Trapping Thread 2025/2026

[Jbotto]

Picked up a big beaver Friday. Got my left thumb today. Those 330s hurt.

Got my right thumb the first or second year trapping in high school. Raised welt on the bone for 3 months….

 

[jpc01101]

Got my right thumb the first or second year trapping in high school. Raised welt on the bone for 3 months….

I am so nervous about that. I use a safety. Wouldn’t use one without it.

 

[NoWiser]

I am so nervous about that. I use a safety. Wouldn’t use one without it.

I hate using a safety. They are a pain. But I decided today, as I was trying to get that trap off my thumb, that I hate getting fingers in traps even more. I’m going to start using them.

 

[Jbotto]

I am so nervous about that. I use a safety. Wouldn’t use one without it.

I use a safety with 330’s but that’s the only bodygripper I use them with. I’m sure a 220 will get me eventually.

 

[coleL]

I use a safety with 330’s but that’s the only bodygripper I use them with. I’m sure a 220 will get me eventually.

I've caught myself in footholds plenty and they don't do much. I'm sure a conibear doesn't feel great.

 

[sigpros]

Well the log set hit on a nice female today. And he picked up another raccoon. That makes 72 raccoons

 

[nontyp]

Another big beaver this morning! Caught a couple possums too, but the beaver was the big prize of the day.

 

[NoWiser]

Sewed up a quick prototype can coozie from some extra otter fur I had tonight. Kind of a neat little project.

 

[Lostinthewoods]

I wasn’t going to start until after deer season, but it’s in the 70s so I figured shift gears for a few days.

 

[jpc01101]

I set a couple more sets today and freshened up another couple. Baited a cat set with a coon carcass those always seem to hit. I’d say I will have a cat by the end of the weekend.

 

[Lostinthewoods]

Christmas haul was good.
Double digits for the first set of the season.

One thing I’m going to try this year is hammer one farm at a time with all my traps verse hitting multiple farms with a few traps then rotate.

This partially excludes some coyote and bobcat sets that I’ll cover with cams.

Farm one - GR farm (150 acres. Mostly ag with some small timber fingers and a thin hedge line)
3 raccoons & 7 possums

 

[jakenbake]

Christmas haul was good.
Double digits for the first set of the season.

One thing I’m going to try this year is hammer one farm at a time with all my traps verse hitting multiple farms with a few traps then rotate.

This partially excludes some coyote and bobcat sets that I’ll cover with cams.

Farm one - GR farm (150 acres. Mostly ag with some small timber fingers and a thin hedge line)
3 raccoons & 7 possums

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Do you do anything with the possum? I can't really find anything I like to do with them...

 

[huntin24/7]

What do you guys use for stakes when the ground is frozen for leg hold coyote sets?

 

[Lostinthewoods]

Do you do anything with the possum? I can't really find anything I like to do with them…

Unfortunately I haven’t either.
I’ve got a buddy I’ve been giving all of my stuff to since I started. He sells all the hides and gives me a small cut end of the year. I don’t ask for it, but he insists. He used to take them, but not anymore….. they end up in a burn pile or ditch.

What do you guys use for stakes when the ground is frozen for leg hold coyote sets?

I run double stakes in the real cold.

Double Stake Swivels

Coyotes can be short chained with these units without the fear of losing a hard fighting animal and your equipment. HD #6 J-hooks. Dozen pack

mntrapline.com

 

[Lmartin5]

Sewed up a quick prototype can coozie from some extra otter fur I had tonight. Kind of a neat little project.

I like it!

 

[Jbotto]

You guys have me itching to get out. I might run out to a property close by tomorrow and set some. We’ll see what I have time for.

 

[Lostinthewoods]

You guys have me itching to get out. I might run out to a property close by tomorrow and set some. We’ll see what I have time for.

I’m worried I teased myself too early.
I still have 5 weeks of deer and an elk hunt…..

But with this weather I couldn’t pass it up. Going to check my sets now.

 

[Lostinthewoods]

2 raccoons and 3 possums today.
This guy messed up a really good set I had…


I blame myself though. I haven’t assaulted that spot yet to bring down the raccoons and possums. So I can’t be surprised when they mess up coyote and bobcat sets.