2025/2026 Trapping season.

[go_deep]

Sorry, only took a picture with my ugly mug with the bobcat.

#3 for the year, blind set along a rock edge. Cut a track about 200 yards south of this trap 8 days ago coming right to the set, but nothing in it that day. Same size track, must have been coming back through and got it this time.

 

[go_deep]

Bobcats are on the move. Saw 8 different tracks in the last 4 days that weren't in a trap.

 

[TshaxesA]

Minnesota Bobcat season opens next week, so these pictures are good motivation!!!

 

[go_deep]

Minnesota Bobcat season opens next week, so these pictures are good motivation!!!

If your only a week out and have snow, get to finding tracks right now

 

[TshaxesA]

If your only a week out and have snow, get to finding tracks right now

I started this last weekend with the fresh snowfall. Plan to go scout another property this weekend. Definely a few cats around as of late!

 

[Rogue Bay]

The last trap check I had a bobcat sitting in front of this cubby set. I thought it was in the trap, then it trotted away, lol.... Anyway, freshened it up, and yeah, not the bobcat I was hoping for, but still cool.
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That’s a beautiful badger.

 

[MountainFeral]

This is my second season trapping, and I just made the switch to double door traps for beavers. It's made a HUGE difference setting those in runs vs. making castor sets on the bank.



I renovated a crappy storage shed on my property to be my fur shed-



The last one I caught had a round, hard lump of scar tissue and pus attached to the underside of the hide against its ribcage. Inside, I found a 17 HMR bullet. It looks like it had been shot from the top. The bullet barely touched a lung (based on some scarring I found) and didn't quite make it out the skin on the other side.



Last year, I was trying hard to trap bobcats, and only caught some grey foxes. I've seen a bunch of bobcat tracks in the area where I'm trapping beavers, so I'm gonna play trap tetris in my truck and load up everything and get out tomorrow to see what I can find. It's been a steep learning curve, as I don't really have anyone other than the internet as a teacher!