Idaho Trapping Journal 2025/26

[TeacherMan]

These wolves will not leave the road! These two went right past a set I had on a side skid trail (30 yards up the trail). I’m going to make a very discrete double 850s (8.5” jaw spread) scent post set tomorrow just off the maintained edge of the forest service road on a drag headed over the steep edge into timber.

[Dan-o]

I really enjoy checking in on this thread periodically.
Thank you.

[TeacherMan]

Not the bobcat I wanted in my cubby 😂

[TeacherMan]

I had fresh wolf tracks at one of my bobcat cubbies I got a skunk in this week. So today I dropped a dirt hole set in with a wolf gland lure and a bait hole. Added a pic of the trail going into the timber and then the set.

[TeacherMan]

Had a bobcat and trap stolen today. Someone with dogs took it. Fresh snow made their tracks on the rd in front of my set pretty obvious. Boot tracks all over along with dog tracks. All leading up to my catch circle. They could’ve at least left the trap.

[HillHound]

Damn that sucks. Having to use cage traps here in Washington they are even more obvious, it’s a huge win each trap check just not getting them stolen. Man I hate people. Sorry to hear this is happening and can only hope karma catches up to this POS.

[JakeLand]

Seems like none of us can get away from AHOLES no matter where we go . Sucks and ya hopefully karma comes and swift kicks them in the nuts

[TeacherMan]

Damn that sucks. Having to use cage traps here in Washington they are even more obvious, it’s a huge win each trap check just not getting them stolen. Man I hate people. Sorry to hear this is happening and can only hope karma catches up to this POS.

Without dogs they’d of never found this set, that’s the hard part in Idaho. When you get a hound guy who’s willing to steal stuff your entire line is toast. Time to switch to snares… 

[bearpaw]

Damn that sucks. Having to use cage traps here in Washington they are even more obvious, it’s a huge win each trap check just not getting them stolen. Man I hate people. Sorry to hear this is happening and can only hope karma catches up to this POS.

Without dogs they’d of never found this set, that’s the hard part in Idaho. When you get a hound guy who’s willing to steal stuff your entire line is toast. Time to switch to snares…

Sorry to hear, unfortunately every group has some bad apples. Too bad you didn’t have a trail cam watching that bait. The problem I see is very likely whomever the thief is will likely be working that area again! Your only real answer if you want to keep trapping in that area is to figure out who the thief is and give your info to F&G.