Howdy there folks,

I have been tossing around states in the lower 48 where I would like to trap one day...

I think I would like to go to Wyoming and try to hammer away at some pretty western coyotes, or maybe a New England state where I could have a marten and fisher line...

Where would you go and why? If you have more than one state and species, go ahead and list them all!

If you are young and in good shape your most productive trapline in the north will be a trapline with a high beaver quota.
You get a good beaver line then you will have a line that produces a ton of other good fur.

Wisconsin can meet every test you can come up with. Stay there. Scout more properties to trap. It’s all there if you look for it.

The most productive gold mines are in your own back yard.

Really never thought about the lower 48. I always wondered about northern Canada or Alaska.

Looking for an adventure or to make money?

To make money = head south. But first learn how to catch beaver in numbers from steamy, southern swamps.

You'll make more off the service charge than the pelts. But the current pelt value will pay the bills.

I agree. Looking to explore Alaska next year.

Wow, that makes allot of sense

Nevada or Kansas trapping bobcats.Been trying to move there part time but wife backed out so it's on the back burner for now.

Forget about trapping bob cats in Nevada unless you plan to move there. Not open to non residents.

I would go to the Texas desert and trap coyotes and cats.

Maine is a good marten and fisher state once you get north of Bangor where the Appalachian mountains run through. Once the snow and cold hits It's kind of like a "Diet Alaska" lol

Why not go to ND they have tons of rats and they have some great well furred coyotes. And the river systems are loaded with beaver. And those Red River mink are the size of a small otter. And then you have lots of skunks and badgers to trap.
I think for a nonresident Alaska would be a tough place to trap. I have family there and I wouldn't even consider trapping there.
I trapped the south for 12 years. If you can't catch 300 beaver In 2 months time your no trapper. Then for every beaver there are always lots of otter to catch. And the bob cat population Is good. The fur Isn't of great value but the numbers will make up for It. I don't know If there Is still a live market . But I made some big bucks when I was there.
Leaving your home range Is always a big under taking and It won't be easy and It won't be cheap.

I’ve never had the urge to leave MN and trap somewhere else. I can put up decent numbers of just about most critters, lots of mink, rats, beaver and boat loads of coon. With coyote and red fox mixed in

North Dakota I use to trap the north western corner of Minnesota in the flat farm country. I love open country and still feel claustrophobic after 47 years in these woods. The farmers have ruined where i trapped up north. They took down all the tree rows cut all the old farmsteads and burn every ditch and coulee. They don’t leave a bird a place to nest. The rolling hills of North Dakota with ponds full of rat houses and animal tracks everywhere and skies full of waterfowl would be my choice but I’ll be content here in Wisconsin helping out the deer population and catching a cat every rare tag. Maybe some spring I’ll go for for rats in North Dakota if they still allow non residents. Thank goodness Wisconsin allows nonresidents. Minnesota’s stupid denial of nonresident trapping ends out of state trapping to many good states for Minnesota trappers.