absoloutly!! 1000 coon a season is pretty danged impressive............my personal best is 342..............and I worked you dang right i'd be posting.

You post, you have fun, you set an example for young ambitious upcoming that want to be like you.
Profit. No profit. Whatever. Go have fun.
I enjoyed following your quest and was hoping to do so again.
Jim

Most people would post about the first time they get to 1000 especially if they fell short several times (which is ok) and have not done so since. I went from 1200 or so to zero because of auction events and fur value and posted that. I have a lot of haters. I have a lot of friends. As Dustin said it comes with the territory. Some of it comes from my success, some comes from me being confident in what I do and some comes from my opinion about not liking trappers getting duped and saying something about it. LLL

It'd be something fun to do...whether you have time to actually document it is another story. Filming and pics takes time away from what you're doing. Especially if you're filming it yourself. If you had someone tag along that could film you,stays out of the way and gets back in the truck before you do would be helpful

When others start talking about and promoting your efforts - you've arrived, just like that humble farmer in Buffalo County.
“Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise.”

LL, I for one enjoyed your pics. Couldn't get over the work that is involved to put up the catches you made. The pictures of your pickup full of coons were amazing. Just shows how much hard work and knowledge is involved in those catches. Keep posting the pictures and ignore the haters.

I love a good dog. Buried one of my own. She was the best bird dog (short hair) I ever hunted behind. Have not been pheasant hunting since. LLL

I guess I look at the guy who don't say anything about the 1000 coon season for to years is no different than the guy boasting about several 1000 coon seasons but never actually giving numbers. Anyone can say they catch a 1000, and take a few pictures of their truck full. And I also think "who cares". Lol. I try not to spend much time worrying about others motives.

No just a little.

I tagged fur at a NAFA receiving agent for several years and signed in and processed some (more than I thought I would have before working there) 1000 plus catches.

It was often mentioned specifically that they did not want to share their catch numbers.

If fur price ever returns so will this.

I can understand this mentality also. I know several who have caught a 1000 in my neighborhood and a few of us have caught over 2000 in a season. I know a guy who has caught over 3000 in a season and says nothing.

I am talking about when someone has posted for years about trying to do it, posts about falling short but then somehow a few years later said he has. I wonder why a guy would not have posted about his success amongst his short falls? Seems a bit strange to me. LLL

Do what you want. I dont see what the big deal is if you don't believe him then just move on. I respect those that have the drive to go catch 1000 coons or 1000 rats or whatever cause we as trappers know the type of committment that takes. To fall short of 1000 cause he only catches 800 is still impressive. I dont care if he is single no kids no job or if he's got a wife 5 kids and 2 jobs its still a lot of committment.

Why speculate? Ask him.

Now that you put it this way, it sounds shady. Lol. When I was in the southeast, I had heard of a guy named Kirk DeKalb - who had trapped over 1,000 beavers. I ventured out to do the same and came up with 680 something. I can’t say I’ve ever spoken much of it but if I had gotten 1,000 I would probably had mentioned it. That was in a year, by the way, not a season.

i skip right over these posts maybe read what 2 or 3 have to say and move on to posts with up coming events fur sales markets and such look at how many look at the post and how many comment should tell you something

I think I might start a sniping 1,000 raccoon with a thermal/night vision thread, because I can I'm not even going to come close but a guy can dream. This may be the first season in 17 years I don't bury a trap in the ground. No one's been trapping and they are sure plentiful. I think I'll get more out of it shooting them when I can and without the daily grind that is running traps on myself/family/vehicles etc. I might not post a single thing on it either. My guess is no one really cares what I do. As to documentation I guess I could care less if someone posts their numbers, totals, etc. It's fun to see the big catches. The only people that those big numbers matter to are the tax man. Otherwise I wouldn't consider it anyone's business unless it was shared.

I'd consider 1,000 coon in one season quite an accomplishment. That takes a lot of hard work. I admire you for that.

This year should be even easier to attain that number with all the dead ones I'm seeing on the highways. Catching that many coon is good conservation. Better to make use of the animal than to see it rot away on some highway.

Talked to a former 3000-4000 coon per season trapper at Spencer last week. Is now gearing up for coyote. Then to Texas in January for cats. He said got 800 mink and 1000 rats as incidentals when after coon.

I grew up trapping in the same ditches as he did. I learned a lot from him. Trapped along side of well known trappers like Red O’Hearn and Marty S. As well. It was a rough neighborhood to be a young trapper back then but what won’t kill you makes you stronger. M.A. is the Michael Jordan of trapping. LLL