Trapping by far helped me tune my skills for hunting. With prices in the toilet the last handful of years I haven't done it but caught a couple Beavers last spring and got some traps out for muskrat trapping and might go after some Mink, Fisher, and maybe some weasels just to get out this winter and tune in the skills.
It is amazing how even muskrat trapping can develop some skills for big game hunting. Inside/outside corners, obvious route vs. hidden routes. Even weather patterns can make the trap line hot and cold and IMO directly correlates to other animals movements.
Other than that I eat more and get lazy.
It is amazing how even muskrat trapping can develop some skills for big game hunting. Inside/outside corners, obvious route vs. hidden routes. Even weather patterns can make the trap line hot and cold and IMO directly correlates to other animals movements.
Other than that I eat more and get lazy.