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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: Elkslayer on October 18, 2011, 11:16:21 AM

Title: Two Weeks away!!!
Post by: Elkslayer on October 18, 2011, 11:16:21 AM: Who's ready?
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Title: Re: Two Weeks away!!!
Post by: fast60eddie on October 18, 2011, 07:21:49 PM: Not me but I'm working on it. Gonna start small. Maybe get me a weasel or a muskrat. I think I know where to get a mountain beaver as well but not sure about bait for them. Small right I can't even seem to get those pesky moles in my back yard. This trapping stuff is hard work I better take a break.
Title: Re: Two Weeks away!!!
Post by: fatslinger on October 18, 2011, 08:21:12 PM: I'm ready to start even though the fur probably isn't prime yet. I need to plan the most efficient route of travel, try to plan ahead better and spend less time on the road and less $ on gas.
Title: Re: Two Weeks away!!!
Post by: Feanix on October 18, 2011, 08:51:33 PM: very ready, hoping to figure out the cats around here this year and hopefully locate some fox
Title: Re: Two Weeks away!!!
Post by: Humptulips on October 18, 2011, 10:48:18 PM: Myself, I'll not fool with it until after deer and elk season are over. The fur isn't really good on anything except coyotes (lots of luck with cages on that) until about Thanksgiving.
Title: Re: Two Weeks away!!!
Post by: Sno-King on October 19, 2011, 08:11:03 AM: When is the coyote fur prime in West Washington (start to finish)?
Title: Re: Two Weeks away!!!
Post by: Humptulips on October 19, 2011, 05:36:51 PM: Quote from: Sno-King on October 19, 2011, 08:11:03 AM
When is the coyote fur prime in West Washington (start to finish)?

I've trapped them starting the 1st of Oct a number of years. They will be a little flat until about the 20th. There is variation though. The pups stay flat longer and their bellies are thin until well into November. The adults though look pretty good by the 20th or so.
When they go out is another story though. It depends a lot on the weather. In a dry year they may stay good into early January. In a wet year you can get rubs in the middle of December. By and large I figured they would be good 'till the end of the year.
What happens is they get matted on the back from the rain and then they are pretty much worthless. Lot of variations though. I've caught culls in November and good ones clear into March. Those are the exceptions though. If they get into pitch or get a wound the fur will go south in a hurry. Then you have the ones with mange you catch and have to toss. Really gets discouraging at times.