How to Catch Bobcats Without Bait Bobcat blind trail sets are one of the most overlooked ways to catch cats without relying on bait, flagging or cubbies. When a bobcat is already using a trail, crossing or narrow travel corridor, … [Read More]
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Farmland Foxes
Farmland red fox trapping is seeing a quiet resurgence in parts of the country where fox numbers are climbing again. As coyotes shift and human activity increases, red fox are finding new opportunities in agricultural landscapes. This article follows one … [Read More]
Triple Trap Challenge
Can three trap sizes really do it all? [Read More]
Setting Strategy
Effective trapline strategy is all about details and repetition. Even the most modest of lines will need a plan and close attention paid to the developing situations — both good and not so good. [Read More]
Snares That Care
Fence snares placed in the right locations are undoubtedly one of the most effective means of protecting valuable protein that needs protecting — domestic or wild. [Read More]
Bucket List Trapping: Ursus Americanus, the Black Bear
This trapper’s 2020 trapping season started a little different than most years. He was setting steel for a massive Northern black bear. [Read More]
Wolf Management Is About Balance
Wolf management remains a hot-button issue with extremely passionate people on both sides of the debate. While we’ll never get everyone to agree on the correct course of action, I read a blog post today written by someone very close … [Read More]
Officials Confirm First Bobcat in Northwest Ohio Since 1800s
Ohio wildlife officials have confirmed the first verified report of a bobcat in northwest Ohio since the mid-1800s. Here are the details from Steve Pollick’s story on toledoBlade.com: The wild cat, a young male, was caught in a raccoon snare … [Read More]
Wolf Trapping Season Open in Idaho
As of yesterday, the first modern-day wolf trapping season in Idaho is open. The season, which goes through March 31, is open for the north-central and northern mountain regions of Idaho near the Montana and Canadian borders. With roughly 1,000 … [Read More]
