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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
Ramblings and Such From Hunting Coyote
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<blockquote data-quote="DSheetz" data-source="post: 2967470" data-attributes="member: 91783"><p>It looks pretty much like the Stearling traps, the pan set up is one that I saw in the late 70's but I can't remember what the traps name was. They didn't last long on the market as the rest of the trap didn't stand up well. It may have been a diamond trap or a kangaroo trap. I think that the shock absorber spring would be okay if it's strong enough, when I tried them, you pulled a loop in the chain and installed the springs so that if they failed you still had the full strength of the chain, and they did fail. I am not sure if a stake is being driven through the end chain swivel or if they are putting something else on the end of the chain to stake with, but they will jack the stakes out of the ground even with the shock absorber springs on a short chain. The jaws with the two bumps on each jaw is kind of like the modification kit that Mongomery sold to convert their jaws to an offset jaw, but that didn't work well as it wasn't fastened tight enough to not move on the jaws. As long as they line up well with each other and don't interfere with the trap closing they should be okay. All in all, a lot of Crag O'Gorman's innovations went into that trap. I use denim or heavy unbleached muslin cloth as my pan covers, cut rectangular with a split in it for the dog and long enough that it goes under the jaws wide enough that it covers the inside of the jaws and keeps dirt or debris from getting under the pan. I do like the square or rectangular pans better than the round pans, on the round pans some of them would catch on the spring levers and stop the trap from closing so you needed to bend the edges upward or trim them off. I tried drags on my long chains but gave up on them because looking for a trap on a cow, deer or other big animal sucked for me even 8 feet of chain would be gone with those critters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DSheetz, post: 2967470, member: 91783"] It looks pretty much like the Stearling traps, the pan set up is one that I saw in the late 70's but I can't remember what the traps name was. They didn't last long on the market as the rest of the trap didn't stand up well. It may have been a diamond trap or a kangaroo trap. I think that the shock absorber spring would be okay if it's strong enough, when I tried them, you pulled a loop in the chain and installed the springs so that if they failed you still had the full strength of the chain, and they did fail. I am not sure if a stake is being driven through the end chain swivel or if they are putting something else on the end of the chain to stake with, but they will jack the stakes out of the ground even with the shock absorber springs on a short chain. The jaws with the two bumps on each jaw is kind of like the modification kit that Mongomery sold to convert their jaws to an offset jaw, but that didn't work well as it wasn't fastened tight enough to not move on the jaws. As long as they line up well with each other and don't interfere with the trap closing they should be okay. All in all, a lot of Crag O'Gorman's innovations went into that trap. I use denim or heavy unbleached muslin cloth as my pan covers, cut rectangular with a split in it for the dog and long enough that it goes under the jaws wide enough that it covers the inside of the jaws and keeps dirt or debris from getting under the pan. I do like the square or rectangular pans better than the round pans, on the round pans some of them would catch on the spring levers and stop the trap from closing so you needed to bend the edges upward or trim them off. I tried drags on my long chains but gave up on them because looking for a trap on a cow, deer or other big animal sucked for me even 8 feet of chain would be gone with those critters. [/QUOTE]
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