Disposal of carcasses

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Red

I have snapped a lot of # 1 1/2 coil springs on my hand when I used to put on trapping demonstrations

Are you saying that the area that has a trap set in it must be marked some way telling that a trap is set there? I under stand having a tag showing ownership, like we do in Michigan, on the trap self but marking a set location would only be inviting some one to steal your traps.

The big marsh trappers around here have flagging on there long trap stakes in order to be able to find there sets and also to let the other trappers know what area has already been set. It has also cost some trappers a bunch of traps when a thief has gone thru and stole there fur and traps when they weren't around.

Fabs

A standard fox trap, 1 1/2 coil is maybe 4 inches across. While at a hearing on an anti trapping bill in Lansing one time an anti busted a pencil in one. The president of the trappers assn went up and stuck his hand in the same rap with no injury. He got the legislators attention and the bill never got out of committee.