Sportsmen and property rights advocates take notice: the Canada lynx issue is far from over, and much of the controversy of the status of this species in the United States may just be in its infancy. Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reversed seven rulings of additional protection for species under the Endangered Species Act, including one which denied critical … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2007
Tending the Raccoon ‘Line
In the previous post, I showed some of the sets that I made on my early November trapline for racoons. Here, I provide some pictures of the results. I ran the traps for about 5 days and ended up with 8 coons and a number of other critters. Gas money and school/work kept me from expanding the line, and I ended up pulling before long. This was the first 'coon I wandered upon, … [Read more...]
Setting A Short ‘Line for Raccoons
About two weeks ago, before everything started to freeze solid, I set out a short trapline for raccoons, just outside the city limits in some of the canals. I made a combination of pocket sets, blind sets, and walk-thru's. My first set was a walk-thru set, shown below. Notice that the bait is smeared on a post jutting out from the grassy bank, and the stick further out is … [Read more...]
Jewish Trapper
I just read a really cool article about a Jewish girl from central Massachusets who dropped out of the rat race to become a trapper in the wilds of British Columbia. Check out the story from Lauren Walker here … [Read more...]
Skunk in a Culvert
It looked like critters were traveling along this dry wash, and the culvert made a perfect spot for a set. I placed the rock and some other sticks along the sides to funnel down the travel way, and set a 110 conibear with some bait and 'magnum marten' lure. The next day, I was greeted by this guy, a good sized striped skunk. Luckily he had already sprayed and was expired … [Read more...]
A Mountain Trapline
A trapping partner and I planned an extended weekend trip into northeastern Utah's Uinta Mountains a week ago. We wanted to target pine marten, and this is the only area open to marten trapping in the state. We headed out on a Thursday morning, and were in the mountains setting traps by noon. Most of our sets consisted of baited leaning poles guarded with 110 or 120 … [Read more...]