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•••Close Ones•••! #8298605 12/31/24 04:55 PM 12/31/24 04:55 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,995 central arkansas T the Blak Spot OP trapper
the Blak Spot OP trapper T Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,995 central arkansas	Any one with pics of close ones that almost got away? This was a 55#er the just shall live by faith member FTA, ATA, EAFT 1776 - the year we told a tyrant we weren't to be under a dictator Caveat ater macula

Re: •••Close Ones•••! [Re: the Blak Spot] #8298625 12/31/24 05:24 PM 12/31/24 05:24 PM
Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 8,680 W NY Turtledale trapper
Turtledale trapper Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 8,680 W NY	When you drown em quick toe catches are fine, nice catch Last edited by Turtledale; 12/31/24 05:24 PM. NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers

Re: •••Close Ones•••! [Re: the Blak Spot] #8298649 12/31/24 05:52 PM 12/31/24 05:52 PM
Joined: Oct 2023 Posts: 334 Ohio B bleeohio trapper
bleeohio trapper B Joined: Oct 2023 Posts: 334 Ohio	Kinda hard to see but this is one toe. 40pd dog in a 550 os. Third one in this set to date and with all the freeze and thaw its a pain keeping them working.

Re: •••Close Ones•••! [Re: the Blak Spot] #8298652 12/31/24 05:56 PM 12/31/24 05:56 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,880 Coldspring Texas Savell "Wilbur"
Savell "Wilbur" Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,880 Coldspring Texas	Insert profound nonsense here

Re: •••Close Ones•••! [Re: the Blak Spot] #8298666 12/31/24 06:05 PM 12/31/24 06:05 PM
Joined: Oct 2023 Posts: 334 Ohio B bleeohio trapper
bleeohio trapper B Joined: Oct 2023 Posts: 334 Ohio	I'll admit i'm a little jealous of you trapping on the beach Savell, is that all that liv lake sand? Blak spot , that is a big beaver, bigger than on of my bigger yotes.

Re: •••Close Ones•••! [Re: the Blak Spot] #8298682 12/31/24 06:20 PM 12/31/24 06:20 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 46,279 Northern Maine Bruce T trapper
Bruce T trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 46,279 Northern Maine	All nice catches NRA,NTA,MTA,FTA #1 goal=Trap a wolverine

Re: •••Close Ones•••! [Re: the Blak Spot] #8298692 12/31/24 06:32 PM 12/31/24 06:32 PM
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,564 texas L la4wd54 trapper
la4wd54 trapper L Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,564 texas	Two toes in a snare

Re: •••Close Ones•••! [Re: the Blak Spot] #8298819 12/31/24 08:27 PM 12/31/24 08:27 PM
Joined: Nov 2023 Posts: 526 West central Missouri R Raghorn67 trapper
Raghorn67 trapper R Joined: Nov 2023 Posts: 526 West central Missouri	Christmas day 2024 MB 550 O/S I was fiddle fart'n around taking a pic of him,then I noticed he was only caught by 1 toe.

Re: •••Close Ones•••! [Re: the Blak Spot] #8298855 12/31/24 09:05 PM 12/31/24 09:05 PM
Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 5,600 Aliceville, Kansas 44 Yukon John trapper
Yukon John trapper Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 5,600 Aliceville, Kansas 44	Actually did get away, and caught him again shortly thereafter. Fingers show the first snare that broke after it got tangled in some tall grass. Act like a blank, get treated like a blank. Insert your own blank!

Re: •••Close Ones•••! [Re: the Blak Spot] #8298876 12/31/24 09:20 PM 12/31/24 09:20 PM
Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 8,892 Firth, Nebraska jabNE trapper
jabNE trapper Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 8,892 Firth, Nebraska	Had a coon pull a wood stake at a pocket set, swam across the ditch only to get nailed by the 160 I had in trail on other side. At least I got my coon and my other trap back. Jim Money cannot buy you happiness, but it can buy you a trapping license and that's pretty close.

Re: •••Close Ones•••! [Re: the Blak Spot] #8298893 12/31/24 09:38 PM 12/31/24 09:38 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,995 central arkansas T the Blak Spot OP trapper
the Blak Spot OP trapper T Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,995 central arkansas	Some good ones y’all! Bleeohio, yep, decent size beaver the just shall live by faith member FTA, ATA, EAFT 1776 - the year we told a tyrant we weren't to be under a dictator Caveat ater macula

Re: •••Close Ones•••! [Re: the Blak Spot] #8299163 01/01/25 09:12 AM 01/01/25 09:12 AM
Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 258 IA K kinley31 trapper
kinley31 trapper K Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 258 IA	Close catches are like infield hits in baseball...they all help the average. Last edited by kinley31; 01/01/25 09:12 AM.

Re: •••Close Ones•••! [Re: the Blak Spot] #8299608 01/01/25 05:31 PM 01/01/25 05:31 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 8,130 Virginia 5 52Carl trapper
52Carl trapper 5 Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 8,130 Virginia	Had an otter in a snare in a well worn trail over a dirt road crossing. Technically he did get away. He broke the cable, got across the road and rolled down the hill dead as doornail.

Re: •••Close Ones•••! [Re: 52Carl] #8299882 01/01/25 11:36 PM 01/01/25 11:36 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,995 central arkansas T the Blak Spot OP trapper
the Blak Spot OP trapper T Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,995 central arkansas	Originally Posted by 52Carl Had an otter in a snare in a well worn trail over a dirt road crossing. Technically he did get away. He broke the cable, got across the road and rolled down the hill dead as doornail. Wow! the just shall live by faith member FTA, ATA, EAFT 1776 - the year we told a tyrant we weren't to be under a dictator Caveat ater macula

Re: •••Close Ones•••! [Re: the Blak Spot] #8300122 01/02/25 10:53 AM 01/02/25 10:53 AM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 625 Vernal, Utah, USA Dan Barnhurst trapper
Dan Barnhurst trapper Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 625 Vernal, Utah, USA	Badger decided to have a look at my wolf fang. United we stand.

Re: •••Close Ones•••! [Re: the Blak Spot] #8300282 01/02/25 03:11 PM 01/02/25 03:11 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,995 central arkansas T the Blak Spot OP trapper
the Blak Spot OP trapper T Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,995 central arkansas	These are great! the just shall live by faith member FTA, ATA, EAFT 1776 - the year we told a tyrant we weren't to be under a dictator Caveat ater macula

Re: •••Close Ones•••! [Re: the Blak Spot] #8300285 01/02/25 03:18 PM 01/02/25 03:18 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,552 east central WI K k snow trapper
k snow trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,552 east central WI	You can see where the original catch was, the divot at the top if the foot, and how far the foot slipped. MB550, closed jaw, 2 coil.

Re: •••Close Ones•••! [Re: Dan Barnhurst] #8300428 01/02/25 06:13 PM 01/02/25 06:13 PM
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 1,167 Missouri, USA Pofarmer10 trapper
Pofarmer10 trapper Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 1,167 Missouri, USA	Originally Posted by Dan Barnhurst Badger decided to have a look at my wolf fang. Could you see the wolf fang hanging down below or no? “Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching—even when doing the wrong thing is legal.” -Aldo Leopold

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