This would be the single greatest thing to happen in the fur industry this year. Trapping and fur buying is so freezing boring these days. How bought a 72 hour Iowa coon road trapping challenge. I seriously can’t even get excited about anything to do with fur

Wait, who's all in? Isn't Mercer in too?

If y'all want to communicate with the fella, y'all will have to do it via email.

RIP Cleve. We barely knew thee.

Don’t ban him Paul, we are all big boys. It’s the most interesting thing to happen in the fur world in half a decade

Civility is something I expect and demand.

He. Hasn’t said anything that Mercer, Phil or mark can’t take. He is obviously an accomplished trapper who is proud of his accomplishments. Maybe he doesn’t know know the above mentioned names as industry standards. Cut him some slack. He might be in to something, trapping competitions might be the only interesting thing left in the fur world.

I saw Paul had posted and thought he was enter the trap off

Keep in mind the antis are targeting calling contests. Trying to get them banned in places. A trapping contest would be great especially if the big guns where in but might draw some attention.

I'm also putting my money on Phil. I was talking with Russ Carmen a while back and he told me Phil is Superman. That's good enough for me. Besides I'm from PA and will root for my home team.

NO. We have kids on here and need to set an example. It's not about who can take what, it's about standards.

Dangit, Paul... this was the most exciting post here all year, LOL

Thank you Bossman. Civility amongst us trappers is Job#1. Pride is one thing, but na-na-na-na-nah-nah is another.

Not quite sure what the whole competition thing was about? 10 G's. Really. Must get more for his cats than I do. Or that picture is from 2012 when any cat was worth a bit more.
My ranchers pay me a daily rate so my job is to kill stuff daily. I don't really have time to enter fun contests cause we work sunup to sundown and skin after dark (Mexican beer helps with the pain ) and any rancher worth his cream-of-wheat wouldn't be crazy about more people running his ranch. I don't even bring guests who want to "ride along".

Bottom line as I read it all - it smelled fishy. Darn fishy. Meant to stir the TMan pot? Why, if you're what you say you are. Rest in the knowledge you're the best there's ever been.

And as I said before, the best are humble. Road miles and misses teach you that.
Maybe it was a troll, or an anti, or a space-invader? But it was all fishy.
Well played by the boss-man.

Besides, I'd bet on Phil too

Iwas proud of my PA boy phil. i have the money,send me the papers.all he had to say.i know i'm a homer and Phil might boast a little,but boy you can't deny he can sure getter done.was proud of the other pro's on here too and made it easy to see the apple with the bad spot.

Space-Inbader for sure.

I thought the idea to bragging rights for a cat trapping championship was interesting. I would rather the money went all to FTA but I was hoping that might play out. 1000 bucks worth of cat knowledge would be the result if nothing else

I wonder if anyone on here knows him?

I didn't see Cleve's cat photo. Was one posted and later deleted?

My take was that he has had a few good years recently and thinks he has it all figured out. Because honestly, if there are plenty if cats around their not too tough to catch and when you get a bunch of them you get to feeling pretty confident.
I'm just as impressed by the NV trapper getting 60 in 4 months, CO trapper getting 40 WY guy getting 30 as a TX guy with 100. Pretty good list of them guys out there.
And betting against Phil would be a fools bet. Unless...AZ with cage traps...

ML

Besides he was way behind in the barn pic portion of the competition anyways.