Pics from the past More pics added on pg 2

Well I thought I would put up some pictures from a few past seasons that I long lined here in IA. It is blizzarding out and I was bored so I hope you guys enjoy looking back like I did. I have posted some of these before but thought I would share them again.
A few mink...








And a few coon pics.......













Hope you enjoy. I may add my rats, coyotes and beaver pics later if I have time. LLL

Those beautiful Iowa coon, I can smell those stacks of skin just by seeing the pictures.

A nice pile of put up coons is one of my favorite things in the world.
Thanks for the pics!

Looking good. "Success comes before work only in the dictionary". Snowing heavy up here now but we are due. Very cold temperatures to follow.

Chris

My hands hurt looking at all that fur. LOL great pics

What year and how were prices? Great pics.

Those mink pics are unreal!

I have long lined since 2009. These pics are from that time to last season. I believe I hit a lick at NAFA in 2013 that I averaged 51.00 to as low as -7.00 when they sent me a bad check a couple years ago and my bank charged me a fee. I have sold over 16 thousand coon in that period of time that I have recorded and paid taxes on. LLL

I’ve always enjoyed your pics, thanks for posting.

Wow, amazing catches and I can appreciate the amount of work you put in. Great pics, thanks for sharing.

Amazing photos

LL, as I look at the snow out my office window in Des Moines, those pics bring a great big smile. Some day I would like to share a pot of coffee and here the stories. Who taught trappers in SW Iowa how to trap mink? Several of you in that area that can pile up the mink.

Bud Hall taught my mentor the late Gene Purdy as well as Ron Hanson. We have less of a population than Northern IA here or there would be even bigger piles. LLL

Lot of work right there, lot of satisfaction and good memories as well. Nicely done..

I can't image having to skin that many anything.

Boss man didn't dub you the Coon Combine for nuthin I see

Thanks for sharing. You are one of the greats. The logistics and time management have to be so exact to make a one man system as yours work. I know of one other man who catches the numbers you do but he does not finish them. Throws them in a pile and a buyer picks them up every day.

Nice paydays there.

Incredible photos ! Thanks for sharing !

Great photos, those were great days back then. Most will never know what it’s like to work that hard and enjoy it.


B

Now this is sweet, good post, thanks for sharing, much more entertaining than all the political crap!

Flat out impressive!!!

I found a few more of last season.

Nice. Nobody ever post pics on here anymore. There used to be pages of trapping pics.

Thanks for sharing.

How many miles in a season?????

B

I know. I thought I would guide us back to talking about trapping. It is a love of mine but I only am wired to trap one way and that is long lining. It costs a lot of money to do it though. LLL

I have three 120 mile lines. LLL

My heart still skips a beat when I see a mink underwater like that. Thanks for sharing.

And several pairs of gloves, boots snacks and determination!!!!!

Thanks
B

I love to look at a pocket that is missing a trap and I see mink tracks where the trap was. I look and the slide wire and do not see a swivel and then you know. No better feeling on the line even when you have seen it thousands of times. LLL

Well said!

How many traps you run

Great pictures, thanks for posting.

Ethan I try and have 150 traps a line give or take. LLL

LLtrapper that is way cool thanks for sharing.
The coon combine, I say the mad trapper.

great thread and pics. Your work ethic should be an inspiration to anyone that views this. Have a good day from NC

With only 3 lines, how long until you need to move to fresh ground? I only have PA experience where my 1 long line each year is dead after a week (roughly 100 coon).

I do not move them at all. It takes three days to run all three. LLL

Thanks for sharing Larry. Makes a guy want to set traps

Thanks for posting, lots to be learned from your pictures.

And to think I was dreading having to skin my 3 coyotes from today on my way home from work. I couldn't imagine putting that much fur up. Great pics

I scrape fifty a day when the season is over

It is a love of mine but I only am wired to trap one way and that is long lining.


My exact feelings on trapping LL. I doubt there are very many trappers that can relate to that.Or maybe even understand it.

Go big or stay home. LLL

You should share some of your trapping pics and put up fur pics.

The amount of work that takes to make BIG catches like that, then put up all your fur is truly impressive! Not sure how old you are, but I'm 50 and know it would be a massive undertaking for me to rival what you do! The mental toughness you have is something we all can learn from!

54. LLL

Isn't Potawatomi Council Bluffs? I grew up in western Omaha and began sticking my toe in the trapping water on farms west of there. Didn't seem like the coon numbers were all that great there. Even dabbled one fall around Lincoln. This was in the 75-78 years.
How is the selling going this year? Are you selling all fully prepped, dried? Auction? Local, Growny?
Thanks for the pics. Entertaining and ducational.

Did not set a coon trap this year. Waste of time and money in my opinion. I do not kill for fun. LLL

Fun???

Yea fun. Too many are quick to say they do it for the sport. Sports are usually equated with fun. That is not something I want any part of. It is fun to trap but it is simply a commercial undertaking when done like I do it. Not much fun to work sun up to sun down plus for no money and I consider it a lot of work. LLL

Great pics! Here are some from my extremely short line this year.

Go big or stay home. LLL------------exactly!

You should share some of your trapping pics and put up fur pics.

KRE--Maybe if I had some-but I don't

Nice trucks loads of mink and coon Larry they look like mine on days end but im on the other side of the state

Feel free to put some pictures up. LLL

Don't know how too on this site some pictures would blow people minds that I have

Careful now. Some do not realize confidence and arrogance are often mistaken. Not so bad here as another place you frequent but .... LLL

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Did you trap other species this year?

And thanks for sharing pictures and comments.

Did you trap other species this year?

And thanks for sharing pictures and comments. [/quote]

You might not but you would have to love trapping or else you wouldnt do it cause i trap as a hobby to keep my self out of trouble if im to busy buying trapping stuff and trapping than i cant do dumb things with my money

I trapped a few nuisance beaver at 125.00 each but did not set any other traps. This was on one of my hunting areas or I would not have done that. LLL

Great pictures, Larry! I always figured you were too busy carrying coon up the bank to take any on the line pictures. I suppose this was taken 12 years ago. You haven't changed much...