Re: Small time trapping vs big time trapping
[Re: loosegoose]
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I'm curious about everybody's trapping style. Do you consider yourself to be a small timer or a big timer-do you trap hard and heavy or just as a hobby? I personally and definitely small time, I have about three dozen traps. I trap almost exclusively public land, for three days (three checks) on my weekends and then pull out and do another area the next weekend; I work four days a week. For me it's basically a hobby to do with the kids. If I caught 30 coons it'd be a record season for me. I try to do different things each season, learn something and do a little bit better than last season. Sounds like a perfect plan to me.
Most in this country have things people in other countries only dream about. Yet, they want America to be more like those other countries.
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Re: Small time trapping vs big time trapping
[Re: loosegoose]
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08/16/18 10:44 AM
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I'm curious about everybody's trapping style. Do you consider yourself to be a small timer or a big timer-do you trap hard and heavy or just as a hobby? I personally and definitely small time, I have about three dozen traps. I trap almost exclusively public land, for three days (three checks) on my weekends and then pull out and do another area the next weekend; I work four days a week. For me it's basically a hobby to do with the kids. If I caught 30 coons it'd be a record season for me. I try to do different things each season, learn something and do a little bit better than last season. Sounds to me like you have a perfect plan in place for the time you have available.
Most in this country have things people in other countries only dream about. Yet, they want America to be more like those other countries.
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Re: Small time trapping vs big time trapping
[Re: loosegoose]
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08/16/18 12:07 PM
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Trap how it makes you happy be it 7 days or 7 months a year with 7 traps or 700! LOL
Last edited by Law Dog; 08/16/18 02:09 PM.
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Re: Small time trapping vs big time trapping
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08/16/18 02:46 PM
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I am going to short line a lot and long line a little for about 9 days.
Last edited by ShaneT; 08/16/18 02:48 PM.
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Re: Small time trapping vs big time trapping
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08/16/18 02:50 PM
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I'm going to putz around for say 7 months the wife retires this year maybe go 12 months this year!
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: Small time trapping vs big time trapping
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08/16/18 03:36 PM
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Closer to the small time side. Definitely a hobby. Run kinda hard once deer season is over, from January to the end of March. Trap checks start at 4am, work by 9am, home late, skinning later. I don't like to set for short windows (nothing against it) so after deer season it is. Never really have a numbers goal in mind, just adjust to what permissions I have that year. At the point where I can pass on calls, kinda nice.
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Re: Small time trapping vs big time trapping
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08/16/18 04:46 PM
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I just run short lines in some fur rich areas,and do a bit of nuisance beaver trapping in the off season. In the younger years I used to run long and hard for fur and did nuisance beaver full time 55 hrs a week April til December.
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