Monday, November 4, 2019
December 20, 2019
20 today. Out of freezer space, been pulling traps. Tomorrow's catch will get skinned and hauled home then put in a freezer after I get there.
December 19, 2019
26 head today.
The very same equipment (plus 7 new sets) only produced 16 coyotes yesterday.
Weather is always a factor!
December 18, 2019
Only 16 today. 1 freezer is full, put 2 more pelts in it last night and had to ratchet strap the lid closed. The other 3 freezers are all within 6 inches of being full. I will start scaling back tomorrow and pull traps that make catches. Probably pull a couple of dead heads as well.
I will pull a majority of the line Friday and leave only the newest work to pull on Saturday. Then head towards home Saturday night. Unload the full freezers and reload with empty freezers. I may even try to shove an additional 15 cubic foot freezer in the living quarters of my trailer.
From Christmas till January 7th, in this country, tends to be the highest concentration of the most valuable coyotes.
December 16, 2019
20 coyotes and one skunk caught today. I’m also including a picture of the weather conditions.
December 14, 2019
Personal best for me. 35 coyotes on a 24 hour check. No lure used, just bait and urine. Half of these were caught on muskrat quarters and good urine. No Alphas or Betas, just this pile to skin and the ones we will catch and skin tomorrow.
The coyote population is way DOWN! I'm strung out over 2 counties. Today's catch consisted of 6 doubles and 23 singles. The weather front coming in made this catch.
The coyote population is way DOWN! I'm strung out over 2 counties. Today's catch consisted of 6 doubles and 23 singles. The weather front coming in made this catch.
December 11, 2019
Only 11 coyotes today, really warm weather.
Had to move coyotes to get the jack out. Took almost 5 minutes to change this tire and be rolling again. County blacktop road, it must have been a bolt or something. The tire is ruined. Hole big enough to stick your finger in. It sure pays to be prepared.
Only in the last two evenings have I felt good about these coyotes getting close to being ready/prime! Time to get serious about filling the freezers with them.
Had to move coyotes to get the jack out. Took almost 5 minutes to change this tire and be rolling again. County blacktop road, it must have been a bolt or something. The tire is ruined. Hole big enough to stick your finger in. It sure pays to be prepared.
Only in the last two evenings have I felt good about these coyotes getting close to being ready/prime! Time to get serious about filling the freezers with them.
November 29, 2019
9 coyotes, I set 30 traps when I arrived to the area. The second pictures shows three sets dug into the snow.
A Little Trapping Humor for You
Yesterday morning I caught a porcupine. Over the years I have caught well over a 100 and released them No.problems. somehow I got 8 quills stuck in the back of my left hand.
Then the phone rings. Ranchers says I have a bobcat in a trap and a bird hunter found it and called the game warden thinking I shouldn't be trapping. Bobcat season doesn’t open till December 1st here.
I get there, release the cat and get a claw stuck in the back of my right hand. It bleeds like a stuck pig! Bandage it up. Remake the set, bird hunter comes rolling up and drives over trap.on the other side of the road.and never slows down (pissed because Rancher told him to leave.)
I remake the road killed set and here comes the game warden. Asks if he needs to search my truck for a bobcat...I laugh at him!. Checked my permit, checked trap tags, all good.
Then the phone rings. Ranchers says I have a bobcat in a trap and a bird hunter found it and called the game warden thinking I shouldn't be trapping. Bobcat season doesn’t open till December 1st here.
I get there, release the cat and get a claw stuck in the back of my right hand. It bleeds like a stuck pig! Bandage it up. Remake the set, bird hunter comes rolling up and drives over trap.on the other side of the road.and never slows down (pissed because Rancher told him to leave.)
I remake the road killed set and here comes the game warden. Asks if he needs to search my truck for a bobcat...I laugh at him!. Checked my permit, checked trap tags, all good.
