22 cal rifle to dispatch yotes...most of the time I don't carry anything for water trapping.

Every where I go, trapping or not,



Charlie

Glock 9mm + AR style .223 + a .22 for animal dispatch if necessary.

Nope….just my hardwood walking stick…just a water trapper. But seeing more bears in the hood ….might change my mind,this year.

Had to chase a bear away from the chickens this morning with the help of the dogs. So yes I do cary one when I am not in bed.

sure from truck to post office counter and back or when at a school

anywhere else it is just a trespassing charge if you refuse to leave

Unless you have had issues in the past, I can't say it's not optimal to to not have a gin of some sort on the line.

Same, minus the Glock.

I rarely need the .22 but it's nice just in case.

Me too. And that 410 will put down a trapped coyote with no fur damage.

Almost always have a gun of some type on me, sitting here at the computer drinking coffee I have a 357 in my pocket. Carry a 22 revolver usually for dispatch, or occasionally a 22 or 22 mag rifle if I want it to double as a pot gun (while I've shot a lot of grouse with a 22 pistol, I've also missed a lot, not the worlds best pistol shot). Anything else carried on the line is for some other purpose than trapping, whether it is a deer rifle because deer season is open, a rifle because I might try and call in a wolf or coyote, or gun I am bringing along just to test a new load in at some point where I can target shoot along the line.
At one time we used to have to use a centerfire if dispatching wolves with a firearm (stupid rule, because they were classified as big game; since changed years ago) and I carried a little 22 Bee Imp. or since it was a beautiful little blued and curly maple gun, a stainless Mini-14 if weather was bad. If we still had that rule I would carry my Contender pistol with either a 22 Hornet or Bee barrel on it today, but I didn't own that gun back when the law was in effect.

Not usually. Water trapping never have the need for one.

What brand of gin do you recommend? I'm not saying its a bad idea, just need more specifics.

Must be a cougar trapper!

.22 old rifle, single shot.

Nothing for water trapping. Although I should because stuff happens.

Law Dog got it wrong it is Cougar liquid bait he has on the line.

Nursing home giggilo?

that could be a real thing

my daughter worked a nursing home for a while , learned you don't walk into a particular patients room unannounced even if the door is open it is very possible he won't have any thing on

If I’m wearing clothes, there’s a pistol somewhere. On the trapline, there’s always a .22 with me as well.

A lightweight .223 for critters like wolves and wolverines I see running around the trap line, a .410 for grouse, rabbits, and ptarmigan, and a .22 pistol for dispatch of wolves and wolverine. Never leave home without them.