Nice cat Okie. We have only killed a couple of mangy coyotes this year. Most have been pretty nice.
Thanks, new traps have only proven their worth on skunks so far
If I'm trapping close to the house, and haven't spent much on diesel to get there, I'll shoot it and reset trap the next day. Right now I'm trapping 33 miles from the house so I make sure every trap is ready each night to make it worth the drive. You get really good at playing the wind!! They don't always spray either, probably 75% of the time they do though. I think I only caught 1 the first month of trapping, and have probably caught 15 in the last couple of weeks, they're definately on the move. Hopefully saved a lot of pheasant and quail nests as a result.
yea, i thought shooting them in the head may prevent them from spraying, but it doesnt. well at at least it didnt when i shot one with my 22mag in the head. me and my kid were out squirrel hunting once. as we sat behind a huge tree while using the squirrel call, we hear something moving and coming close. we figure its a squirrel coming in close on the ground. im about 4 feet from the big tree and all the sudden i see this skunk come around at a pretty good speed and its now only about 4 feet from us. i instantly stood up, was squatting down at the time, and fired 2 shots from the hip with the remington 870 12ga. in about a nanosecond and obliterated that thing. it all happened so fast. scared my boy half to death. as we stood there gathering out thoughts on what just happened, the stench began to fill the air. we made a mad dash out of the creek into the open wheat field about 30 yards until we got into some fresh air. it was a pretty damn crazy/fun experience.
They have a 2 trap set, with smaller trap inside an approximate 12"x12"x36" trap. They were on sale for $25.00. That is a good start. The next size up is around $60 and is bigger and will catch a bobcat as well. Coons will tear either one up. I know from experience.ok,been wanting to get into trapping some. how much are the traps at tractor supply? and what size do you guys recommend? thanks
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