I got 10.00 for carcass rats in 78 straight thru.

Weather app says 7°. That's the high for us today.
Supposed to get snow sometime

I leave stuff in the truck or the side x side all the time. The other day while fine tuning some of my bobcat sets, I went back to the side x side 3 or 4 times. All I was intending to do was add a CD spinner to 1 set. I decided that I didn't need to bring my whole pack. (to save time and energy!) It was supposed to 10 minute trip. . I was there for over an hour. Forgot my gloves, Needed bait, then I needed the hatchet, added a set , etc. I should've just grabbed everything the 1st time. Today I was checking out a potential beaver hut to trap through the ice. Walked 600 yds to the hut and realized the spud bar was missing from the calf sled I was dragging w/ my gear. I walked almost all the way back to the truck. It rolled out when I went the down the hill onto the ice!

Raw handled glands or meats will continue to darken with age. This is due to the nature of decomposition and the multiplying of bacteria in the organic tissue. That is the effect of oxygenation of the material. Good lure making can be a long trial and error process over many years.

Flat Sets will reel in a lot more old timers if you set as many flats as you do hole sets.

Flats can't catch old coyotes on their own. You need to bring "A" game blending to help sell the deal.

It can easily make or break a set even at the best location with the best attractants.

I would put it right up there with the top keys to making consistent catches on savvy coyotes.

I collected the urine from a bobcat, what do I need to do to preserve it?

Look on JC Conner's website or contact them. Great folks to deal with.

I stay away from all Liberal controlled states.

If you're going to drain your lines:

Some folks down around the lake here that have summer cabins only use them in the summer.
They have a air fitting plumbed into the water line at the well. Shut the well down then hook up an air compressor to that air fitting and blow all the water out of the lines. Works good.

I loaned my meat grinder to one of the guys in my deer hunting group. He's family. Did that for a couple of years with no problems. Then I loaned it out to him one year and it didn't come back. I finally texted him and told him I needed it back. He brought it back when I was gone to work. The first time I went to use it, I found the blade had a tip broken off, a gouge in the auger and a gouge in the housing. I imagine he or one of his kids dropped a bone or a slug into it. Stuff happens but man up and tell me about it. I texted him and he didn't reply. He sent $20 with no note. I returned the money and decided to never loan it out again. The following year, he wanted to borrow it. I told him that someone else was using it. He hasn't asked again.

He showed up at deer camp with 3 of his kids this year. We always try to figure out the first morning how many deer we need because we always have extra tags due to landowner tags. When he was asked, he said he didn't want any. His sister asked what he was doing there if he didn't want any deer. He didn't have anything to say. Two of his kids ended up shooting deer and he ended up taking them. I didn't understand why he thought it was okay to fill other people's tags instead of letting them shoot their own deer.

All we have are big tough fox squirrels, I think I'll start using my skinning machine.

They’re a hoot to catch, I hate putting them up though