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Trapping

Catching Bobcats And Foxes In The Winter

February 16, 2010

Tracks in the snow will tell you where to make your sets. If it is legal in your state to set #220 Conibears on land, bobcats and red foxes can be taken in them. Set them in cubbies and holes in the ground where you can protect them from the snow. Large, fresh bait of [...]

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Trapping The Wild Fisher

February 13, 2010

Although the average fisher is not very wary when it comes to traps, they are far from stupid. There is however no need to worry about human scent at fisher sets, and some fisher may be caught in uncovered traps.

Another common misconception about fisher is that they are fierce. Fisher found live in traps are [...]

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The Wild Fisher

February 7, 2010

Back in the 1970s, West Virginia and New Hampshire made an exchange. The mountain state needed fishers, and the granite state was determined to reintroduce the extirpated wild turkey.
In the 1980s, Connecticut made another contract through the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department where New Hampshire trappers were paid for securing live, healthy fisher for [...]

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Coyote Trapping 101

February 4, 2010

Accessibility of coyote trapping information is a good thing, but a coyote trapper, especially a greenhorn trapper, may have a grueling time sorting through all the different and sometimes differing ideas. It is easy to dedicate too much time and energy to trying new things when you need to be concentrating in stead on catching [...]

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Arkansas Trappers Must Be Licensed

February 4, 2010

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is requiring all trappers, who trap within Arkansas for the 2008/2009 trapping season, to obtain a trapping permit. The permit is required for any resident over the age of 16 in addition to a hunting license. The Resident Trapper Permit can’t be obtained through the regular licensing system

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