I have 5 DPs out. I am trying to learn how to be better at catching coons in DPs. I got one really nice male today. So far only two coons and both larger adults so that is good. Too many other things to get done this week so I won't be setting any more, just those 5 traps in two nice runs about 1/4 mile from home.

Bryce

Got my first coyote of the season this morning. Now It's raining and will have to re make everything.

Got skunked Saturday on dryland, did catch a beaver on an adc job. Great day for The Boy and my partner's boys to tag along also nice that my niece is back from California to trap with me this year.



Today I REALLY got skunked!!! At least the truck smells like trapping again lol.

Day 2 kept 34 today and released another 4 so if I hadn't released any I'd be at 99 haha

That's great trap setter!

Is that grinner really that white or just washed out in the picture?

Thanks for sharing all the photos and continued success as your season marches on! Perhaps that possum with the clear white belly will bring big bucks!

Chris

Nice thread folks. Best of luck to all of you this season!

I forgot to mention that possum yes it is all white I got one last year like it to

I pulled my 5 DPs today. I had 4 coons. Three in a trail with a nice full furred sow and two YOY. I released the smaller more off colored one. Probably should have the other as well. It will only be XL. The female was really fat and nipples were shrunken up. The male was on the trail where I got a nice coon yesterday. He was nice large male. They seem well furred for this time of year. Have not fleshed any yet. I have skinned 5 and am seeing more need to get my skinning winch set up. I just don't have the fore arm and hand strength that I did a few years ago. No fun getting old but it is better than the alternative.

Bryce

Been kinda getting my butt whipped by weather I think... had red fox and 3 coon, nice big skunk first check. Yesterday was just plain nasty and a inch and 7 tenths rain turned my pipe sets into rain gauges guarded by mud pie. So wet farmer didn't even want me taking the quad in, so one farm I got to walk now. Had couple places where water coming out of the corn field was literally a small stream to cross. There are washouts on some fields so big they could swallow a truck.. This morning had couple sprung traps, 2 big male coons in DPs and couple grinners.. Pretty bad when I'm not even catch trash in dirt holes. Only staying out until Thursday and only have couple dozen sets spread out on 3 farms..Just a mess glad I don't have more out. I'm on ridge tops and still got standing water in fields. Winds been nasty last two days too..
Doing what I can do though but have to admit hard to stay motivated looking at weather forecast !

Mac

Bryce,
I know the feeling- the stuff I used to jump over - now I trip over, I'll probably pull soon and head north. Picked up 6 today with two doubles- all large coon for this early, I sure hope they're not packing on pounds for an early , long winter.


This was my favorite part of the day... super windy, walked up on these two bedded on a high spot in the cattails.

Great thread again as usual Cable. Love reading your hardcore adventures. I set out 12 coyote sets and caught 2 yesterday. Will focus on the coon a little later when they should be more prime. I don't have much time while working. Keep up the good work.

Day 3
I guess the possum moved stupid things normally I let them go but have to keep them this year for a guy got 11 of the stupid trap cloggers screwd me out of a few coon to as the mud told

For the coon it was 27 kept and 2 released size was up today not nearly as many smalls fur quality also seemed higher

So we are at 118 coon kept
With released ones it would be 129

Good on you lance catching 2 totes right off the bat like that very cool!

Them coon look pretty good egaleye

You all ready for rats bryce?? Haha and yeah a machine makes it nice total time for me to do one is 3 minutes 15 seconds

Hey CA how often do you have a coon open on you using the machine?

Pike river never unless it's a roadkill and I dont pick them up anymore just for that reason haha

how many miles a day this year mister CA?

Keep the stories coming. 3 more weeks before I can get out.

Nice start Cable! And others. Finally made it out for a little scouting for rats this evening. Finally feels like its time. Im usually amped up by the time August ends but have been busy this fall. I look forward to another muskrat opener early Saturday morning! Hope to keep involving my 2 daughters througout the season and show a few first-time trappers a few things. Excited to follow this thread as well as participate when I can. Good luck and be safe to those going out this Friday night.

Imiller it's about 150 round trip this time

I cant wait deerfly but this weather is not looking good at all for it looks like a very early frezze and not sure if its gonna thaw back out has me worried big time but all you can do is get out and set I guess!

Day 4 27 more coon no releases a bunch more stupid possum but not quite like yesterday haha

One of the possum is the smallest I've ever caught about the size of a small muskrat and it's pure white like that other one I got haha

Also my first blonde color phase coon just a small one but I'll be tanning it