What are the 2 most important things when trapping

[huntinglonewolf]

What are the 2 most importen things in trapping to catch lots of animals?

[509er]

I am not sure, but one is probably a trap?      

[huntinglonewolf]

No let me rephrase it. If you have all the equipment and bait and lure and permission to trap what are the 2 most inporten things in catching lots of animals?

[dirty24d]

  Understanding your targeted animals tendencies and checking your traps in a timely manner to ensure there is no suffering

[huntinglonewolf]

Those are good but neither one is correct

[Grizzly95]

Know the laws, the terrain, and if other hunters are in the area. Sorry that is 3 but it is what came to mind.

[Machias]

Location and scent control are my top 2.  Next for me would be eye appeal.

[huntinglonewolf]

Location is number one, It won't matter how many traps you set if your not on location where the animal will come you could have everything perfect and not catch many. Nuber 2 is very import also because without it you can not catch many.

[Grizzly95]

My 10 y/o daughter said it's all about the outfit you wear.   

Location and......population?

[Machias]

trap placement?

[huntinglonewolf]

Population is #2 with out many animals you will never catch many. Very good guys.

[Humptulips]

I'll disagree a little with you.LOL Population,yea number 1. Number 2 though hard work. Trappers that put up big numbers are hard workers and put in long hours. Through the 90s I hit it hard and put up some good numbers. A typical day started at daylight and ended at 1:00 to 3:00 in the morning. Location is a close third.

[Machias]

Yep, lots of hard work, but lots of fun, love hearing the chain rattle in the dark. 

[huntinglonewolf]

I'll disagree a little with you.LOL Population,yea number 1. Number 2 though hard work. Trappers that put up big numbers are hard workers and put in long hours. Through the 90s I hit it hard and put up some good numbers. A typical day started at daylight and ended at 1:00 to 3:00 in the morning. Location is a close third.

Yes it takes alot of hard work but without a good population how can you put up big numbers. If you only had 10 coyotes in a 10 mile square the most you could catch would be 10 but if there was 50 coyotes then you could get alot more. Thats the problem with alot of trappers as they do everything correct but only catch a few animals because there just insn't the population of animals for them to catch big numbers. Trapping is very hard work.

[Humptulips]

You got that right. Hard to catch what ain't there.

[Rgrady35]

My major rule was once you set your line, don't keep messing with it! I always gave it a few days for the critters to get used to it and scent to fade away. I had a buddy of mine that really had a hard time messing with the trap line. Needless to say he didn't catch alot of animals. I would set them where they could be observed from a ways off. Then check them every morning. I primarily trapped Racoons. That was in N. Central TX. A loong time ago.