nice cat, joe, sure hate to see your trip come to an end, thanks again for posting,

Congrats on this years adventure.

Thanks for taking the time to post this adventure!

Thanks again guys,,,,looks like it was a good trip.

^^^^What all these guys said!

Thanks for posting and see you guys next year......jk

I want thank everyone that has followed along and commented on this thread. You are the ones that motivate us to share our adventures.

On our last check day (pull day) Joe was able to connect with 2 more coyotes. One of them was littered with mange.

We both have different methods on pull day but being speedy and organized is something we both value. I throw all of my catch traps into separate totes from the ones that didn't make a catch. Once we were finished pulling we contacted the game warden to get Joes last bobcats sealed. Then the process of tearing down the skinning rig began which was followed by the meticulous task of packing the trailer & truck. We fueled up the truck and said our last goodbyes to our friends in the area.

The plan was to go to sleep, wake up at midnight and leave for home at 1:00 AM. This would put us back to my house around 3:00 PM.

Before going to sleep, I saw a weather report that called for 12-24 inches of snow in southwest Michigan. The timing of the snow had is concerned so we skipped the sleep and left at 5:00 PM.
Most of the drive was good but the bad weather prediction was valid and we found ourselves creeping down those portions of the freeway amongst the endless big rigs. Visibility was extremely low but we worked our way through there safely.

We finally arrived at my house around 8:30 AM and quickly transferred Joe's gear from my truck to his. he had another hour and a half to drive to finally get himself home.

Getting back to normal life feels good but those great long line memories continue to wander through my thoughts.

We were able to get more video this year so I intend to patch it all together into a YouTube video. I will share that here when I am finished but it may be a couple of months.

Thanks again for following!

Thanks Mark! Enjoyed the ride along. And I fully understand the road conditions in KS, having dealt with them during my spring turkey hunts out there.

I have always wanted to do a road trip trapline, my question is what do you look for for areas to trap? Are you guys just picking large properties on onx and getting permission from the landowner?

We started trapping for a outfitter that was losing feed to raccoons and deer & turkeys to predation. He putbus up and provided access to his leases. He got us on a few other properties as well. We joined coffee time where the local farmers stop and became friends with a lot of land owners. They have offered their properties to us after they got to know us. Being part of the local community has been great but it had also provided us with more places to trap.

Love following this thread. Hate to see it end.

Thanks for sharing your trip