Comments on: Tending the Raccoon ‘Line http://trappingtoday.com/index.php/2007/11/27/tending-the-racoon-line/ A trapping blog dedicated to providing information and entertainment for the modern trapper Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:48:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Trapper http://trappingtoday.com/index.php/2007/11/27/tending-the-racoon-line/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Trapper Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:29:35 +0000 http://trappingtoday.com/?p=16#comment-38 Hi John. Sorry I took awhile to respond to your question. There are many humane ways to dispatch an animal caught in a foot trap. Most people shoot the animal with a .22 in the head or through the heart, which results in a quick kill. I would not recommend clubbing unless the animal is small or you can ensure that you will effectively knock it out with one blow. Dogs are usually very easy to release from a foothold trap. If the dog doesn't give you a hard time, just approach it and release the trap from its paw. However, if the dog is hostile, there are some alternative methods you can use. Most trappers carry a catch pole, which is simply a noose at the end of a pole that can be placed over the neck and tightened to keep the dog from biting you while you release its foot. Another method is to cut a slot at the bottom of a piece of plywood just big enough for a dog's leg to slip through. Put the plywood between yourself and the animal, sliding the notch over its leg so that the foot and trap are on your side and the dog is on the other. Then, simply release the trap. If you incidentally capture a bird, you can cover it with a blanket while you release it from the trap. Hope this helps, and I hope you enjoy the site. Hi John. Sorry I took awhile to respond to your question. There are many humane ways to dispatch an animal caught in a foot trap. Most people shoot the animal with a .22 in the head or through the heart, which results in a quick kill. I would not recommend clubbing unless the animal is small or you can ensure that you will effectively knock it out with one blow.

Dogs are usually very easy to release from a foothold trap. If the dog doesn’t give you a hard time, just approach it and release the trap from its paw. However, if the dog is hostile, there are some alternative methods you can use. Most trappers carry a catch pole, which is simply a noose at the end of a pole that can be placed over the neck and tightened to keep the dog from biting you while you release its foot. Another method is to cut a slot at the bottom of a piece of plywood just big enough for a dog’s leg to slip through. Put the plywood between yourself and the animal, sliding the notch over its leg so that the foot and trap are on your side and the dog is on the other. Then, simply release the trap.

If you incidentally capture a bird, you can cover it with a blanket while you release it from the trap.

Hope this helps, and I hope you enjoy the site.

]]> By: John http://trappingtoday.com/index.php/2007/11/27/tending-the-racoon-line/comment-page-1/#comment-34 John Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:16:47 +0000 http://trappingtoday.com/?p=16#comment-34 I have ahave a son interested in trapping, I have a question concerning how you handle the annimal once it is caught in the trap. Do you shoot it, club it or what method do you use to kill the animal (in a leg hold or live trap)? What do you do in cases of catching a dog in leg hold trap? Any information/ suggestions are appreciated. Thank you I have ahave a son interested in trapping, I have a question concerning how you handle the annimal once it is caught in the trap. Do you shoot it, club it or what method do you use to kill the animal (in a leg hold or live trap)? What do you do in cases of catching a dog in leg hold trap? Any information/ suggestions are appreciated. Thank you

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