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Posted by Cal Taylor (Member # 199) on February 12, 2006, 08:07 AM:
Got a few traps out now. I use my dogs in the winter for finding cats in traps that I use drags on. Gives them a little exersize and saves me a little time.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on February 12, 2006, 08:28 AM:
Nice pic, Cal. Can you explain for us ignorant folks, why you use a drag and not a stake? Is it because you have sand, or hard rocks, frozen ground or something else?
Good hunting. LB
Posted by Tim Behle (Member # 209) on February 12, 2006, 09:35 AM:
17 Cats this season?
Now I know why Mrs. Taylor lets you sleep at her house, it's for that fur check you give her every Valentines Day!
Way to go Cal! 17 cats makes for a damned fine season!
Posted by Cal Taylor (Member # 199) on February 12, 2006, 11:41 AM:
I still have two weeks left Tim, I'm shooting for 30. I sold my first 9 at a $320 average.
Leonard, Lots of reasons for drags, first is that I can set some prominant locations that people would see a cat staked and relieve me of it. But this way the cat goes to the nearest brush, tangles, and hides. Second, cat trapping involves alot of rock piles, hard to drive stakes. Third, I think cats fight less if they can move a ways and get out of the open. I do use stakes in some locations, but the more I use drags, the more I like them.
Posted by adkguide (Member # 143) on February 17, 2006, 03:35 PM:
Great pic, Cal. Those western cats have to be spectacular right about now. The december ones about blew me away, as I was used to trapping junk cats. Bets of luck on your quest for 30
BH
Posted by Cal Taylor (Member # 199) on February 25, 2006, 06:32 PM:
My trapping partner and #23
[ February 25, 2006, 06:34 PM: Message edited by: Cal Taylor ]
Posted by Rich (Member # 112) on February 25, 2006, 07:44 PM:
Cal,
Another very nice cat. Very nice indeed.
Posted by brad h (Member # 57) on February 25, 2006, 08:06 PM:
Cal,
Are you using any kind of visual aids near your sets?
Brad
Posted by Cal Taylor (Member # 199) on February 26, 2006, 05:56 AM:
I flag everything pretty good, Brad. Usaully with a chunk of fox fur. I also bought some fuzzy zebra patterned cloth at Wally World that I use also. I tend to stay away from the X-mas tree stuff that some guys use. Nothing too shiny, but something they can see. We can't use any game animal parts, or I would use all kinds of wings, feathers, and etc., but only you Montana guys get to do that. I'm surprised you don't trap a cat or two in your country. There used to be alot there. When I went to college there I lived south east of town on a ranch owned by Cliff Glade. I fed cows for him in exchange for a place to live, he lived over by Terry, but anyway there were cats from there on out towards the Makoshika (sp?). Not too many coyotes in those days.
Posted by Krustyklimber (Member # 72) on February 26, 2006, 09:22 AM:
Cal,
I am totally shocked you can't use "unedible" game animal parts!?! ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
Even WE can use wings and feathers as attractants, and carcasses for bait, for our cages.
Our only rule is, the bait cannot be placed where it can be seen by raptors.
I guess most cagers place the bait under the back of the cage, in a hole, and cover it.
I finally met a local trapper and caller, who's been doing pretty good on our "red 'cats", I'm hoping to tag along on his line a couple times before the season is over.
Krusty 
Posted by MULE (Member # 63) on February 26, 2006, 12:49 PM:
Great pics Cal
Keep em coming
Posted by brad h (Member # 57) on February 26, 2006, 01:19 PM:
I think we do have a lot of cats here, Cal and the few that do trap are targeting coyotes.
I think I can get a couple. I'll stock up this spring and do a lot of scouting this summer.
One of the areas I have in mind borders Makoshika. There's so much badland type country like that here that never gets touched it's hard to decide where to start. But I'll give it a go.
Brad
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