Operation Northern Kansas II (We're coming back)

Last year we made the trip from Mid Michigan to Northern Kansas to trap coyotes, cats, coons and badgers. We had a lot of learning to do to trap there but we managed to be successful. Even more than the full traps we had a blast meeting great people and enjoying the wide open spaces!

Jason and I will be going back to Kansas on January 1st with Brian and Shane to put our Kansas trapping knowledge tot he test. We will keep you all posted as we are able to with limited internet.

Here are some of the pictures from last year.

We added our trap tags to a couple of fence posts on the properties we trapping. intend to continue that tradition as long as Kansas lets me back.












Met the nicest game warden. He met us in Concordia to tag my cat and sat down for lunch with us. He was very helpful and is a trapper too.


















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Sounds like a great trip.Take lots of pics,and keep us posted.

Its not northern Ontario but we are going to have a blast. We will be taking a ton of pictures.

PM me when you get in the area. When are you going to be in the area, would like to meet you. Should will be plenty of these left when you get here.

We will be there the first two weeks of January. I hope there are still some badgers wandering above ground when we are there.

Good lord...I've had them crater out a good number of traps, but that one might take the cake. Furminator if your travels take you through Beatrice, NE let me know. Always like meeting people off trapperman. I've got a guy coming from Chicago this year. It'll be an experience I'm sure.

Will be looking for you! Keep her on the straight and narrow!

Todd Robinson is one of the best. Great guy to have for a warden!

Sounds like a great time, good luck

Holy smokes RR3 that's a merry go round!!

The furminator is back.

...will be back in the prairie grass soon!

I trapped SW Kansas a few years ago, absolutely loved every minute of it! Would love to head back there, or maybe try Nebraska or South Dakota.

will be keeping a eye out for your post

Should be fun.Keep us posted.

I've seen that warden at the Kansas conventions. Nice guy.

Beatrice? I've been there a number of times auto wrecking for old car parts-great area!! Always wondered how trapping would be around there-it looked like great country to trap.

Could you wait a little longer? Last time you were here you brought an ice storm,lol.

Hope you have a great trip. Looking forward to seeing your reports.

We will be bringing only good trapping weather this year!








I will be sure to post updates and hopefully pictures as we go!

We will be leaving for Kansas in ten days! I can hardly wait!

We are heading out Sunday night. We should be at our destination by 8:00 am on the first. We can buy our licenses and start setting in the morning on Monday! Hoping our first check will yield some furbearers!

I knew you were coming,30 below windchill starting Sunday.

Good luck trapping

Where about in Kansas do you go?

I go out every other year to the Glen Elder and Beloit area to archery hunt whitetails and have always wanted to trap in that area. I look forward to seeing your photos of your trip. Goo luck.

We are stayed no in Agenda. We will be trapping this n Republic. Cloud and Washington counties

Forecast for Monday is cold 10 high 2 for low but winds will be light and variable!

Don't put to much stock in our weathermen they suck! But should be good trapping weather.

This is gonna be cool, and I'm looking forward to your pics. Good luck! One question, how do you buy a license on Monday, January 1st? Online, or are issuing agents open Monday?

They should be able to do it online. If not still should be a few places open to bye one.

Walmart will be open in Concordia, they could get a license there if nowhere else.

Walmart in Marysville will be open and is right on the way

Yep, I usually get my KS license there for the spring turkey season. Good place to stock up on groceries too.

Safe travels! I am looking forward to following your adventure again this year.

Harold I will try to do a better job this year at keeping you posted lol

My plan is to use my phone as a hot spot and upload pictures that way. I am unable to post pictures directly from my iPhone and I surely don't want to use photobucket.

Walmarts computer is down today, for liscences in marysville.

I was worried about that. Last year the system was down for like 2 months. Mine wouldn't print 2 days ago and they had to reboot the system.Not at Walmart but at another vendor.

I shouldn't have put it off till the last day. Thought the Michigan guys might see this.

Ive been through beatrice and maryville many times! We drive down from my familys place in Mn Likely will this spring again. Hoping to drag out Lee for some thunderchickens! Hoping i can get down to trap this winter as well with him.

They had trouble but the bugs were worked out. We were able to get our license.


It was a long cold drive with temps at minus 16 but there were not many cars on the road. We drove all night and got camp set up. We opted to start settling big rather than nap so we got a good start on a couple of properties.

After being awake for 40 straight hours bed felt good even though the furnace quit in the house.

I hope to provide some catch updates in the next couple days.

supposed to get above freezing during the day in a week or so. Keep that in mind when bedding your traps. ground might thaw and freeze.

All of our sets are getting waxed dirt so that should help. I am preparing to be bombarded by coons and possums on the weekend.

Getting more sets in every day. We located some awesome cat sign today and set it hard. We are running long days right now and made our first 2 catches today. it wad only coons but it was nice to finally be skinning something. I will try to keep you posted as we start making catches.'

Its fun country! Great pics! Are you going to wheaton to meet up with Lee? Its not too far from marysville.

Dan, They called last night and said they were coming over this evening after they get done setting! Oh to be young again!

Good luck out there!

Thanks!
We are having a great time. There is a ton of good sign and we are set on it as well. We g]have picked up a couple of coons so far but have not yet conncted on a cat or coyote yet. I have a feeling this will be a good night!

Have fun guys! A bit of a warmup heading our way over next several days, expect the coon, skunk, and possum back out in force. May even get the badgers back out above ground, I saw a few days forecasted to be in 40s, and that's a huge change from the sub-zero temps we have had so much of lately.
Jim

Lee, you’re still a young whipper

We each connected on badgers today and we caught many coons and one skunk

See if you can find any ranchers that have cows calfing and set it up.

Looks like your having a blast.Whats the temps like where you are?

We have had most mornings in the single digit and the daily temps have been in the teens and twenties.

Starting today we are moving to a warmer trend and will have highs this week in the thirties, forties and fifties.

Did you skin the badger yet? I am looking to buy one asap.

I skinned, and froze it so I can have it tanned. My friend is getting his mounted.

If we hook another I will let you know.

If no damage let me know. I sent one out on December 11th and it took a week to arrive.Unfortunately,no good.I am going to make it right and just send another one at my loss.

Now you are making some catch circles. Nice pics and appreciate you sharing them.

Nice catches and pictures.Way to go.

That one don't count....you wrong footed it! But I will not hold it against you, catch'em any way you can. Had a 24 lb. tom this morning myself but no photographer to get a shot of it with me in it.

Looks like you are having fun. Congrats!

great job guys looks like great time

Oh just wait for today. Grinners we’re running last night and they must have been hungry. Five stinking grinners in a handful of sets. Nothing worse than seeing your best bobcat set destroyed and there lies a grinner

Skunks, possums and coons is all we got today

I agree Harold, they should have their tally docked for a wrong foot catch, lol...

The fur looks pretty good on the coyotes your posting, much rubbing out there yet? Last 6 or 7 have all been rubbed here, love late season trapping for those landowners that "you have to keep happy"

Good luck tomorrow guys.

Their talking about another storm coming in later this week. Coyotes will be moving, you should have the grinners cleaned out by then.

Yeah Eric, and gonna get pretty cold again too! That will hole up the undesirables!

Mark, how long are you planning to stay?

We are planning a final check and pull on Saturday

How did I miss this thread! Get'em, Mark!

We’re tryin!

Those coyotes look pretty good.

Yeah, baby! What's the body counts?

The female today was rubbed but the others looked great!

I bet if you guys were here a month earlier your truck would be full.

So far one cat, 4 coyotes 15 coons, 5 skunks, 2 badgers, 10 possums lol

The properties we are trapping are being hunted until January

Just coons and possums today in the heat

We’re preparing for a day of blowing drifting snow.

Talking about a narrow band of 4 to 8 inches. That just don't no where for sure, some schools are already closing.

Trapping adventures are the best adventures

Stay safe guys, everything is a sheet of ice here this morning.
Jim

Today we trapped a couple skunks, a couple coons, a few possums and I snared a coyote. (First cable coyote for me)

I am very optimistic about the coyote movement over the next two nights!

Nice!

After driving all night to get back home today I don't have the capacity to post the pics of the end of our trip. (Will post some tomorrow.) I will say though that we had a great time and thank you for following along with us!

Rest up. Looking forward to the wrap up!

Well that was a good long rest! lol

A big thank you to all of you in Kansas and to those who rode along here on trapperman!

here are some of the pics you may not have seen.

Great post. Enjoy it every year

Great Pics

Looks like a good time! Nice display of your trip!
What tree is that? The thorny one.

That's a Locust tree.

Thanks K52, a medieval looking sucker!
I think if the cat climbed that one,it would have to find it's own way down!

One thing about trapping in Kansas you will catch a variety of fur. Enjoyed following along.

Great pics. I always enjoy tagging along on T'man. Thanks for taking the time to document and share. Look forward to seeing you this summer.

Great pics, looks like a successful trip guys, thanks for sharing!

I will look you up in Escanaba. Looking forward to some NC trapline stories!







Thanks, it was a blast!

I always love trapping out of state or out of the home area, something awesome about nothing to think about or deal with other than 'the line'.

Ttt