Laying Steel!

[cornfed]

Great job. It would have been cool to double up on them.Next time.

 

[ashersdad]

That is awesome! Congratulations!

 

[Devil Diver Down]

Cool looking wolf. Good job!

Excuse my ignorance - on your set are you just using leg hold traps and then dispatching with a .22?

 

[Red Dirt Archer]

Man I tell you what my hat goes off to you trappers. I have been wanting to get into it for some time now. That is by far one of the coolest things I have seen.

 

[Big luke1981]

Very cool, congrats!!

 

[mtlion]

Way to go SS. You are da man!

 

[DRAFTSTUD]

SS, That is great! Good Luck on the next 2! John

 

[1_pointer]

Very cool congrats! I can only imagine how exciting that would be.

 

[A-con]

OUTSTANDING, good for you !

 

[What Map]

SS, great thread. Hopefully you'll be posting pics of #2 soon. After you get your three, can you legally show someone else how to do it?

 

[shoots-straight]

Cool looking wolf. Good job!

Excuse my ignorance - on your set are you just using leg hold traps and then dispatching with a .22?

Your right on! I used a .223 short mag though. I carry it in case I see one NOT in a trap.

 

[FishN4Eyes]

Excellent!

Me and the deer and elk thank you!

Hope to see two more pics depicting canine grip and grinning.

 

[HUNTMAN]

Thank you very much. What a cool deal.

 

[Wyodeerhunter]

WOW!!!! Nice! Congrats! Simply Awesome!

 

[Lawnboy]

That's awesome Shoots. I always thought you were a wolf lover. At least that's what they always said on Monster Muleys go get two more

 

[shoots-straight]

That's awesome Shoots. I always thought you were a wolf lover. At least that's what they always said on Monster Muleys go get two more

Ain't that the truth. Wonder how many of those big talkers have even attempted to take a wolf now that we have a season?

 

[SagebrushSlayer]

Great job! I bet it made your season just getting one already.

 

[Devil Diver Down]

Your right on! I used a .223 short mag though. I carry it in case I see one NOT in a trap.

From my limited reading/research, it seems most people use one shot at close range to the base of the skull for smaller critters held by a neck snare to keep from damaging the pelt. I'm guessing big cats, yotes and particularly wolves aren't likely to lay still enough for that. Any process details would be appreciated. I find it pretty interesting even if it won't likely be something I ever get around to trying myself.

 

[shoots-straight]

From my limited reading/research, it seems most people use one shot at close range to the base of the skull for smaller critters held by a neck snare to keep from damaging the pelt. I'm guessing big cats, yotes and particularly wolves aren't likely to lay still enough for that. Any process details would be appreciated. I find it pretty interesting even if it won't likely be something I ever get around to trying myself.

Anything in a leg hold trap should be dispatched as quick and human as possible. The snares I use for Coyotes, fox, bobcat etc will be found dead unless there's equipment malfunction, or somthing strange happens. Those things don't happen too much though.

 

[elkantlers]

Nice. I hope we never get wolves around here, But if we do I would love to trap some.