Lol, I did the same thing with a new bridger #3. I tried night latching them and turned them into a hair trigger. I was bedding the trap when it caught my thumb. It hurt like (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) and I still have a scar. Live and learn

Never got hurt bad trapping.minor stuff like cuts and bruises and frostbite etc.Worst injury on the line was popping my left hip bone out of joint flipping the snowmachine 3 years ago.Still in pain from that.
Did get hurt a couple times pretty bad working on the Railroad.

Finger in #9 trap 2 separate times!

Two locust tree thorns in the arm

Hand in a 220. Thank goodness it wasn't a Belisle!

I just remembered-I broke a couple ribs once when I fell out of the top bunk at trapping camp after drinking some shine.

220 went off while I was placing the trap. Everything must have been just right as somehow both trigger wires punctured completely through my left hand. Didn’t even realize it until
I couldn’t let go of the trap

I bet it really hurt the next morning!

Just remembered I took a locust in the calf 2018, it came out next to my shin

Ouch
Thank God for Health Care in Canada;
we are covered for those un-expected little trapline mistakes.
The ER doctors always want to hear some stories....actually have take some out on the line afterwards so they can experience it, including the Minister of Health who wanted to be front line in Hanti-virus days.

Dang, I would come up with a better method. That just don't sound fun....Lol

When you forget your stake puller and you gotta give it all you got!! This clay is hard up here!!

Caught 4 fingers in a 330 on my dominate hand. Then I just pulled em out. Ripped the index finger open to the bone. I left a blood trail. I’m a lot more careful these days

Sore back from fleshing.

bridger 120 across thumb knuckle .....those things are awful.....I had bought 6....I know I launched one along the way somewhere out of frustration...still have 5 in the shed not doing anything

when I was in the Army...I did some training with an Aussie..the instructor was asking guys about safety opinions on things ...he said..(in his best crocodile dundee voice)
ABCDEF...

ALWAYS
BE
CAREFUL
DON'T
EVER
FORGET

never forgot that

second day of season years ago, last set of the day ,caught my thumb up high in a number 4, the next day I could not move it , my season was done i could not set a trap ,

Standing on top of a very large icy metal culvert, I slipped and fell landing on the side of the culvert and the large bolts holding it together. Pretty sure I died.

I was about 16 years old, I made a 120 out of two 110's, no safeties... tried to set it, slipped and caught both thumbs! I was there thumbed-cuffed, luckily I was home and my brother had a rare moment of sympathy for me and help me get it off.

2006 I was standing on a culvert looking down at two sets, no catch. I turned and stepped on some ice and went down. The culvert is about 6 feet tall, I knew I was going in the water but with waders, no big deal. I crossed my arms on my chest and went down. What I did not know is that just below the water line the culvert was cemented in and my elbow hit the cement on the way down. That did not hurt my elbow too much but tore my left rotator cuff and that hurt from November until March when I had surgery. I skinned and fleshed 105 coons plus rats and a couple reds after that and it took a few pain killers to keep going. One wrong step and several months and years to get back to an older normal.

Bryce