Beginner Trapper Success

[AggieHunter]

As hunting season died down this year I found myself with a lot of time on my hands and decided to take up trapping. Being from Colorado I can only use cage traps which I knew would be a little more difficult to get predators to go into and that I couldn't set many out. I got 2 XL Duke Cage traps which I set out baited with rabbit parts and fox pee. Finally after about 3 weeks a walked up to my first closed trap and caught a beautiful grey fox! It definitely took a lot of trial and error to finally catch one as well as hours a day up in the national forest looking for sign but it finally worked and I though I would share some pictures of the success.

 

[brockel]

Very nice. That’s gotta be extremely challenging only getting to use cage traps

 

[fulldraw]

Beautiful grey ! Congrats !

 

[WildWill]

Beautiful fox congratulations! I admire your drive and not letting Colorado's ridiculous trapping laws stop you from accomplishing your goal.

 

[AggieHunter]

Beautiful fox congratulations! I admire your drive and not letting Colorado's ridiculous trapping laws stop you from accomplishing your goal.

The worst part is seeing all the coyote sign around my traps knowing its impossible to catch them without footholds. Just need to work on my calling for them.

 

[elkantlers]

The worst part is seeing all the coyote sign around my traps knowing its impossible to catch them without footholds. Just need to work on my calling for them.

Got to love Colorado.


I've caught a few in my cat traps. we don't have many around where I live but I always like when one shows up.

 

[Mtnhunter1]

Very well done! As mentioned, can't imagine the live trapping option.

 

[duckhunt]

Congrats

 

[The Hollow]

The worst part is seeing all the coyote sign around my traps knowing its impossible to catch them without footholds. Just need to work on my calling for them.

Didn’t put out any traps this year because we moved from Westcliffe down to Rye in September. Do pretty well with the Bobcats in the Wet Mountain Valley depending on the snow fall. Had this guy in a trap one year! Young cat don’t know how she even got in the trap. I released her by the way.

 

[Nick87]

Congrats on the fox! I've never actually saw a grey in person.

 

[The Hollow]

Congrats on the fox! I've never actually saw a grey in person.

Um that’s not a Fox it’s a mountain lion my friend. Don’t have a pic of a Grey but this is a Red Fox

 

[Dougfirtree]

Um that’s not a Fox it’s a mountain lion my friend. Don’t have a pic of a Grey but this is a Red FoxView attachment 169449

I'm pretty sure Nick is talking about the fox that the OP caught, at the beginning of the thread.

 

[Sytes]

Nice fox and interesting squeeze play for the juvi cat @The Hollow

Sweet fox @AggieHunter ! Great looing fur!

 

[The Hollow]

I'm pretty sure Nick is talking about the fox that the OP caught, at the beginning of the thread.

Didn’t see the comment

 

[The Hollow]

Nice fox and interesting squeeze play for the juvi cat @The Hollow

Sweet fox @AggieHunter ! Great looing fur!

Ya she couldn’t even stand up in the trap. There were tracks around the trap from mom and two other juveniles fun day on the trap line.

 

[Nick87]

Um that’s not a Fox it’s a mountain lion my friend. Don’t have a pic of a Grey but this is a Red FoxView attachment 169449

Thanks for clearing that up for me.

 

[ddcdevelopment]

As hunting season died down this year I found myself with a lot of time on my hands and decided to take up trapping. Being from Colorado I can only use cage traps which I knew would be a little more difficult to get predators to go into and that I couldn't set many out. I got 2 XL Duke Cage traps which I set out baited with rabbit parts and fox pee. Finally after about 3 weeks a walked up to my first closed trap and caught a beautiful grey fox! It definitely took a lot of trial and error to finally catch one as well as hours a day up in the national forest looking for sign but it finally worked and I though I would share some pictures of the success.
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that's awesome. way to go!

 

[Mosquito]

Congratulations young man

 

[AggieHunter]

Well, that same box set was closed today with another large fox. This one had a much longer tail as well. Going to pick up the trap tomorrow and change my focus to bobcats.

 

[okie archer]

Congrats on the fox.
I did not know Colorado had those trapping laws. Our freedoms are dying the death of 1000 cuts.