Anyone put any steel in the ground today? I did a few sets but may wait until the rain moves through and then set several more out.

Trying to put sets in that do not interrupt my deer areas. I also know that I am way UNDER trapped. Need to get some more...

Good luck to all the trappers this year. All hunters owe you for keeping the varmints under control.

Jack

Set 6 sets today, Hate to do it but added peatmoss to my dirt today, Just hope for minor rain this week!

I'm not going to chance catching a coyote now, and it not be prime, and only get 10 bucks for it, when in a month or later from now he'll be worth at least 3 times that much. They aren't going anywhere......

Good luck guys! Waiting on the pics! and PARKERBOW!!!! TAKE YOUR CAMERA THIS YEAR!!!! :p

Yaz, I understand what you are saying and agree, However, I was told by a couple "veteran" trappers to go ahead and put a few sets out to get the experience of doing it since the weather is a bit nicer. We will have many more sets out for yotes as well and coon sets later. Looking forward to hitting it hard and I found a guy 5 miles from my house that is buying this year.

I would too if I were you Bean. I was just trying to justify to myself to NOT set any traps right now....even though I really want to!!! ...I haven't even had time to sit in a deer stand once yet, let alone get my traps ready! :rolleyes: THAT'S the real reason....

Yaz, priorities!!

the #1 sign of a true trapper!!

=)

I'll be at Hoosier Trapper tomorrow getting me a few supplies. h.h.

Too late HH! I was there yesterday. I bought them out!!!!

I got a full half dozen sets in the ground today. =)

Maybe you'll have one with some new jewelry in the morning! Post up some pics!!!!

I called them up and they had more in the back room....... :p h.h.

I am with ya Yaz. I am too big into deer hunting to mess with traps right now. I usually wait until at least the end part of nov to start trapping. And Yes, where ever i go this year i will have my darn camera. Seen a yote 15 yards behind me this evening deer hunting but could not get a shot at it. I just chuckled and thought wait till later your arsh will be on a stretcher come later. :p

I'll kill one anytime.. I can't stand them

Question: After you make sets and then it rains, how often do you "freshen" them up? Or even do you?

bean i feel checking your trap bed and trap is more important after a rain then rebaiting and lure. the mud can be a real pain on a trap and will cause it not to fire.

I check them from as far away as possible (from the seat of my atv) and don't mess with them unless the trap is exposed by the rain. I want them to look natural. Bait and lure is going to be fine unless the hole is full of water.

The 4 coiled #4 I am using is going to fire through mud. The only time it won't fire is when frozen done. We are a ways from worrying about that though... =)

I had to add some peat moss to 2 this morning where the jaw was showing. Caught one pup and turned a possum loose this morning.

Cool and thanks. I caught a huge boar coon and a rabbit 2 days ago. Like my redneck catch pole - worked great. The coon just looked at me and walked away.

Stopped at Hoosier Trapper Friday on the way down to Big Oaks. I was impressed with their store. Got a lot of supplies I needed and feel lucky to only spent $175.00. Got 3 Minnesota 550 OS traps and anxious to get them set.

See Yaz, I told you they had more stuff in the back room......LOL h.h.

those 550's are awesome traps.