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With raccoons and really any other critter we trap, location is 95% of the battle. Raccoons are such gluttons, normally, that if you put the traps where you see fresh sign of raccoons, it really doesnt matter much what kind of bait you use. Theres some exceptions to this but not many.

Which is pretty easy to avoid. Mostly by not putting them under fences. Eliminates 99.99998% chance of catching deer

Lot of people rolling in now. Weather going to be about perfect for the week.

Does look like a bear's ear there Bears, especially you males without a home will travel long distances. Been a while now but WVDNR caught a nuisance bear and released it(outside pt pleasant IIRC). It was radio collared and I think it made it upto zanesville where it was recaptured and send...

What I tell new guys getting into coyote trapping...unless you are going to put on a fully sealed hazmaz suit and UV sterilize it every time you get out of the truck, you are going to give off scent. The body sloughs off thousands of skin cells every minute. Plus the body oils, sweat...

Horrible idea.

Highly invasive. Pretty much nothing else can grow once its established.

Little over a week until the convention. We could always use some more volunteers, especially Wednesday when the dealers arrive.

I can maybe see a lottery hunt for bears within 10 years . Pretty sure we'll never have a over the counter tagged season for bear

In that application, the quick link there isnt being used as a life support device. Ive ground hunted deer for 20 years. Pretty much all private. Some of my best spots are getting impossible to hunt from the ground if you except to shoot anything other than squirrels and chipmunks. Course ive...

Dont need to use corn to run a camera...The value of hunting for me is to reduce the cost of the food bill. I prefer to let the farmers feed the deer. Plus the bait piles just announce to any fellow hunters or trespassers where your spots and equipment out. There are some sneakier ways to feed...

That section of raccoon is probably the best chance of snagging an otter. Unfortunately both times I've drawn the place the weather was horrible.

There are otter all over the Hocking River, especially Athens. If you get out onto the sand bars on the river, they're littered with otter sign and the remains of hundreds of mussels that they've eaten

Another thing with coyotes and bringing them in hole .. most guys just don't like skinning them. They skin best when they're still warm. When cold, its like trying to take something apart that was superglued. Hence a lot of guys have skinning machines.

You;ll never know what you'll find at these conventions.

dont believe so. Im on the sportsman forum so maybe that's where you've seen me. Plus many more forums than I care to admit to lol

If anyone hasn't seen or heard, this year the Ohio State Trappers Association is hosting the National Trappers Association National Convention in Lima, Ohio July 28-30th This makes the third time we've hosted it at Lima(previously held many times at other venues). 2013 was the last one here...

Coyotes a bit hit and miss as to whether they have value or not. You could have a $20 coyote in this market or a 50 cent coyote. Having decent fur on a coyote is a big factor, lot of the southern Ohio coyotes are flat and not worth much. Occasionally we get some well furred ones. And they've...