Dec. 1 marked the opening of Trapping season in my home state of South Carolina. That day saw me throwing steel out in as many places as I could after work. It didn't leave me with much time since it gets dark so early. But I managed to get a few out there. Saturday saw the most action when i put out 28 traps.
First check on some of these places showed why trapping is such a challenge. Bait stolen by raccoons, and perhaps the most frustrating - Paw prints on one of my coyote traps and it didn't fire! Now that's frustrating. But I re-baited and left it and we will see.
This site was a new set - I use the hip bone from a horse, and set it about fifteen feet from the wood line in a field. Placed a small amount of bait beneath the bone and some lure on the bone. Then I placed a trap on both sides of the bone in case he came in from the rear. and I added some coyote scat from another property as an additional visual.
When I get some catches - I will post on here. Focusing mostly
on Raccoon and coyote now. I do have a few bobcat sets out and a few fox as well. I am ready to see some tight chains!
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