Don’t tempt me Brother! I’d retire in a heartbeat if I could learn the trade and be able to pay my bills. My wife doesn’t care what I do as long as the bills get paid.

To be honest. I dont know of a single southern trapper that traps Full Time. I trap about 7 months out of the year. Then I guide deer hunts and a few thermal hog hunts

[/quote]To be honest. I dont know of a single southern trapper that traps Full Time. I trap about 7 months out of the year. Then I guide deer hunts and a few thermal hog hunts [/quote]

Living that way must just be terrible.

Put new PIT step down pans and stainless round dogs on the 6 #2 Monty's I mentioned on page one of this thread.
Stared at a pile of #3 bridgers and debated starting on the adjustments...maybe this weekend.
Jim

I continued my work on changing out chains on traps, adding crunch proof swivels, adjusting the pans, as well as adjusting the tension. Only about 2 dozen more to do and then I'm done with that.

Since I'm new to trapping, I have to do this to every trap that I own. Hopefully next year will be easier. Actually, I don't care, I hope that I have to work on them again next year. As long as I'm not spending money on more chain and swivels to the extent that I am this year.

My wife has a part time job and will be working tonight. I think that I'll throw some traps in the dishwasher tonight while she's gone.

put traps into vinegar/water bath to remove rust before making trailer hitch covers out of them

they'd been thru a fire and are softened thru and thru.

I would like to see a picture of that. Perhaps even purchase one, that sounds cool.

I made drags last night for my mountain traps using 5' of #3 quality chain from the drag to the trap chain and connected them with a quick link. Now I need more chain to finish the entire dozen.

Sold some traps and prepped some for extra swivels.

Also bought 2 off the Trap Shed, hopefully they come soon!

I too have some waiting on me from the Trap Shed. I’m hoping to buy them next week and hopefully be working on them next weekend.

Ground more fish for bait, and working on a dogless set-up for a no.4 newhouse.

Put together another dozen Pogo Stakes.

sifted 28 5 gal. buckets of good dirt - laying in the sun now drying - next string of hot days and we'll be making wax dirt

Played, with my new Bridger #2 dogless. Thing beds like a champ. Counted my #2 dbls to see if I wanted to add some. I have 3 dozen so I think I should probably not but still probably will lol. The uncertainty around S.C.M makes it more likely.

Hey Mr. Caven, how about #2 and #3 Bridger dbls added to yall's line up? Just scaled down versions of the #4 would be great lol.

I built/added onto the shelves in my garage. In between them I built a clothing rack to hang my hunting clothes on. This also gave me more space to better store trapping gear. Now I can once again access everything without having to move something

Mixing bait.

Day dreaming about the up and coming bobcat season....

Cleaned out the fur shed. Pulled all the old cardboard up off the floor, and used the shop vac on whatever was leftover.

built and painted another 2 dozen 1/16 1x19 coyote snares .. gets me to 240 .. need another 2 dozen stakes and Ill be ready

Bought another 40’ of chain to finish making some drags.

Sold my reloading setup so now I can pay for the traps from here that are being held for me. I’m hoping to be working on them this weekend.

Went to Home Depot today and bought 2 bags to use as a trapping bag and the other as a bait/lure bag. Also kicked in for the padded carrying strap.