Everyone dreams of waking up every day, going to their job which also happens to be their favorite hobby. After all, what more could you ask for? It wouldn’t really seem like work, after all. It would be more like a full time hobby, right? Well, I am not going to say this is wrong, […]
In the first part and second part of this series, I broke out some important points from the coyote study done in 1982-1985 by Major L. Boddicker and George E. Graves. The study, called “Field Evaluation of Olfactory Attractants and Strategies Used To Capture Depredating Coyotes” can be found in this link in its entirety. […]
In the previous article I gave an overview of the study done by George E. Graves and Major L. Boddicker about their experiment with coyote scents and what worked best. My head hurts after reading this, but I couldn’t stop. Every paragraph is packed with useful information to the trapper. But most people can’t get […]
Very little will I ask of the government. A governmental body is not normally the place I turn to when I need advice. After all, they can barely keep their own house in order and can’t even keep their head above water. But in 1982, a couple of scientists decided to find out which scents […]
If you have been trapping for any length of time, you undoubtedly know about the dirt hole. The dirt hole set has probably been responsible for the demise of more furbearers than any other set. The versatility of this tool is unmatched and the set methods and possibilities are as endless as it’s potential. Dirt […]
I wanted to write a little bit in this column about trapping traditions. Almost everything that people do and celebrate today has something to do with a tradition. Look at hanging up Christmas lights or decorating the tree. Or making that Easter ham, coloring Easter eggs or whatever. What it comes down to is that […]
(also check out the first, second, third and fourth articles of this series) Sunday brought about more of the same weather. Windy and cold. I packed up my stuff from the motel, stopped and got some coffee and fueled up the truck. I couldn’t resist taking a picture of the sign on the gas station. […]
(read the first, second, and third parts of this series) A Dreary Gray and Windy Dawn Breaks When light finally started to penetrate the low hanging gray clouds, I noticed a couple things. First, that my tent was still in one piece, in the same place I set it up in, and that I had […]
(You can read the first part, and the second part of this series by clicking the links) Day 1 started clear, crisp and cold. As the sun started coming up in the east it was readily apparent that I did not pack warm enough clothes to be here. I made a mental note to get […]
The day got off to a slow start as I had a lot to get done before I headed west. Getting up extra early didn’t seem to buy me as much time as I thought it would have. I had to get a bunch of things printed off to use at the Nebraska Fur Harvesters […]