil bedded in front. muskrat for bait. lure and urine added.
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here is the result....critics will notice the back foot catch. not sure how that happened, but i guess it is better to be lucky than good.
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Do you cover that trap any more than that? I would think the cat would try to step over the trap. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif
 
Cats generally are not trap shy. It will avoid the guide stick placed in front of the trap and that nice smooth pan will be a natural place for it to put its foot.
 
ksboy2,is that uncovered trap the way you leave it?Or are you just showing us the uncovered trap to show its position in relation to the guide stick and rocks.When I used to trap,I covered the pan with a baggie and sifted duff or dirt over the trap and then smoothed it out and made a small depression over the pan of the trap.But if you can leave it out in the open like that and get them to step into it,it looks like I was wasting a lot of energy for nothing.Very interesting.take care,daveyboy
 
let me try to resolve the "covered" or "uncovered" questions. i actually do both. it totally depends on the weather report. we were expecting sleet/snow when i made the set. we got eight inches of snow. the trap is now covered haha......sereiously, if it is warm and dry i will cover the trap with the traditional pan cover and sifted dirt. if the ground is wet i usually dig my bed and fill it with dry cedar needles then bed the trap and cover with more "duff" when we are expecting bad weather i leave the traps open and mother nature usually hides them with white stuff pretty well. haha it is a fact that you'll catch alot of trash when you are cat trapping and being able to remake sets fast is a preference for me. i can have a grinner out and the set remade in a minute or two, but if i have to bed/cover pan/sift......lots more time. honestly i do not think it matters if the trap is covered or not. i have not noticed a difference in catches.
i would agree that cats are not trap shy which explains my use of the oversized pans on the duke traps. i know there is alot of controversy about duke traps but i love them for cats. cats aren't hard to hold and they don't "pump" traps like canines do therefore the oversized pan on the duke traps is my preference. i don't have the time, energy or patience of the canine guys so the dukes work well for me. there is one other thing that no one seemed to notice. if you look at the horizontal shot of the set, you'll see that the pan is slightly angled. i do this on purpose. i think based on my catches so far the cats are choosing to step over the guide stick and putting their paw on the front of the pan nearest the dog which makes for a solid front foot catch. rarely do i make a toe catch and usually they are deep clamps higher up on the foot which i like. good luck
 
So say a guy has to use a live trap/box trap. Could it be succesfull to do so in the same set up just leaving the other end open? Could it also be a good setup for fox? I have got some proprty close to town that i can probably trap, but by the time I buy a few traps and the effort involved, I am not sure if it will be worth it.
 
elks,
yes, use the same setup for cages. i would put some duff in the bottom of the cage and cover it w/branches for camo and to give a tunnel effect. probably more important for the protection agains theives than for cats. i would invest in a bottle of bobcat urine though. also hand a visual attractor 4' off the ground by mono fishing line so it dangles in the breeze. check your game laws regarding what you can use. feathers are best. good luck
 
ksboy,

So do I need the live traps that open on both end or should I get ones with only one open end? Do I want to make it look like a tunnel where a cat could enter in either end and exit the other side? Or should I have one open end and bait in the back.

Thanks for your help, I am asking for traps for Xmas, maybe I can get em a little early.
 
i think either would be good. just make sure if you use a one door trap that you back it agains something facing the path of travel for a cat. right in the fork of a split trail, in a funnel, or along a brushpile. we'll be expecting to see pictures good luck
 


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