Weekly catch thread 1/31

[sportsman94]

Finally caught my first coyote on the property I set last Sunday. I missed another yote at a flat set where he seemed to step all over my pan. I took a beaver carcass I caught last week and put it on the property line staked down against a berm. Covered it with straw/grass to keep the buzzards from finding it and waited. It finally got hit a few nights ago. They pulled it into a pasture and ate a good bit of the back and belly that first night. I carried it back to the berm and buried it, covered with grass, and set a trap in front. I went back to the original place I had the carcass and staked a beaver hide then put some ground up bobcat meat and castor gland underneath it. Pulled up today and had this young female

 

[Doug B.]

Nice catch! Good looking coyote! Patience pays off!

 

[mallardsx2]

Glad to see a lot of people trapping this year!

Congratulations and that is a great picture!

 

[2dye4]

Agree with mallard!

 

[fatback]

Had a good check this am. Possum, coon, yote and bobcat.

 

[sportsman94]

Had a good check this am. Possum, coon, yote and bobcat

Great check! Is that an mb450 on the cat? I’ve got some, but mostly only set them where I have a heavy population of foxes. Those places are getting fewer and fewer!

 

[fatback]

Great check! Is that an mb450 on the cat? I’ve got some, but mostly only set them where I have a heavy population of foxes. Those places are getting fewer and fewer!

Yes sir , MB 450 offset. I have a mixture of the 450s and 550s set. I’ve caught and held plenty of yotes in the 450s so I feel pretty good about having them out and I usually catch quite a few grey foxes on this place but haven’t caught any yet this year.

 

[mallardsx2]

Today. Big male.

Marshmellow stuffed under the trigger with a topping of cat food....they cant resist it.


I forgot to mention and as a reminder to everyone make sure you tighten your quick links with a wrench.......this guy had mine unscrewed the whole way. Miracle that he didnt get away.

 

[2dye4]

Had a good check this am. Possum, coon, yote and bobcat. View attachment 1132613View attachment 1132614View attachment 1132615

Great morning. I’d take take any day of the week!

 

[2dye4]

Today. Big male.

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Ol DP doing its thing. Good job!

 

[mallardsx2]

I cant believe everyone doesn't have 5 set in their back yard....

Ive got a dozen and I love them.

 

[2dye4]

I cant believe everyone doesn't have 5 set in their back yard....

Ive got a dozen and I love them.

I use them all the time around my feeders. I think I’ve thinned them out enough or they are trap shy.

 

[mallardsx2]

I'm a little surprised I didn't pull a double yet. I dont think big coons like this run with other coons though....he was a really big coon. Being in Franklin county I dont think I'm helping a non-existant turkey population but ya got to try to remove some of these predators if you want to have a voice in the complaining section of the forum. lol

 

[Doug B.]

Had a good check this am. Possum, coon, yote and bobcat. View attachment 1132613View attachment 1132614View attachment 1132615

Great catches!

 

[Doug B.]

Today. Big male.

Marshmellow stuffed under the trigger with a topping of cat food....they cant resist it.


I forgot to mention and as a reminder to everyone make sure you tighten your quick links with a wrench.......this guy had mine unscrewed the whole way. Miracle that he didnt get away.


View attachment 1132625

Nice catch! Real nice!

 

[mossyoakpro]

Yesterday and today's catch...

 

[mossyoakpro]

Great check! Is that an mb450 on the cat? I’ve got some, but mostly only set them where I have a heavy population of foxes. Those places are getting fewer and fewer!

Don't be afraid of setting those little traps!! I have never had anything that stepped in it get out of it. I use them a bunch...

 

[2dye4]

I'm a little surprised I didn't pull a double yet. I dont think big coons like this run with other coons though....he was a really big coon. Being in Franklin county I dont think I'm helping a non-existant turkey population but ya got to try to remove some of these predators if you want to have a voice in the complaining section of the forum. lol

Well, I promise you the non-existence will not get better if we all don’t do something about it. But it looks like a lot more are jumping on the band wagon of doing our fair share.
Keep up the good work EVERYONE!

 

[Doug B.]

Yesterday and today's catch...

Look at them purty gray foxes!!!! Nice cat too! Great catches!

 

[canine933]

Well I caught a big fat hog this afternoon!!! Big purty thing too. If I didn’t have both thumbs in that trap I could have got a picture of him.