had a good year, with the mild weather bringing both bad and good.
The good was accessibility- I could drive where ever I wanted to from day one of coyotes to the last day of water.
I had zero rain during 5 weeks of coyotes, and it was nice knowing i could go "way back" without worries.
And on water- think I maybe had 4-5 days all year, where I had to break ice to walk creeks- and that doesn't occur every year!
So that was good- but with good comes bad.
The lack of any weather movement, hurt on the coyote line, and while I took 3 digits again, it was down from last year- with 60-70 degree day and mild nights not a lot of movement.
my new system cut way down on incidentals, and I took less fox, but also les skunks and possum- took 4 possum all year, and 2 were in coon sets.
water I took a few more beaver, simply because I had a few more to take this year, and had a real nice year on rats.
Mink were down for me, but consistent. Again, with the lack of snow cover, I had less mink working the creeks - and thats what I need, since I start mink trapping after everyone else gets the "easy" ones- but didn't have a check I don't think without a least 1 mink. But no big days such as normal winter weather gives me.
Coon also down- confirmed distemper locally, and again, the mild winter kept more coon in the woods, rather than moving to the creeks.
but all and all, a very nice year.
