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Offline GeneRector

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Trap anchors for sandy soil
« on: November 27, 2012, 05:26:00 AM »
 :)  Howdy! The soil is all sand where I am thinking about setting some traps for coyote and bobcat. What length and type of anchor works best for this soil type? Your views appreciated!  Always, Gene
 
 
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Re: Trap anchors for sandy soil
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2012, 09:53:44 AM »
 Gene, you may want to go with double stake swivels and 2 rerod stakes per set.
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Re: Trap anchors for sandy soil
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2012, 10:05:37 AM »
one of the trap suppliers has a anchor you use a stake to place it toggles in the ground , you remove the stake and attach the trap and swivel. My son used them in sand. Had to dig them up.
 
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Re: Trap anchors for sandy soil
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2012, 10:24:56 AM »
My stepdads place was nothing but sand. We trapped loads of coyote and other unwanted guests using what we called a horse stay. It looks like the pic posted at the link but the screw auger ran most of the length of the shaft unlike the short piece in the pic. It would hold a horse easily. Length was 30" and the auger was 3-4" with a loop on top. Just screw it in the sand with a bar, use it, unscrew it and use it again. We found them at a local feed store. Don't remember what we gave for them but it wasn't expensive or we wouldn't of had them.


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Re: Trap anchors for sandy soil
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2012, 11:30:50 AM »
 I also carry the berkshire stakes.Some guys use the heavy duties with 24 inches of attached cable.Always hard to tell what exactly works the best for a person, when we do not have the same situations.
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Re: Trap anchors for sandy soil
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2012, 11:58:36 AM »
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I use Berkshires on the river in some pretty light ground. Haven't caught a coyote out in that stuff but have held plenty coon. I do use the cable stakes on coyote traps in the light ground on my regular trap line. But that is not the same sand as the river.
GeneRector you might want to get just a few and give them a try. Thing you have to remember with cable type stakes in light ground. A critter will seldom get a straight a pull up on a cable like you can. I've had cables that I can pull pretty easily my self hold critters just fine.
 
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Re: Trap anchors for sandy soil
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2012, 02:54:16 PM »
if you don't have to pack in to your
area, a discarded truck brake rotor
works fairly well and they're most
times free.
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