I can't unsee...

The day I missed three Tom's (average price that year for western cats for me was $723) in western Nebraska at smokin' sweet cubbies..... forever changed my bobcat trapping.
The day I missed a Tom sneaking down a rock ledge to check out another nice Tom because I had only set ONE trap at each location.... forever changed my bobcat trapping.
The day I missed a Lion at a rub set where he had rubbed the surface of that rock so many times it was shiny.... forever changed my cat trapping.
The day I used catnip in a lure and yet another cat acted like a spaced out hippie strung out on dope and rolled, clawed up a sapling, jumped up and around in the snow.... and entirely missed my trap zone.... forever changed my bobcat trapping.
The day I used too many visual attractors and missed a bobcat along a Missouri drainage forever changed my bobcat trapping.

I HATE missing cats. Period.
And if you learn as you go along, eventually we filter it down to a MUCH HIGHER catch ratio at a cat set.
If not, you catch some and you miss a bunch and so....

I'm still wide eyed and in the learning mode at 54 years so far as a trapper.
Charlie Dobbins was a premier trapper, not because he could set more traps or set traps faster, but because his thirst for learning was NEVER quenched.

I pray mine never is either.

Kill 'em with a walk through y'all. Constructed well and with certain features. Learn as you go and don't unsee things.

Blessings,
Mark

I live in Northwest Montana where we can get several feet of snow overnight so I love cubbies just so i can keep them working in bad weather !


But a good walk through works like a charm

Trapper 1960. Do you reuse the cubbies year after year, and just add/rebuild?

Yes , some of my cubbies are 10 and 12 years old . Just refresh as needed !

Great photos.

Thanks ,love cat trapping

Covered Walk through cubbie are another good winter cat set .

I live in north western Montana also yea get some snow but they make conifers, cedars,,, I use walk thru's because like Mark I been at it a while lol and observations have changed my thinking on cats,,, no bait no flags just get in front of them use a quality lure you are in business.
And pay attention to your put up and you get the most out of what you do catch,, pretty cats put up inferior let the man buying them make extra cash. I 've put cats for a buyer he made money and I have made money . As much as 200 $ can be made from a poor put up.

I prefer useing bobcat scrapes

I've seen quite a few bobcat sets in my day. There's one common factor with the ones I like best,

The cat whisperer, you got that kitty nicely calmed down eh?
Hahaha

Ya calm .LOL

I have some bobcat footholds out that I'm not sure if they're functioning with all this crappy weather we've had. I hate to pull and reset them but on the other hand I'd sure hate to lose a cat if it steps on the pan and it doesn't snap.