Recent content by Matthewfox_45

Pelts have dropped by almost 50% this year unfortunately. I do save and sell the castors too, which also are low currently. Just a few years ago, castors were $60 per pound, now it’s around $20.

I travel further than I probably should to trap them. It’s one of my favorite things to do.

With the ice finally breaking up in central iowa, I set a few beaver traps this weekend. Caught 3 in the last two days with the biggest being a 58 lb tank!

What a dream job!!! Getting to thermal deer in town, with suppressed rifles, and get paid big money….where do I sign up?

Skip, you did not disappoint!!!

At a place I hunted years ago, 2 dogs from over a mile away would run deer in “my” timber. At first opportunity, they were dealt with swiftly and quietly.

At the farm I deer hunt, a few summers ago I had the neighbors dogs on cam a couple times. I stopped and told him that we trap coyotes in the fall and I’d sure hate for either of his dogs to end up with a foot pinched, or dead in a snare….never saw them on cam again.

So if hunting, trapping, and fishing are rights and not privileges…I shouldn’t need to buy a license????

I tried to take a decent one, he saw what I was doing, and did this.

I was going to sell at the ITA auction, but then wasn’t able to make it. Probably end up selling to groeny. Prices are pretty ho hum

Spent the day with Che Guevara’s grandson yesterday. We coon called, ice fished and predator called. We finished the day with 3 coons, a possum, and a coyote. And we caught a fair amount of fish…pretty good day!

Going ice fishing and predator calling with Mr. Guevara today…hopefully can keep him in line.

Deer numbers there were pretty good in my opinion.

Me and two buddies went to union county and shot 3 does last weekend. We hunted one of the guys family property and had a great time. I know a lot of people don’t support this season. I think you should do what’s in you or your properties best interest

Glad to see Iowa republicans are solving the states problems. I’m a conservative leaning independent, what a great “use” of our budget surplus. Maybe we could use that money to invest in education or infrastructure???