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Fisher and marten trapping #8125976 04/21/24 08:54 AM 04/21/24 08:54 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	I sure miss trapping them.I stopped when they came out with the exclusion cages.Guess I'm going to have to bite the bullet and build some exclusion cages for the 5 inch and under conibears. Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126015 04/21/24 10:24 AM 04/21/24 10:24 AM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,883 Frazee, MN B backroadsarcher trapper
backroadsarcher trapper B Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,883 Frazee, MN	Why not just use foot holds for them.

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: backroadsarcher] #8126071 04/21/24 11:51 AM 04/21/24 11:51 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	Originally Posted by backroadsarcher Why not just use foot holds for them. Would have to check them every day in addition to the new regulations on them as well.Gas bill would be crazy.With the conibears I can run one line one day.A second line the 2nd day and a third line the third day. Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126076 04/21/24 12:01 PM 04/21/24 12:01 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126077 04/21/24 12:03 PM 04/21/24 12:03 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126078 04/21/24 12:05 PM 04/21/24 12:05 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126080 04/21/24 12:07 PM 04/21/24 12:07 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126096 04/21/24 12:39 PM 04/21/24 12:39 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126100 04/21/24 12:42 PM 04/21/24 12:42 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,553 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,553 james bay frontierOnt.	Any cats up your way Bruce? Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126101 04/21/24 12:42 PM 04/21/24 12:42 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126103 04/21/24 12:44 PM 04/21/24 12:44 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126106 04/21/24 12:46 PM 04/21/24 12:46 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126109 04/21/24 12:49 PM 04/21/24 12:49 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126112 04/21/24 12:53 PM 04/21/24 12:53 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126113 04/21/24 12:54 PM 04/21/24 12:54 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,231 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 63,231 Minnesota	Nice Pictures NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126116 04/21/24 12:56 PM 04/21/24 12:56 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126160 04/21/24 02:30 PM 04/21/24 02:30 PM
Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 246 Ontario Canada D d2009 trapper
d2009 trapper D Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 246 Ontario Canada	Fisher trapping is my favourite, they are unique

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126170 04/21/24 03:13 PM 04/21/24 03:13 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,553 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 45,553 james bay frontierOnt.	Nice country and catches. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126203 04/21/24 04:59 PM 04/21/24 04:59 PM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,483 Tug Hill, NY S Squash trapper
Squash trapper S Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,483 Tug Hill, NY	Nice catches. Are you catching fisher and marten in the same area ?

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126204 04/21/24 05:01 PM 04/21/24 05:01 PM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 10,430 MT S snowy trapper
snowy trapper S Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 10,430 MT	Wow Excellent!!! Thank You for sharing those great pictures. Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Squash] #8126236 04/21/24 05:48 PM 04/21/24 05:48 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	Originally Posted by Squash Nice catches. Are you catching fisher and marten in the same area ? Yes mostly Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126247 04/21/24 06:05 PM 04/21/24 06:05 PM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,483 Tug Hill, NY S Squash trapper
Squash trapper S Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,483 Tug Hill, NY	Well that goes against what the experts say. NYDEC biologists say where there are high fisher populations there will be few marten. Looks like you are catching good numbers of both species.

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Squash] #8126274 04/21/24 06:45 PM 04/21/24 06:45 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	Originally Posted by Squash Well that goes against what the experts say. NYDEC biologists say where there are high fisher populations there will be few marten. Looks like you are catching good numbers of both species. They both are going to be where the food is.They both feed on the same things,small mammals, squirrels,mice,shrews,rabbits,certain mass crops like beach nuts,acorns,etc., carrion. Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126300 04/21/24 07:23 PM 04/21/24 07:23 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	Nice catches.Thanks for sharing. Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126317 04/21/24 07:42 PM 04/21/24 07:42 PM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,483 Tug Hill, NY S Squash trapper
Squash trapper S Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,483 Tug Hill, NY	Great photos guys. Looks like you are proving the experts wrong.

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126346 04/21/24 08:28 PM 04/21/24 08:28 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	Going to start making some boxes for the smaller 5 inch or under conibears.Just wish we wasn't limited to a 7 1/2 inch opening for the spring slots.I would just cut the slots from the front of the box back 19 inches. Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126366 04/21/24 09:14 PM 04/21/24 09:14 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	Nice.Just to bad with the 7 1/2 inch spring slot limit I could make a straight box with no hinge in the box.Just simply cut your slots 19 inches from the front of the box.I was planning on making them that way untill I saw that rule. Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: ebsurveyor] #8126405 04/21/24 10:23 PM 04/21/24 10:23 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	[quote=ebsurveyor] I would make this the only part making it 24 inches long.Cut the two spring slots back 19 inches and hinge the front board with the diamond shaped entrance hole on the front. Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126454 04/22/24 01:34 AM 04/22/24 01:34 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,529 Moved to Fbks, Ak. M martentrapper trapper
martentrapper trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,529 Moved to Fbks, Ak.	Surprised you're catching them in the same area. Wonder why Alaska doesn't have many Fisher. What was your average on the Fisher and marten?

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126456 04/22/24 01:58 AM 04/22/24 01:58 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,247 Alaska and Washington State W waggler trapper
waggler trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,247 Alaska and Washington State	^^^^^^ Fisher are becoming more common in SE. Not common, just showing up more. "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126466 04/22/24 05:37 AM 04/22/24 05:37 AM
Joined: Oct 2020 Posts: 94 Piscataquis County, ME M Mainelogger trapper
Mainelogger trapper M Joined: Oct 2020 Posts: 94 Piscataquis County, ME	That's the style box I make as well I make them 24 or 25 with my spring slots at the back of the box. The only issues I have found is you need to use smaller bait so your trap doesnt hit your bait as it fires. Especially when it's frozen. The other problem is occasional bad catches on fisher where they are caught by the top of the head or snout. The boxes with the hinge in the middle make up for this but you will occasionally have a frozen fisher that you will have to take the entire box home to thaw out in order to remove it from the box. Every style has its disadvantages.

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: martentrapper] #8126498 04/22/24 07:15 AM 04/22/24 07:15 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	Originally Posted by martentrapper Surprised you're catching them in the same area. Wonder why Alaska doesn't have many Fisher. What was your average on the Fisher and marten? Once in awhile a Fisher will dine on one of my caught marten.I usually catch the Fisher on the next check. Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126500 04/22/24 07:16 AM 04/22/24 07:16 AM
Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 172 NY papabear! trapper
papabear! trapper Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 172 NY	Very nice! My hero's have always been trappers

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126554 04/22/24 08:53 AM 04/22/24 08:53 AM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,424 USA-WI K Kre trapper
Kre trapper K Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,424 USA-WI	I really used to enjoy trapping them when they were $150 a piece. But, there aren't nearly as many around here as there used to be and I'm not killing them for today's prices.

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126555 04/22/24 08:54 AM 04/22/24 08:54 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	Fisher everywhere now around here. Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Mainelogger] #8126634 04/22/24 12:03 PM 04/22/24 12:03 PM
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,593 sometimes PA sometimes ME E ebsurveyor trapper
ebsurveyor trapper E Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,593 sometimes PA sometimes ME	Originally Posted by Mainelogger That's the style box I make as well I make them 24 or 25 with my spring slots at the back of the box. The only issues I have found is you need to use smaller bait so your trap doesnt hit your bait as it fires. Especially when it's frozen. The other problem is occasional bad catches on fisher where they are caught by the top of the head or snout. The boxes with the hinge in the middle make up for this but you will occasionally have a frozen fisher that you will have to take the entire box home to thaw out in order to remove it from the box. Every style has its disadvantages. This is what I do for fisher with 120's. Trigger on the bottom, back jaw & pointed at the bait. that has eliminated snout/head catches. IMO, triggers on the bottom pickup more weasels & marten. Last edited by ebsurveyor; 04/22/24 12:06 PM.

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8126969 04/22/24 10:45 PM 04/22/24 10:45 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,131 Adirondacks, N.Y. T trapdye trapper
trapdye trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,131 Adirondacks, N.Y.	I stopped trapping Fisher when the prices dropped, Last Fisher I trapped brought 250.00. As much as I love Fisher & Fisher trapping, I just can't see trapping them for 30.00. I'd rather feed em & watch on trail cams & camera's. Mink & Fisher were always my passion to trap, just can't see killing them for these prices. On top of that, New York State DEC changed the season to nov. 1-30, way to early to trap Fisher. John's Nuisance Wildlife Control If you like what you do for a living, It's better than a vacation. Most days.

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: trapdye] #8127089 04/23/24 07:39 AM 04/23/24 07:39 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	Originally Posted by trapdye I stopped trapping Fisher when the prices dropped, Last Fisher I trapped brought 250.00. As much as I love Fisher & Fisher trapping, I just can't see trapping them for 30.00. I'd rather feed em & watch on trail cams & camera's. Mink & Fisher were always my passion to trap, just can't see killing them for these prices. On top of that, New York State DEC changed the season to nov. 1-30, way to early to trap Fisher. It was the exclusion cages and boxes that stopped me. Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Boco] #8127113 04/23/24 08:37 AM 04/23/24 08:37 AM
Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 2,172 S. Illinois C Chuckles84 trapper
Chuckles84 trapper C Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 2,172 S. Illinois	Originally Posted by Boco Any cats up your way Bruce? The animal rignts activist used the "endagered canadian lynx" to get the laws changed which now require exclusion cages on conibears among other limitations. Your entitled to oxygen. Everything else is earned.

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8127128 04/23/24 09:07 AM 04/23/24 09:07 AM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,918 Adirondacks, NY Fisher Man trapper
Fisher Man trapper Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,918 Adirondacks, NY	Sadly New York had a biologist that shortened the Adirondack Fisher season, but ON THE WRONG END ! Now that guy has left the DEC and we are stuck with the wrong season. Back when Mark Brown and Gary Parsons were managing Fisher we had biologists that knew what they were doing.

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Chuckles84] #8127271 04/23/24 04:14 PM 04/23/24 04:14 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	Not as many bobcat Originally Posted by Chuckles84 Originally Posted by Boco Any cats up your way Bruce? The animal rignts activist used the "endagered canadian lynx" to get the laws changed which now require exclusion cages on conibears among other limitations. Not as many bobcats as there used to be.Alot more lynx now. Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8127277 04/23/24 04:20 PM 04/23/24 04:20 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,723 Maine M Mac trapper
Mac trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,723 Maine	Nice pictures Bruce. Mac

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: ebsurveyor] #8127283 04/23/24 04:23 PM 04/23/24 04:23 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,723 Maine M Mac trapper
Mac trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,723 Maine	Originally Posted by ebsurveyor Originally Posted by Mainelogger That's the style box I make as well I make them 24 or 25 with my spring slots at the back of the box. The only issues I have found is you need to use smaller bait so your trap doesnt hit your bait as it fires. Especially when it's frozen. The other problem is occasional bad catches on fisher where they are caught by the top of the head or snout. The boxes with the hinge in the middle make up for this but you will occasionally have a frozen fisher that you will have to take the entire box home to thaw out in order to remove it from the box. Every style has its disadvantages. This is what I do for fisher with 120's. Trigger on the bottom, back jaw & pointed at the bait. that has eliminated snout/head catches. IMO, triggers on the bottom pickup more weasels & marten. Nice share Butch, thanks. That is basically how I used to set all my small body grips for fisher. Mac

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8127316 04/23/24 05:09 PM 04/23/24 05:09 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	My triggers I had a little differently.I like mine on the top bent very wide and outward away from the conibears.This way the bigger Fisher could get his head further into the smaller coninears when they grab the bait and lift their head.I get a lot of neck caught Fisher and suitcases on the marten and smaller Fisher Last edited by Bruce T; 04/23/24 05:21 PM. Nevada bound

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8127372 04/23/24 07:07 PM 04/23/24 07:07 PM
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,593 sometimes PA sometimes ME E ebsurveyor trapper
ebsurveyor trapper E Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,593 sometimes PA sometimes ME	Originally Posted by Bruce T My triggers I had a little differently.I like mine on the top bent very wide and outward away from the conibears.This way the bigger Fisher could get his head further into the smaller coninears when they grab the bait and lift their head.I get a lot of neck caught Fisher and suitcases on the marten and smaller Fisher I went to the bottom to get those bait stealing weasels.

Re: Fisher and marten trapping [Re: Bruce T] #8127374 04/23/24 07:11 PM 04/23/24 07:11 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine Bruce T OP trapper
Bruce T OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 42,147 Northern Maine	I still catch some weasels but it was amazing how those bigger male Fisher could get their head further into the conibear with my triggers this way. Nevada bound

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