My trapping journal

[quackhead]

My house is around 6000

Yep, you live at that but, you're in a valley. So, everything is up from your place.

About the only way to go down would be to drown in the river

[quackhead]

Checked the marten line today and got 1 marten and 2 beaver. These damn storms need to stop

[assateague]

Amen to that. Every 5 days or do we're getting a torrential downpour or some snow. Pissing me off.

[(MT)Montanafowler]

My house is around 6000

Yep, you live at that but, you're in a valley. So, everything is up from your place.

yeah i figured his line was higher elevation.

[quackhead]

I picked up a mile or so of river bottom to trap last weekend. Today I set 2 rat 1 mink traps and 3 fox snares for a sample of what to expect. I think I will check on Monday and throw a bunch more rat traps in. I saw 3 rats while walking around. Excited to see.

[QH's Paw]

I picked up a mile or so of river bottom to trap last weekend. Today I set 2 rat 1 mink traps and 3 fox snares for a sample of what to expect. I think I will check on Monday and throw a bunch more rat traps in. I saw 3 rats while walking around. Excited to see.

Nice! Now you can start working on your rat goals for the season.

[quackhead]

I picked up a mile or so of river bottom to trap last weekend. Today I set 2 rat 1 mink traps and 3 fox snares for a sample of what to expect. I think I will check on Monday and throw a bunch more rat traps in. I saw 3 rats while walking around. Excited to see.

Nice! Now you can start working on your rat goals for the season.

Only 100 rats to go. Lol

[QH's Paw]

I picked up a mile or so of river bottom to trap last weekend. Today I set 2 rat 1 mink traps and 3 fox snares for a sample of what to expect. I think I will check on Monday and throw a bunch more rat traps in. I saw 3 rats while walking around. Excited to see.

Nice! Now you can start working on your rat goals for the season.

Only 100 rats to go. Lol

You better get to it. It'll be time for second sale before you know it.

[assateague]

That's awesome! I'm on hold, because of the torrential rain yet again today and yesterday. All my fields are muddy flooded messes. Again.

[quackhead]

That's awesome! I'm on hold, because of the torrential rain yet again today and yesterday. All my fields are muddy flooded messes. Again.

We've been getting snow but right now it's raining. It's making a mess. I just checked one of my bait stations. Coyotes finally showed up again but didn't use the trails I had snares on. I only have two snares there right now. I moved them so we'll see if that makes a difference.

[quackhead]

I set a few rat traps the other day and today I got 4 rats. I got the 4th rat in the trap that got the first rat. By the time I got back to the first trap I had already caught another. I'm excited to see what this property has in store for me.

[Flightstopper]

How much you get for rats?

[quackhead]

I avg 13 a piece last year

[NuffDaddy]

I avg 13 a piece last year

Holy shit!! I need to start a trap line next fall.

[Flightstopper]

I avg 13 a piece last year

Nice!

[quackhead]

I avg 13 a piece last year

Holy ****!! I need to start a trap line next fall.

The market appears to be a little shaky this year. I suspect there will be a lot of new trapper who will call it quits after one year

[quackhead]

It ain't much but I finally broke my dry spell on marten. Also putting a pic of my first yote put-up.

[QH's Paw]

Hey, a picture without the spidey suit, WTH?

[AKPirate]

Hey, a picture without the spidey suit, WTH?

I know, I checked that too

[quackhead]

It's dirty. He wore it last night or he probably would've had it on

[quackhead]

It wasn't a barn burner today but at least I wasn't skunked. I got some more marten sets moved, saw a deer and moose, and caught 1 flyer and a coon in my marten sets. The coon isn't real big but has a great looking coat. Was a bit surprised to see him hanging.

[jarbo03]

Good stuff QH

[quackhead]

Got my first mink of the season!

[quackhead]

Well, once again I didn't have a stellar check but I got fur. The yotes didn't find my bait yet. Just a fox checked it out. There was a couple feet of powder to push through. I also was fighting sled problems. Either spark plugs or carbs. I ended the day with one nice male marten and 2 rats

[quackhead]

Pulled a couple more rats today. If this ice on the river would go away and stay away I'd be able to put the hurtin to some rats and beaver.

[assateague]

You really should try to eat one.

[quackhead]

And you really should try one of those coon.

[assateague]

I've eaten coon many times. I have a buddy who comes by and picks up any but the old boars I get, to eat. It's pretty greasy, but tastes good. I just don't much care for the greasiness.

[quackhead]

Damn! Your hardcore when it comes to meat.

[assateague]

Not really. Aside from coon and muskrat and groundhog, there's not much out of the ordinary. I did see someone eating coyote backstraps fried in a pan, and the thought of that made me want to vomit.