Scent of success

[Plank 8]

Hello all,

 

I'm relatively new to trapping, I've had some success with a Larson but that is all. I've got lots of questions, but first of all I'd like your thoughts on scents. Should I wear gloves or is it better to rub your hands with earth? Should I wash new traps with soap and water to remove factory or oil smells? What about wooden traps I try to make? Is it a good idea to 'kill' the smell on a set trap by spraying it with a bleach and baking soda mix? How long do traps left outside take to weather?

 

Thanks in advance.

[nod 285]

Hello all,

 

I'm relatively new to trapping, I've had some success with a Larson but that is all. I've got lots of questions, but first of all I'd like your thoughts on scents. Should I wear gloves or is it better to rub your hands with earth? Should I wash new traps with soap and water to remove factory or oil smells? What about wooden traps I try to make? Is it a good idea to 'kill' the smell on a set trap by spraying it with a bleach and baking soda mix? How long do traps left outside take to weather?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

all my traps are left to weather in the runs or holes, straight out the packet, set correctly they target animal wont know its there

[Plank 8]

 

all my traps are left to weather in the runs or holes, straight out the packet, set correctly they target animal wont know its there

 

Thanks for the reply. It's nice to know what works for you. I see that the Defra code of practice for snares recommends boiling in washing powder for an hour to remove the manufacturer's scents. Then boiling in tea leaves and oak chips for another hour to stain. I guess that might also work for other traps. But without a vat it's impractical for cage traps. Or wooden traps.

 

http://archive.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pets/wildlife/management/documents/snares-cop.pdf

 

From what I've read on the net in America they spray cage traps to 'kill' the scent. The commonest recipes for home made scent killer involve hydrogen peroxide. The stuff widely available in the UK doesn't seem to be suitable as it is stabilised and often perfumed.

 

http://www.nodakoutdoors.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=29585

 

Which was why I was asking if anyone had experience with bleach and soda.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQKt1pESelQ

[Holdaway 2]

 

all my traps are left to weather in the runs or holes, straight out the packet, set correctly they target animal wont know its there

 

I see that the Defra code of practice for snares recommends boiling in washing powder for an hour to remove the manufacturer's scents. Then boiling in tea leaves and oak chips for another hour to stain. I guess that might also work for other traps. But without a vat it's impractical for cage traps. Or wooden traps.

 

http://archive.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pets/wildlife/management/documents/snares-cop.pdf

 

 

[Plank 8]

 

 

Be sure to give that ego constant maintenance. Who knows what might happen if you stopped inflating it?

[moley 115]

 

 

Be sure to give that ego constant maintenance. Who knows what might happen if you stopped inflating it?

theres plenty of stuff on here if you spend a bit of time looking, you did the right thing reading thru defra,s code , it shows you are wanting to learn the legal ways of doing things , thier code should be treated as a rough guide, there are plenty of things on it that i don,t agree with , but if you read glenn water,s articles on here and compare them to the code

, that youtube clip sounds like it was made by a kid and is bollocks,

don,t worry about people on here taking the piss , they have never needed to ask questions,

[IanB 0]

The only thing I weather are rabbit snares, to get them nice and dark, I dip my fox snares also... your mention of tea bags would work as they are high in tanin, boiling the snares as mentioned would remove residue making them hold a die easier... People do go out and snare rabbits and foxes with brand new snares, I have a lot myself, but I want everything in my favour and having a nicely blended in snare helps prevent any refusals from the wiley ones, especially with the extended hours of daylight at present... Just my choice mind, I also dip the bodygrips with a brown dye mainly for protection and concealment..

[Holdaway 2]

You don't need to boil any traps or snares for hours, traps can be dyed with proper trap dye or dip after on a few minutes and fox snares simmered for 20 minutes in tea bags will be more than dark enough to use.

 

What I was laughing at was the fact that these things should be done for hours according to the experts. Like burying your new mole traps in the dung heap for a fortnight.

 

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[BORDERSCOT 3,816]

The only thing I weather are rabbit snares, to get them nice and dark, I dip my fox snares also... your mention of tea bags would work as they are high in tanin, boiling the snares as mentioned would remove residue making them hold a die easier... People do go out and snare rabbits and foxes with brand new snares, I have a lot myself, but I want everything in my favour and having a nicely blended in snare helps prevent any refusals from the wiley ones, especially with the extended hours of daylight at present... Just my choice mind, I also dip the bodygrips with a brown dye mainly for protection and concealment..

 

So, what do you dip your fox snares in?