2025/2026 Trapping season.

[204_ruger]

Won't be long. Arkansas on private land. We can trap or hunt. Coyotes, bobcats , gray or red fox , coons, opossums and skunks yr around 24/7. To help the deer turkeys and small game. I am waiting for a while. Make sure fur isn't blue. Plus otter season dont open until November 15th. But I will hit the Coyotes next month. I start off on a 5000-acre hunting club.

 

[204_ruger]

Season will be here soon. Can't wait! Just waiting until it frost here in Arkansas. Seed tick would be bad right now.

 

[Hondo0925]

Gathering bait for the upcoming bobcat season!

 

[Hondo0925]

 

[Dr.Spaniel]

I’m in NE Kansas and I hope it gets cold by mid November. I chase dogs and cats. My buddy traps beaver and I’ll help him out some. He caught three otters last year in his beaver sets. The otter population is rebounding here and he was super bummed all three times he found them in his sets. Our local biologist was floored that he caught three.

 

[MNess]

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Live traps for beaver? what does your typical sets look like, and do you have any more refusals vs a 330?

 

[Hondo0925]

Live traps for beaver? what does your typical sets look like, and do you have any more refusals vs a 330?

I’m in Colorado and all real traps are illegal. Cage traps only.
But we still get it done.
I set mostly on dams, where I’ll make a caster mound in the back with lure. Usually only takes a night or two to catch one, they go in cages real easy.

The trap in the picture I moved off the dam to dispatch and remove the beaver because of the high water. This was not where it was set when I caught him.

 

[mgray]

I've never seen a beaver in a live trap. Pretty neat idea.