I'm sure Mrs. Tacklebox is just loving this...I remember the look we got when my (our) yote was hanging in the garage...
I trapped alot for many years, skinned, fleashed and streatched everything. I havent done it for awhile but kinda desire it sometimes. I was mostly a water trapper and would probably stay with that again, just liked it better than land trapping. I have only tanned a Deer hide for mounting once!
Let me preface this by saying I shoot a lot of yotes and foxes. But maybe it's just me but this seems cruel. I don't know much about trapping so I won't judge but we all talk about ethical harvests no matter the animal. Do you guys check your traps everyday? Seems like if you don't the animal would be restrained for a considerable amount of time. This is not judging anybody just my personal observation and wanting to understand. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Yes, every day. It's the law in Missouri and I'm sure pretty much every other state. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk
I understand the thought that it may be cruel. I don't believe that it hurts an animal near like what people think though. The reason I say this is because I popped myself in the same trap yesterday that I had that coyote in this morning. The initial shutting on my finger didn't feel great, but being in there for a second it didn't hurt anymore. When animals are caught on the toe/pad area it shouldn't be painful for them. They have much lower sensitivity there and it will more than likely go numb anyways. Of all the animals I have caught I've never walked up to one bleeding and acting is if it was in severe pain. This is just my own experience talking here. I'm sure there are others here with much more experience than myself.
She was actually caught a little better than what it looks like in the picture. It had her at the base of 3 toes. If it had been by a nail I'd still be pumped though! And there are for sure a lot more to go!
Makes sense. I thought they were powerful enough to break skin and cause significant bruising. How does it hold an animal the size of a coyote with relatively little force. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
i was about a 1/2 second away from getting a quad. last one tucked behind a hill before i could squeze the trigger. ai'nt nothing better than having a good women who will go out calling in -20 weather and be able to shoot stuff
Don't get me wrong, the trap is plenty strong to hold a paw in place. My traps have offset jaws, so they aren't designed to completely shut together. This keeps the trap from trying to completely close on an animal and cause damage. It closes just enough to ensure the animal will be held in place. Like I said, I'm no expert on this and others have a better understanding than I do. This is just what I have gathered so far. This is my first attempt at catching coyotes.
