2024/2025 Trapping thread

[Nine Banger]

 

[Nine Banger]

Who would have thought someone would dig out the back of that hotspot I got the coyote and the fox last week? Dumb trapper.




I went nuclear on the reset.

I got the dirt hole guided and stuffed that hispid cotton rat from the prior post WAY down there. Added the hickory crotch and some new fox hollow lure that’s never been on this property.

I added 3 DPs too.

 

[huntsman22]

 

[go_deep]

Final stages of tanning a spotted skunk. Going to start ramping up more furs, got a couple mink in the first stage tonight.

Anyone wants to do some of their own fur work and have a question or two, shoot me a message, happy to help.

 

[Nine Banger]

Tomahawk is still keeping up with the DPs.

 

[go_deep]

Tomahawk is still keeping up with the DPs.

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I still just can't fathom the amount of opposum that you catch!

 

[wowzers]

Look into hole restriction, piece of wood with smaller round hole and restricts large animals from entering the trap.

What size hole do you general use?

 

[go_deep]

What size hole do you general use restrictions are specific to the animal you want to catch.

Hole restrictions are based on the animal your trying to catch. In his case he was going for Marten, 4"x4" hole is about right for them, other critters will be different.

 

[go_deep]

Here's what I did with one of my spotted skunks.
Going to do a few other furs like this

 

[huntsman22]

never caught a porky in a livetrap, baited with dry dog food before....

 

[Nine Banger]

Tomahawk still cooking. Pork rib remains were discovered first or priority over the DP nearby.

 

[Nine Banger]

 

[go_deep]

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Somewhere on your property is a teleportation portal from opossum hell! They just never stop coming, it's insane!!

 

[Nine Banger]

Somewhere on your property is a teleportation portal from opossum hell! They just never stop coming, it's insane!!

That’s 100 since second week of Feb 2024.

 

[Sierra Hunter]

Who would have thought someone would dig out the back of that hotspot I got the coyote and the fox last week? Dumb trapper.

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I went nuclear on the reset.

I got the dirt hole guided and stuffed that hispid cotton rat from the prior post WAY down there. Added the hickory crotch and some new fox hollow lure that’s never been on this property.
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I added 3 DPs too.

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Great looking set, you’d catch me coming to investigate.

 

[wowzers]

Hole restrictions are based on the animal your trying to catch. In his case he was going for Marten, 4"x4" hole is about right for them, other critters will be different.

Thanks. Martens were what I was interested in. Our fish and game recommends 2.5” holes, to prevent fisher bycatch, which seems really small to me.

 

[Nine Banger]

They're getting bigger. I shot a coyote smaller than this guy last year.

 

[go_deep]

Thanks. Martens were what I was interested in. Our fish and game recommends 2.5” holes, to prevent fisher bycatch, which seems really small to me.

I would agree, and if they're not mandatory, I'd go bigger personally if you want to use them. I've read, no first hand experience, that square holes rotated to be more like a diamond shape are more appealing for animals to want to enter when using hole restrictions.