I did a few google searches a couple years ago and stole all you guys intellectual property and used it to catch cats.

So suck it !

PM sent

I believe that could be true.
tMan is great, but if people are jerks maybe the moderators should more often hold them accountable before the jack arse scares good people off. Mod's have a tough job & I realize the moderators have a lot of info to sift through though, and that they try to not hinder free speech. I'm not saying that publicly questioning someones advice is being a jerk.

You have to be pretty thin skinned to worry about what others think about your advice.
I love to stir the pot because that's what brings out other ideas on the subject. If you post on a thread and every one looks at It and figures that's the way It Is. It becomes a thread killer and we learn nothing.

There's more then one way to skin a cat.

I hope AJE doesn't take this the wrong way. But He's a pain In the arse when It comes to all these questions he posts. But guess what a lot of information come to light because of It. Keep it going AJE

The questions will slow once bobcat season ends, lol.

I try to start some good discussions that ALL can learn from.

I like the exchange of ideas.

It's incredible what people can learn on tMan. Combine that with time in the field & attending demos etc, and trappers learning curves are GREATLY shortened thanks in part to the good people on tMan. This is helping recruit & retain trappers.

Bunch of snowflakes-take your ball and go home-good riddance.
Young trappers remember- basic sets,hard work and long hours is the secret-all the rest is snake oil.

No way you will come up with something else. LOl

Spot on Boco.

I understand but what are the other reasons you do it?

Trap design and modification technology is swiped all the time. If you have designs on something that would be able to be patented, you would be a fool to post it on here.

Because He Is just shy.

I do both. But, I have no secrets. I can guarantee that someone, somewhere, at sometime has already done it.

I guess I never thought of the harassment angle, and I get that. PM away. I'll take any advise...

Wolfdog Is pretty inventive but If you've a been around awhile It's all been done before.

There's one or two things I've come up with that I'm 98% sure haven't. Very specialized

Could be but don't bet on It.

You're right, it was incredible. I learned so much on this site that I can't even begin to put it into words. Truly priceless information. Many have left, but a handful are still posting some good stuff.

For me, when the same people who profess to be newbies incessantly post "advice" it becomes a little off-putting. It happened then and seems to continue to be a thing now. I think many could benefit from using the prepositional phrase "In my area, what works for me is _________"

I can remember Paul Dobbins addressing the problematic internet-trapper advice as "Parroting information." I have always remembered that expression and thought it was fantastic.