Them boys are sure growing since the first video I saw.
You and them seem to have a fantastic time together on the line
Have fun and take care I'll be following your progress

I'm a little late on this update. I did my mid week check and it was very interesting. I left work early and got some sets up in a new area and pulled a slow part of our line. Then I went to checking the rest of the sets. First spot had a kit fox. A couple spots later I notice torn up brush on my way to my set, then notice a coyote. Caught in an exposed walk-through set. The coyote had dragged the log down the wash and tangled up on a bush. Then some how the coyote got the cable wrapped around its neck. It was very bloated and I could smell the green belly while getting the cable off of him. The next spot, I get to one if my sets and it's very torn up. I get looking around for my cable and notice the 20+ pound log I cabled off too was gone as well. It's dark so it's tough to see, but I notice broken sticks so I followed them. Then I see fox hair under a tree but still no log. I look around a little more and see the log with my cable. Then I notice the end of the cable is buried so I pull on it and the trap comes out with part of the fox. After some investigating, it looks like a lion got to my set before me. I pulled that trap because I've learned in the past that once a lion finds a meal in a trap, it comes back. I don't want to lose a fox or bobcat, and don't want to deal with releasing a lion.

Fun ride, thanks

I pulled some traps and moved them to a different area and it paid off. Connected with this beauty.

Does building up your blocking on your trail sets help to avoid deer? Nice cat!

Nope. Sometimes they do set off a trap. The high blocking keeps the cat from going around the set and tends to keep most of the coyotes away as well. But every year one or two coyotes get caught in my cat sets.

Another late night checking traps. Pulled a bunch today and started setting up another area. Had two more fox in the sets I pulled, one of them being caught in a set my 8 year old made. Last check I was only able to get a few sets in a new area and one of them connected with a cat today. Just eating some dinner right now, then in the garage I go to do some skinning.

Didn't get a picture yesterday, but we did get a little kit fox in a set in a wash. Last check I pulled most of our traps with just a hand full of traps in a new area we set. We were able to get in a few good sets in today, but didn't have much time because of family things going on in the afternoon. I'll get the new area set up better on the next check.

Another check with just a kit fox. Caught this little guy in the same trap I caught my last cat. I should pull everything and move to a different range, but I normally do that right after Christmas so I decided to put a few more sets in some canyons that should hold a cat or two and hope I get lucky sometime over the next two weeks.

Big skunk today. And not with stripes or spots. Just no fur. We did only have a skelaton line out so we put in some filler sets with hopes that we can get one more cat before Christmas when we will move our entire line to a completely new range. My youngest boy was really wanting to help put in cat sets and his little 35lbs frame worked its hardest. It was a ton of fun until my radiator decided to leak. We got it to temporarily stop but looks like my truck will need a quick visit to the mechanic shop.

Thanks for sharing. Enjoy the pictures.

Wish I had some pictures, but that means I would have to catch something. Got the radiator replaced on my truck yesterday and it got done later than I was hoping so I got a late start checking. Decided on my way out to pull all my traps and I'm glad I did. Not even a fox last night. Saturday we will go set up a new range and hopefully can get back on the cats.

I fun time setting a new mountain range. There's lots of hope setting a new line and it adds excitement when things have been slow. It was also nice to see that no one had trapped most of the spots we normally trap.

We did get flagged down by a bird hunter and that isn't a pleasant experience most times. He just asked if we were trapping and what kind of traps we use. He had a bad experience with a snares and conibars in the past in Idaho and was wondering if anyone used them down here. I let him know that I don't know why someone would in our warm climate. He said he's not worried about leghold traps since his dog has learned through experience to avoid them. He told me he has seen bobcats in the past and always finds sign, i let him know that i see quail all the time so we exchanged numbers. By far the best experience I've had with a bird hunter who has a dog.

you will find a decent bird hunter from time to time

Thanks for taking the time to post. You have a very unique topography that is far different from my ground in SW Kentucky. I spent a week or so around the area of Socorro, New Mexico a few years back, it kind of looks like that. Your critters have some beautiful fur!

Got the new range setup and it paid off today. Had a kit fox in the first set, giant Tom in the next, empty 3rd trap, smaller cat in the next, and a decent sized cat in the next. Followed by a bunch of empty traps. It was fun being out there with my boys and getting back on the cats.

Awesome job!!!!

Nice,glad you had a great day out on the line with your kids.

Great day.
Looks like nice weather for trapping season.