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Post by trappnman on Jan 13, 2015 11:24:53 GMT -6
seems like a lack luster year all around for trapping.
be interesting to see the final numbers.
I still have traps out, but inoperatable with this below zero spell- but starting Thursday, suppose to have 10 days with temps in low to mid 30's- that will allow me to break everything free and run at least 3 checks in open water conditions- rats should move good, mink should start moving more and the last push on coon, although I don't have a lot of coon traps out
been a low numbers year on everything for me- coyotes down 20%, coon up from last year but still, rats down and mink as well. not sure why and various reasons for each I'm sure, but hopefully its just the past 2 harsh winters catching up with us.
am I the only one still out there?
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Post by ColdSteel on Jan 13, 2015 13:28:20 GMT -6
I havent been able to trap since the week of christmas between all the rain we got and the hard freeze we had problems at the mill with lines freezing up.I plan on taking some time off to trap in feb to land and water trap going to trap a few otter just because I want to and Feburary is by far my best month for them but I need the creeks to drop some ground is terrible around here now I dont like cutting ruts on anyones land no more than I like rolling around in slop
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Post by musher on Jan 13, 2015 16:15:35 GMT -6
I have a half dozen marten/fisher boxes out plus 3 locations snared up for wolves. Things are extremely quiet. There are hardly any tracks, of anything, in the bush.
All my fur is off to auction in a few days.
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Post by trappincoyotes39 on Jan 13, 2015 18:12:10 GMT -6
Wish you well musher at auction with your fur! took a break for holidays now will set a few more coyote traps just for fun, have a little time left and calling also.
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Post by braveheart on Jan 14, 2015 7:05:50 GMT -6
Setting out some coon buckets today.Had 2 damage badger calls yesterday.Coyotes are hard to come by been getting only 2 - 3 a day.I am not liking the pick ax any more my shoulders feel like they are about to fall off.Got 2 weeks left not pulling till the last day.
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Post by bblwi on Jan 14, 2015 12:31:15 GMT -6
I will walk another slough tomorrow to see if there are any feeders or pushups to set. I have not had traps out since December 20th. Down for me this year. Coon catch off 70% (much less effort), mink way off, canines way, way off and rats off about 30% but only due to about 100 through the ice in December. I will be shipping a mink 135 rats and 30 coons Monday for March. I am also shipping some low grade fur for a friend who collects fur during the season. I have a separate account for those. When I showed him the finished low quality and damaged hides it was the first time he had really ever seen them put up and he was surprised how poor they look. He now understands better why he was always offered very low prices in the grease.
Bryce
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Post by lumberjack on Jan 15, 2015 5:15:27 GMT -6
Im done now. Mink and rats just went out here in Pa and my mink addiction was fulfilled. I just dont have the desire to go out for fox like I usually do this time of year, and I didnt trap early coons either.
I just got a piece of timber to cut so it is about time for log prices to fall through too.
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Post by bogio on Jan 15, 2015 23:41:18 GMT -6
O'GORMAN and KEG CREEK Like Marty said, two weeks to go and not quitting till then!  |
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Post by trappnman on Jan 18, 2015 8:20:15 GMT -6
are those two outer ones, males? seems like that red belly area is always a bigger male, and I think its from them licking all the time (aka as dogs do)
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Post by trappincoyotes39 on Jan 18, 2015 9:32:36 GMT -6
Looks like a tad bit of mange to me.
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Post by exmatador on Jan 18, 2015 19:42:33 GMT -6
Havent really noticed it being male only? I do get females like to the ones on the far right and left also that are pink colored.. Early onset of mange? Other wise good coyotes.. Never, 60 years has got to be be a wealth of knowledge!! You will get them good in 61st!
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Post by bogio on Jan 18, 2015 21:52:03 GMT -6
O'GORMAN and KEG CREEK  |
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Post by trappnman on Jan 19, 2015 7:15:03 GMT -6
I can't say its 100% females- but it seems as if everyone I've looked at, has been a big male with otherwise perfect fur
is it mange? I really don't know, but based on my observations with mange in raising hounds its not a universal starting point- that is, most of the mange I an recall, started on shoulder, or some other body part- whereas this is (on the coyotes) consistent as to where it is. I truly believe its from the male canines habit of always it seems, licking down there. exmadator, how often do you see it on females?
bogio- why did you remove the pics?
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Post by bogio on Jan 19, 2015 19:29:29 GMT -6
I was running out of room in photobucket and inadvertently deleted them. I'll try to get them loaded again.
My dog got a dose of fleas from the coyotes and was constantly licking and chewing that area of the belly inside his back legs. Started looking just like those coyotes. Frontline cleared up the fleas and his belly cleared up on it's own.
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Post by braveheart on Jan 20, 2015 4:11:37 GMT -6
Set in a pile of iron yesterday on coyotes.Found some real good sign.It was easy working also about 4 in. of frozen ground in most places.Coon are real thick they will probably plug me down.About 12 days left of season.
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Post by exmatador on Jan 20, 2015 9:25:43 GMT -6
Not real sure how many males to females.. Will look tonight and see if I have any females with pink crothch and take a pic..
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Post by exmatador on Jan 20, 2015 20:59:14 GMT -6
Have 8 hanging in the shop and the only 2 that have pink crothch are females.. But not really missing much hair?
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Post by bogio on Jan 20, 2015 21:44:00 GMT -6
2 guys are watching a dog licking his balls.
1st guy says "I wish I could do that."
2nd guy says "Ask him, he might let you."
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Post by musher on Jan 21, 2015 5:00:44 GMT -6
2 guys are watching a dog licking his balls. 1st guy says "I wish I could do that." 2nd guy says "Ask him, he might let you." The way I heard it was, "Go right ahead, but I'd pat him on the head a few times first."  |
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Post by wink on Jan 21, 2015 7:04:28 GMT -6
 See if anyone can tell what is in the background; what building? Still trapping!! trying to pick up three more coyotes and a mink or two. Never targeted mink but thought I would give it a try. |
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