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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Two Sets Are Better Than One
If one set is good, what about two? This veteran trapper knows a thing or two about when to double up, and when not to. [Read More]
All About Trap Setters
Over the past few years, rather than not trapping, the author has started to rely on trap setters to get sets in the ground. It’s hell to get old, but supposedly we should get wiser, so setting tools are now a vital part of his set bucket. [Read More]
Off-Season Scouting for Success
Now is the time to get a jump on next year’s trapline. Here’s how to find your next best spots. [Read More]
Patient Trapping
How to use low-maintenance sets on travel routes and wait for fur to pile up. [Read More]
Lure Strategies for Coyotes and Cats
Every trapping lure is made for a specific response, the trick is to figure out where and how to use them in every different scenario. [Read More]
Open-Country Fisher Trapping
While someday I’d love to chase fishers in their traditional big-woods habitat, it’s a testament to the adaptability of the species that the farm country trapper can catch the beautiful “black cat” on their home turf. By scouting to find locations the animals frequent and using bait in the preseason, this wonderful furbearer can be added to the trapper’s fur board. [Read More]
10 Tips for Serious Longliners
These are the little things that the trapping pros do to set personal bests. [Read More]
Idaho Wolves: Coping With Canis Lupus
Learn how this state is facing its wolf management head on, with trappers and hunters leading the way. [Read More]
Snowstorms, Snowshoes & Fur
Deep snow makes for difficult conditions on the trapline. Here’s how one Western trapper adapts and uses it to his advantage every winter. [Read More]
