Hello everyone! I see there is no Pa trapping thread yet so here it is if anyone from Pa wants to post to see how we all do. I have not started yet but will around the 15th. Good luck to everyone

There’s one in the Trap Talk forum.

I haven't started yet either. Weather has been to warm, rain has been relentless, ground is completely saturated and I want to harvest prime fur. Last season I spent countless hours with set remakes due to the constant warm temps, continual down pours, freezing, thawing and the whole process repeating itself every couple of days. Waxed dirt is an excellent trapper's aid, but the continued hard downpours of rain we had last year would expose some of my sets. I am sure other trappers in our area encountered similar issues on the trapline, but that is trapping. The numbers of furbearers harvested no longer matters as I tan the selected animals that I choose to harvest, the others are released.
With that said, good luck to all fellow trappers out there and enjoy your time pursuing your chosen pastime.

I'm just across the PA border. Rain has been non stop. Managed to pick up 6 coyotes in 6 days on 8 sets. I think the rain washed human scent away. Just have to keep the bait and lure working.

Laying some steal tomorrow since archery season is done. Plan on getting out at least 12 coon sets and a couple K9 sets on the home property. Wednesday I’m planning to hit a property I got permission to hunt this year with a dozen or so K9 sets and a few coon sets. He has a ton of coyotes roaming the property with trail cam pictures on my personal cameras of packs of coyotes 4 - 5 strong. Along with the single and double roaming through. Couple nice greys on the camera as well out that way. Probably will either set off those traps or pull them come rifle and then be back at it afterwards

Good Luck. Get them in today. We have rain, freezing rain and snow on its way in the next 24 to 48 hours. Clean out the coyotes. They do a lot more damage to our deer herd, then many of our state oversight organizations care to admit.

I figured I’d rejuvenate this thread. Put my southern line out the last 2 days. Anybody back at it now that deer season is over?

I am going to get up north this weekend to set some for fisher. Very good location we have and plenty of sign, so I am hopeful

I never quit for deer season, just haven't been going full tilt......

Last year was brutal with the rain and freezes. This year has been slow for me, I have my three year old most of the day and setting in a line with a 3 year old can be a little tedious to say the least. I only have about a dozen of my 10 dozen traps in and have 1 coon for my efforts. I have seen more fox gray and red this year than I have in the last 6 years. I've got 2 different fisher running around also so I am hoping to put some work in and catch some stuff.

Love this weather. Wish it would stay cold. I'm just playing, running a short line, but enjoying it.

I managed to pick up one fox just from the two sets I have right in my yard. I am a little worried about the forecast for this weekend in Tioga county its says it may get up to high 40s nearing 50

And out come the grinner.

I ended the day with a rat and a red. A dusting of snow came through last night and possible snow showers late tonight. With the snow and rain coming the next couple days, it should be interesting.

15 degrees warmer this morning than yesterday morning, in Snyder County.
Nice pictures folks.

playin with 50 coni's and 50 legholds for mink and trying to see which produces better for me.making myself set some old places in new ways.will get a couple dozen cat,fisher and canine sets going soon i hope.GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY.

in my chicken coop Monday night. they will not bother the girls no more!

Nittany Lion sent me picture of todays catch...
3 Coon, 5 Mink

Today’s catch: 1 opossum 1 gray fox 1 muskrat and no snow showers as of now

I found a Flying squirrel in one of my weasel traps today. Otherwise nothing. I received permission to trap some of the swamp areas in the middle of Philipsburg from a family friend. I grew up there and know there are plenty of fat muskrats I never seen any mink though. The only thing that keeps me from trapping there is that this swamp is literally in the middle of town. 25 ft. from a bar, 35 feet from a trailer court. So I am sure prying eyes would be all over me, I've been trying to figure out the best times to set there without compromising my gear. The place has changed a lot in the last 20 years and so risk (of stolen traps) versus reward has had me a little apprehensive.