Skully
PMA Member
Well this season has been an exciting one so far! The boys and I started out just running some live traps behind the house on our 70 acres. A few really nice coon were caught.
My bobcat sets were plagued by possums and non-target animals so I was getting frustrated. Of course there is an occasional skunk. This one had really neat markings.
The body grip traps were working well on coon. I caught 14 out of one small creek ditch! Next I wanted to do some dirt hole sets for some yotes. They are very wary critters and catching one always feels like a great accomplishment to me. Here is a sample of my finished dirt hole set.
Here is the first yote from this set. A young female.
I freshened it up and this big male was my next reward.
Coyote numbers are pretty high in my area so it is a priority for me to thin them out whether by trapping or calling. This guy may get tanned and draped over my easy chair.
My dream to catch a bobcat is slowly slipping away for this season. The 450 animal quota is at 428 as of this morning. Oh, well, I'll go after them again next year. :way: In the mean time I'll keep going on the song dogs and coon until the weather gets too nasty. Then I may try for some beaver through the ice. Hope you other trappers are having fun and success this fall!:way:
My bobcat sets were plagued by possums and non-target animals so I was getting frustrated. Of course there is an occasional skunk. This one had really neat markings.
The body grip traps were working well on coon. I caught 14 out of one small creek ditch! Next I wanted to do some dirt hole sets for some yotes. They are very wary critters and catching one always feels like a great accomplishment to me. Here is a sample of my finished dirt hole set.
Here is the first yote from this set. A young female.
I freshened it up and this big male was my next reward.
Coyote numbers are pretty high in my area so it is a priority for me to thin them out whether by trapping or calling. This guy may get tanned and draped over my easy chair.
My dream to catch a bobcat is slowly slipping away for this season. The 450 animal quota is at 428 as of this morning. Oh, well, I'll go after them again next year. :way: In the mean time I'll keep going on the song dogs and coon until the weather gets too nasty. Then I may try for some beaver through the ice. Hope you other trappers are having fun and success this fall!:way: