I just dipped 20 dozen 1.5 dukes.

pulled the last beaver traps on 1 job may have 1 more job to trap otherwise that is it until fall.

Made some extra long rebar T posts (4') for a spot I needed them last season. Spray painted the tops white.

Opened up the fur barn and thought man I hope I'm done with my son's remodel by start of the season!

made up snare supports....about 50 snares and extensions......

Looked at traps and chain at my local trapping supply house, then posted two new posts to Tman about chains and trap modification.

Searched for (and found in less than 30 seconds) my machete I lost in my snaring bush during season. Looked for Beaver sign in our little creek but found nothing.

Last night I placed, what I hope to be a final, order with F&T to get my traps modified, ready, and stored for next season.

LOL I'm sure I'll need more of something.

Painted 2 dz Bridger T3s brown. Dipped 2 dz MB-550s in Formula 1 . And drove 35 miles to set 12 DP traps. Only set 12 because it started raining. Need to set coyote traps tomorrow on 633 acre job

Going thru my dirty MB550s to reattach anchors and steel brush the built up crud off. 650s and KO juniors are done. Waiting for water to drop, got one more beaver job when it does.

Today I caught 6 coons and a possum. Set 12 DP traps and 6 coyote traps. Came home and redipped MB-550s in Formula 1

Made a few hundred bucks nuisance trapping beaver. And dreamed of fall. Too many tourists here now!

I put a little honey in my quart of rattlesnake based lure to tone it down a little.

Counted beaver tails to turn in for bounty in a couple days. Use money to pay dues for deer lease.

Caught 4 more coons and 1 coyote. Only had 6 MB-550s set Going to set some more MB-550s tomorrow

made 30 drowning rods and 10 long drowning cables...need more z traps

I received yet another order of stuff from F&T. I'm also getting ready to attend the PA Trapper's Rendezvous from June 7-10. Looking forward to my first trip there.

Today I spent time in the garage and did some simple modifications to a dozen Duke #2 four coiled traps. I added a center swivel to them, I filed the back of the pan flat, night latched the dog, leveled the pans, and set the tension. The only thing left to do to them is add a piece of 6’ #3 chain capped off with a coyote drag so that I can use them in the mountains for cats, Fisher, Fox, and totes.

A big thanks to Rich Faler’s and Ralph Scherder’s video on Mountain trapping for that idea. Otherwise this bonehead would be up there pounding stakes until either I broke or the rocks I’d be pounding through broke.

Lambing season here, so it's up early to check ewes and a few snares and traps that I have out. Had a male coyote in a snare last week and would expect a female to be around. Also had another coyote dig a new crossing between Thursday night and Friday morning. Put a snare in there and now to wait. Haven't lost any lambs to coyotes this year so far, which is helped out by the guard dogs that we use.

I took a dozen #3 Victor long springs that have been in my garage for several years and decided to modify them first I took them apart painted with rustoleom then added sleepy creek offset jaws and step down PIT Pans next week I will add base plates just too have something to do