I need to get the tracks on my atv. I should be done with fur this next week so I can dig out stuff and check baits. The coyotes should be on them now with deep snow and cold. If so it should be easy picked I would think.

Been slow going, only one cat over the last two weeks.
Had most my traps on fresh tracks when I set. Almost no tracks since.

Nice belly!
I sure know what you mean about great tracks then nothing.
I am staying stubborn on the last 4 sets that I have out.

Yes,very nice belly,Jim when it warms up I bet you'll have a cat or two by wed.

Happy New Year guys, Friar I’m excited to see the pics of your cubby catches

Truck is plugged in -30 last night warmed up to -15 now heading out in a half hour to see if any coyotes moved last night.Warming up starting today might get to 0 today for the high.-5 tonight 10 above tomorrow,your cats will be back soon Jim.Look forward to see the Alpha on their foot,should be a great cat/coyote foothold.

Great thread guys.
Great pics and congrats on all the fun and success.

Ive never trapped fisher or Martin but I think I'll give it a go next year. Whats the best trap that will work most efficiently for both. 155 or 160? Thank you

i like the 155's nice combo BG for fisher only the 160's are a good choice,if your dealing with just marten 120's I've caught male fisher's in 120's before,but you will have more refusals.Fisher's you will do better on the ground leaning pole sets work well for marten and you seem to catch more male's in the leaning poles.

Thanks for the info Rick

Was hoping for a picture of Jim and his bobcat in one of those new footholds maybe tonight!Where I released the bobcat earlier there's a fox camping out o n it now,he/she is eating well.

This is turning into a crazy year for me. I set the cubbies at the hunting camp, and nothing has shown up so far. The sets up here are stone dead, but I am more stubborn than them so I hope to prevail!

When it comes to body grips, it is amazing how random it sometimes is. I had a mink refuse a 120 belisle in a box, and 2 days later a bobcat squeezed its head into it. Go figure. Then I can't count how many times I have caught a flying squirrel in a 220. I am guessing that they are landing on the pan, but you would think that you would have more misses with that small of a critter.

You'll get him/her this week is the coyote still hanging around?

Just a question,it seems like this later season now 3 years has really changed movement even light snow years along with more common snow depths.I would have thought the bobcats would have been easier to catch because of being more hungry and out looking for a mate.Have'nt noticed much change with marten and fisher movement,any other takes on this?

Way too much snow and wind the past few weeks to see much for sign unless it's really fresh. I pulled everything right after that last blast and glad I did as even keeping snares operational would be an extreme challenge. I'm too fat and old to be snowshoeing in this fluff!

I went for a drive yesterday before we got this last snow last night. The areas where I was seeing cat tracks and coyote tracks there was no sign what so ever. The cats were working a road kill that crawled back in the willows in this area and there was nothing. They got to be finding something to eat somewhere.

The little longer fisher/marten season has paid off for me as most of my catches the last three years have all come the last couple days

I agree the longer season for marten/fisher has helped,but I don't understand why the bobcats are not more responsive to the free big baits that are out there for them.I know the prefer to kill their own food,but when it gets tougher on them you would think they would camp out near a big bait and conserve energy.They are expert hunter's and stay on rabbit pockets but you would think some would be like a democrat and stay on the easy meal.When the season was late November to early January,Dec 20 to 30th was usually when I would get the most cats???

Starting next week Tuesday it warms up 0 to 20's thinking that will get the bobcats moving more,I'm done for the season after this weekend coyotes,pulled my only cat set on the 24th when I released the female,good luck to anyone that still has a few cat sets out.