Long Day

[tryinhard]

Went through the 12 Montgomery #2s, 3 #3 longsprings & 3 #4 longsprings yesterday. All are center swiveled, have my conservation number, chain set up & pans adjusted. Now I've got to go through my #1 & 1 1/2 traps. Hopefully by the time the crappie are biting, I'll be done. I've still got some things to pick up at the NTA Convention but the biggest part will be done. Thoughts on painting dogproofs with glow in the dark paint?

[bigjohn]

I'd think that glow in the dark paint would be an invitation for Johnny sneakem to steal your stuff. If it's to draw the coons attention, then your not on location.

[krank]

I engraved my conservation # on my traps. That fulfills my legal obligation. My CA says he doesn't like that. He says he may confiscate a trap for no tag and not notice engraving.
Guys paint DPs with white paint to make them stand out. Glow in the dark would only have visual appeal to humans.

[tryinhard]

My CA actually reccomended that I engrave my number on the jaw. He said it would prevent theft because it's like having a serial number. Unless they change the jaw they can't resell it. I ain't no dummy. They're not going to resell it, they're going to put it in a tub & it'll go for scrap. But it saves me money so I do it anyway.

[krank]

Back in the 70s there was a nation wide program by law enforcement. They wanted everybody to engrave everything to deter thieves from reselling. There was talk about passing out ID numbers. We got the farm hit a couple of times so we engraved everything with Dads SS#. Hard to pawn a tool with a number or name on it.

I engrave everything with my conservation #. I write it with sharpie on my live traps and DPs. I put the customary brass tags on all my leg holds and conis.


For painting things, I use rustoleum cut in half with mineral spirits and dunk. I don't like it as well as dyed and waxed.


I bought those conis from Willie and they were dyed and waxed. Some people say that's a no-no but I like it fine. Some of the 155s are spray painted.


I go to the dollar store and they have white or black spray paint for 99 cents.

[bigbob]

Except nowadays putting your SS# on anything is an invitation for ID theft and to having your bank accounts emptied.

[krank]

Yeah, back then they said use SS# but these days I dunno.

[tryinhard]

Spray painting works pretty good? I tried it on my conis this last season & it didn't hold up. I've got 2 bags of dye left so I'll most likely dye everything again. Hard to go away from tradition.

[krank]

Spray paint works on DPs and Conis…..

[tickranch]

Feb 18, 2019 7:41:22 GMT -6 krank said:

Back in the 70s there was a nation wide program by law enforcement. They wanted everybody to engrave everything to deter thieves from reselling. There was talk about passing out ID numbers. We got the farm hit a couple of times so we engraved everything with Dads SS#. Hard to pawn a tool with a number or name on it.

I engrave everything with my conservation #. I write it with sharpie on my live traps and DPs. I put the customary brass tags on all my leg holds and conis.


For painting things, I use rustoleum cut in half with mineral spirits and dunk. I don't like it as well as dyed and waxed.


I bought those conis from Willie and they were dyed and waxed. Some people say that's a no-no but I like it fine. Some of the 155s are spray painted.






I go to the dollar store and they have white or black spray paint for 99 cents.

It was called Operation ID, it was recommended to use your SSN, and to put your city & state also.  An alternative other than your SSN, was to make up a unique number, possibly with your name & city...NOT your address, someone who buys the stolen stuff, could then go to your house & clean you out again.  Don't remember some of the suggestions, but you could incorporate your date of birth, house # (not street), along with your city & state.  Drivers license # wasn't recommended, as that could change.  Or you could just make up a random number, the key is to write it down & put it someplace where you can remember where it is if needed.  Be a good idea to have in 2 or 3 different places (in case wherever you put it gets stolen also), and possibly even with a friend or relative, in case of fire.

[krank]

The idea was to permanently mark items with something that would make it poison to a thief. If a burglar grabbed a saw with big ugly numbers engraved on it then he knew he could not sell it at the pawn shop without getting busted.

[bigbob]

I keep all my firearms broke down and the bolt's, levers etc, any removable part to make the gun inoperable and unsaleable, are kept in another secure place.

[krank]

Remember the "man with no eyes" on Cool Hand Luke that left his rifle on the gunrack but the bolt was in his belt?

[trkyslyr]

I keep my guns locked loaded, in case of emergency.

[krank]

I keep one loaded in case of emergency.