Re: South Dakota 2018/19 trapping season
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12/17/18 10:50 PM
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Its supposedly getting colder this weekend, maybe that will stiffen things up and have more action. Then again, full moon is coming (I think), its been brighter at night the last 3-4 days.
"And God said, Let us make man in our image �and let them have dominion �and all the creatures that move along the ground". Genesis 1:26
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Re: South Dakota 2018/19 trapping season
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12/19/18 01:21 AM
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what you getting for badger Won't know until the 22nd when the badger buyer gets here Cuz.
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Re: South Dakota 2018/19 trapping season
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12/19/18 10:08 PM
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Big catch a civet the first one I have seen this season so I cut it loose until they bounce back from whatever is that's got their numbers down. Feisty little sucker thought it was my brother-in-laws black cat at first it was doing the handstand thing when I first got there. Handstand hard to see.
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Re: South Dakota 2018/19 trapping season
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12/19/18 11:18 PM
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Law Dog- My dad and his brothers grew up on a farm in the 1920s/30s in central Hutchinson Co here in SD and they used to talk about "civet cats". I trapped down there about 30 years ago and then mostly further northeast around here and I've never seen a spotted skunk, if that's what those old timers were calling "civets". I don't know if their distribution has always been more trans-James River in the state vs further east. Or were they were further east and changing land-use and other environmental changes did them in around here?? Jackrabbits have also pretty much disappeared around here, although at least I know we used to have them because I've shot and trapped them here in my younger days.
"And God said, Let us make man in our image �and let them have dominion �and all the creatures that move along the ground". Genesis 1:26
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Re: South Dakota 2018/19 trapping season
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12/20/18 12:07 AM
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Seems to be a line of (Spotted Skunks) along the Missouri River breaks I get them on my cat cams in Gregory, have seen them killed on the road from NE to ND just think they need the older type of farm habitat old farm houses, weed patches and hay stack yards. This guy was in with some bales lined up in the farmyard got several there in the past. Past years I would catch about 20 and keep 10-12 and release the rest (only take 2 per area)
Jacks are around a guy just seldom see them unless they are breeding then they are running on the roads for a few weeks. LOL That last snow we had I did see tracks in several places and snared 2 this year in yote snares (A target species here). I bought 2 jacks from some guys down by Winner when I sold fur they must have a few more down that way. A few years ago the Eastern part of my County a guy could fill a pickup bed with them so they "break out" at times in some areas.
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Re: South Dakota 2018/19 trapping season
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12/21/18 12:22 AM
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They say a big storm is coming next week should hit the 26th same day as our bobcat opener well that sucks! LOL Think I'll haul the equipment in before then and I'll have the supplies in place if I need to walk in and set! Might pre-bait also that's a lot of baits to carry in so I will put them out and let them work on them until I can get in there. I have the common everyday supplies already down in the big draw from a few months ago like waxed dirt/pan covers/snares/ feathers/lures/string and wire.
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Re: South Dakota 2018/19 trapping season
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12/21/18 10:04 PM
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Tomorrow we find out how Law Dog scores on his diggers!! How are you selling them; in the round, skinned, or finished...?
"And God said, Let us make man in our image �and let them have dominion �and all the creatures that move along the ground". Genesis 1:26
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Re: South Dakota 2018/19 trapping season
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12/21/18 11:15 PM
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In the grease, Pete will be here at 3 tomorrow he pays well on badgers I have too many sets out to put them up I do wash and dry them before I skin them and pull to burrs! I have my short line to check in the AM so it will be a busy day. Looks like cat will be a wait and see what the weather brings us next week, pretty sure it snowed last year on the cat opener also. Should make the badger pushouts easier to see if we don't get a lot of snow.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
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Re: South Dakota 2018/19 trapping season
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12/22/18 07:15 PM
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$20 avg on the badgers some were Oct and early Nov ones the top was $40 for 4 of them had 15 total only 2 darks. $8 for 1 coon and 2ea on the other 2 1 skunk @ $3 I had laying around (it stunk!) So pretty sure I paid for my gas for this season so far and it's not looking good with the storm that's coming next week. Pulled several places today will pull the rest before the snow hits and go from there, cat season is just days away if I can get around the wind is howling the last 3 days.
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Re: South Dakota 2018/19 trapping season
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12/22/18 11:11 PM
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I sold 14 finished coyotes today. Averaged $75 sold to D&B Fur Java SD I wonder how much "meat is left on the bone" for the buyer the next step up with that average...?
"And God said, Let us make man in our image �and let them have dominion �and all the creatures that move along the ground". Genesis 1:26
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