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The Facebook page is filled with good information. Unfortunately, there are a few trolls on the page, but the good out weights the bad on the site. I use a 6’ long piece of rain gutter to catch the seed for calibration. It is easy to dump into the coffee bin I use for weighing. So far I am very...

Raccoon #18, another medium male, chose the trap by the front door. The cameras around the house reveal we have many more ‘coons and ‘possums where he came from. This is the last of the trapping for a couple of weeks at least, as I have business and travel commitments coming up.

Trapped a medium size male by the back door... Total now 17 raccoons,4 opossums.

The week 1 harvest did not include any tags filled by me, although I only went out one time. State wide numbers were surprisingly good. Opening day was overcast, but not raining, over most of the state. Our NW Missouri county was 5th lowest (out of 114) in the state, which is about where we...

Other than hearing a distance gobble, it was quiet in the woods this morning. The rabbits, squirrels, hawks & owls put on a fun show.

Raccoon #16 down for a total of 20 predators. This large male was trapped by our back door.

First live from the (turkey) stand post of 2025.

With 47127 turkey harvested last spring and 3238 in the fall season, what Iowa is for whitetails, Missouri is for turkey. I have participated in the annual turkey survey for 10 years. The numbers I have counted are down roughly 50%, which is about the same as the state reports. Recruitment of...

Opossum #4 caught in the barn. Total 15 'coons, 4 'possums (so far). Season ended on Monday, so my only trapping is the house, barn and chicken coop until next season. I have six more Duke Dogproofs on my Father's Day list. While I really like the Tailfin R traps, of the dozen I bought in 2023...

I’ve not seen any, and the sows locally still look pregnant. Generally in our area (NW Missouri) late April to early May is the birthing time. Our season runs through April 14 to align with the birthing time.

Coon 15 down. The birds are taking the bait from the cuffs and cages....I had six empty traps, with the crows and blue birds on camera as the culprits!

Missouri has a Private Land Extension that extends trapping season on private land from March 1 to April 14. Regular season ended Feb 28. We can also get permission from our conservation department (which I have done) to trap critters that are harassing or killing livestock, such as our chickens.

One more coon today, so the tally is 14 coons, 3 possums. I still don't have the coon that keeps coming on our porch. Also got a stray cat (in the cage trap) that was not too happy. She was released without harm.

People underestimate the damage squirrels can do. Squirrels got into the intake and stored nuts in my wife’s Mini Cooper. When she stated the car, the nut shells got into the cylinders and ruined the engine when the car was 3 years old. They also ruined the wiring harness and seats on my F150...

Raccoon 13 and Possum 3 down. Both were trapped outside the front door by the chickens. There are so many on our game cameras that I am getting depressed!