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Offline KYtrapper17

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Starting Too Early
« on: November 05, 2003, 02:33:30 PM »
Our season opens up on Monday here in KY. I was planning on starting then. My experienced trapping buddy told me I ought to wait because fur wouldn't be very prime then. What should I do? I am really anxious to start.


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Zach Ellis
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Starting Too Early
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2003, 05:58:51 PM »
Zach,if you want to gain full value for your furs--wait.If you are just out to outwit a few animals and gain experience--start whenever you can.
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« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2003, 07:35:59 PM »
Alot would depend on where you live and what you have to deal with.  For me and my area, the best time for coon usually is the 1st week of Nov.  They are priming up fairly well and I don't have to deal with the duck hunters or their dogs for the most part as most landowners I have permission for shut down their land so the deer have a week of no pressure before rifle season starts.  They will let me trap as long as I stay by the roads and out of their deer spots.  For coon that usually works just fine.  

Sad to say this year the weather didn't cooperate and the coon haven't moved at all with the cold temps and snow.  I pulled my sets after after a couple days.   I bow hunt so my week off hasn't been a total bust.  Hopefully it will either warm up or I will just wait and trap coyotes/mink after rifle season is over as it doesn't pay to trap during rifle season since our area gets hit hard by deer hunters.

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« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2003, 10:08:54 AM »
I start early every year right on opener (except this year but that is for other reasons). Weather is nicer, more coons are active, get a chance to clean out the skunks and possums before I get serious on canines later, and I usually can't stand to wait any longer than opening day, either.
In this area, I take a lot of nice coons right away...but I don't water trap much for them. I take nearly all of my coons in dryland sets well away from water. I get few kits and sows this way, and the males I do get run on the very large side. These older, bigger males seem to prime up much faster than their little counterparts, too. not sure why that is, but that has been my experience.
I just got into land trapping for them some time ago and never looked back. I don't get nearly as many as someone running a decent water line would, but I get enough to make it worth my while and again, they seem to run on large and prime end of things this way anyway so averages aren't hurt by the reduced numbers.
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