Weekly catch thread 12/6

[sportsman94]

Idk if these things should start on Sundays, Mondays, or what. Here goes a new one though. Hopefully some predator catchers will chime in since I’m driving the struggle bus. Had to remake a few sets again this am. Looked like a coyote did something in one. One medium length hair in the jaws at the remake from the other coyote. Another trap pulled to the end of the chain (probably a deer). Put a new set in where I found some tracks the other day. I’ve had 6 checks with 12-20 predator sets out and have only caught one coyote. Running mostly dirtholes, but I started adding some flat sets recently. Most everything was originally set on sign, but doesn’t look like anything has come back through in several spots. Anyways, rambling over. Got saved from being skunked by another beaver. Guessing this is the big female since the bigger of the two from last week was a male

 

[Doug B.]

Nice catch! It will get better!

 

[Railroader]

Put me down for another possum this morning...


He was in the remake from the fox yesterday...

I also had a partial dig-up in a walk-through that I was right proud of...

Gonna try to set a few around the house, and fix the other two this evening.

 

[sportsman94]

That looks like a pumpkin headed possum!
Nice catch

 

[trad bow]

Nice catches folks

 

[Railroader]

@fatback, you better git busy, son!!!

#3...



Had this guy and a deer stomp the first night at my place...Waiting to hear what today might bring at The Goat Pen.

 

[2dye4]

@fatback, you better git busy, son!!!

#3...

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Had this guy and a deer stomp the first night at my place...Waiting to hear what today might bring at The Goat Pen.

You are possum heavy!

 

[sportsman94]

No pictures so it probably didn’t happen, but I ended up with a possum in a cat set, a magnum coon in a 220, a coyote, and a beaver this morning. I learned this morning what my least favorite smell in all of trapping is….

Possum poop. Possum poop is the most vile, unfading smell I’ve ever encountered. I seriously considered putting some other type of Lure on my hands just to provide some cover scent. The problem was that this possum got in a cat set with two 3dls. He had one on each back leg. He was tied up tight and just deposited his sinister slime right on the top, bottom, and sides of both traps. I couldn’t just step on them to get them off/reset and there was too much grass twisted in to use dirt to get it off first. In hindsight, I should have just offered those traps to the trapping gods and given up on that area. Oh well, the deed is done. Maybe I’ll get a cat out of the ordeal

 

[Doug B.]

No pictures so it probably didn’t happen, but I ended up with a possum in a cat set, a magnum coon in a 220, a coyote, and a beaver this morning. I learned this morning what my least favorite smell in all of trapping is….

Possum poop. Possum poop is the most vile, unfading smell I’ve ever encountered. I seriously considered putting some other type of Lure on my hands just to provide some cover scent. The problem was that this possum got in a cat set with two 3dls. He had one on each back leg. He was tied up tight and just deposited his sinister slime right on the top, bottom, and sides of both traps. I couldn’t just step on them to get them off/reset and there was too much grass twisted in to use dirt to get it off first. In hindsight, I should have just offered those traps to the trapping gods and given up on that area. Oh well, the deed is done. Maybe I’ll get a cat out of the ordeal

Sounds like you had a good night with some nice catches!

You might want to go to Harbor Freight and get a box of nitrile gloves! Keep that stank off your hands!!!! Now everytime you eat something you will smell that on your hands (although you probably wouldn't have if I had not said that)!!

 

[sportsman94]

I’ve got a box at home. Just never use them other than butchering game. Lesson learned now! When I tell you I flew down those bumpy roads to make it to a creek you better believe it

 

[Railroader]

Nothin' doin' at The Goat Pen today...

 

[Railroader]

I got me a possum poop duff pile remake cookin' as we speak...Never really noticed before, let's just say I didn't add nothin back to the pile.

Plenty dang RANK!!

 

[trad bow]

I’m really enjoying y’all’s updates. Get my stitches out next Wednesday so I’ll start by setting around the house then spots I can walk a short distance to set. I’m looking forward to it.

 

[sportsman94]

Here’s the closest thing I got to a picture from this am. One coyote today. Farmer plowed under two traps in a field they were supposed to be done working in. This set had 0 action since set on 12/1. There was one set of tracks coming through that day and nothing since that I’ve seen

 

[Doug B.]

Nice catch! I hate that about your traps

 

[Railroader]

I rode an empty line today...

Had one picked at a little bit, took all of five seconds to fix it with the whisk broom.

That is all.

 

[Railroader]

Here’s the closest thing I got to a picture from this am. One coyote today. Farmer plowed under two traps in a field they were supposed to be done working in. This set had 0 action since set on 12/1. There was one set of tracks coming through that day and nothing since that I’ve seen

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Nice catch! That thing looks EVIL!

 

[furtaker]

Here’s the closest thing I got to a picture from this am. One coyote today. Farmer plowed under two traps in a field they were supposed to be done working in. This set had 0 action since set on 12/1. There was one set of tracks coming through that day and nothing since that I’ve seen

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Lovely. I'm always worried about that happening. I don't think I've ever had any plowed under or run over yet but I've been very close before.

Congrats on the coyote.

 

[Railroader]

The empty line continues...

I did have a trap sniffed at, some kind of K9 track that missed the pan. About the right size, but a little square lookin'.

Telling myself it was a stray dog, not a missed coyote...

 

[sportsman94]

Another beaver kept me from getting skunked today. That’s #5 from the little castor mounds that could. That may be about it for these, but I’ll keep them out a couple more days. Inspected a trap I’ve been checking from distance and it was set off with a little catch circle. A pullout of some sort. I could see a coyote track, but it could have come after.