Re: WI trapping season 2018-2019
[Re: CableAble]
#6354043
10/22/18 07:44 PM
10/22/18 07:44 PM
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Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,664 Wisconsin
Green Bay
trapper
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trapper
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 1,664
Wisconsin
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I feel like the possum king at the moment but good to get them out of the way. Picked up a nice big boar the other day. Good to get out.
Author of The Lure Hunter: A Guide to Finding Fishing Lures
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Re: WI trapping season 2018-2019
[Re: CableAble]
#6354059
10/22/18 08:05 PM
10/22/18 08:05 PM
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Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 4,159 Eau Claire Wi
Trap Setter
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trapper
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 4,159
Eau Claire Wi
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Put 8 sets out along the roadway with a friend's kid Saturday. I got this little guy today (He left yesterday to go back to his mom's house) It was just a little guy so I released it. A buddy called that a nice one was hit by his house. It was a sow and still very blue let the my boy help skin it even though it was a bit beat up. Good practice.
Life sure is tough when you don't learn from the mistakes of others.
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Re: WI trapping season 2018-2019
[Re: CableAble]
#6354261
10/22/18 11:30 PM
10/22/18 11:30 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 5,516 La Crosse, WI
Macthediver
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trapper
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 5,516
La Crosse, WI
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I got out Sunday and managed to dig a few traps in dozen coyote sets and about same for DPs. Haven't had much of anything out for traps last 5 year. Last K-9 I caught was the wolf I trapped that last drawing before they closed it down. This morning was first check and I really wasn't expecting too much. But hung up six coon and at last stop on the field a young coyote. No big Hugh coon, biggest was just shy 27lbs. Guess I could say I got my first coyote though, at least first in 6 years. Right now I'm only on 2 of 3 farms I got permission to trap. Hoping to set up the 3rd farm tomorrow. Just a small part of the line I was running several years ago. But I'm back playing in the dirt more because I feel the need to than not. Mac
"Never Forget Which Way Is Up"
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Re: WI trapping season 2018-2019
[Re: CableAble]
#6354307
10/23/18 05:31 AM
10/23/18 05:31 AM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 6,259 Wisconsin
RdFx
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trapper
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 6,259
Wisconsin
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Way to go Mac, glad you got out there, have fun and enjoy.
RdFx
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Re: WI trapping season 2018-2019
[Re: CableAble]
#6354517
10/23/18 10:31 AM
10/23/18 10:31 AM
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 609 Wisconsin
Lance Squires
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trapper
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 609
Wisconsin
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CA, Great to have you back posting again this season. You have a great work ethic and should be proud of the hard work you put in. If you've had time to put any up yet, how are they looking?
57 years trapping. It's who I am. Every day is still as exciting as it was when I was a kid but a little more work.
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Re: WI trapping season 2018-2019
[Re: Muskrat]
#6354682
10/23/18 03:09 PM
10/23/18 03:09 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 5,516 La Crosse, WI
Macthediver
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trapper
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 5,516
La Crosse, WI
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That coyote must have been borrowed from Mac's taxidermy buddy. Either that or the 'yote fell asleep soon as he got into the set. Those 'coon have a bigger catch circle than that coyote does! Muskrat believe it or not I got shorter chains on my #2s & 1 3/4 coyote traps, then the stock chain on them DPs. The coyote traps are all on cables the DPs are on stakes. Ground is wet but really packed hard, I'm going to have the dickens pulling them cables. This mornings check was only two small possum and another coyote in the set next to the one was in yesterday. Put out another 8 coyote sets half dozen DPs on my third farm this morning. Talked to the farmer at 3rd stop he said go after the coon. Figure he lost maybe 4 loads of corn to coon on the fields he had already picked. So I actually put the DPs out just so I can say I'd kill some coon for him. Mac
"Never Forget Which Way Is Up"
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Re: WI trapping season 2018-2019
[Re: CableAble]
#6354894
10/23/18 07:29 PM
10/23/18 07:29 PM
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Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 391 southeastern Wisconsin
CableAble
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OP
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Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 391
southeastern Wisconsin
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9 more and let 3 go looks good mac! size determines if i let them go or not joe1 never put none up yet but the bigger ones are looking pretty good lance
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