as the first year you started?

I'm still up thinking about the sound of chain jerking in the morning ...... absolutely

Probably not quite that excited. I don't even get as excited over women as I did my first year dating.

I do yes...its like a passion that grows with each year of learning

Not this year.
Started out well but soon became too many miles and no results. That combined with very low prices
42 coon 1 cat 2 rats and 4 possum neted me $225.00.
A tank of gas every 3 or 4 days
just

Yes I think I enjoy it more now than when I was just getting started. I like the anticipation of what I might catch and how many .I like the satisfaction of making a good set and catching what I made the set for . Now adays a large part of why I trap is because of all the things I get to see while running my line that most people never see. I caught a coyote last week and I got so excited I lost a day !!

X2

Yes and I'm more confident now. When I started close to 40 years ago trapping beat me up didn't catch much but I learned. Probably more excited now

I certainly look forward to it every year. I've enjoyed connecting with landowners, but mostly the time I've spent with my boys and also the time alone checking traps.
I love running sets at 3:00AM. Clear night, stars, and flashlight beams looking for eye reflections coming from the next set ahead. Just plain fun.
Jim

I get more excited , because I know more about it than I did back then

Oh Jes--almost like a war-me vs them and i hate to lose.

Not sure, I still get all giddy when I get near a set or think about a certain set but I can sleep through the night with traps out so not quite as excited but awful close. I used to sleep in the corn field while trapping summer coon so I could get em right away. I was probably 10 to 12 at the time. I'm not that excited anymore I swear.

No, at my age I don't get excited about anything.

Not really, I do WCO work all year so the opening day is just another day.

There was a day I'd be waiting for opening day like it was christmas. Now, neither day excites me.

It's in my blood.

I can't wait for season to start, am sorry to see it end and spend a lot of the off time reading and preparing for the next season. So I guess the answer is yes. I still have restless night wondering what I might find in my traps on the new sets. Enjoy finding a catch in a trap from muskrat to Bobcat. Besides, at my age if I quit I would probably get get.

I'm excited before the season and first few weeks. By now I'm tired. In March Ill look back amd wished I've done more amd start looking to next season.

IM 56 AND BEEN TRAPPIN SINCE I WAS 8 AND STILL IF NOT EVEN MORE GET SO EXCITED LAYIN IN BED GOING OVER EVERY SET IN MY HEAD.

I use to...when I saw 150.00 otter in the trap....or a 160.00 fisher. Trapping for me Is like a scratch ticket....who gets excited with a 2.00 Winnah ?

No. I've had steel in the ground every year since 1979. Haven't been motivated enough to make any sets this year.

i am 52 and still get excited as season gets near each year.i was around 10 when i started learning to trap.

I think it may have come full circle for me. The first year I trapped by myself (1947/48) I was only 6 years old. This was the first solo adventure… I was excited, but I was also scared. Some of the same feelings came back to me this year 2019/20. Health issues headed the list... and sorry to say... they were a major part of my demise as a trapper.

Garry-

Yep

You reach an age where trapping, hunting and sex are as much fun to think about as to actually participate in.

I'm more excited each year mainly because I learn more with each passing season. I no a lot of ppl are more worried about the money they spent versus the pay out at the end. For me it's not a money thing I loose my butt trapping every year but knowing that I'm completely capable of living off the land and getting better in each passing year at all the trades of the past makes it completely worth it to me. There is just something about trapping and everything outdoors I can't get enough of. Its really nice to have all these skills in your arsenal, especially with the way the world is today, when s*** hits the fan one day and got all these city ppl that think meat comes from a store that's no longer there and can't fend for themselves Ile be setting fat and sassy living off the land thanks to the wealth of knowledge that's been passed to us starting back from the mountain men days. There ain't a day goes by that I don't at least look at a trapping magazine planning for the next day I set traps or the next season. To those that worry more about it for the money as a hobby trapper just remember money is not everything, take new ppl out pass it on make it a family adventure. Can't take money with you when you go.but you can make lots of memory take with you and pass a lot on. Keep the chain strong!

You can put a gun to my head, tell me your phone number, and I won't be able to recite it 1 minute later, but I can describe to you a trap line of 40 traps, including every detail of every set from 2018.
The only way that I can fall asleep sometimes is to mentally visualize each site in the order that they were set. If that fails, I visualize each set in the reverse order of how I check them. That usually does the trick pretty quick.
So yes, I'd say that I am still excited about trapping.

Even after 50 years on the line...I think about trapping each and everyday. I get excited whether I'm working on equipment, a package of supplies in the mail, scouting or actually on the line.

No money maker for me, but as a hobby it's still cheaper than an ex-wife or drug habit.

I still love trapping, its the skinning and put up that I've grown tired of.

You bet I think trapping 24/7, when it's a really wet fall,i get a little bummed out dealing with mud,drier falls I get real excited to get the traps in the ground.

55th season this year for me. Still love it and look forward to it every day!! But I'm about as slow as molasses in January anymore.

At 75 I get more excited about trapping because there is no reason to get excited about women any more if you know what I mean.

At 75 I get more excited about trapping because there is no reason to get excited about women any more if you know what I mean.

It’s more about goals today same fun different approach to it, not numbers just simple goals.

Probably more after nearly 30 years than the first year. More because over time I have become better at trapping, catching and also what to do with the harvest and do it better. Also each year I try a few new things on a limited basis and that creates interest as well. I also know at age 72 that the seasons ahead of me are fewer than they were 40 years ago and I want to savor the time in the field even more.

Bryce

I like really low fur prices, it really thins out the competition. I hope they stay low forever!

You posted that twice coyote … now I am wonder if you are trying to convince yourself or the rest of us.... LOL!

I think about it every day, and wish I were out there doing it, but also now know that common sense says if I want to walking at all next year... this is the year I end it.

Garry-

This is my fourth year trapping. I got a late start as I am 36. I am still excited about every check. I know that there is a little chance that I will have anything, but there is still that chance. That is what keeps me going. I keep learning a little bit each year. Mainly trying for the yotes. Got one the first year but have been skunked since. Fox, bobcats, coons, grinners and stinkers but the yotes are eluding me. Each check there is that chance tho.

Well that's some perspective! Love the elders input on this forum....
Here's what keeps me going....

He said, "Dad we r gonna catch another wolf at the Pee post, and a wolverine !"
Love the enthusiasm of an 8 yo.

You both have good reason to be excited. Good times there and great pics.

What a smile!!! That guy is truly enjoying himself.

Me because I didn't loose just didn't win as much....

Certainly do. Really enjoy the first line of the season. Setting it up is pure joy.