Re: Small time trapping vs big time trapping
[Re: loosegoose]
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08/17/18 07:01 AM
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Posts: 28,817 Eastern Shore of Maryland
HobbieTrapper
"Chippendale Trapper"
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"Chippendale Trapper"
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 28,817
Eastern Shore of Maryland
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Hoping to experience a bigger go of it this year.
I usually work 21 land sets over 7 areas for the season adding 12-16 muskrat traps on 3 acres of marsh.
If all goes well I will triple the land sets and add 200 rat traps working a mile of marsh.
-Goofy-
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Re: Small time trapping vs big time trapping
[Re: HobbieTrapper]
#6303867
08/17/18 07:38 AM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,439 Pennsylvania
Hern
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trapper
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Pennsylvania
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loosegoose Many small timers have a better catch percentage then big timers. Small timers can work like big timers. Pre-season scouting, digging trap beds, dirtholes & pockets before season, prepare locations before the season place backing at location if needed, keep your head in the game during the season, make needed adjustments during the season (plan B, you know), keep in mind you are the TOP predator out there, don't let up, hang in there. Stay loose, goose. My best to you.
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Re: Small time trapping vs big time trapping
[Re: Dent Cnty Traper]
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08/17/18 08:28 AM
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Posts: 1,028 West Cent IL
illinideer
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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 !! I do the same here J
Coyote 5 Badger 1 Coons 17 Bobcats 2 Released Grinners All of them USN AE2 VF-31 Tomcatters Retired SMSGT IL ANG 183 Fighter Wing Coyote U Class #4
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Re: Small time trapping vs big time trapping
[Re: loosegoose]
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08/18/18 08:33 AM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,970 New York
proratman
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New York
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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. Your doing fine!
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Re: Small time trapping vs big time trapping
[Re: loosegoose]
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08/18/18 09:31 AM
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Posts: 2,175 S. Illinois
Chuckles84
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trapper
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Small time weekend trapper here. Set as many as I can get set on friday, check on saturday, check and pull on Sunday. Set for whatever animal I find sign of.
Your entitled to oxygen. Everything else is earned.
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Re: Small time trapping vs big time trapping
[Re: loosegoose]
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08/18/18 09:31 AM
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Posts: 28,978 potter co. p.a.
pcr2
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"Twerker"
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 28,978
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addictive personality here.i can leave the house to set a dozen traps and it has never happened.little captain in my head screams-"full speed ahead"and i'm off like a prom dress at midnight.
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Re: Small time trapping vs big time trapping
[Re: loosegoose]
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08/18/18 09:59 AM
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Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,973 Peoria County Illinois
Larry Baer
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About 15 years ago I got hurt at work and could no longer do my job so I bought a business. Before that I had a 40 hour a week job that allowed me to have a pretty good line. It was about 150 to 175 miles long and I water trapped for coon. mink and rats mostly. I added a few coyote traps once in a while and averaged around 440 coon, 200 rats, 50 mink and 50 coyotes plus all the fill in fur. Since I had to change my career there is not the time I used to have so I am a part timer now. I still use the long line system but have to limit stops and places now and am making choices between setting let traps so I can handle fur or set more traps and freeze fur. Time is the biggest issue right now for me. I ran set after work and got home after midnight for years but now work cam go past 8:00 or 9:00 pm... Now I'm lucky to get 30 coon, 20 coyotes, 80 rats, and a dozen mink. Canoeing and wading in creeks and ponds after dark isn't the most productive way to pile up the fur but it takes my mind off work.
Dent County, I moved to a 60 acre farm 11 years ago and have gotten 81 coyotes off it in those 11 years. I never set more than 6 traps at a time on my place - keep at it.
Just passin through
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Re: Small time trapping vs big time trapping
[Re: loosegoose]
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08/18/18 11:51 AM
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Joined: May 2008
Posts: 3,888 Mn
nightlife
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Mn
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When the price is low I am small time or not trapping at all when it is high or is it even decent I go bigtime and hit it hard
Don’t know how it will work out if prices ever improve because the last couple winters have mostly been fighting off sickness
�Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.� ― Robert A. Heinlein
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Re: Small time trapping vs big time trapping
[Re: loosegoose]
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08/18/18 03:23 PM
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Posts: 5,445 Southern Michigan
trappergbus
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trapper
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Southern Michigan
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Even working fulltime and trappin, I always think in terms of 100 sets over a 80 mile line for predators. Plus sets for beaver and mink along the same line. Guess I'm an addict LOL..
Common sense catches alot of fur.. Pay homage to all you harvest..
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