Am I with in reasone on my figures to do a long line. Setting 3-4 110s per stop, getting traps and stakes out of truck, down fairly steep banks, set traps and back to truck, 20 minutes. 10 minutes average to next stop and repeat. That would be 8 traps set per hour average. 10 hours daylight equals 80 traps set in a day. Rats and mink are targeted. Trying to figure how many 110s I need. Are these numbers even close to being right??

There's theory and then there is reality. You can't count on the critters to cooperate either as not all stops will have X # of places for sets. Weather can also play a big part in the equation too. High/low water can make or break you rather quickly. And do you have the numbers of animals you need to make it work? What about competition? But now saying that, I know of guys who ran 100-125 traps a day w/o any major problems. I would say on a good area, you might need more than 80.

Understand what you are saying scout. Weather would be the unknown l guess in the equation. Don't have much or any compation. I think we have a decent population ( ran 20 traps for 2 weeks and caught 6 mink and 5 rats in 2 square miles.) I guess I was more less looking at daylight hours so as not to be stumbling around after dark. Didn't know if 20 minutes a stop was a doable time, or should I allow more for an average. Trying to cover ground in 2-3 counties. Have a 48 hour check on drowners. Plan on running 2 lines for 10 days 2 weeks and then move to new area. If that time frame is reasonable I guess I would need a couple hundred traps.

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if youre limiting yourself to only conis, youre already greatly limiting your catches.

Agree with you that I would be limiting catches by using 110s. One reason for setting only them is to eliminate the coon catch. We are over run with them where I'm trapping. Gonna take a hard round of rabies and distemper to get the population under control. Hardly anyone left trapping around here. Another reason for using only 110s is 48 hour check. Think I can run 2x the traps over 1 and halves and 2s and also eliminate the coons. I know I'm narrowing up my chances of harvesting mink and rats by not using bait and pocket sets but hoping to overcome some of that with running more traps. Guess it will be a crap shoot to see if it works. Have never had the time to run a couple hundred traps and I ain't getting any younger. Any insight or suggestions is appreciated.

Mail box.

I want some of these secret messages you send everyone. I'm sure they are amazing.

I laugh every time I see the elusive mousey PM to questions

I don't understand why you would run any type of long line with fur prices for the above animals mentioned being so low. not to mention you are only willing to catch them and not the other furbearers in those areas .with fur prices being so low just go set some traps and don't put all the added pressure on yourself with time constraints. you are not going to make a bunch of money anyway so you may as well do it for fun.

I keep hoping I’ll get one of those one day too. I’ve heard from others he gives sound advice.

I got the secret PM and was very appreciative for it

No one likes a braggart!!

Lol. I figured he just felt sorry for me.....

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My road line setting time is 4 per hr. I go by location. Not traps. I gang set. Catch everything. Move on. I shoot for 60 locations on my first day. My trap average is never consistent. I set what needs to be set. This is pre determined before set day. Hope that helps you. Good luck to you. Wish you the best. As fossil said. Don’t limit your catch. Catch it all pile the critters up

I'm begging for the darn thing. No such luck yet.

I've all but given up on running much of a line this next season, unless gas keeps going up. Oil should follow or at least it used to. I might act like I can for 10 days again this season. It's always fun to act like you can survive off trapping (fur). It's been much more enjoyable for me to watch the poofs in the thermal the last month or so.

With great power comes great responsibility. Lol . Patience grasshopper.