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Re: Grand Slam
[Re: Hern]
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10/28/21 08:14 AM
10/28/21 08:14 AM
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Posts: 3,390
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Boone Liane
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A big check with lots of zeros in it.
Last edited by Boone Liane; 10/28/21 08:14 AM.
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Re: Grand Slam
[Re: Hern]
#7390471
10/28/21 08:46 AM
10/28/21 08:46 AM
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Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 1,225
Midland, MI.
Seldom
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Posts: 1,225
Midland, MI.
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Well back in the NAFA days one year when I was still combo trapping, my shipment consisted of rats, mink, coon, grey fox, red fox and coyote. I received at least one Top Lot in each furbearer category. To my own thinking it was my personal furbearer grand slam.
"A few want to know WHY, the majority appear to be satisfied just knowing HOW!"
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Re: Grand Slam
[Re: Hern]
#7391027
10/28/21 09:57 PM
10/28/21 09:57 PM
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Joined: May 2011
Posts: 7,983
Montana
beartooth trapr
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Montana
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Every season that is safe, fun, an some critters is a Grand Slam to me.
Fresh Air, an beautiful sights is a bonus.
Let me sugar coat this
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Re: Grand Slam
[Re: Hern]
#7391194
10/29/21 06:53 AM
10/29/21 06:53 AM
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Joined: Aug 2015
Posts: 834
NE NE
Wife
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NE NE
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A Grand Slam Fur Harvesting here was to catch 1 individual animal that is COMMON to your area/county IN ONE DAY of the open season. That meant a muskrat, mink, beaver, opossum, skunk, coon, red fox, badger, and coyote catch all in one day. So many guys now tout that they are a Specialist Trapper, like "I am a coyote Trapper" or "I'm after a million coon" or "Mink is the ONLY One I'm after" or (heaven forbid) "I am a Beaver Trapper". Most have gotten a pretty good exposure to trapping the animal they seek from the Net but to put it all together with the gear and efficiency to pull a 9 species SLAM off in 1 day is SPECIAL and goes beyond anything I have seen on the NET.... When you started harvesting in the 60's you tried to capture everything on the ground you trapped. The money was in the mink and rats but many areas had bounties on the long hair and beaver were in concentrated spots, if any, and had a restricted season. In 1985 I hit the SLAM here with each1 of the above species taken in ONE Day and did it again in 1994. Got close several times with 8 species. Takes a decent sized water line and land line mixed with a daylight to dark mentality to take 9 different species in farm country in ONE 24 hour check requirement (Water Sets get an every other day check if on a one way slide drowner). Badgers are always the tough one to nab as they are getting ready to sleep and are very erratic this time of year. And you had to wait for beaver season to start on Dec. 1 for them to be in the mix...........So that's it for me - 9 different species in this farm country in one day to be called a GRAND SLAM here. Try it sometime as "THE QUEST" way out distances the money....................... the mike
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Re: Grand Slam
[Re: Wife]
#7392204
10/30/21 11:53 AM
10/30/21 11:53 AM
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Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 94
sw pa
powderfinger
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Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 94
sw pa
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A Grand Slam Fur Harvesting here was to catch 1 individual animal that is COMMON to your area/county IN ONE DAY of the open season. That meant a muskrat, mink, beaver, opossum, skunk, coon, red fox, badger, and coyote catch all in one day. So many guys now tout that they are a Specialist Trapper, like "I am a coyote Trapper" or "I'm after a million coon" or "Mink is the ONLY One I'm after" or (heaven forbid) "I am a Beaver Trapper". Most have gotten a pretty good exposure to trapping the animal they seek from the Net but to put it all together with the gear and efficiency to pull a 9 species SLAM off in 1 day is SPECIAL and goes beyond anything I have seen on the NET.... When you started harvesting in the 60's you tried to capture everything on the ground you trapped. The money was in the mink and rats but many areas had bounties on the long hair and beaver were in concentrated spots, if any, and had a restricted season. In 1985 I hit the SLAM here with each1 of the above species taken in ONE Day and did it again in 1994. Got close several times with 8 species. Takes a decent sized water line and land line mixed with a daylight to dark mentality to take 9 different species in farm country in ONE 24 hour check requirement (Water Sets get an every other day check if on a one way slide drowner). Badgers are always the tough one to nab as they are getting ready to sleep and are very erratic this time of year. And you had to wait for beaver season to start on Dec. 1 for them to be in the mix...........So that's it for me - 9 different species in this farm country in one day to be called a GRAND SLAM here. Try it sometime as "THE QUEST" way out distances the money....................... the mike Heaven forbid....lol
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Re: Grand Slam
[Re: backroadsarcher]
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10/30/21 12:07 PM
10/30/21 12:07 PM
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Posts: 7,344
W NY
Turtledale
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Posts: 7,344
W NY
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In Minnesota it would be;
Coyote
Red fox
Grey fox
Bobcat
Badger
Racoon
Fisher
Martin
Mink
Muskrat
Otter
Beaver
Weasel
Possum
I think that is it, just need a Martin and a Possum to have them all. These I would have to travel for. Never have seen either in this area. There are many days I wish we didn't have possum
NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers
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Re: Grand Slam
[Re: Hern]
#7393625
11/01/21 07:40 AM
11/01/21 07:40 AM
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Posts: 23,830
Wisconsin
The Beav
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Wisconsin
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As to fur bearers the only one I haven't caught Is a wolverine.
The forum Know It All according to Muskrat
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Re: Grand Slam
[Re: Hern]
#7393997
11/01/21 05:03 PM
11/01/21 05:03 PM
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Posts: 23,830
Wisconsin
The Beav
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Wisconsin
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I caught a martin and lynx and a wolf In one day.
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