Re: Are you mad, disappointed, or both??
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03/03/25 02:47 PM
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W NY
Turtledale
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W NY
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Can't catch em all. Doesn't bother me unless I'm at a beaver job that calls for complete eradication. Then if a miss that one last beaver I get down right "rankled" and have to out think ole' bugger.
NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers
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Re: Are you mad, disappointed, or both??
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03/03/25 03:03 PM
03/03/25 03:03 PM
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Joined: Mar 2008
Ohio, Old fart to some.
ack
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Ohio, Old fart to some.
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I took some trail cams with me this year down south. Only had a couple misses but I learned a lot. Next year I will have more cams. I have one video off an otter launching off the bank and slamming the top of a 330 knocking it over. Yes I got lazy and didn't have enough debris on top to encourage him not to jump. The good part about is i got to see it and learn. So not all misses are bad if your learning.
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I used to have superpowers… but a therapist took them away.
The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!
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Re: Are you mad, disappointed, or both??
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03/03/25 05:31 PM
03/03/25 05:31 PM
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Joined: Mar 2017
Wy
Giant Sage
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trapper
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Wy
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I missed a huge Tom back in January. I had tried to force it where it didn't want to step. I shouldhave had a backup set . I knew there was another trapper down the ridge about 5 miles. The cat had taken 3 weeks to return so I figured I had one more Crack at him unless he got caught. He never returned as far as I could tell. Very well could have ended up in my competitors set. Can't get them all. But complacency got me on that one I believe.
Christ is King
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Re: Are you mad, disappointed, or both??
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03/03/25 05:51 PM
03/03/25 05:51 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Northern Maine
Bruce T
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trapper
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Northern Maine
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Disappointed but want to learn from my mistakes.
NRA,NTA,MTA,FTA
#1 goal=Trap a wolverine
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Re: Are you mad, disappointed, or both??
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03/03/25 07:13 PM
03/03/25 07:13 PM
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Joined: Dec 2024
AR
J Staton
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AR
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I kicked off some traps because of potential ice storm. Wasn't much of a storm but I put off setting them back a day because of time constraints. Of course when I returned there were cat tracks all over my sets. I just chalk it up to if I were a good bobcat trapper I wouldn't have delayed the reset. Disappointed more for my sloth than not catching the cat.
Last edited by J Staton; 03/03/25 07:16 PM.
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Re: Are you mad, disappointed, or both??
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03/04/25 12:35 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes
Trapper7
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trapper
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MN, Land of 10,000 Lakes
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That's what makes trapping fun, trying to match wits with whatever it is that you're trapping. Like trying to outmaneuver an educated beaver. You want to catch it ending up trying unorthodox methods and when you finally do, for me that's the thrill of it all.
Immigrants who bypassed legal process in migrating to the US demand legal process before being kicked out.
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Re: Are you mad, disappointed, or both??
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03/04/25 12:42 PM
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Joined: Jun 2022
Manitoba
Shakeyjake
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Manitoba
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Don't get frustrated, just have a good chuckle. It's really a game between you and the critter on his turff. A muskrat can make a fool of an experienced trapper. Enigmaticgwechin has the right attitude in his videos, the real pros aren't afraid to tell about their misses.
Wind Blew, crap flew, out came the line crew
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Re: Are you mad, disappointed, or both??
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03/04/25 12:57 PM
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Joined: Sep 2013
Green County Wisconsin
GREENCOUNTYPETE
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Green County Wisconsin
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if it were easy you would lose interest
trapping and hunting is in many ways , how much sweat you put into the learning but just also being out there over and over , the game between you and your quarry.
even some one who has like master class level knowledge and experience might be connecting 33% of the time
game cameras show us so many times how much more was missed than caught
the difference in a master trapper is if he connects 33% of the time , he may only need that animal to pass by his set 3 times . so he sets where there will be the traffic to put several a night past the trap less so with cats and coyotes but still hitting the highest traffic points
setting on sign.
in hunting I get mad when I blow a shot I know I should have made mad at me not the animal or anyone else , analyze what I did , what happened learn from that and that makes it happen less in the future.
in trapping it is learning trying to figure it out , not every animal walks the way it "should" , does what it "should" those are overly bold statements or averages laid out in a text book not life. so you might need to do different things for different animals
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America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: Are you mad, disappointed, or both??
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03/04/25 06:06 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Williamsport, Pa.
jk
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Williamsport, Pa.
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On those questionable spots put in a second trap nearby......Just my way of doing things.....jk
Free people are not equal. Equal people are not free. What's supposed to be ain't always is. Hopper Hunter
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Re: Are you mad, disappointed, or both??
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03/04/25 06:23 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
St. Louis Co, Mo
BigBob
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trapper
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St. Louis Co, Mo
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Yeppers! That's why it's called "Trapping" and Not "Putting up Fur"!
Every kid needs a Dog and a Curmudgeon.
Remember Bowe Bergdahl, the traitor.
Beware! Jill Pudlewski, Ron Oates and Keven Begesse are liars and thiefs!
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Re: Are you mad, disappointed, or both??
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03/04/25 07:51 PM
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Joined: May 2011
Montana
beartooth trapr
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trapper
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Montana
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I use to, but don't bother me anymore. Only time now is if it's a pay job, just gotta work harder.
Let me sugar coat this
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Re: Are you mad, disappointed, or both??
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03/04/25 07:56 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Coldspring Texas
Savell
"Deputy Dog"
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"Deputy Dog"
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Coldspring Texas
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… I break a longneck bottle over my head and punch myself in the nuts
Insert profound nonsense here
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