Well I'm going to pull my traps tomorrow or Monday morning, I caught #29 today and it was a small female that was rubbed a bit. Also missed a couple at a different location, we had about 4" of snow overnight and they moved well. Maybe I can get #30 tonight

You are keeping busy
Good job and hoping for # 30

Have you put any steel in the ground since moving to Tenn scuba?

Nope I have not had the time but have heard some longdogs not to far away and saw some sign on a couple of my tracks on the property. The neighbor has chickens so I'll trying to put a hurting on those chicken thieves at some point. Have to buy some traps as coyotes are a first for me I'll also have to have a read up on the rules here concerning traps and wires as I am more of a wire guy than footholds. But I'll learn. I like a challenge

Well I was able to hit #30 today, gonna pull all my sets in the morning

Nice catch and congrats to a great season! We expect a nice barn shot now with them furs

Thanks. Still have several in the freezer to get worked up

RM I have followed your journey from the start Your title 2020 Appalachian 2020 mountains trap line caught my eye .I have spent many hours in the Appalachians of W VA hunting deer They have a way of making you return time after time . You did a good job of trapping throughout the year and dealing with the weather changes that always happen And I think you did even better showing and teaching the things you encountered . I like to have goals as you do .I find that the number is not so important .But having a number in mind helps to keep you going when things go bad or just slow down for a day or so.Good job

Thanks west side. I'm going to try to actually start sooner next season instead of waiting til Jan. I enjoyed every minute of it and my kids have too. It's amazing how much my boys (8, 9yr old) have learned. They are recognizing sign and picking good spots for sets now. Probably the most rewarding was taking my 9yr olds best friend who had never been and getting him so interested that he talked his father into buying a half dozen traps and putting them out on their 200 acres and after two weeks they caught their first coyote today. Now they are hooked, here's a pic of their first catch

That is the icing on the cake for a really great season for you .The way to keep trapping alive is show others how much fun it is and how much skill it takes Fine job

Well I pulled all my traps except four sets I left out on my friends property, his 76 yr old dad has been checking them for me and he has really enjoyed it. Said it gave him a reason to look forward to the morning. We'd caught 5 off the farm so far but I hadn't been up there in 12 days to rebait or lure anything and was planning on doing that today. To my surprise he called this morning and said we had a big one. It's amazing that they still worked the dirthole after 12 days of rain and snow. Biggest coyote I've caught this year. 47#
#31

Well im done for the season except I left 5 sets out on my buddies hunting property for and this morning he called and I had connected on two coyotes out of the 5 traps so that put me at #33. One surprisingly was still furred nice but the other was a mangy looking dog

Thanks for the ride along.
Looks like you had a great season.
Nice country you trap in,RM.

My bet is your boys aren't going to let you wait until January to start trapping.

Trapped very similar country when I lived in Boone, NC. I second the thanks for the ride along.

Appreciate it gray dog and boco. I'm still learning everytime out, and the kids are already talking about next year. They are wanting to hit the bobcats hard next season after giving them a pass this year. Gray dog I'm only 40 minutes from Boone