650 acres in a square is 4 miles around. As stated above pick areas to set say an 80 or so and you can walk that quite easily. A square mile with marshes, streams etc can give you a lot of trapping habitat. If that is a farmed and wooded 650 with limited water the number of animals won't be nearly as high, especially coyotes. Fox use smaller areas and coon do to but if you don't have streams and farmland with corn you won't have a lot of coons either.
Even if you trap say 1/8th of the area or even 1/4 at a time and move when it comes to canines you most likely will be setting for the same animals. Walkng an 80 even with a couple zig zags won't be much more than 1.5 miles if you went end to end. For a young person with limited sets that is easilly doable. Some type of way to carry fur should be considered. Even 1 15 lbs. coon gets heavy in a mile or so.

Bryce

just do it. you will figure out what works for you. walk around and look for critters and tracks. find spots to make sets.

Ima use a wagon to haul

I drive to each farm location then I hoof it from road into the field or section where I have sets. I never set by the road, and I always walk my line.
I have 10-12 farms I trap, all within 15 miles of my house. I make a loop out of them so I don’t waste time backtracking my driving.
Keep what you carry to a minimum for remakes. Have to plan for carrying catches back out too. Mine is mostly a coyote line but I set for coon and cats at most stops too, and mink sets.
Sometimes I have to make more than one trip. Got two whopper coon and a coyote double at one stop last year. It was two trips in/out to haul the catches.
1. My landowners are not fans of four wheelers or trucks in their fields
2. The less engines and machines running in and out the better for my catches at these spots too. Less animal disturbance.
I have a bird game vest I wear over my coat. It has a few large pockets and I can carry the following:
Jar of predator bait, trap pan screens, and a couple bottles of lure. Also a small container of DP bait.
In my left hand is my trowel. My ruger 10/22 is on a sling over my shoulder. In my pants pocket is a plastic 35mm film canister with a handful of .22 shells, and a loaded 10 round clip for the rifle too. I have a headlight on my head if it’s dark out. And a spare flashlight in one of the best pockets. No fun to not have a spare light when your headlight dies and you are a long ways from the truck. When cars are driving by I shut off my light. No sense showing everyone what I am doing out in middle of a field at night.
I check a lot of times after work and it’s dark here in December and January at that time. On weekends I go at sunup and get to save flashlight batteries plus get better catch pics in daytime.
I stash gallon jugs of sifted dry waxed dirt at each set location on day I set traps. Then for remakes I just walk over to the weeds where the jug is stashed and grab the waxed dirt jug. No dirt to carry daily if you stash it ahead of time nearby each set. (Charlie dobbins trick I’ve used for over 40 years).
I hustle to check sets and I log a jillion steps recorded each season. I’m usually down about 10-15 pounds by end of season and sinching up my belt a bit too. Very good exercise for me. I can cover all the stops in 2-3 hours if I really hustle.
Tips:
1. always remake sets after catches. Remakes get better and better each catch, and a non remade set with a snapped trap can’t catch anything so always remake it to keep your catch rate and odds high for the next check.
2. Keep the bait and lure simple. Don’t carry a jillion different bottles just a bait and couple lures works well for me. Change the bait to another brand about half way into season and it helps. Keep it simple.
3. Don’t get behind skinning no matter how tired you are. It will be double the work the next day. Just skin daily and fresh coyotes are much easier to skin anyway. I freeze hides as I go then finish them later or I sell in the grease. But take the time to skin every day.
4. Can’t beat a great pair of boots that are broken in and fit well. Hiking several miles daily you need good boots. I go lighter hunting type boots with wool socks. I hate big bulky “winter” boots. They are heavy, hard to walk long distances in, and I don’t want to sweat too much or I could freeze my feet. I wear leather danner pronghorns with only 400 grams insulate and then wool socks and it’s plenty of warmth walking the line even in below zero temps around here in winter. Light and efficient. Same with coats, skip the big bulky coat and go with some light layers to insulate. Can peel a layer off its too much, or put another on if needed.
5. Lock your vehicle when you leave it on roadside and walking in. All of my farmers know my vehicle and license plate, and when I am trapping their place.
You can carry a few old shoestrings in your pocket too. Tie all four feet together on coyotes and carry them upside down like suitcases, feet up and body down. Much easier to carry weight hanging straight down at your side and keeps the fleas off of you too. Don’t ever drag one. Breaks the guard hairs. Don’t put over your shoulder either. Mine always bleed like stuck hogs when dispatched and I’m not a fan of the fleas either.

I own a 4wheeler and have never used it for trapping. I actually prefer walking my line.

Planning your line out and what you will wear if key. And leave adequate time for checks nightly. Don’t set any more than your schedule can handle. Some years when I am busy I may only set four farms. Other years I set all 12 if I can handle it. Be smart about it and don’t get lazy.

And learn to love coffee and less sleep too. I work every day and check after work. I’d rather sacrifice a little sleep in season and trap when I can. But it’s never more important than my work or my family. Your are able to manage your own schedule.

Jim

Can you snare ? Snares or cable restraints would be my #1 go to if I was walking. Also definitely invest in lil .22lr dispatch pistol you can shoot very well with much better then lugging a rifle. Caching gear could be an option as well so you not wearing yourself out like crazy.

Whos Ima?

Y’all still playing…

What he's saying is that he finna use a wagon, no cap FR.

At some point, someone is gonna have to call B.S. on most of these posts...

Bruh

Y'all seem to say this Everytime we get a new kid on here ... Either y'all think their a troll or an anti undercover.....who is asking questions.... instead of just sitting back and watching . Which I gotta say is kinda silly because their is a open forum and you don't really need to make a account to get the dirt you want

Kid reminds me of me when I started out. Except I couldn’t get good advice. I’m all too willing to help him out and happy to do so.
Jim

Same, God looking back I was a cringy annoying lil sucker tryin my best to impress y'all then I got burned out and realized I like building, tinkering and catching a few critter more then trying to kill myself to catching a truck load of worthless southern fur think j give away more traps and gear then I really use ....then again trapping out of a car is a pain

Wolfy you were awesome to follow and respond to in your posts.
Jim

Where’s the kid that did this last year? I take he finally got the boot.

Wolfie, it’s not that anyone is doubting, well we’re doubting but the story changes everytime he posts something. He started out he couldn’t afford even trap tags and now he has a skinning machine coming with a hired skinner. He went from walking to bike to ATV and now back to walking. He went from 12 traps to getting 200 traps for coons plus traps for coyotes, fox, and bobcats. Some of us actually read, remember, and see when things don’t add up.

Maybe, just maybe, read more and post less.

Give it a month and he’ll be giving instruction or how too…

Was?

I do agree with you though about everyone thinking he's a troll or something. I try to help him out. But I have caught him in at least one lie, or, at least, completely changing his story. I'm also not sure why he keeps asking when he seems set on not taking any advice. But, I think that's most kids these days honestly.

Who Ethan? O he was doing good last I talked to him , caught a few fox and coyotes with he traps i sent him. Sent me some pics a while ago, good kid ,just no tact. I was about the same though so .

Then there was that other kid , the real disrespectful lil turd.

Jealous of the disrespectful lil turd.

Gotta go feed turkeys.

he needs to check his local laws on that

in WI kids can't use a pistol to hunt must be 18 and since trapping regs point at the hunting regs for firearms ages and restrictions , we always took that to mean trapping also.

I always made my son carry a rifle

in WI you can start carrying a rifle on your own when you are 18 or 14 if you have 2 years of hunting in.

Ummm what