Cage Trapping

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Yancy

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This is in another forum Archives so I am gonna post it here also. for some that have a question on cage trapping. Yancy

Cage Trapping


When I'm cage trapping I find a trail then the spot where a cage will go in good and not be right on the trail, I like to put the cage where the target can see it from an angle and a couple feet off the trail, a cat toilet, is in my opinion the best place to put the cage about 10-30 feet away from the toilet.

Ok we have the location.....

Next clear out and level a place for the cage, place the cage in the spot making sure everything is as it should be. Next remove the cage and dig a dirt hole about where the pan will be, with some of the dirt hole between the pan and back of the cage, then place your [with skunk essance] lure in the hole under the cage [this way you won't get the lure all in the fur when you catch your target]. Next I like to put a piece of legal fur almost to the back of the cage, on a piece of 14 ga wire just hooked to the third square from the back hangin down from the top and down about 5-6 inches, [I use one fake glass eye on the fur]. I like the fur strip to move at the least bit of wind, then I place the cage carefully back in place being careful not to cover the lure and the dirt hole with dirt etc. then I start to cover the cage with brush etc use what ever is there, and I cover the top both sides and back I don't want the target getting to the side, back, or on top. Next cover the bottom of the cage wire with sifted dirt etc, Cats don't like walking on 14 ga 1x1 wire.
Ok so now the cage is in place. now take a look making sure everything is as it should be.
next find a suitable place within 3-10 feet of the cage, and about 6 feet high and tie a flag. [I like to use surveyers tape tied in a bow with about a foot of tail hanging down] so the target can see it from a distance. Make one last visible check and the cage is ready.


I use cage sizes are 8x18x36, 10x18x36 and 12x18x36. I have caught about the same amount of cats in each as the other. Tip provided by Stacy Yancy



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Yes it is rare, That is the second coyote I have got in a cage in 6 years, and this one had been getting in the ranchers Gunie, and Chicken pens so he wasn't spooked of the cage. anyway that is my own thoughts. but normaly when they see the cage they are gone. Yancy
 
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This is the way I like to get the cages ready for a catch. the piece of fur hanging in the back, is hanging off a piece of wire 2 inches from the back 0f the cage, a whisper of wind and the critter moves just a little, and I think that get the attention of most varmints that are just sitting there looking. My own opinion anyway, Yancy

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Yancy,
You have done more for cage trapping than anyone on the web. You are to be commended. I have read your posts on tman and fishguts. I have built cages for my kids based on your design. I will pm you about your traps.
 
Thanks Clayton: This cage trapping is a real pain, you can't carry very many cages, so I have to make them so they fold up so I can carry at least 15-20 in my little Toyota P/U then asembly them as I need them, But what the heck I'm still trapping here in Cali. Yancy
 
Hello there Yancy.

Hope all is well for you and yours!!

By the way, if anyone is considering cage traps, his are the only way to go. I have several, and have several other manufactures cages also. By far Yancy builds the best cage out there, and for the price you get alot more than you paid for. His cages are designed specifically for cats, but work well for all critters. Don't waste you time or money buying the cheap traps, when I say cheap, I am not talking price either. His cages are best quality metals, best quality wire cage material and best design I found yet. And for those of you that question the quality, this mans traps are used throughout cat country each year and also were just wrote about in Fur, Fish and Game.

My season starts soon Yancy, I will be emailing you some NW bobcat photos soon. Hope to see you at the fallon sale this year!!!
 
Dang Chris you gonna give me a big head, Glad you like them, I might add again these cages are the pitts to try to get very many out on the trap line, but like I said that is all we can use in Cali and Washinton, so wee do what we have to huh Chis? Good to see you over here also, Yancy
 
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