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I got really lucky this year and ended up with a cat and a fisher

Frustrating season for me again. Just can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. Landing coons no problem, but I can't get a darn canine in a set. Have had foxes flip 2 over, several more approach but not commit to sets, and others get plugged up from rain and mud. Can't even find a coyote track anymore, they've been gone since early December.

Dyed and waxed the traps, inordinately careful to not contaminate with scents, in and out quickly, bedding tight, setting on sign, setting near sign, variety of sets, variety of baits and lures, etc. I feel like I've done a little bit of everything. Even tried some sets with a rusty piece of rebar set to the side (forget which book said to try that) to throw them off the scent of any metal in the ground. Still nada.

Fresh snow last Sat night and a fox walked within 3' of my set without hesitating for a second to sniff around.

Glad to see the success others are having though! Keeps my morale up!

Have you tried trail cams to see what is going on at the sets?

I have a camera up on a double set now. Wish I would have done it sooner. We'll see what it picks up.

Hang in there. Sometimes, they just don’t care. I had cameras in a couple sets last year where I knew fox were traveling. Hadn’t caught anything after a while so put cameras in and showed fox walking right between my traps and never slowing down. Just didn’t want what I was offering. Drives you crazy but maybe try a different lure or bait and see if it makes a difference. Make sure you pay attention to the wind or they might not even know it’s there.

I had the best day of the year today, had a gray and a small beaver. I've had foxes, coyotes, fishers and cats running past my sets all year, I've tried everything I have read and could think of with no luck, so I broke out the cable restraints and after 3 days landed my first gray fox. Unfortunately it had a large rub mark in the middle of its back.




This years total
3 opossum
3 racoon
1 gray fox
2 beaver
1 long tail weasel

I was working night shift the last couple of days. My wife asked to go with me on the check today. Of course I said yes. Bout 150 yards from our house I had a bobcat. She was all excited to see one that is alive, me, not so much. I knew I had to release it. The release went well (wife has video). It only tried to kill me a couple of times. She was beautiful. White belly with lots of spots. Way nicer than the one that I got during the season. But glad I got to let her go.

Nothing like releasing a critter that has 5 razors on each paw. To be honest, WE were happy to let her go. I was even more happy to not have to go to the emergency room. I know I took a big risk with her on the release, but I know she is out there killing rabbits. I will be making a plywood board to take with me from now on.

We never make those 4’x4’ plywood boards until AFTER the first time that we need it. I still haven’t made mine yet either. It was a beautiful cat Jerry.

Pulled the few foothold sets I ha out an replaced with crs payed off with

Any of you PA boys still trapping? I pulled my fox sets 2 weeks ago and got a few beaver sets out still

Still ain't the end of the season yet. Chasing a yote that has become my enemy. Lol. I have been after him since last season
And a few sickly fox I and others have seen around.
I let the healthy fox go.
And working on a freeze proof set.

Wetdog - you sound like me. We have a pair of coyotes working one farm and I’m going to try everything and anything to connect before the 17th. I ordered flake wax and I’ve been reading about the pipe dream set. My daughter, son and I are having a great season and we’re gonna push until the end.

Hooked up on our first Coyote EVER on Monday Night!
Almost pulled the traps ahead of the storm - glad we didn't.
Landowner "did me a favor" by shooting it full of holes.

I run a modified zagger set. No wax dirt or peat. Nothing but what is at the set. And glycerin. I keep sets near my house as test traps. Not set to catch, set to check. If they are frozen, then I will go to all my sets and check them to see if they are frozen down. So far its working very well for me. I've been able to check with confidence form a distance.
Pulled 4 trail sets last Thursday they were in the ground for 11 days, I was sure they had to be frozen down. I was wrong, they all fired no problem. I wish I would have left them alone.
Good luck on those yotes.

PS try a few blind trail sets where they are entering and exiting the feilds

congratulations Ditto

Congrats Ditto, that's a dandy.

Last week. I took four here, this was the biggest.