Started trapping, it's a blast

[Trigger69]

Started trapping for coons, it's fun an I don't have any stress from my buddies! All my buddies deer hunt and they're constantly at me if I don't shoot something, none of them trap so they don't care if I get something or not. Here's three I've gotten so far
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[QuickRick]

Are those top ones skinned out? Nice job on those. What are you going to do with the pelts?

[Trigger69]

Yeah they're skun out! Gonna keep bottom one to make a possibles bag out of, give one of top to my son and other to my nephew. Like to get a 28lber to hang in living room, but with fresh snow it's gonna be a little hard to come by. I'm just trapping for fun and relaxation, don't plan to sell any this year. All I catch this year are my guinea pigs, so next year I'll know what I'm doing.

[dch3k]

Yeah they're skun out! Gonna keep bottom one to make a possibles bag out of, give one of top to my son and other to my nephew. Like to get a 28lber to hang in living room, but with fresh snow it's gonna be a little hard to come by. I'm just trapping for fun and relaxation, don't plan to sell any this year. All I catch this year are my guinea pigs, so next year I'll know what I'm doing.

A bag?...I cant picture this.....

[Sean]

I always wanted to try trapping, but for the most part it's useless in Texas unless your just trying to thin out animals. I do have a nice beaver pelt but he was shot not trapped.

What kind of traps you using?

[Trigger69]

Christina, the hide would be tanned with hair off and then I would cut hide then sew it to look like a bag. I use Duke Dog Proof traps, they look like a soda can almost. Only animals that can be caught in them are coons or possums.

[Sean]

Cool, I was gonna recommend them to you if you was using something different. I'm about to get about a dozen and start thinning out coons at my lease. What are you using for bait/attractant?

[dch3k]

Christina, the hide would be tanned with hair off and then I would cut hide then sew it to look like a bag. I use Duke Dog Proof traps, they look like a soda can almost. Only animals that can be caught in them are coons or possums.

Ohhhh.sorry blonde momment I guess ...lol

[QuickRick]

You ever brain tan? They say every animal has enough brains to tan its own skin. I'd like to learn how to do it.

[Trigger69]

Richard, I've heard of it have no clue as to how to do it! This is my first year so I'll just send them out to get tanned so I know they're done "right". Sean, I caught the two boars on straight blended sardines on bottom of trap. The female I caught using marshmallows and a lure called Laughing Lady. It smells like strawberries. Figures, guys like meat and females like sweets! Please don't get offended Christina, it was a joke! ;-)

[dch3k]

Richard, I've heard of it have no clue as to how to do it! This is my first year so I'll just send them out to get tanned so I know they're done "right". Sean, I caught the two boars on straight blended sardines on bottom of trap. The female I caught using marshmallows and a lure called Laughing Lady. It smells like strawberries. Figures, guys like meat and females like sweets! Please don't get offended Christina, it was a joke! ;-)

Again..you got me...hook line and sinker :)

[Rick]

Trapping is addicting. Years ago even here in Jersey I used to trap. As a kid i would check my traps early in the AM and the bus would pick me up somewhere along it's route usually a couple miles from my house, then I would put the critters (mostly muskrats) in a bag and store them in the schools fridge. The school never figured out what I was having for lunch because they never checked.

[Trigger69]

Hahaha, that's great!

[Trigger69]

Took my almost 5yr old son with me this morning to check my traps and we had a little luck! We walked up and I seen this nice boar coon in the trap and pointed it out to my son and he said "that is awesome Daddy", I think he's hooked! He's excited to check the traps with me tomorrow!!
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