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Predator Hunting => Trapping => Topic started by: TheBig1 on January 17, 2018, 09:02:18 PM

Title: I DID IT!
Post by: TheBig1 on January 17, 2018, 09:02:18 PM: I/We did it. My son Logan and I are getting into trapping and have had traps out for about 2 to 3 weeks now with zero results. We checked our traps yesterday afternoon/evening and didn't get out today. I was going to go check them in the morning. At 1700 this afternoon I got a call from the farmer. His grandson went for a ride with his 4 wheeler and saw a coyote in one of our traps. It's the first animal that we've ever trapped. She's a beautiful female which I will tan and hang on my wall.

I personally want to thank my dad Barry Strickland for his confidence in me and his effort to keep me patient. Also I'd like to thank Mike Wojtach, Robby Gilbert of Trapping Time TV for the great show, and everyone else who may have played a part in our first bit of success.
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Post by: Brushwolf on January 17, 2018, 09:21:05 PM: That’s awesome! Congrats!!!!
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Post by: Misterjake23 on January 17, 2018, 11:28:15 PM: That’s awesome!! Way to go
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Post by: QUATTRO on January 18, 2018, 10:56:26 AM: Congrats! I received a picture of it from a mutual friend...if you need help posting pics just say so..I can help. We like pictures!
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Post by: res56cue on January 18, 2018, 11:22:39 AM: Great to hear, Congrats! I still remember my first animal I trapped some 38 years ago, never forget it!
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Post by: QUATTRO on January 18, 2018, 11:26:37 AM: Quote from: res56cue on January 18, 2018, 11:22:39 AM
Great to hear, Congrats! I still remember my first animal I trapped some 38 years ago, never forget it!

Look out guys we have a potential Coot on our hands! Welcome aboard Res56cue!
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Post by: res56cue on January 18, 2018, 11:51:43 AM: LOL! Got about 10 year till that 60 mark!
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Post by: Buckwheat on January 18, 2018, 01:10:47 PM: Thebig1
That's some exciting stuff!! Good memories.
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Post by: TheBig1 on January 18, 2018, 03:39:48 PM: Thanks guys. It sure was fun. Now the wife's mad at me because I just spent $40 on baits today. Lol

Quattro, please feel free to post the pic as I was unable to do so.

She weighed in at 28lbs but the buyer said that she was rubbed. So now I know what is meant by that term.

And yes, the set was immediately remade.
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Post by: TheBig1 on January 18, 2018, 03:41:28 PM: Double post
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Post by: 32-20 on January 18, 2018, 06:06:57 PM: Congratulations and good luck in the future. My first animal trapped was a house cat your doing much better then I ever did, keep er going.
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Post by: foxhound on January 19, 2018, 08:55:54 AM: Here is the pic of TheBig1's catch. Congrats brother, nice job!
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Post by: Hern on January 19, 2018, 01:33:43 PM: Good Job
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Post by: Pa Goosehntr on January 19, 2018, 03:22:27 PM: ;) ;) ;) That's great!! Congrats!!
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Post by: jaspr1 on January 20, 2018, 07:54:37 AM: :) Awesome! :)......... 8)
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Post by: TheBig1 on January 20, 2018, 08:09:31 AM: A better picture.
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Post by: foxhound on January 20, 2018, 10:05:09 PM: Well done brother!
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Post by: Brushwolf on January 21, 2018, 08:56:42 AM: Nice looking coyote !!
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Post by: TheBig1 on January 21, 2018, 06:00:55 PM: Caught my first grinner this morning. That's one less turkey egg eater out there.

Please excuse the pic, my 9 year old daughter took it.
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Post by: Brushwolf on January 21, 2018, 06:13:02 PM: that’s cool!! I know my kids like going along when I have traps out also!!
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Post by: TheBig1 on January 21, 2018, 06:27:22 PM: She just doesn't like the dispatching. She cried when I put the coyote down. She also didn't understand why I had to put down the grinner. Hopefully I don't ruin her by not being able to verbalize myself properly.
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Post by: Buckwheat on January 21, 2018, 09:59:45 PM: TheBig1
Yea, can be hard for some. Not everybody can understand it or ever will. Maybe take her to a fur auction or a trappers event or buy some trinkets for her with the money. You can try and share with her the money to show some end results she may like.
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Post by: TheBig1 on January 22, 2018, 07:09:25 AM: Thanks for the advice Buckwheat, I'll definitely do that.
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Post by: Buckwheat on January 22, 2018, 11:35:06 AM: TheBig1
I not saying it will work. I was just giving you some ideas. Good luck, more parent's need to help with ideas.
We are losing more of our hunting and trapping sports every year. Maybe it will be a thing of the past and only nuisance control people and government agencies to control animals will be the only ones left.