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Post by esshup on Apr 22, 2024 10:31:21 GMT -5
They are out and causing problems already. I walked behind the pole barn and saw a big pile of dirt at two spots. Took a closer look and the thing made it under the concrete......  So I set a Conibear 220 at each hole and this morning it was dead in one of them. It was killed coming out and I set them about 1pm yesterday. Female, no sign of nursing yet. I reset the trap to see if someone else was home, or is checking out the new "vacancy" sign. I just have to make sure the my dogs stay away...... Now to try and figure out how to get most of the dirt back under the concrete after I'm sure they are all gone. I am writing off that flower bed for this year, I will dig it up about 18" deep and lay down a roll of cyclone fence, then cover that with the dirt. This ain't going to happen again. |
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Post by blackmouthcur on Apr 22, 2024 11:48:13 GMT -5
They are out and causing problems already. I walked behind the pole barn and saw a big pile of dirt at two spots. Took a closer look and the thing made it under the concrete...... So I set a Conibear 220 at each hole and this morning it was dead in one of them. It was killed coming out and I set them about 1pm yesterday. Female, no sign of nursing yet. I reset the trap to see if someone else was home, or is checking out the new "vacancy" sign. I just have to make sure the my dogs stay away...... Now to try and figure out how to get most of the dirt back under the concrete after I'm sure they are all gone. I am writing off that flower bed for this year, I will dig it up about 18" deep and lay down a roll of cyclone fence, then cover that with the dirt. This ain't going to happen again. We used to get a $1.00 a tail from local farmers when I was a kid, those things will decimate a bean field. Ain’t bad eating either, sorta tastes like chicken!🤣 |
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Post by esshup on Apr 22, 2024 17:51:07 GMT -5
We used to get a $1.00 a tail from local farmers when I was a kid, those things will decimate a bean field. Ain’t bad eating either, sorta tastes like chicken!🤣 I'll stick with regular yard bird that has feathers, thank you!  Give me your address and I'll box up the next one I get.  |
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Post by stevein on Jun 4, 2024 10:49:44 GMT -5
There is a spot along I-69 north that rises high to cross over train tracks. I remember looking out at the bean field and seeing scallops around the edge of the field. I always thought sitting up on that overpass with a good varmit rifle would be a blast.
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Post by saltydog on Jun 6, 2024 5:12:20 GMT -5
My daughter has 2 that had dug under her house, Ive been trying for two weeks with no success. She is in the head of a sub-division with houses behind her with a lot of anti's, so shooting them maybe off the table, BUT.
We will see what transpires.
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Post by esshup on Jun 6, 2024 15:49:55 GMT -5
My daughter has 2 that had dug under her house, Ive been trying for two weeks with no success. She is in the head of a sub-division with houses behind her with a lot of anti's, so shooting them maybe off the table, BUT. We will see what transpires. Conibear 220's work great. They will kill a skunk without it spraying too. |
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Post by deadeer on Jun 6, 2024 17:13:38 GMT -5
My daughter has 2 that had dug under her house, Ive been trying for two weeks with no success. She is in the head of a sub-division with houses behind her with a lot of anti's, so shooting them maybe off the table, BUT. We will see what transpires. Conibear 220's work great. They will kill a skunk without it spraying too. 😉😉😉  |
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Post by saltydog on Jun 7, 2024 5:06:02 GMT -5
My daughter has 2 that had dug under her house, Ive been trying for two weeks with no success. She is in the head of a sub-division with houses behind her with a lot of anti's, so shooting them maybe off the table, BUT. We will see what transpires. Conibear 220's work great. They will kill a skunk without it spraying too. Well not the target we were after, but another pain in the butt ! Had to take care of a racoon yesterday eve. Sorry no pics. I'm sure there will probably be more. I will have to locate a couple of 220's or just order a couple. They have several holes around the house. |
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Post by deadeer on Jun 7, 2024 10:05:59 GMT -5
Conibear 220's work great. They will kill a skunk without it spraying too. Well not the target we were after, but another pain in the butt ! Had to take care of a racoon yesterday eve. Sorry no pics. I'm sure there will probably be more. I will have to locate a couple of 220's or just order a couple. They have several holes around the house. Rural King usually has them for cheap if you have one close. |
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Post by esshup on Jun 7, 2024 19:26:42 GMT -5
Conibear 220's work great. They will kill a skunk without it spraying too. 😉😉😉 Yep! Didn't smell like a skunk at all. |
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Post by saltydog on Jun 8, 2024 5:02:04 GMT -5
My daughter has 2 that had dug under her house, Ive been trying for two weeks with no success. She is in the head of a sub-division with houses behind her with a lot of anti's, so shooting them maybe off the table, BUT. We will see what transpires. Conibear 220's work great. They will kill a skunk without it spraying too. What is the prep work for the traps ? Boil them, then dip them in dye ? Scent ? |
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Post by schall53 on Jun 8, 2024 6:04:50 GMT -5
Conibear 220's work great. They will kill a skunk without it spraying too. What is the prep work for the traps ? Boil them, then dip them in dye ? Scent ? You can dye them but it’s really not necessary. You will want to degrease them. You want a little friction on the trigger. Didn’t do that once and it went off, thought I broke my hand! |
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Post by saltydog on Jun 8, 2024 7:21:21 GMT -5
What is the prep work for the traps ? Boil them, then dip them in dye ? Scent ? You can dye them but it’s really not necessary. You will want to degrease them. You want a little friction on the trigger. Didn’t do that once and it went off, thought I broke my hand! Ouch ! |
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Post by esshup on Jun 9, 2024 10:13:29 GMT -5
Yep, just degrease them is all. If you want to dye them you can but whatever you do DO NOT wax them. Been there, done that and learned my lesson. Luckily it was with 110's.
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Post by freedomhunter on Jun 12, 2024 15:24:16 GMT -5
He will show his face eventually be ready to pop him in the head
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Post by deadeer on Jun 12, 2024 16:50:04 GMT -5
Well it didn't take long, picked up a 330 conibear (they were out of the 220's) from Rural King and got it set up. The next morn my daughter txt to let me know that we had caught one, that was monday. Then when she got home from work yesterday, she said we had another one. 2 down 1 to go, the first 2 was the female and a pup (or whatever they are called). The big male that is left will probably be harder to catch.  Wooohooo! Congrats. There may be more than you think. My MIL saw 1 or 2, and I caught around 13 or 14 in a row a couple years ago. Those 330's are wicked. Be careful. |
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Post by ms660 on Jun 12, 2024 21:01:43 GMT -5
You may want to delete your post. I'm pretty sure setting 330's on dry land is against the law in Indiana even if you are doing damage control work. They must be completely submerged in water. 220 is the largest conibear trap you can set on dry land.
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Post by saltydog on Jun 13, 2024 5:03:24 GMT -5
Thanks for the heads up ms660, the trap has been pulled.
I did go to DNR web site for some reading !
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Post by saltydog on Jun 13, 2024 7:40:41 GMT -5
Again there is some clarification needed on some rules. Here is what it says about groundhogs .
Wildlife Conflicts
Resident landowners or tenants may use legal methods, without a permit, to take a beaver, mink, muskrat, long-tailed weasel, red fox, gray fox, opossum, skunk, gray squirrel, fox squirrel, or raccoon that is on their own property and damaging property or posing a health or safety threat.
If the animal is released, it must be released in the county of capture with permission of the recipient landowner.
Groundhogs (woodchucks), moles, voles, red squirrels, and chipmunks may be taken at any time using any equipment without a permit.
Landowners may take coyotes at any time on the land they own without a special permit or license, or they may provide written permission for others to take coyotes on their land at any time. A valid hunting or trapping license or nuisance wild animal control permit is required to take a coyote on land other than your own.
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Post by saltydog on Jun 16, 2024 22:25:40 GMT -5
With 2 new 220's conibears , I set them up on the holes that I thought they were using most. No sooner that I got home and out of the shower, my daughter called to say there was one in the trap. So back on the 16 mile one way trip to collect the varmint for disposal. I get there and no varmint, how he got out I dont know. By now it almost dark, with a quick reset, off for another shower. Next morn she called and said he's in the trap. So number 2 is in the books (no pic). Reset and back to the house for garden work. Sunday morn got the call that there is another one the trap. She pulled trap and all and brought it with her when she came over for fathers day festivities, number 3 in the books. Upon her return home she check the remaining trap as a good trapper should, and sure enough she had number 4. I hope that is it. I filled in the holes to see if any more digging will take place, but didn't reset the traps.   |
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So I set a Conibear 220 at each hole and this morning it was dead in one of them. It was killed coming out and I set them about 1pm yesterday. Female, no sign of nursing yet. 
Give me your address and I'll box up the next one I get. 
