Stony
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I picked up a couple this morning in traps. Maybe 70-80 pounders, but it's been really slow lately. Up to 456 on this property now.
I have thought about snares from time to time, but have decided against it. I'm just afraid of the risk of catching animals I don't want to catch. The deer around here seem to get into about everything and I don't want to inadvertently do damage to one. I had a small 5 pt. buck sneak into a hog trap this morning and I was able to get it out without any damage to it, but it was one tired critter from fighting the trap to get out. I put heavy sticks across the doors to the traps so the hogs will have to get under about 18" to get in....and the deer still occasionally get under them.
I have thought about snares from time to time, but have decided against it. I'm just afraid of the risk of catching animals I don't want to catch. The deer around here seem to get into about everything and I don't want to inadvertently do damage to one. I had a small 5 pt. buck sneak into a hog trap this morning and I was able to get it out without any damage to it, but it was one tired critter from fighting the trap to get out. I put heavy sticks across the doors to the traps so the hogs will have to get under about 18" to get in....and the deer still occasionally get under them.