Hey....he asked! It's easy, and works for me....

Nice catches Nick and Tony. When the ground freezes, last year I used pet moss and table salt. Still had some issues with it freezing though but usually just after a rain or thaw situation like Yaz said. I start setting more snares when it freezes like this.

great info.. thats pretty much the way I do it but better said.

We spent 3 hours today re-doing sets and putting new areas out. I think we put out just about everything we have except a bunch of snares. We are waiting for snow.

Luke put out some pocket sets, dp's and snares.

Got my fingers crossed for you Bean because it had to be cold out there today doing that.

Tell Luke that's a good looking set, should definitely connect with coon or mink. I caught another coyote today, couldn't believe the trap went off as most of them were frozen. Pulled them all today and gonna reset at a different spot in a few days. Had her by one pad on her foot.

Congrats Gilley.

Looking good bean and Luke! Hope you guys catch a bunch. Done a little scouting for mink sets myself tonight. Another good catch Gilley!!! One less predator! I was going to put out some traps tomorrow or Friday. But, they now are saying up to an inch of rain on Saturday.....then back cold again next week. I may just hang a few snares and wait on the traps till it freezes up again next week.

Nice catches everyone. Been slow for me the last couple of weeks. Wife had surgery and it slowed me down a little. We put out several coon and coyote sets yesterday, but i think the cold weather slowed the coons down a little only caught 1. I also come to the conclusion that the vermiculite is no better the peat moss other then I think it is a little easier to bed the trap in. We are still using antifreeze on the sets. I also decided to buy a few beaver traps and let me be the first to say that a MB750 is one he!! of a trap to set. I bought 3 MB750s and a half dozen 330s. Set a 330 on a beaver slide yesterday and a 750 on a castor mound. Made sure to have plenty of water over both sets but I wasnt planning on the creek dropping 8 inches over night. needless to say I had not caught anything and now I get to remake the sets after the water gets back to a normal level. I have to go back to work tomorrow but my buddy is going to run the sets for the next few days. maybe the little warm up will help out this weekend.

Hate that the vermiculite didn't work out bassbum. Was hoping you was on to something……..

Buddy said it was another slow day on the line. 1 coyote and 1 sow coon at a den tree.

We got a first today for us. I made a couple DIY colony traps for rats. We put them out yesterday and I caught one the first night out.



Evan stayed the night with Luke. We spent the morning trapping and squirrel hunting. Our mixed bag for the day.

Nice! Congrats!

Nice going guys. Great to see the younger generation enjoying the outdoors.

Nice catches guys. Bet it was good and cold out there this morning.

Very cool what a good way to spend the new year

Nice catches guys! Im surprised coon even ran last night!

oh it was very cold out there today gilley. the wind was brutal too

bean shot the coon up in a tree while we were squirrel hunting hornharvester...it didnt get caught in a trap

Coons moved a little better last night. caught 5 and 1 squirrel.

A good day for us: 3 coons, 1 coyote, and another muskrat.

Luke's pocket set:










For me the coolest is the rats. I built a couple colony traps myself and put them in the creek.

You guys keep ringing them up. Congrats

Nice catches guys, and great pics Bean. Makes me wish I hadn't pulled my traps.

Nice catches.....who's the cool dude in the shades?

Im setting snares and maybe a trap of two next week. Still got holiday stuff until Sunday. h.h.

Coon # 11 tonight. Hopefully with the warmup tonight everything will be moving.

Nice work guys.

Heavy rain is coming tomorrow. Then it's supposed to turn really cold and stay cold.

Nice Brian and Luke! Started trapping behind the elevator by our house yesterday and have already caught a cat and opossum. Got 4 or 5 traps out.

caught a squirrel few minutes ago

Wet check today. We walked A LOT since the fields were so soggy. Lesson learned about the weather. Wish I had tripped everything yesterday.

Did catch another rat today. 3-3 in the colony trap.

Congrats Bean. We drove to Louisville today and the amount of water standing in the fields was impressive.

Yea I am down to 2 quick road checks for a few days till the weather gets a little better

1 coon and 1 grinner this morning. pulling everything tomorrow and getting ready to move to a new spot. I work at a golf course on my days off during the summer and I got the OK to trap it. Also got a text from a friend that would like me to trap on his place since deer season is done. 700 acres at the course and his chunk is 500 acres. Think I need to order more traps.

Good for you!!! Hope it goes well.

Again nice catches guys, Bassbum that's a lot of land to cover, ought to be fun. Good luck

Caught a possum this morning. thats number 4 or 5 behind the elevator

Very soggy up north here too... snowing now, roads are a slushy mess, if it freezes, watch out !!...3-6 inches of snow coming for up here Mon/Tues...., dont know about you southern boys ....temps will drop to -12 Wed. night and only a high of 5 ... winter is finally here.....ouch !

We pulled all the traps today since its nothing but mud. Will wait for it to freeze up tight then set some yote traps out. Did catch 3 grinners today and had another first. Caught a grinner by the bottom lip. Sucker must of had one heck of a powerful tongue.

Wow that's crazy, he had a bad night for sure. I caught one soaked coon and that was it for my weekend.

Bassbum - is that a push/pull dp?

Our catch today. Nothing out now but some snares. Creek is up and muddy, emptied all DP's so the bait will not freeze inside. I can't wait for some snaring in the snow.

It is a Z-trap with the push/pull trigger. If I had to buy again I would go with a different brand. I feel the spring is just to stiff and causes alot of broken bones. I have daggers with the same trigger set up but not a fan of the V shape spring. The dukes are nice once you get use to setting them with something stuck on the trigger. From what I have read the Z traps will no longer be made because the coon dagger got his patent on the trigger system which Z_trap copied.