Fox Cage Trap

[Wolfdog91 7,002]

Why don't y'all Camo your cages ? Over here it's a fairly common practice to blast your cages with a few shades of dull spray paint to break up the out line. Also y'all don't cover the bottoms of your cages ? I apologize if I sound rude just different than how we roll over hete

[EDDIE B 3,166]

Why don't y'all Camo your cages ? Over here it's a fairly common practice to blast your cages with a few shades of dull spray paint to break up the out line. Also y'all don't cover the bottoms of your cages ? I apologize if I sound rude just different than how we roll over hete

I think a certain amount of lads do cover the bottom of their cages, but others don't feel it necessary. As for painting them! They won't dip their bodygrips, let alone paint a fox cage. Lol

[Wolfdog91 7,002]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fYf3bMJz7f8

Heres a video y'all May enjoy

[Deker 3,478]

 

Why don't y'all Camo your cages ? Over here it's a fairly common practice to blast your cages with a few shades of dull spray paint to break up the out line. Also y'all don't cover the bottoms of your cages ? I apologize if I sound rude just different than how we roll over hete

I think a certain amount of lads do cover the bottom of their cages, but others don't feel it necessary. As for painting them! They won't dip their bodygrips, let alone paint a fox cage. Lol

 

 

[pirate pack 109]

I cover my fox cages with wind break mesh its a sort of flexe type it increases catch rate, one of my cages caught 28 foxes over the winter.

[Deker 3,478]

I cover my fox cages with wind break mesh its a sort of flexe type it increases catch rate, one of my cages caught 28 foxes over the winter.

 

 

I seem to get on just fine with traps/cages as they come. The fox sees all manor of things and walks on all manor of things during its daily life!

 

We all get an idea of what works and doesn't, but what does this achieve, and may I suggest the only way to know if it is effective is to place 2 traps (one with, one without) as close together as possible and see which traps most.

 

ATB!

 

Edit

You will see in my #15 the traps are totally out of the box, and all did the job, the last is a little different, simply in that it was a fox I caught in an office (crazy story).

I do a fair amount of fox trapping, although still more baiting/shooting, and I'm always interested to hear anything that may help in this.

Edited May 14, 2016 by Deker

[pirate pack 109]

The trap which caught 28 foxes was on the edge of industrial units and before it was covered caught odd foxes,once we covered it caught every few days,on farms I fit them in staw stacks and cover floor with loose straw,

[walshie 2,804]

I admit I do cover the floor of the trap with anything that's at hand, like earth, grass, leaves etc, but logically if foxes wouldn't go into cage with bare mesh floors, the manufacturer would make them with different floors.

[EDDIE B 3,166]

I admit I do cover the floor of the trap with anything that's at hand, like earth, grass, leaves etc, but logically if foxes wouldn't go into cage with bare mesh floors, the manufacturer would make them with different floors.

True, but like a lot of traps, a bit of tweeking, can often make a big difference.

[Wolfdog91 7,002]

Lotta trappers over here say the same bout traps but when bobcat started goin $300-$1500 a piece you better bet most cat trappers tweeked there gear to catch any one that came near the set. Like how folk say if traps needed lamination they would all come from the factory like that. Well study on top of study shows laminations are one of the best thing you can do to a trap. Yet most traps still don't come with lams. Just my two cents.

[Wolfdog91 7,002]

Not my pictures but just examples of what I meant.

I ment to ask are wire trigger cage traps an option over there ?

[Rabid 1,936]

After some advice I have covered my trap, I piled heaps of sticks, branches and wood against it, I had to leave a bit on top clear as that's where the trip cord runs, I also just finished putting some soil in the bottom, I knew where a fox den was, so went and shovelled up loads of soil from around the entrance, and have put a good covering in the bottom of the trap, and all around it, two reasons, I am sure walking on the mesh must be alien to them (not saying they wouldn't do it) and I am also hoping the smell around the den must have been foxy, and apparently a trap that smells of fox works better, so thought I would try it, after all, I tried everything else I can think of.

[Deker 3,478]

After some advice I have covered my trap, I piled heaps of sticks, branches and wood against it, I had to leave a bit on top clear as that's where the trip cord runs, I also just finished putting some soil in the bottom, I knew where a fox den was, so went and shovelled up loads of soil from around the entrance, and have put a good covering in the bottom of the trap, and all around it, two reasons, I am sure walking on the mesh must be alien to them (not saying they wouldn't do it) and I am also hoping the smell around the den must have been foxy, and apparently a trap that smells of fox works better, so thought I would try it, after all, I tried everything else I can think of.

 

I wish you well, and any/everything is worth a try.

 

As regards fox smells, then as many will give you an argument it puts them off as attracts them.

 

ATB!

[Wolfdog91 7,002]

Any pictures ? What kind of bait,lure are you using ? Any use of urine ?. How long has it been out ?

Hears some reading materials on caging,and fox trapping.

http://www.trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/2749/BOBCATS_-_Cagin_Cats!!!!#Post2749

http://www.trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/725516/BOBCATS_-_Cage_Trapper's_{Bait#Post725516

http://www.trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/forums/9/5/Land_Trapping_Archive

 

http://www.trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/876485/1