The guy with the chainsaw was like “screw this guy”!

I like to put a layer of salt in a glass bowl. Layer of whole sacs then a layer of salt. Keep going till the bowl is full. After awhile everything is stable. The salt takes on some of the oil. Is both an attractant and preservative. The sacs get dried and hard. Run them through my grinder and add to bait. When rain is being a royal pain fresh glands squeezed out in a flat set wont wash off. Not a great lure for predators but it keeps working. Predators like to have a sniff or two. Catch's beaver pretty good. I just make a slick spot on the bank. Put oil in the slick spot and and peel a few willow sticks and toss them on the bank.

Happy Birthday

Its been wet but I found some great plants at Ace Hardware of all places. I was tickled to see thick stemmed healthy plants that weren't Bonnie brand and cherokee purple tomatoes to boot!!! Should be rocking and rolling getting these into the ground this week / weekend.

17 is the most I have caught. I had set up an end run situation ( with one Trapline trap ) not far from one of our facilities.

The run originated from a deeper run as there was no real sign to back track it to its origin. We had a drive way road and hard packed gravel with woods surrounding this area.

The run was along a drain pipe used for over flow from a building when it rained. The pipe came out to the surface of the ground.

It was an easy fast check so I was able to check the trap a few times a day. Some days I caught 3 moles in one day. Not sure where all these moles came from but it was back in the year when I took 114 moles from other areas of our property.

We haven't had any moles now for several years.

We have hair tail moles here primarily, with a few Eastern moles and a couple Star nosed moles here and there.

Good morning Mole and All

Prayers

https://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-...ith-Charger-and-Bag-AC93044SBN/314857616

they are 79.99 for two 4 amp hour batteries and a charger for a memorial day sale , they might have goofed yesterday I caught this for 58.99 , I didn't even hesitate , just take my money before you realize you miss marked them which apparently they did because to day it is 79 and limit 3.

they also had the tool only chainsaw for 159 , it normally sells for 219 with one if the 4 amp hour batteries. so 217 with 2 batteries was a enough to push to get it also.

I have big saws for big wood , but sometimes I want to make a few cuts and not be loud.

I was fairly impressed with the neighbors little masterforce 18v chain saw , he says it is great for camping , we both have a real hard time paying for firewood at a state park when there are blow downs all over.
go cut a tew dry limbs hanging off the ground and all good.

anyway figured if you are powering your hammer drill for dirt holes or whatever you use you might be interested in the battery deal. unfortunately it isn't as good as it was yesterday.

If my dog would have been 20' away with blood trail.

appreciate this. been reading a lot of journals/diaries here lately.. different time for sure..

If two are good are five better?
No Non-Target Catches *** so no more there
from me.

You might try looking at hay sets in archive.
Some of the Eastern fox trappers get creative.