Maddog3355
5 year old buck +
Does anybody trap there own land? Do you think it helps fawn and nest survival? Grant Woods use to preach it but haven't seen or heard trapping out of his videos for awhile.
If you are wanting to catch coon,the duke dog proof is the easiest
I think the most effective time to trap coyotes is right when they are pupping. This also coincides with fawning. The yotes have mouths to feed and the deer are the most vulnerable. Other times of the yr it seems that two fill the void when you take one out.It definitely helps, but you need to understand the biology of the animal (home range, when they give birth, etccc.) Killing coyotes in small area surrounded by a sea of coyotes accomplishes very little when done in the fall, but has a much larger impact if done just prior to the coyotes giving birth. Since coons and skunks tend to be less mobile, reducing their numbers during the winter does still make a difference come nesting season.
Always wanted to try trapping. Don't know much about it. Would love to eliminate some coyotes. Leghold traps are illegal in Mass...not sure how else you'd trap a coyote.
Cool. Help a kid learn the outdoors, get rid of some coons and critters, and maybe a wild cat or two. Cats are GREAT predators...I have been considering letting a neighbor trap my creek bottom in an effort to reduce the coons and the like. I shoot yotes on sight when ever possible but don't hunt them. I have never lost a downed deer to one so I am not sure I have all that many......which is a good thing. Game birds however struggle here and I think thinning out the coons and the nest raiders might really help. The neighbor kid is roughly 16 that does it and I like the idea of him learning how to do it and trying to help him as well. I don't trap, never have. I also have a hatred for cats beyond the barn lot. Cats in the barn are fine....they venture too far beyond that and they are killing the wrong things.
Cats may be great hunters but they make better targets!!!!Cool. Help a kid learn the outdoors, get rid of some coons and critters, and maybe a wild cat or two. Cats are GREAT predators...
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