I used to hunt bird dogs and hounds for bear and lion. This was a long time ago. 1994 Oregon banned hunting cougar and bear with hounds. I paid $300-400 back then for quality bred pups. Birdogs I paid up to $500 for a pup, close to 25 years ago. What’s your time worth? Spend a year to find out you have a cull? Buy the best you can afford and it’s still a gamble. If you can find a proven cross that’s the best option. And a tired dog is a good dog. Keep them busy.

wws

I think I’d like a .36 or .40 but im in love with my .54. It’s given me a lot of good memories and meat! The seed has been planted though.

Sorry for your loss. I am guessing you where a bright spot in her life!

Vinke , I’m thinking kill traps to get a longer check time. EBL, I could go with bait boxes with big e snap traps inside, I guess if the mink stick around kill them later. I’ll give these some thought.

wws

Releasing an otter is so much fun = no it s not. It is dangerous!! they can real fast become nasty......jk

Funny guy!

Ok?

I saw an add for the Trap Collector's show on Facebook on Wednesday. It would be enjoyable to go, but I'm going to be selling plants most weekends.

Keith

I used to trap for an eccentric retired college professor. He free-ranged hundreds of chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys. that was a twenty-plus-fox-per-season farm.

He told me he's seen fox run off with domestic turkeys.

Since him and his wife moved out-of-state and the poultry is gone, that is now a 7-8 fox-per-season farm.

I’ve heard good things about the electric ones, did you hit a rock with the new blade.

I’ve been reading up on these and I wondered if anyone here has had experience with ones big enough to power a generator, or are they just not powerful enough.

If your gonna be dumb. You better be tough. I can see Savell doing Evil Knievel stunts.

Sarge

I'ld set that. Rearrange the debris in front to make a walkthrough with the sides fenced off. Set a small trap exposed with the jaws ringed with sharp rock / sticks so the only place to step is on the pan. Now hang a flag that will be framed by that black hole behind the trap (something that will move with a slight breeze).