Good deal. Ole Big Joe is holding that coyote like it was a little red fox. No effort.

Hey Mark, what are you using to take those pics, camera or phone? You have some exceptional photos there.

The photos have been taken with my IPhone and Joe's Android phone.

I usually dont post much on our trips. Mark is much better than I am at that. The trapping is fantastic, but we are always in awe of the beauty of this country. The people here are some of the best folks I've ever met. Mark and I dont just slip in, take some critters, and head home. We like to be part of the community for our short stay.

Well done guys! Trappers have two very good representatives in Kansas....good PR goes a long way.

Yesterday we punched in a few more sets in good locations but still have half the traps we had set before the rain. Once the sun warms things up we have to be out of the fields. We took a drive late in the afternoon to check roads and they weren't quite where they needed to be.

This morning is the frozen morning for us. Once it gets above freezing today, it will remain above freezing until our traps have been all pulled. Including today (Monday) we have 3 more checks.

Joe got a nicely furred large male coyote yesterday and a few other non targets.

Beautiful country.

Looks like you aren't starving either.

Eating good too. I use to catch cats around those old homsteads and out buildings. Most of those old places had pack rats and cottontails living around or in them.

When setting, I will often venture down into the draws and Big Joe usually stays up on the higher ground. This process seems to let us cover the area better. It has been an even mix over the years with target catches and with non targets as well. On one smaller property I have had success three different times on bobcats down in the bottoms and have got a coyote down there too. It hasn't been such a favorable stop in past years for Joe and this year started the same way. I lost count of the possums Joe has caught there on the higher ground so far.

All of that changed yesterday as we immediately spotted a bobcat in Joe's set. After photos and dispaching the bobcat, I headed towards my sets to check them. On the way I walked by Joes's second set and was startled by an unmistakable growl. I yelled back at Joe "you got another bobcat!" There 30 yards from the bobcat he just caught was another one. That is the first bobcat double either of us has had!

The road conditions are still questionable in many areas so without frozen conditions, we will be limited on our last two checks. I included a photo of some of the road damage some other driver caused to give you a perspective on why we avoid the unsurfaced roads until it dries out.

looks like a good time, thanks for taking us along,

Nice cats

Good luck on the last checks

Nice catches.

Good deal. I would say that road is a victim of a 16-26 year old driver on a Friday or Saturday night.

We aren’t Michigan here, fellas. You need to chain up, put em on! Never heard of a chain law in Ks, and hope I never do!

Great trip so far in some real tough conditions! Nice bobcats!

Today was our final check/reset day. We pulled a couple locations and managed to still pound in a couple more for a last resort catch. Joe picked up another bobcat today in one of the bobcat catch remakes from yesterday! He is on fire!

Tomorrow morning will be our final check and everything will get pulled. If we have skin ing to do, we will get it done before tearing down the skinning rig and packing for home. We will meet with the Game Warden to get bobcats sealed and we will be ready to close out the trip.

Heck yeah buddy.

Heck of a nice trip guys. Good on you for sharing with us. The amount of planning and preparation you guys put in is mighty impressive.

Well the cats will ease the pain from the crappy weather conditions.

Like the old buildings and equipment