What do you guys do during the off season? I’m by no means a serious trapper. Most of the time, I’m lucky if I have more than a half dozen traps out at any given time. But I am absolutely going mad without being able to check some traps. I seriously miss it, and can’t imagine what it’s like for you long liners. I’ve even resorted to trapping mice for my goshawk! At least it’s something!!

I bought the local sporting goods store, and that gets all of my time. Otherwise, I’d set more traps. Beaver are my favorite, but right now, it’s mice, chipmunks, pack rats, and rock squirrels!!

Come on October!!!!!

Scratching that itch by nuisance trapping woodchucks.

In Colorado it might need to be ground squirrels if they aren't protected.

I trap some beavers in irrigation ditches in the summer. A few skunks in live traps

Long lining is what makes you appreciate the off season! But then there’s still damage jobs to do.

Gardening , fishing , shooting sports , competition shooting , I am on the board for the gun club then hunting seasons start opening up again.

I nuisance trap most of the summer, most of our water is cold spring feed, so most of the beaver I catch during the summer I keep,

Camping Fishing Horse Riding and keeping up the Farm beside working full time Nights.

Get into cage trap building .

Besides fishing, gardening, hog hunting, planting food plots, bush hogging, etc - one of the best things my state ever did was approve predator control year round on private land - either by shooting or trapping

I'm like a lot of you- I do a lot of other hobbies during the off season as well. Mainly fishing, falconry, and golf. But man I sure miss trapping.