So I was driving down this gravel road going to this secluded spot I have been having pretty good luck at and a cop passses me with his lights a flashing. Uhmmm. I think to myself thats strange way out here. As I turn the corner to pull into this feild I see a fire truck and several sherrif cars parked there. This is my normal parking spot so I am think something bad was going on. I park and get out and then the questions start......
I have been having this one coyote set tripped every day, there have been alot of tracks all-round and digging, so I am thinking they must be digging it up or something. So I set a blind set about two feet away and comoflaged it really well.
Well this guy, who claims he seen me carrying out a couple of coyotes and watched from a hill with binoculars, decided that it was inhumane to trap so he has been going in and since he didn't know how to trip the trap do he would get on his knees pick pull the chain up and then drop it up side down till it tripped. (I guess the coyote tracks came later after he left) Well yesterday he didn't know about the special surprise I have set for the cagy coyote. and put his hand down smack dab in the middle of a bridger 4-coiled #3. Not being able to get the springs to release with one hand he chose to call the police for help.
So the cops get him out and now I explain the who what when and wheres of my activities there. Then the land owner shows up, and explains I am supposed to be there, then it turns out this fruit loop, has felonie warrents out for him, so they arrest him for that, the land owner also pressed charges for tresspassing, and the worst part part of the entire deal is the cops had to keep the trap for evidence since techniclly it caught the guy. They did tell me that I will get it back though. I did pull the rest of my traps from the area to let it cool off for a while, but the land owner told me I better be coming back.
Our local CO came by last night after the incident and congradulated me on a nice catch. Said he has been doing this for 20 years and that he couldn't stop laughing when he heard it, he said this will be the joke around the station for a long time to come.
Please note he did not have any broken bones, but his hand was very red. And make a note them pogos will hold up to anything.
Sorry this is so long but I just had to tell you all.

Now that is classic!

GREAT JOB!!!!! catch of a life time!!!!!

thats awesome

that is AWESOME.....

Best post ever...

That's awesome. Serves him right!

That was worth reading

Truly a wonderful story...with a happy ending!

just be glad that you didn't have to put him up....lol...



Question:: say the fruitcake didn't have a phone, and you got there ... would you have taken catch photos????

Only way it could have been better is if you would have caught both hands!

Now thats funny.

haha nice catch.

One for the good guys

Hup since we are on a 24 hour check, I could have left him for another 5-6 hours and still been within the law. His warrents were in california so I will be intrested in what they are for. I would have loved to have taken photos.

HAHAHAHAHAHA......I would have loved to see all that go down!!

Best trapping story I have ever heard!!!!!

What a catch! Thanks for sharing the story, I passed it on to some friends.

Jamie

NO THAT IT THE GREATEST....lol
only thing better was if you had a camera with you...would of been a good pic for the trappin book..
GOOD JOB..
fireguy07

Actually guys right now it is very funny but when I first got there you can only imagine the thoughts that went through my head when they come carrying over this trap and asked if this is mine.

Nice!

Thats the best story I have EVER heard. Are YOU going to press charges???

wow, that is too funny

I like to see pictures of the catch circle.

Great job!!

Lots of urine and feces!!!LOL!!!!

Nice catch! Did you get any pics? ha ha ha ha. Just kidding!

LMAO... I wonder if he would of started to chew if no one showed up...

To bad ya dident get any photos maybe ya can ask the cops if they took any or better yet video from the squad car

AHHH HA HA

was he blue???
any rubs???

Thats incredible....

There has to be a special place in the archives for this one...

when it peters out in a couple months, lmao.

Just goes to show ya, don't screw around with a trapper!! Did it make the local paper? Brad

Press trap tampering charges.

It is amazing that a human being can't figure out how to release a trap. I know if you don't trap their mechanics are unknown, but you'd think a fella could figure it out to escape. This guy must be something else.

That is true justice right there! Too bad not all trap thieves encounter the same penalty.

exactly how big of a catch circle does a human make? did he just lay there as you approached or did he growl at you and show his teeth? lol!

congrats. sorry to hear about the yotes though.

I read the story, and was composing a response in my mind.

As I scrolled down; I saw Yodog's response was word for word what I was going to post.

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

FYI, always take catch photos!!! hahahahahaah

loved to have witnessed that! nice catch!

Did they have to use a catch pole on him???

It hasn't yet and I really hope it doesn't as I know it could be, and would be twisted to make myself and the other trappers look really bad. I guess we will just need to wait and see, if it does make it to the paper I will put a link on here for you all.

would you like to ride along with me and show me that set?

haha lmao what a good story!!

i would have taken pics!!! i wouldn't be surprised if the cops didn't tho.

why couldn't he use his feet to get out??? one hand and a knee?? anyway what a dumbas.

still lmao, i bet he will be the talk of the town for while.

Lets see some catch pics!!! LOL

I don't know, I just simply don't know. The only thing I can think of is that the trap was angled across his palm, and only of the levers was under his wrist and he couldn't get leverage. I just don't know.

If you only had pictures of the catch circle; I would buy one - $20

Now you got Charles all excited. It won't be safe for anyone in his area now.

Actually charles is totally nocturnal, so the yuppie wouldn't have seen him setting/checking. But now he is going to try it. Actually last year I had a problem with a yote digging up a set and I think it may have been charles who told me about the sleeper trap.

SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

your gonna blow my cover!

That's funny! Serves him right. Even better that he couldn't figure out how to open a trap!

Bad thing is though, now that the comedy is passed, this could be used against you and trappers. Also make sure you keep everything in order for when he files a lawsuit claiming he was permanently disabled or suffered a serious injury to his hand. He could surely find some crooked tree hugging doctor to support his complaints of injury.
To protect yourself get copies of police reports. Even pictures of where the trap was, stuff like that.

And by the way, great catch!

Bubba will be put'n him up tonight LOL.

Awsome story! Thanks for sharing!!!LMAO

when you going to skin him i want to see this good job !!!!!!!!!!

it s a shame he didnt have a nature call at that moment ,,,that would have hurt bad,,,,but not as bad as hitting the end of the chain....lol great catch

Did he leave scat and urine at the set like a coyote would?...lol

Wow!!

hey now hang on a second ... did you get a reward for catching a wanted man ??

great job !!!!

That is sweat!!! LMAO

Keep thinking of that kid nelson from the simpsons standing there pointing going HA HA.

I could use a few of those sets on my line. That's great work right there.

That's Great!

That MADE my Day!
Hope they grab him good for his crimes.
bob evans

Maybe it'll be good publicity for trappers

"Local Trapper Catches Wanted Felon"

LOL

That's great! Best one I've heard in a while.

That is one funny story ,

Whats the market lookin like on them yuppies. Any tips on catching em? What lure were you using?lol

Yep that is classic!

LMAO! thats about the best u can get!

was there a reword for his capture that you get? lol. that can get you a lot of traps .most critters like that's got a bounty on them LOL.

Should of had it on a drowner cable.

Talk about being caught red-handed!! Looks like they kept him for the live market so you didn't have to inject him to keep him from stinkin' up the area.

Hahahahaha.....that just made my day!

Remind me to tell you about the time I caught a homeowner's wife by the big toe in a 1.5 soft catch, when she walked out into the yard barefoot at night! ( They were suposed to be gone for another 2 days).

how big was the catch circle?

In the words of Larry the Cable Guy - "That's funny right there, I don't care who you are."

I love happy endings Congrats on your catch!

thats HILARIOUS !! too bad ya didnt get catch pix

haha...nice catch..serves him right for having his hand in the cookie jar....lmao!

LOL. that is hilarious.
I don't think that there is ANYTHING that could look bad for Trappers there. The guy would never have been caught if he hadn't of been messing with a Trap that wasn't his.
He was Tresspassing, Tampering with a trap, AND he had felony warrants. NOT TOO SMART.
The Trap didn't break anything, which isn't a surprise to us as trappers, but may be to others. It actually would be great if they did a story on it. LOL.
I would press the Trap Tampering charge too. Put it to him with everything you can.

im thinking we shoulda got pics!!!!!! u get any reward money??? a felon calling the cops wow what a retard!!!

OMG that is funny... Thanks for sharing!!!... hahaha...

Curious what county did it happen in?

You are so LUCKY this wasn't a water set with a drowner. You know that moron would have headed for deep water.

To bad you didn't get there before he got help, Because if it would have been me, there would have been a different story ending. Good Job.

OMG!! I want to see the dash-cam video from the police cars!!

what no catch pics. what size stretcher do you use in this case


great job, he deserved it

I forgot to ask if he was prime or still blue?

Why pass up a golden opportunity,I'd reset the same area.Just make several flat sets with hand lotion and granola bars.



good story

thats the funniest thing ive heard

WTG! thatd be the best one Ive ever heard, hands down, so to speak!

Awesome!!!

Make sure to move your set because the next thief might be circle shy!

nice catch

Thats good. You have me beat. Place I used to trap was a civil war battle ground of some sort. I had permission to trap and the land owner gave a guy with a metal detector permission to look for bullets, etc... His detector starts going hay wire and he got all excited. Bent down with his little digging tool and hit the pan. Scared the doo out of him but I didn't catch any hands like you. He left the trap alone and talked to the land owner who apologized for forgetting to tell him, lol.

haus

We can explain it with one of 3 descriptions:

(1) Karma

(2) What goes around, comes around

(3) Vengeance is mine. I shall repay saith the Lord.


LOL

Rickey

Lol

That dipwad should be thankful that you didn't have the trap on a drowner. I wonder if they used a catch pole when they released him.

LOL

Rickey

Paul, I think I see a new lure. Brokebacker, yuppy gland lure.

i bet if you knew what you might catch you would have set a lot more!!! i wish it was that easy every time

That was quit the catch you had there. I bet you'll never forget that one.

sd boy...Now that made me laugh! I'm still giggling!

LMAO that is the funniest thing ive heard in a while

That right there is a catch of a life time. Way to go. For real check on reward money. Make sure to cover your own arse also cause you never know.

I WANT PICTURES !!!!!! Wahhhhh

Endorsments? Bridger, Pogo????

Wish you'd used a catch pole on that one. Wonder if yuppies are like cats?

Did he make a catch circle?

Thats Awesome.

lol, best trapping story ever

to bad you couldent hav cought that hippie on a drowner set

you have my vote for the best catch of the year. !! LMAO

What's the Live Catch Market value, VS. the Taxidermy value on that Catch?

I like the idea of doing that on all of my problem sets, possibly market the idea.

We had a case in Oregon where the "do gooder" tried to spring a 330 and got caught. She ended up being a spokesperson for the antis in the last ballot measure (to ban trapping in Oregon)about how "dangerous" traps are. They made it out as if she was just innocently strolling through knee deep water and got caught by the evil trapper. Never bothered to mention she was trespassing and trying to steal the trap.

The good news was Measure 97 failed and we still trap!

It takes a special kind of IDIOT to call the law on oneself, What can you expect from someone from California-the land of fruits and nuts.

That is almost unbelievable. Now you have caught everything. Maybe you have a career in law enforcement. The criminals come to you.

cops getting their first saved you alot of work,as the second S in the old SSS would be some work to get the hole big enough.LOL

Be glad the idiot called the cops himself,as if you had to release and then call the cops it would have taken some major explainin'

Laugh MY FREAKING HEAD OFFF



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HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Thats just great right there, you should call americas dumbest criminals with that story.

what county did this happen in?

This is archive worthy !!!

I can't wait to read about it in the officers log on the KDWP website. That's awesome!!! Too bad you didn't find him first. You could have dispatched him humanely to put him out of his misery.

Wonder if he has ever seen any of the "SAW" movies!!

would have been really funny if you had gotten there first, and the first thing you said was, squeal like a pig boy,. LMBO

thats flippin' awesome.. what did he get for a sentence? you'll have to fill us in.

SWEET! Gotta love something like that, catch the flipping bozos!

Just glad you didn't get there before the police. Could have been hazardous to your health.

That is great! too bad the guy had a cell phone.. you could have walked in on him and laughed for a while before you called the sheriff. than you could have sprayed some coyote urine on him. just to make ya feel like you got the sneaky dog... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA serves the idiot good!

ill bet he peed himself when that trap went snap,,,,lol

You should work with DAWG the bounty hunter on T.V. LOL

wow thats a nice catch. to bad you couldnt get a pic of your catch on the tialgate of your truck lol

if you know what the guy looks like, anyway we can make a picture to re-inact, lol. awesome, my vote for catch of the year

anyway you can go back to the scene, (location) and take a picture so those of us wanting to know what kind of location to use for this set is, then take a pic of the catch circle, lol

Nice catch! Have you thought about a lifesized mount? Too bad they didn't let you skin 'em.

You should post his mugshot from the local jail house website.

for once-JUSTICE has served its point;now follow thru with it.
i am sure its all taped and pictures taken!
as for getting out of it,well might be a problem--but for sure Painful i bet!
I know if you got your hand in a no#4 DUS i bet you don't without help.........be pretty hard pushing a spring with your knee and one with other hand. anyway, congrads!
A theif well caught!
I wonder how he will explain this to his buddies in jail or prison! lolllllllllllll
beARden49

Thanks for the good word!

Un-friggin- BEEleivable!!

ROTFLMAO!!!

LMAO!!!!!!!!

Someone needs to nominate this dude for the Darwin Award.

Thanks for sharing the story with us. LOL

best one i heard in a few days

justice is served!... keep us posted

I am curious where this happened as I live in NE Kansas myself. Hopefully it was somebody I have been trying to catch..

call the trap company, maybe you can get it posted as to how good there traps hold VARMITS "NOMATTER WHAT KIND"
Heck, ya might get some free supplies!

had to feel good with the trap on his hand and with this cold weather; I hope he spent a couple hrs in it before they arrived-------lollllllllllllllllllllllllllll
LMASO

Did he say he tried to pull the stake?

nice catch..what size of stretching board did you use? lol

LOL!!!! BEST POST EVER!!!

this guy is a idiot.. guess he had to much smokin out in cali lol.. To be to stupid to realize "take a stick and hit the ground" lol.. idiot..

I wouldn't worry with the lawsuit against you, if they try something get a GOOD lawyer and it will be easily thrown out if you have all the license/permits.. that and I would try and collectsome kind of bounty.. If i remember rite isn't it a felony to bother someone traps for that reason rite there?

I have never heard of any where that it is a felony to monkey with traps.

That would just make felons out of stupid one time kids who don't know better even though they should.

O)nce you are caught twice for intentional trap theft, then I think it should be though.

sweeet!

I find it hard to believe that he coulnd't get himself out of the trap. Any chance this could be a publicity stunt ment to expose you to the authorities? Of course it backfired on him as I bet that he had no idea that what he was doing was illegal.

I caught my wife once. Serious. She was able to get out of the trap though.

Wonder what price scalps are bringing nowadays?

Heck I Would Have Gotten Him Mounted !! He Look Good On My Wall !!!!! Now Thats A Trophy !!!!

He might have been on Americas Most Wanted and the reward for his hide might be the high dollar pelt of the trapping season for you. Congrats. Proper trap placement makes all the difference in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is the greatest thing ever. You are the best trapper ever. You hear of folks catching diggers and trap wise animals, but how about actually "catching" a trap thief. Goes to show some animals can be smarter than humans. That is great man! Did ya get any pics of your catch? Ha Ha.

this is the best post i've ever read here