Started my 2025-2026 season today. Started late and only got 7/35 in. Headed home and my fourwheeler quit on me. 3 mile walk back to the truck and trailer to start the season. Nice day- at least it wasnt -30 and snowing..yet. Here are a few pictures from the day. If you notice something say something its only my second season ever!

This was what looked like an old half done prairie dog holes, right one was only 7 inches or so deep, left one a foot deep. Bridger no 2 in the bottom.


A little trail I found with sign on it, Bridger #3in the trail with a mouse hole under a sagebrush

Tight chains, WY is a beautiful state.

Connected with the first coyote of the season/ my first coyote in a trap on the first check of the year! Really studied location this off season and spent what felt like 7 life times bedding my traps rock solid

Congrats!

1st of many, congrats

Congrats. Hope you catch many more

Great start

Congrats

Cool!

Looking good, cool pics

Nice coyote, can't wait to see more pics.

First coyote put up, watched some skinning and fleshing videos almost frame by frame and it took me an hour and 40 minutes but here it is after being flipped fur out

Congrats on the first coyote! That is one you will never forget! And fur put-up will get faster/better with practice. Keep it up you're off to a good start.

Got out some more sets with my girls the other day, had a goal of getting another 12 out..then I took a 2 and 3 year old with me LOL..5 in and we headed home

This was a bald spot in a deep draw opening into a river bottom I threw a dirt hole set in the middle

If that drops into a river valley, I would expect some cat action there. Good luck

Put up a pretty fluffy red today, first red of the season, Set two traps back at the remake to hopefully pick up a second that comes to investigate the very smelly catch circle.

congrats, enjoy time with the little ones, they grow up fast

Bobcat opens here on the 15t, I've never trapped them before but I found a cliff hangover in a brushed up creek bottom and gave a couple sets a go. No trap till the 15th but maybe its ready to go? Not real sure how to go about it

I'd wait a bit on the bobcats, much better fur say in late Dec.
You'll get a better price on the later cats.

We start our line this coming weekend, coyote sets. We have some bone piles to set foot holds and snares on.

Nice start, catch all those coyotes you can !!
Love the fox too, we don't have them around here much.
Good job.

Thank you! Good luck! Ive found a few carcass dumps where people have dropped their remains from elk season, havent pulled anything off them yet though

If you've had some good cold weather your cats might be ok but we usually start bobcat trapping in Dec and go until it warms up.
We've had good luck with cubby sets and hanging attractants for bobcats.
Caught a big 39lb male on a badger remake, caught the badger 1st then the big cat in the spoils of his digging.

Sadly the LOs oldest horse passed this past year and his bone pile has been very active. Lots of coyote trails coming and going.
Hoping we can pull some of your good luck on many coyotes this Winter. We caught 9 last year.

If you get some really good bobcats I know great buyer for them. He's on here. We're going with him this year and foregoing FHA. But first we have to catch some, lol.

We havent had anything for cold weather in the bighorn basin, I heard of a little snow around Cody but down here its been 20's at night and mid 50's during the day

Drove up to Big Timber and collected my two nephews for a week of trapping and a doe deer hunt. After a 4 hour drive home they didnt even want to get out of their PJ's before we headed out, Set 4 more traps today with them so they had a chance to try their hand, tomorrow we have a farm to set for some coons and Monday will go kill a deer, theses are city kids that dont get this stuff at home so heres to making a difference stick.

Connected with another nice red today on the kids last check before they go back home. Tbone set on a two track intersection

That is a beautiful red fox. Nice last check for the kids. Good deal. Congratulations!!!!!!!

Great job. You’re on your way. Get that 1st one tanned ! MD

Great job with getting those kids some outdoor experiences

Get that fox tanned and give it to them

Nice !!

That's awesome to pull a red on their last check. Great memories.

Found a fresh killed antelope with the most coyote sign I've seen all year. Its right off a cow trail, followed it back 30 yards or so and set an intersection off cow trails, both littered in coyote tracks. Found a fresh pile and Moved that to the opposite side of my trap, urine on one side turd on the other.

-Wynot

Great thread! Thanks for posting.
I LOVE your state!!!!!