All things trapping....

[stoneam2006]

Wanted to start a thread for trapping with the season comming shortly. I personally cannot wait. Trapping is one of my favorite things my dad started me when I could walk been in trap setting compititions and to trapping shows all over ny. Now my boy who's 4 is learning the trade as I did.....I'll start with some pics to get it going.

This is my boiling rig same as my dad's been building for his whole life....

Idk y it's sideways

Edited October 15, 2014 by stoneam2006

[jjb4900]

I give trappers all the credit in the world, not easy to be good at it and you really need to be a woodsman to be successful at it.........and definitely a lost art.

[MACHINIST]

Ive always wanted to do it but I dont have the time to commit to it.Ive ran trap lines with a friend during vacations and whatnot but never ran my own

[stoneam2006]

I've still go a lot of learning to do especially with yotes they just were not as plentiful when my dad was trapping so we both have been learning the techniques. This is my first year with a quad that will expand my area a bit as I just don't have time to spend hours walking to check daily...with any luck I'll be posting pics of animals.

[fishuntrapper]

I love trapping. rather trap than bow hunt. good luck.

[Doc]

Imagine the challenge of finding that one small spot where an animals foot will be, given the thousands of acres where you may be trapping. Yes, you do have to know something to be able to find or arrange that scenario. There is more woods-lore involved in that, and more expertise required regarding the knowledge of the life habits of critters than all the hunting knowledge combined. It doesn't involve predicting the location of the prey within 20 yards of a bowshot or 100 yards of a shotgun or the 200 yards of a rifle. It involves knowing the precise 2" that it will step on overnight. 

[HOUNDS77]

I trap hard in the fall and spring.