Shed Antler Traps....pic heavy

[Frmrfred]

This is a great thread. This year I am trying something new. It is kind of like the brushpile trap but I am using little bundles of saplings that i have growing in an overgrown field. I have about 4 groups of 4-10 ft tall saplings and i put corn in the middle of the saplings. Don't know if it will work but I'll let everyone know.

 

[jagermeister]

Hey Jim, I was going to add to my article that the bucket should be anchored down. I thought that when the corn is gone the bucket would flip up. Am I correct in thinking this?

You're correct, Corey. Without an anchor of some kind, the force of the bungees would lift the barrel off the ground when empty. I use one of those 12-18" earth anchors... TSC usually has them... I think they're red. Screw that into the ground, then the eyelet of the anchor goes up through a slot cut in the bottom of the barrel. Then run a steel bar or all-thread inside the barrel, through the eyelet of the earth anchor.

 

[Huckleberry Finn]

You're correct, Corey. Without an anchor of some kind, the force of the bungees would lift the barrel off the ground when empty. I use one of those 12-18" earth anchors... TSC usually has them... I think they're red. Screw that into the ground, then the eyelet of the anchor goes up through a slot cut in the bottom of the barrel. Then run a steel bar or all-thread inside the barrel, through the eyelet of the earth anchor.

Do they look like the ones in this link: http://www.theohiooutdoors.com/showthread.php?4846-antler-trap&highlight=antler+trap?? I found this one off a google image search!!

 

[jagermeister]

Do they look like the ones in this link: http://www.theohiooutdoors.com/showthread.php?4846-antler-trap&highlight=antler+trap?? I found this one off a google image search!!

Lol... yep, that'd be the one.