Pullouts

[tellico4x4]

Had 4 dang pullouts last couple days on DP's. All bait gone and no feet inside. All had circles as well, so they didn't do it immediately.

 

[Boll Weevil]

What brand are they? I run Dukes and can't ever recall one gettin out. Can be hard to handset but they definitely hold.

 

[tellico4x4]

Dukes as well. Don't recall it happening before unless they chewed foot off. Ran every 24 hours as well

 

[tennred]

You can get the setting tool for Dukes DP's on line , it works great.

 

[TnKen]

I have only had one pull out withe the dukes, and it had wrapped the chain and cable up in brush.

 

[TN Song Dog]

Are they all on the same trap? Is there something close they are grabbing onto to help them pull, like a tree or a fence?

 

[deerkiller300wsm]

Agree with TN Song Dog…. Make sure there isn't anything close the can use as leverage. I have not had pullouts. Just chew offs with the Dukes. I'm thinking of painting white next year and attaching a golf ball to help keep birds and squirrels out

 

[tellico4x4]

Are they all on the same trap? Is there something close they are grabbing onto to help them pull, like a tree or a fence?

Nope, 3 different traps & nothing in reach to grab onto.

 

[TN Song Dog]

Any chance someone else is running your line earlier than you? Head scratcher for sure

 

[Shanman]

You can get the setting tool for Dukes DP's on line , it works great.

Screwdriver works well. Set at home and use a short piece of pvc to hold the jaw open, easy to set on site.

 

[rem270]

What brand are they? I run Dukes and can't ever recall one gettin out. Can be hard to handset but they definitely hold.

Do you use chain stakes for an anchor? If so you can use your anchor driver to set them. I've done that quite a bit when I have it close by.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Nope, 3 different traps & nothing in reach to grab onto.

Not even greenbrier? We've had to remove a bunch around traps because they will grab it and pull out. Even the roots of the greenbrier. I don't blame them - desperate times call for desperate measures.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

And I think some of the pull outs are coyotes finding them and ripping them out of there. We've found several that appeared to be pullouts and found a carcass 5-50 yards away eaten by coyotes

 

[Boll Weevil]

Do you use chain stakes for an anchor?

I use a 24" stainless steel braided cable, aluminum compression connectors, and a tiny carabiner.

 

[bloodtrailing]

Too much bait allowing them to not get deep enough in the trap?

 

[jman 125]

And I think some of the pull outs are coyotes finding them and ripping them out of there. We've found several that appeared to be pullouts and found a carcass 5-50 yards away eaten by coyotes

This right here also mice will get i them and trip them to and it not catch . But coyotes and i have video from a trail cam of a bobcat stealing a coon from one also. I will see if I can find it. Once a coyote figures it out you will have trouble with coons coming up missing

 

[clwg97]

We had a "first" in one of our traps the other day. This little rat just had to have the will to die! First time ever seeing this!

 

[Planking]

I have removed all my z traps from use. All i got from them was pullouts.

 

[tellico4x4]

Too much bait allowing them to not get deep enough in the trap?

1/2 to 3/4 full

 

[tellico4x4]

Not even greenbrier? We've had to remove a bunch around traps because they will grab it and pull out. Even the roots of the greenbrier. I don't blame them - desperate times call for desperate measures.

I carry a pair of snippers to trim stuff out of way.

 

[tellico4x4]

Any chance someone else is running your line earlier than you? Head scratcher for sure

Not likely at my place as I run the daily during week & another guy on weekends. No other tracks there this past week but mine

 

[Boll Weevil]

I put a small piece of fried chicken bone under the trigger and sprinkle a little canned corn on top…that's it. The paw/leg is way down in there when the trigger is punched.

 

[bloodtrailing]

1/2 to 3/4 full

I think that is your problem.

 

[tellico4x4]

Maybe, but all the bait is gone from traps

 

[tellico4x4]

Filling to about trigger level has seemed to work, got a couple today

 

[JCDEERMAN]

I've had everything from tweety birds to rats stuck in there dead. That's a tough way to go. I ordered some fish oil from a trapping site. Will try that drizzled on top of trap and about head high on the tree to get the scent further out….will see how it works. Sure stinks!