Trapping Thread 2025/2026

[sigpros]

I agree. I can do what’s needed to get my furs tanned and get them back to me in beautiful shape for displaying or sewing but, as a perfectionist, it kills me to see how nice some can put up fur. Someday I’ll have time to devote to it.

Well now that I have a couple sewing machines I can see us getting a lot more fur tanned. It will be cool to take the fur through the whole process

 

[Elktrack]

Intermountain Fur Harvester sale was this weekend and prices were up on most items.
Cats averaged 631
Marten averaged 110
Some other things did really well too. There were more cats there than I expected to see.

 

[D-Mac]

Ok, this is our first year trapping, or goals are nest predators reduction and have fun! The property we are trapping is 90 acres with an additional 25 adjacent across a clay road. We have been focusing along a creek and a swamp edge, where we can see tracks. This leaves roughly 75% of the property untouched. Our catch numbers have dropped off drastically in the last two weeks.
How do I best choose trap location for raccoons/possums when I can not see sign (at least tracks, I probably just done know/recognize the sign they are leaving). The rest of the property is a mix of 30 year old unmanaged planted pines and hardwoods with mowed trails and three 1-2 acre green fields. I’ve walked the trails and what dirt I can see without finding tracks? Should I concentrate on trails, intersections, habitat transitions? Thanks in advance!

FYI the landowner has dogs which is why we aren’t targeting coyotes and using DPs.

 

[Mallardsx2]

Looks like I’m going to have to land here. Youth turkey season starts tomorrow so I pulled all of my traps today.

2026 Total:
Trash Panda-8
Georgia Silver Fox - 9
Skunks - 3
Coyotes-5
Bobcats-4

Might try and get some coyote traps out again in May before the fawns hit the ground.

 

[Mallardsx2]

Ok, this is our first year trapping, or goals are nest predators reduction and have fun! The property we are trapping is 90 acres with an additional 25 adjacent across a clay road. We have been focusing along a creek and a swamp edge, where we can see tracks. This leaves roughly 75% of the property untouched. Our catch numbers have dropped off drastically in the last two weeks.
How do I best choose trap location for raccoons/possums when I can not see sign (at least tracks, I probably just done know/recognize the sign they are leaving). The rest of the property is a mix of 30 year old unmanaged planted pines and hardwoods with mowed trails and three 1-2 acre green fields. I’ve walked the trails and what dirt I can see without finding tracks? Should I concentrate on trails, intersections, habitat transitions? Thanks in advance!

FYI the landowner has dogs which is why we aren’t targeting coyotes and using DPs.

Just set the dog proofs on either side of the creek in various locations. Raccoons won’t be far from water typically.

 

[brymoore]

Yowser!

 

[brymoore]

Western Bobcat at $1,557.82

 

[Lostinthewoods]

Ummmmm…..
Definitely not a beaver….

 

[Dave N]

Ummmmm…..
Definitely not a beaver….

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Dinner!

 

[Lostinthewoods]

Dinner!

It’s happening!

 

[Dave N]

It’s happening!

Haven't had any for quite a few years now. Love it!

 

[Lostinthewoods]

Day 2 of the most unusual things I’ve ever caught…..
You can’t make this up.


Turtle to this…..

 

[Sask hunter]

Day 2 of the most unusual things I’ve ever caught…..
You can’t make this up.


Turtle to this…..


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I caught a small pike once in a 330 beaver trapping in the spring

 

[NoWiser]

I’ve caught a few snapping turtles. Usually in the middle of winter under the ice. I’ve gotten a couple walleyes, a carp, and a pike.

 

[Lostinthewoods]

We are still out here getting after them. Turkey season is coming so we are trying to keep them calm and protect the eggs.

My daughter found this shirt and was excited to wear it for trapping.

 

[Jbotto]

I’m still checking a few 220 bucket sets in easy locations. Definitely slowed down a bit though.

 

[Lostinthewoods]

I am pretty dang excited right now.

A farm that borders one of the ones I trap was having a big issues with giant burrows. About 16 of them!

So my daughter and I got brought in for some nuisance trapping.

Well, we just added one of the coolest things we’ve ever trapped to our list.

It was funny because a B-2 was doing a low approach over us and my daughter goes “today is going to be a bomb day. The B-2 is a sign.”

Well……



There aren’t many around here, but there are some.
They are NOT nice.

 

[NoWiser]

I just picked up a nuisance beaver job for the MN Department of Transportation. Of course, they tore out the dam last week and word on the street is that the neighbor kid has been shooting at them. I suspect it won’t be easy, but it’ll be nice making a bit of money. Glad to get my foot in the door with them, too.

 

[Lostinthewoods]

I just picked up a nuisance beaver job for the MN Department of Transportation. Of course, they tore out the dam last week and word on the street is that the neighbor kid has been shooting at them. I suspect it won’t be easy, but it’ll be nice making a bit of money. Glad to get my foot in the door with them, too.

Well done!!!!
Good luck!!!

 

[Lostinthewoods]

My daughter asked her teacher if she could do a presentation about the badger.





I love this kid.