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Attaching Trap Tags

Here's a tip for attaching your trap identification tags so that they won't fall off or get torn off by an angry 'coon.  A kindly old trapper taught me this little trick.

Curl up one of the ends of the copper trap tag using long-nosed pliers, like this:


Hook the curled end of the tag around a link of chain, like this:


Using your fingers, roll up the tag around the chain link:


Finally, once you've rolled it up as far as you can with your fingers, use your pliers to crimp down the end of the tag so it is rolled up tightly:


Then just boil your traps with the tags attached like this.  They will turn dark and blend in with the chain.

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