Trapping 2020

[hillbillyfab]

So first let me say we're hobby trappers, my son and I. Other than reading and watching others online, we've been learning by trial and error. More error than anything. When we started turkey hunting and learning about nest raiders and such, we have been trying our hand at trapping. We run a small string of traps in the fall on our place consisting of dog proof and live traps. This year we added a few foot hold traps to try and snag some yotes. We found a trail at a fence row going from hardwood to pasture, the bob wire even had a little hair on it. We set us a trap, just hoping to have a coyote in it, well no yote but we'll take it. Think we'll use ole Mr possum for some bait in our dirt hole sets. I took a picture of one of our dog proofs we set around a pond. This trap was several feet back from the water line, but not anymore. That shows how much rain we got between last night and this morning here. I've had a lot of fun learning what works and what doesn't.

 

[hillbillyfab]

Added one more grinner to the list yesterday. All other traps untouched. Might give them a few more days and pull them for a new location, if we don't see anymore action.

 

[hillbillyfab]

Well I've heard and read about this, but haven't had it happen till now. My first squirrel in a dog proof.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

Love the dog proof traps. Already caught a Coon and a skunk

 

[hillbillyfab]

Not sure if you can tell but I caught another first, a red bird.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

We added another coon and possum to the list

 

[Remington700]

Good deal. I plan on putting out some traps now that deer season has ended. Getting the Dp's ready to go.

 

[hillbillyfab]

Haven't bumped this in awhile as I've been busy with work, and pulled my traps due to my schedule. One of our last sets produced this though. Hoping to set them a few more times before the season is over.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

What is that? An arm bone?

 

[hillbillyfab]

What is that? An arm bone?

I won't tell just yet, but some call it a texas toothpick. Others use it when distilling moonshine.

 

[wildlifefarmer]

If that is a coon fishing rod, i would like to have seen the catch in the trap!!!!!

 

[JCDEERMAN]

If that is a coon fishing rod, i would like to have seen the catch in the trap!!!!!

That was my second guess. I know when I killed 2 black bears up in Canada, the guys up there told me I should take those home for drink stirs

 

[hillbillyfab]

If that is a coon fishing rod, i would like to have seen the catch in the trap!!!!!

Well it is. We caught the coon in a live trap, not our dog proofs. That was the only picture I snagged after skinning and fleshing the hide.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

So far:
3 skunks
3 coons
2 grinners

 

[hillbillyfab]

Gonna bump this, because with deer season winding up this week it's time to dust off the traps. Hoping to help the turkey population out a little more this year.

 

[jman 125]

Already started

 

[PossumSlayer]

Just got off the phone with a buddy that trapped a couple beavers… hopefully he send the picture, he said one had to be about 60#

 

[PossumSlayer]

 

[PossumSlayer]

 

[tacoma2002]

I've just rekindled my flame with trapping. Going after some 'Yotes when my new offset steels come in. It helps fuel the fire to see some folks out still trapping!