By Jim Spencer I’m still far from being what I’d consider a good bobcat trapper. Mark June, Mike Bailey, John Graham, Matt Jones and their peers don’t need to worry about me stealing their thunder. But this past season of … [Read More]
Trapping Advice
Scientists: Red Foxes Use Magnetic Field to Help Them Hunt
A Discovery Channel video shows how red foxes pinpoint field mice buried deep beneath snow using their incredible hearing and the magnetic field of the North Pole. “He almost always comes up empty handed, unless he’s facing north,” the narrator … [Read More]
T&PC Reader Traps 51-Pound Raccoon
In his November 2013 Furbearer Behavior column, Trapper & Predator Caller Field Editor Serge Lariviére asked T&PC readers to send him photos and info on raccoons they’ve trapped that weighed more than 40 pounds. The largest raccoon Lariviére received a photo … [Read More]
Prepare Your Furbearers Using The Mountain Man Cookbook
The Mountain Man Cookbook —The How-To Recipe Guide for Preparing, Cooking and Eating Raccoons, Muskrats, Beavers and Other Unconventional Wild Game has hit bookshelves. The Mountain Man Cookbook is the ultimate compilation of wild game recipes from readers of Trapper … [Read More]
Set on Sign When Trapping Marten
This is an excerpt from Cary Rideout’s article “Trapping Marten,” which appeared in the November 2013 Trapper & Predator Caller issue. By Cary Rideout The most productive way to trap sables is probably to set on sign since they generally … [Read More]
Essential Gear for a Muskrat Canoe Trapline
This is an excerpt from Tom Berg’s article “Paddling for Muskrats,” which appeared in the November 2013 Trapper & Predator Caller issue. By Tom Berg Obviously, the first item on your gear list should be a stable canoe. Any canoe … [Read More]
Trapping Raccoons With Randy Smith
By T.R. Hendrick The clock was ticking by the time I caught up with Randy Smith at his home in western Pennsylvania. It was late February, and there were only a few days left in the Pennsylvania trapping season. Randy … [Read More]
Is the Set Location or the Bait More Important in Trapping?
By Jack Spencer Jr. There are two common theories I often hear from trappers when trying to explain trapping success. Is it the magical location or the tempting bait we trappers purchase or make on our own that produces catches? … [Read More]
Lures and Baits for Trapping Big ‘Coons
By Ralph Scherder When it comes to catching big raccoons, I don’t think type of set matters all that much. I’ve caught jumbos in dirtholes, and I’ve caught them in pockets. However, the attractors you use do seem to play a … [Read More]
Canadian Municipality Aiming to Turn Mink Manure into Electricity
A Nova Scotia, Canada, municipality is moving closer to making electricity from mink manure. The Nova Scotia Department of Energy recently approved the renewable energy project for the District of Digby, which is located on the western shore of Nova … [Read More]