After much soul searching and existential thought I have determined that I have enough traps.

I'd like to thank those who have helped on my journey, as I never dreamed I would ever be able to say that. However, through years of scanning classifieds, birthday present requests, begging, and some things I am not proud of I can tenitively but proudly say that I have enough...

My support group and therapist are extremely proud of me

However I am going into the city today and am having dark thoughts of picking up another few thousand feet of snare wire...

Please pray that I keep strong in the face of temptation!




And good morning everyone!

LIES ALL LIES. On a more serious note please get better soon you are scaring the childern.

Good morning Hutchy

Hang in there. Going to church in a few and will pray for you.

I feel for you!

Being a trapaholic is a costly addiction. It affects many, including myself!

Are you sure a few 1000 ft will do? You better double that!!!

Brad

My last purchase a few years back was 7000 feet. And the spool is bare!

And trap setter I figured some would see through my thinly veiled attempt at redemption! I'll be sure to take this subject more seriously in the future!

Blame it on the Russians. LOL

Be strong Hutchy.

Temptation is sneaky. It will try to convince you into reasons why you need more.

Look temptation in the eye and don't give in.

Now I would not see a problem if you bought a few traps for your kids or grand kids. Lol

If you misplace just 1 trap,you no longer have enough
Think about that

said no trapper ever

You guys are no help at all! Snares are hardly traps tho, right? And if it's for the kids...wait. I don't have kids... Yet!!! Can't hurt to buy in advance!

Wetdog is a wise man!

Dude, that is mind blowing!

Experienced for sure.

I don't have too many traps. I have too little trapping ground. I'm a long liner trapped in a short liner's body. Help me find acceptance by providing me with new trapping ground.

Hutchy! Stop blathering! Come to your senses young man.
Seems now the NEW wife has you wearing an apron. Step away from the sink son and clear the smell of dish soap from your brain.

Everyone knows when the market is down BUY BUY BUY. And the markets are certainly down.

Just relax, in thru the nose out thru the mouth. This too shall pass. We're here for you.

Osky

I say that I have enough every time a box shows up on my porch and my wife gets home before me.

Said no one, ever!

7000 ft of snare cable in a few years is pretty impressive to me.

As far as having enough traps, how is that even possible?

Guys should we call someone? I mean it's obvious Hutchy has fallen and hit his head!!

Do we know what we're in for if he comes home empty handed?

........my wife asks me this (don't you have enough traps??) all the time. I just laugh.

Certainly a veiled cry for help. Remember he IS Canadian, one must be delicate in such circumstances eh.

Osky

It's not possible. If you can count them all without the aid of a calculator or in less time than it takes to kill a 12 pack, you haven't got enough. Some have tried none have succeeded.

Osky

I am in the same boat. We can use colony traps here, so no need for barrels full of 110s and 1.5 coils.
I suppose I could use a couple dozen more DP traps though

That is a blasphemous statement!

I remember my first NTA Convention, I couldn't believe all the types of traps, snares, lure, trapping tools, live traps, etc. & I NEEDED THEM ALL! This has been a few years ago. Now I can go to the conventions & not drool all over the place like I once did, I just drool a little bit because I now have ALMOST everything I need. The problem is now I'm too fat & old to climb all the ditchbanks in the world. But even though I have most everything I need, when I leave the convention site my wallet is always lighter & my truckbed a bit heavier. I'm closer, but not quite to the place where I don't need anymore traps. Hope I never reach that point.

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Sounds like a flea market, not a convention.

Good place for gadget guys to visit.

Better postpone that trip as you sound delirious. You may be a danger to yourself and others driving in that condition.

Do we have any Doctors on here? Hutchy needs a house call. He is seriously ill, and it is affecting his thinking. Sounds like he is delirious. Out of his mind with a fever or something.

Has anyone heard from him?

I heard there was a nice guy at dicks sporting goods throwing axes at yeti coolers. Could this be Hutchy?


The guy kept yelling I NEED MORE CABLE!!!!!

NO ONE LIKES A QUITTER !

i'll send ya a PM with the address to send your man card to ya boob.

I'll send ya my address you can send the extra traps to.

Alas I came home empty handed!! However it was only because the store was closed! I did buy a fish finder though. Does that count?

And to all tman folks, I apologise for my lapse in good sense and blasphemous comments. I guess that just proves that even a Canadian can have a low point eh!

You can NEVER have to many traps! NEVER!

Always just 1 short of having to many

I tell my wife “it’s a good deal”. She has gotten use to my lying. lol

Just a few dozen more----- Sent with prayer

FOUL--FOUL ,

What we have here is a violation of Trapper Etiquette. Hutchy you must turn over 2 dozen traps to Boss Dobbins, He will hold these traps for one year at which time WE members of T-Man will determine if you have learned from your mistake. As you are aware this can be a tough group of people and they will be great debate over the return of your traps.

LOL

B

no such thing as enuff traps lol

I think the specialty trapper has the advantage over the multi-species trapper as the wolfer, ratter, coon guy has certain traps that are needed for the job. On the other hand the multi-species trapper has a wider range of equipment to cover his bases depending on the markets.

I look at the coon conies and rat traps I have had sitting around until the next up tick and think about selling them but know better as up goes the trap prices with the fur prices.