Re: Maine Trappers
[Re: ebsurveyor]
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11/20/18 12:26 PM
11/20/18 12:26 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,748 Maine
Mac
trapper
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trapper
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Maine
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Butch and Jwood, thanks for sharing the great pictures. I have been quite discourage sine the state came up with the horrible box deal. Fisher used to be one of my favorites critters to chase. I simply do not have time with work and business to run many traps with out going to the three day body grip check. I have little faith in the box idea that are mandated by law. I personally doubt we will have have true long fisher and marten trapping again. It sucks.
Mac
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Re: Maine Trappers
[Re: Mac]
#6378071
11/20/18 01:11 PM
11/20/18 01:11 PM
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Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 1,292 Downeast Maine
scalloper
trapper
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trapper
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Downeast Maine
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Butch and Jwood, thanks for sharing the great pictures. I have been quite discourage sine the state came up with the horrible box deal. Fisher used to be one of my favorites critters to chase. I simply do not have time with work and business to run many traps with out going to the three day body grip check. I have little faith in the box idea that are mandated by law. I personally doubt we will have have true long fisher and marten trapping again. It sucks.
Mac I agree 100% although I would like to add a few unacceptable words and call a spade a spade. But I wont. Fisher are for sure one of the top three animals for me as well. So as Maine trappers we might just as well sell/give away our 220s and 160s. What else are we going to use them for? Some use 220s for otter but I dont very often.
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness
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Re: Maine Trappers
[Re: Jeremiah Wood]
#6378072
11/20/18 01:12 PM
11/20/18 01:12 PM
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Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 1,292 Downeast Maine
scalloper
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trapper
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Downeast Maine
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Jeez everybody's quiet. Guess I'll post a few. How are these now legal? Not complaining just not sure how they would fit the regs.
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness
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Re: Maine Trappers
[Re: ebsurveyor]
#6378338
11/20/18 08:03 PM
11/20/18 08:03 PM
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Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 1,017 Aroostook county, Maine
beaver trapper
trapper
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trapper
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 1,017
Aroostook county, Maine
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I disappeared for a while but I’m back. Luckily I was able to knock down a deer early in the season so I’m taking the holiday week to do some trapping. Only have a few marten boxes and a few weasel boxes out. It’s hard going right now with all the snow in our neck of the woods. Jwood and ebsurveyor know what I mean. It’s an odd feeling to be setting traps out of a pickup while meeting snowmobiles on the same road. The snow did reveal lots of good sign though, and I’m hoping for a critter or two by the end of the week!
Wilderness, in a word, is freedom
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Re: Maine Trappers
[Re: beaver trapper]
#6378374
11/20/18 08:43 PM
11/20/18 08:43 PM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,980 New York
proratman
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trapper
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Posts: 1,980
New York
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I disappeared for a while but I’m back. Luckily I was able to knock down a deer early in the season so I’m taking the holiday week to do some trapping. Only have a few marten boxes and a few weasel boxes out. It’s hard going right now with all the snow in our neck of the woods. Jwood and ebsurveyor know what I mean. It’s an odd feeling to be setting traps out of a pickup while meeting snowmobiles on the same road. The snow did reveal lots of good sign though, and I’m hoping for a critter or two by the end of the week! "Welcome back"
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Re: Maine Trappers
[Re: ebsurveyor]
#6378423
11/20/18 09:25 PM
11/20/18 09:25 PM
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Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 1,017 Aroostook county, Maine
beaver trapper
trapper
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trapper
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 1,017
Aroostook county, Maine
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Pushing a pretty fair charge of snow ebsurveyor. Running tire chains on a lifted pickup and even some times things get a little hairy. That’s life in the woods though!
Wilderness, in a word, is freedom
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Re: Maine Trappers
[Re: Jeremiah Wood]
#6379322
11/22/18 06:14 AM
11/22/18 06:14 AM
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Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 1,292 Downeast Maine
scalloper
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trapper
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Downeast Maine
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The box in that picture is opened up to remove the catch. Below is a picture of a closed box. Opening less than 4" diameter, more than 18" from entrance to trap, trap secured outside of device, etc etc. I just noticed that now. Sorry but the first two or three times I saw the picture it lookid like two of the old style boxes stacked.
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness
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