Gave a few jars of glands a stir and sloshed three jugs of what will be lure bases around a little. The traps are ready to go early this year.

I just realized I have 2 months till season and I have done nothing but start a batch of fermented eggs. Not good cause I have to make wax dirt and dye and wax all my land traps.

Well, no scouting due to floods. Watched a great utube video on winter mink sets. Oh, and I opened a bottle of weasel lure and sniffed.

Got out three gallon containers of fresh preserved deer chunks. Added different ingredients to each to make three different baits..stirred, and returned them to the shelf to sit for a few days before another stir.

Picked up two small concentrated strawberry flavoring bottles from hobby lobby (back in frostings and candy section) and dumped those into a gallon container of cheap dry cat food. The concentrated stuff from hobby lobby is intense and has way more piercing odor than cheap imitation stuff from grocery store. The spearmint and the Cherry are awesome too. Adds way more zing to dry DP bait!

Painted my trapping tools blaze orange today so I won't have to search for them when I set them down.

Checked on some skunk sacks that I'm rotting down. It's always a slow process, but this batch seems to be taking longer than most.

I sifted about 100 gallons of dirt to use for wax dirt if I can get it to dry. Then I took all my traps to work and washed them with the pressure washer and I scored 3 nice mice for bait in the process. So now I'm getting the water got to boil them . Hopefully I will get them all boiled by tomorrow so I can dye and wax them before it cools off for the evening.

Practicing making the Pipe Dream set with KO Extremes.

Made some different variations of snare supports. By far I favor the support with the cold rolled steel upright.

They look good, Wish we could use snares here.

Added long chain and swivels to about 80 new traps. Then dyed them and hung them in the shop. Have to get some more swivels and j hooks at the Wisconsin convention next weekend. Then I can modify another 70 traps. Then I can wax the whole lot at one time.

I dipped a couple dozen traps in FMJ for the first time. Tomorrow I’ll dip them for the second time.

I boiled and waxed about 60 traps today. Water boils fast when it's this freaking Hot out and so does the wax.

I ground eight gallons of deboned bobcat meat. Then I preserved and spiced it and eight gallons of deer scraps with hearts and livers.

Made up 30 gallons of wax dirt and dyed some traps and cleaned up a few more. Slowly getting ready for the season.

This weekend, both yesterday and today, both my daughter and I are attending the PA District 9 trapping school. I am just in awe over the program that these gentlemen have put on for us. It’s truly amazing!

I started a part time job at a 140 plus acre apple orchard Friday and I already have permission to hunt and trap after they close for the season. I've seen a couple greys and the amount of fox, coyote and coon sign I've seen looks very promising.

Got on trapperman

Got some new Amberg snares from John Graham in the mail to give 'em a try this year

Still lots of high water from the rains. Drove out to check water levels and take a walk. Lots of standing water and skeeters to go with it.