2023/2024 Trapping Thread

[jpc01101]

Pulled traps today. As we were rounding the corner to a trap that hadn’t had anything all year we had a nice male coyote (rear pad catch so he was lunging). Wife got him killed and that’s a wrap for us this year.

 

[jpc01101]

 

[Hotrodlincoln]

I’ve been having ok luck with the 330’s but until last night I haven’t had any luck with footholds! I need to work on my drowners tho… he was still very much alive when I got there.

 

[bobcat_trapper]

I love trapping. I had to set out with a broken bone in my hand . This season i tried to but couldn't do it. Last February i trapped a 5000-acre hunting club. I took 53 coyotes off it. 50 of the 53 coyotes had mange!!!

 

[bobcat_trapper]

Here are a few cats i caught.

 

[bobcat_trapper]

Here is the type of coyotes i deal with.

 

[Dave N]

Here is try of coyotes i deal with.

That's just nasty!

 

[Pahoundsman]

Here is the type of coyotes i deal with.

You’re doing a good thing

 

[bobcat_trapper]

Them coyotes had it ruff. When they get like that. The smell they put off is bad. A coyote is a coyote too me. I enjoy catching them all. Mother Nature is hard on them.

 

[michigan_sasquatch]

Sable ~ 2023

MI Squatch

 

[MITCHMO]

Took the young man out for a trapping lesson. Too bad he’s not big enough to carry them out! Dad had to carry three beavers and a stack of traps. But I loved every minute of it.

 

[brockel]

This was a couple weeks ago. Things are starting to look a little better. But still not like it was a few years ago but I don’t see those days coming back for a long time.

 

[brockel]

Safe to say fur is done for the year here . Had shoulder mites bad.

 

[Sask hunter]

I’m starting to get anxious for some spring beaver trapping! Skinning the last 9 coyotes tomorrow or Tuesday night and then I’ll be done with them till next year

 

[brockel]

I’m starting to get anxious for some spring beaver trapping! Skinning the last 9 coyotes tomorrow or Tuesday night and then I’ll be done with them till next year

You got me thinking now. I’m healed up enough to do some trapping now but nothing I trap is worth anything this time of the year. I’ve never trapped beavers before. When does their fur typically become worthless in the spring? Definitely going to be a learning experience for me if I do jump into this but we can trap them til May 31 here and I’m real itchy to get out and about.

 

[Sask hunter]

You got me thinking now. I’m healed up enough to do some trapping now but nothing I trap is worth anything this time of the year. I’ve never trapped beavers before. When does their fur typically become worthless in the spring? Definitely going to be a learning experience for me if I do jump into this but we can trap them til May 31 here and I’m real itchy to get out and about.

General rule you have about two weeks after ice out. After that they seem to be shedding too much or bit up. Around here I can trap the rivers to start then as that slows down the bigger sloughs are just losing ice so I can hit them. If the weather cooperates

 

[MITCHMO]

Got a nice one the other night! 63lb after it was dry. Lighter than I thought but the body was huge. Wider across than me! I skinned it with the tail on so we will see how that looks after the tanning.

 

[MITCHMO]

Pulled the traps in that swamp where we got a few big ones. Started catching smaller ones and I want to keep some around for future seasons. Might throw a couple sets out this weekend but I think it’s time to swap over to fishing.

 

[Nameless Range]

First thing I have caught in a trap that wasn't my hand. Only took a few months, dozens of hours in the field, and a couple hundred dollars in fuel. Needless to say my wife is questioning the ROI.

 

[.270Rem]

First thing I have caught in a trap that wasn't my hand. Only took a few months, dozens of hours in the field, and a couple hundred dollars in fuel. Needless to say my wife is questioning the ROI.

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Now you can make a left hand mitten and both hands will be covered.