My name is John. I’m 38 years old and live in SW Missouri. Really enjoy this site and have learned a lot. I was able to be home all winter, so had a solid 45 day check on my traps. 6 traps at my place on 10 acres and 8 traps on 40 acres about an hour south of me. It was the best season I’ve ever had. Not just because of the catch but just being home and being outside. I have sold fur in the past, but 95% of what I catch, I tan myself. Give it away as gifts to friends and family. I really enjoy doing that.

I just wanted to introduce myself and thank everyone that I’ve leaned from here on the forum. I’m going to try and post a few pics from this year, but can’t guarantee I can figure it out. Might include a pic my rifle buck from this year. Haha.

My totals this year were 15 coyotes, 6 grays, 1 red, 1 bobcat, 6 opossum, 49 raccoon.

Thanks again, everyone!

Welcome your doing well.

climb aboard and great job.

Welcome to Tman. Good job. Looks like you had a great time.

Welcome to the madhouse

Welcome,
That's quite a haul of fur with 14 traps.

Welcome and nice catches!

Welcome to Tman John!!!

Welcome John, hey someone with the skills flip his pictures...

Welcome brother!

Welcome

Great work and enjoy the site!

Chris

Thanks everyone! Nice to meet you all. It was a really fun year. I just finished tanning my last three coyotes today. The red and the cat are at the taxidermist.

Sorry about the sideways pics. If someone can flip them, I’d love to know how! I just posted them from my iPhone.

I really did a lot of reading this year and tried to figure my little 10 acre place out. It’s getting better every year!

Welcome. Great season catch. I need to do a post like this when I figure out how to post pictures again.

Welcome and here go ......








Garry-

Welcome. and nice catch

What's the story on the 8 traps 1hr south of you? On 40 ac, if I was driving an hour to that location daily, there would be a heck of a lot more traps out than that to make it worth while.

Thanks, Actor!

Pintail, it’s my parents’ place. They butt up to a national forest. It’s my heaven on earth. I have a job that fortunately pays me to to have stretches at home, but unfortunately that doesn’t happen much. I take advantage of it every chance I get. Leaving the house at dawn and listening to trapping podcasts on the drive, watching the sunrise, seeing the wildlife, sipping on my coffee, no one out. Life is perfect in that moment. I used to set more traps, but realized there really isn’t any need for more with the way it is set up. Plus I can tinker with my tree stands, cut wood, do things my parents need.

I hope to build a line in between the two places sometime. I live on the 10 acre place. But the stars haven’t aligned yet. There are some dynamite looking farms I pass though. It will happen one day!

Welcome John. I was beginning to wonder how your mountains grew trees side-ways, Actor cleared it up for me! Welcome aboard!!!

Good job John and welcome. We have lots of good trappers on here that are always full of great ideas and have traps and equipment for sale or trade. Let us know what you need or what we can help you with. Looks like you're already doing well.

Jediknight