I'm curious about everybody's trapping style. Do you consider yourself to be a small timer or a big timer-do you trap hard and heavy or just as a hobby? I personally and definitely small time, I have about three dozen traps. I trap almost exclusively public land, for three days (three checks) on my weekends and then pull out and do another area the next weekend; I work four days a week. For me it's basically a hobby to do with the kids. If I caught 30 coons it'd be a record season for me. I try to do different things each season, learn something and do a little bit better than last season.

Business. Trapping is just one of the tools I use to solve human/wildlife conflict.

Loosegoose. Your way or trapping is definitely the majority...and sure isn't anything wrong with that. I would say most of the kids that come into trapping these days (super important, obviously) are done through guys just like you...as it's hard to take time out if you're doing it for a business. Especially fur season trapping.

Sounds like a perfect plan to me.

was fortunate to make my living from trapping critters...(not selling books,,instruction etc. Did sell a few videos thru dealers for 12 yrs that were just a by product of work.) Worked in 2 wildlife programs,east and west. Trapped fur for 25 yrs before i decided it was time to make real money for it. Then another 25 plus yrs as a living until i got old and feeble. Did good until 55 then a series of severe crashes and sickness took me out. Just trap when needed at home now.

Sounds to me like you have a perfect plan in place for the time you have available.

Trap how it makes you happy be it 7 days or 7 months a year with 7 traps or 700! LOL

Big time for small time segments, get in, skim the cream and get out.

Loved professional adc trapping!!! wasnt like factory trapping(meaning,every situation told a story)Wasnt boring a bit. Was never a time wondering IF I would catch them. It was WHEN and how many.

I trap semi hard some times over the years some time 200plus traps some times 20 but I have never miss a season in 45 years this years with new shed done an no nta to get ready for I hope to hit it hard

I'm small time, but seems I run more each year. Last year was a dozen dp's, dozen coyote sets, and 30 muskrat sets. This year the same except maybe 80 muskrat sets. Probably only trap a few weeks. Would like to do more though.

Im small time, but did big time for years. Im getting older and prices just are killing my desire to go big. Im happy with 5-30 stops (1 to 3 hours a day).

I am going to short line a lot and long line a little for about 9 days.

I'm going to putz around for say 7 months the wife retires this year maybe go 12 months this year!

Just my farm to reduce the coon and grinner population so the turkeys and fawns can get a little better start.. Small time for sure .. Yet I look forward to it just like deer season , or turkey season.. It's addictive for sure !!

Closer to the small time side. Definitely a hobby. Run kinda hard once deer season is over, from January to the end of March. Trap checks start at 4am, work by 9am, home late, skinning later.
I don't like to set for short windows (nothing against it) so after deer season it is. Never really have a numbers goal in mind, just adjust to what permissions I have that year. At the point where I can pass on calls, kinda nice.

I just run short lines in some fur rich areas,and do a bit of nuisance beaver trapping in the off season.
In the younger years I used to run long and hard for fur and did nuisance beaver full time 55 hrs a week April til December.

youre ok in my book boco......i dont care what pcr says about you!!

You guys are all alright(for yankees),lol.

We have a full time predator and beaver business and lure company. Just living the dream.