re: Set traps today (updated 2/23 end of the line)

I use to trap back in the early 1980's when Coon pells were bringing in $27-$28 for a #1. Back then I was making $350 a day and night hunting them suckers till the bottom fell out. What are the prices going for #1 coon pells now?
I still have at least 75 pan traps. My son has been thinking of getting into it again. Been years sence he traped. I used to drag his young arse out with me. He loved it till one night a coon climb up his leg after shooting it out a tree. Dam dogs were on his arse too! Man, did I laugh.

To this day, we both still laugh about that night.

Offshore, pardon my ignorance as well, but how are you going to go about getting a live coyote out of a leg hold trap?

You get him out with a pole that has a loop at one end. The rope goes to the opposite end and you pull it tight around his neck. Alot of times they will sull (sp). I used to run coyotes with hounds.

Infidel, I had a buddy back home that used to trap. He used a baseball bat on them to keep from damaging the hides. In that part of the country, we used a long chain with a home-made hook on the end. It would get hung on a mesquite bush and you would go in for the kill with the bat. He followed the drag marks to a bush. Looked like the coyote was wrapped up pretty tight. He went in like in like Babe Ruth, the coyote had more slack than he thought, He turned around and rushed out, but the coyote bit him on the arse. His dad was a dentist so he administered the rabies shots.

Well I caught nothing today but I did have a pull out and had coyotes circle one of my cat sets. Coyotes don't like to commit to a set that is guided the way I make my cats sets.

I set 20 more and saw lots of sign so maybe the weather won't bother me too much.

To answer a few of the questions. Coyotes are big pussys when you get real close to them. I have only had two that tried to get me. I use a 4' catch pole to hold them down and use my feet to open the trap. Now they will bite you if you give them a chance.

You should see a big mean bobcat when you try to get that loop around their neck. No I don't sell then live I choke them to kill them. They die very quickly

If you saw my cat set you would think some 12yr old kid was out setting traps. I make a walk through with sticks and small logs. I place stepping sticks in front of the trap so the cat will step over and on to my pan. Cats are not scared of anything and it doesn't bother them one bit. But they don't like to back out so that's why I use a walk through. They are really pretty dumb but like any cat they are finicky and may or may not commit to your set. They also seem to me very lucky. I can't tell you how many time I have had cats step right beside the pan and not get caught.

Grey fox you can guide but not Reds. Reds you have to set like coyotes.

With cats and greys guide your set so they have no where to step but on your pan. Some of the trappers out west don't even cover their traps for cats they leave the pan exposed to give them a place to step.

I was gonna take pictures today but I took my card out of my phone and left it in the truck. I will get some for you.

If you were still getting that kind of money I would get back into it. WOuldn't take long to make a nice little hinting fund while having a damn good time.

cool thread....can you trap year round ? what if you get something you are not supposed to get, like a deer out of season ?

What is the going rate of different pelts nowadays?

Beaver, Coon, Bobcat, Fox??