Post by trapper03 on Jun 23, 2022 10:21:17 GMT -5
Hey guys, I’m a new trapper that really only started trapping seriously last year. I tried to follow all the advice I could find with predator trapping when it came to trap prep and how to build the proper sets, etc. I’m not sure if I was doing something wrong, but I never even got a predator to even come close enough to look at my set… I’m pretty sure I was bedding things properly as I got a couple possums , but I’m not sure if I didn’t prepare the sets well enough or if there isn’t even predators running in the areas I was making sets. I read somewhere that coyotes usually would only walk through an area once a week, so I would usually keep the sets there for three weeks or so and would rescent them every week.
Here is a satellite image of my trapline and I kind of roughly marked out where I had made sets.
It is possible that I just don’t have many predators running through this area often, but if there were, where would be the best natural funnel where I would have the best luck with catching a fox, coyote, or bobcat?
Also, I wonder if somehow I left my scent on the set and scared away the animals. If that’s the case, how strict should I be with keeping scent off my traps and trapping tools, and what are some practical ways to keep them scent free? I usually wore rubber dipped cotton gloves and rubbed dirt over them before touching the traps and kept the traps in a separate bucket then the tools and scents. Is that good enough, or should I be doing more to keep my scent off? Thank you guys so much for your answers!!!
Here is a satellite image of my trapline and I kind of roughly marked out where I had made sets.
It is possible that I just don’t have many predators running through this area often, but if there were, where would be the best natural funnel where I would have the best luck with catching a fox, coyote, or bobcat?
Also, I wonder if somehow I left my scent on the set and scared away the animals. If that’s the case, how strict should I be with keeping scent off my traps and trapping tools, and what are some practical ways to keep them scent free? I usually wore rubber dipped cotton gloves and rubbed dirt over them before touching the traps and kept the traps in a separate bucket then the tools and scents. Is that good enough, or should I be doing more to keep my scent off? Thank you guys so much for your answers!!!