Back after them

Good work man that Fox is pretty. I caught two coons in those new dp traps i set out. I got a bridger 1.5 foothold, how do you set a foothold for coons and foxes?

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I use polyfil under my pan and fill the inside of the trap with peat moss then sift a layer of dirt over it. I use chain and wolf fang earth anchors

Nice John - hope I not done trapping - work got really busy though

I ran 3 dps for 3 days a few weeks ago and caught 1 Coon

Awesome thanks. Do you ever take the coons or coyotes or foxes to a local taxidermist or do you tan them??

Made number 23 coyote female and the 40th coyote I've caught since Feb 2021

I haven't and I can't keep fox or bobcats now anyways because they are out of season. I have a permit through the state to be able to nusicance trap for them

That’s great work always like seeing those pics

Ok I got a question, why are my dps either going off with nothing in them or not going off and moved??

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Yep - nice and chipmunks do it to me - u may catch one every now and then

Slow day today. Both opossums are full of babies.

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Got a crow also. It was dead when we got to it

Good job. Glad to hear you got a nuisance permit. I was a little worried seeing the pics.

Keep it up. Trying to talk a buddy in to letting me set around his farm and him check them. Says we will when he gets time. Place is full of coyotes at night right now.

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John is starting to get rolling - nice work - enjoy the pics

Thanks, me and the boys are gonna stay after them for awhile

Amazing man

My buddy just sent me this. #25 I'll get better pictures when I go

Looks pretty mangy

#26 very healthy female. The other one was a big male with mang.

Pulled all my traps except for 3. Moving traps to another place

Good work

john, how much polyfill are you using to put under your pans? And just fill the whole are under the trap to keep the dirt out, from inside jaw to inside jaw? I think I may give your method a try when I get to go again.
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I just roll it up in a ball and stick it under the pan, sift peat moss inside the jaws and sift dirt over that. They are pretty weather proof. Rain doesn't seem to affect it much. Sometimes if it rains really hard ill have to go back an sift alittle more dirt over them. I'm sure you can do good with just peat moss but it gives me alittle piece of mind knowing nothing is getting under the pan that will cause a miss.

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Nice kitty John !

Thanks, I've been slacking the last week or so. Fixing to get back after them hard again since ball season is almost over.

Nice John - I need to make one more run at em - work busy - not sure I will

Hey johnv........Is all of this trapping that you've been doing in Morgan County???.....Seems like you said you've been doing it for a few years now......Are there other folks around you trapping too??.....Curious because the turkey kill numbers went way up in that area this year.

Im just a few miles from the Morgan County line but I'm in Marshall County. I don't know any other trappers around me

Getting everything loaded up to go set some traps today though. Weather feels to good not to

It may sound crazy to some but I think folks like you who are really trapping hard are likely having a bigger impact than most of us realize and you could be a big part of the reason that big increase in turkey kills happened in Morgan Co if there's a rather isolated population occurring right there in your area.....Even though you may only be trapping "X" amount of acres.....I think you could easily be impacting the yote population for miles around if you're trapping along a main run......I think I may have something similar going on with coons and possums.

I hope its making a difference. Just got done pulling ticks and changing clothes. Hopefully I hammer a few kitty's tomorrow. I feel like I have made a huge impact on the coyotes. I lost count on coons to have a total but it was over 200 a couple years ago. I'm keeping up with it now with my nusicance permit but thats the only reason. It has definitely helped with turkeys. Had more hens than ever before this year. Called in 7 jakes and had a coyote ruin a gobbler for me. I know of atleast 5 big Tom's close by. Hopefully next year will be my year to kill some turkeys.

Yeah, I’d say you’re definitely making an impact….That’s a lot of predators you’re taking out. If there was one guy like you in every county across the state I bet that alone would make a HUGE difference.



Something I’ve thought about it the past that I think would get us our biggest bang for our buck is if we took each county and looked for main coyote travel routes within that county for folks to trap…..I call them coyote highways…..big scale travel routes…… I know I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know but trapping is like real estate……location, location, location……….This is a situation where I think if we could get things coordinated just right then it would also be “work smarter not harder”……You can make wholesale changes by having just a few folks whacking and stacking yotes along main big scale travel routes. Trapping the right locations can snag lots of catches.

I think Morgan County turkey season increased from just a few days to 5 weeks.

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Good work man. How many Did you set?

I only have 12 foot holds and 6dps out. Mainly trying to catch a couple bobcats

Nice work John

I just put out 4 dps and 1 yote trap - I was starting to sweat and did not want to sweat in trap - May put one more yote trap out in morn before church - May b my last run at them

Its been slow for me, just coons and opossums. Not complaining though im sure I'll learn something one way or another. Pretty sure my spots are just trapped out which I'm not complaining about. Haven't found any fresh sign worth mentioning

This seems to work really good for mosquitoes, ticks, deer Flys, horse Flys and everything else. Probably the most useful tip I have at the moment

Good to know, thanks John. I HATE ticks

Blind set, female with milk

John, whats up with all the bark peeling off those trees?

The coyote pulled it off. They usually chew on anything they can reach

Did t catch crap today - been slow

John I am usually trapping for coyotes in roads or fields. Do u trap in woods much? I got a yearly scrap area in pretty woods the dogs hit a lot after first of year - thinking that would be good spot to trap

If u trap in woods - do you just cover your pan w leaves ?

Yea. Try a piss post set around that scrape maybe. I usually take scissors and blend everything in best I can cutting up leaves and what not. I pulled everything yesterday just to take a break a week or two. When I start back I'm gonna mainly use blind sets on trails. I honestly believe with this hot weather I'll do better putting out alot of blind sets versus doing dirt holes with baits and lures. I'll still use a couple piss post sets also. On my blind sets I use a stepping stick to help guide their foot. I really like to set up on a part going up hill. Ill cut out a step in the trail to set my trap in. Going up hill like that ill always put my stepping stick above the trap hoping they'll go for the flat spot on the other side. They'll usually use the step going up the hill if that makes sense

I doubt they traveling as much in this heat - I will pull mine by first of next week - they may not even hit the roads right now

What do u mean by a piss pot set ?

Thanks John

It can be a clump of grass, a old log sticking out next to a trail. Anywhere you see coyote sign like tracks or scat where trails intersect is a good spot for a piss post. Just set a trap with a clump of grass, log, rock whatever to put urine on next to sign basically. A dog will help you find and mark those spots also

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Nothing again today

Very slow - but I did catch one possum today

One of my dps was pulled out of ground and food gone

Catching some cat food thieves for my mom

Nice he almost slipped out.. I went to trying a big marshmallow in my dps to try and stop being robbed

If they start stealing your marshmallows, put marshmallow cream on it and they're screwed!!! They'll break a leg, every time.

It was slow for me - caught 1 large Coon and a few possums in about 6-7 days trapping

Im 2 opposums and a coon since I got that last coyote. Tried to setup around a fesh cut hayfield yesterday but the rain ran me off after only getting two traps set.

It raining lot here right now

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What are you using in your dps right now? I worked some last week and ants ruined my baits. Set 7 today with just corn and a squirt of fish oil about a foot away just to give them some scent to follow. Don't know if it will work or not but its a long weekend so I figured I needed to at least try.

Corn and fish oil should be plenty good enough in dps. That's what I'm using. My fish oil is bream fried in peanut oil though and using leftover oil.

Corn and fish oil worked nicely. 2 nice males from 7 traps. Hopefully I catch the girls tonight.
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Nice!

Heck yea - way 2 go

I was going to set Friday and got lazy - I May do this evening - got some corn and fish oil

Nice John

So hot I May be done till fall - my coyotes hit roads hard in august looking for fawns

Been getting pictures of one coyote running around. Hopefully I can take him out this week and take a break for awhile