Greetings! Your doing a great job this time around! The only suggestion that I can offer, cut a three inch sq of wax paper to lay over the pan. Sure helps with freezing and objects getting under the trigger. Good luck!
I saw someone mentioned about using a piece of wax paper over the pan of your traps. One thing that I find is most conducive to catching fur, once you know how to make a set, is set on travel corridors where tracks can be seen. If I trap for bobcats I always try to hang a single feather for a curiosity attraction to my set.
@Kathy&Travis Parson they want to start trapping for REVENGE on an animal that killed their chickens when they left chicken coop door open for the night
@@onababona6101 yep I watched the video. Just letting them know that they are on the right track learning the basics of trapping so the can catch that predator. Also that we have trapped in the past.
Definitely an improvement! Your stick placement on the first set looked a little “manufactured” but it might pan out for you. The more you practice the better you’ll get.
Best of luck on catching the predator that got your chickens. Glad to hear that your dogs don't go on that side of your mountain where you put the trap..
Hey Gang, Mike, when you're setting your traps, are you looking for recent or fresh tracks and setting up near their travel area? God's Good Blessings to you and your beautiful family keep up the great work XOXOXOXO love U guys
I personally enjoy ,watch, and follow yall whenever I can. I aspire to move there someday and just had to verify my thoughts as i come from a state with very little federal property. Good luck or be blessed with removing the predators from yalls property. Had no idea you had 10 that hurts, moving them to another spot I believe is ideal. Maybe build s better pen with auto chicken door ia a way i would roll. Only mention this to help. Interpret as you will. Idaho Statue 36-1107; Livestock and domestic animal owners may take all steps necessary to protect their property.
A real improvement would've been a catch....lol If I were you, I'd wear nitrile gloves when handling the traps, leather gloves leaves an odor most animals detect. Love ya'll ❤️ good luck!
Now your on the right track. Just fasten the trap to a tree or something solid so you don't have to dig a hole. Think like an animal , not a person. Just for fun maybe put a trap between the bank and side of your building with bait in it. When you catch the animal , the bank will fall and bury it . Then you don't need to kill it.Let the people go that are going to dump you. Let them stay in the city. They are the 1 st ones to cry when they let there little dog run loose and a coyote gets them. !
@@LaidBackLiving a female bobcat will kill excessive amount of livestock if it has a litter to feed. your bobcat problem will increase next year, not only will your adult female bobcat, but its young too.
@@jk9942 protect your chickens instead of killing other animals. Those who will end up dead in those traps - maybe had nothing to do with this attack on chicken coop 🙂
Why do you boil them? Why do you dye them? Why do you wax them? (I have a guess on this one.) You said beginner ... you obviously don't realize how clueless some of us are. Don't worry I won't be trying it on my own for quite a while but this is literally the only time I have ever seen anyone lay a trap outside of some hand drawn stick figures laying traps in survival books... like I've never even seen another video of it before that's how little exposure I have so... that's how clueless some of us are. Just say'n.
Ive enjoyed watching you two making your home in Northern Idaho, but your hell bent attempt on protecting a few chickens is a bit of a lost cause. Instead put the money into building a proper chicken coop. Line coop made with a cedar frame with a small Guage heavy mesh on all six sides. Build a shelter for them which includes a floor and perches as well as nest boxes. Just remember most animals who hunt, from bears to weasels can dig and very fast. As far a bobcat killing all of them, that's there nature and so are many other animals, such as weasels. Humans have some pretty funny ideas as to what is permissible as well and many people believe we are just a part of the animal kingdom. You be cheaper off buying your eggs from a neighbor till your home is finished. Spent the money on things that will make your house a home. You've got more than enough to tackle. Just a few, your bank behind the house, vapour barrier, drywall, maybe moving your chimney, just to mention a few. Kill a species of animal and a bigger one will show up. We all need to learn to live with nature, not fight it cause you'll never beat it. If threatened a female coyote will have larger litters is just one. If build a house below sea level you better build a windmill and barriers. Just ask New Orleans. The list goes on. Regardless stay safe and "KEEP TRUCKING" so to speak.
The reason I sent you the message that I did is that at 75 I've made all of the same mistakes you've made and many more. However that's what makes life such an adventure. Keep up the good fight it's all worth it in the end. There's no better way to learn.
I have been a trapper for over 50 years, from weasels to wolves. No disrespect but the first video you posted setting the traps was pathetic and now you are doing a how to video? I can tell you first hand you are almost wasting your time. Trap that one cat another will move in because there is an easy food source. You would be better of securing your chickens. It's not that difficult or costly and time better well spent, saving you years of agony and lost fowl.
We have plans to build a solid coop. A little difficult with a foot of snow on the ground. Did the basics get covered in this video? We know the first videos were pathetic. This video is to help anyone who was in the position we were in a few weeks back. Thanks for the comment and watching!
@@LaidBackLiving I also have 50 years of trapping experience since I was a small child and I would like to commend you for the knowledge you obtained between your first video and this one. You learned more about trap prep and basic setting requirements in one week than I did in my first 5 years as a kid reading Fur, Fish and Game magazine. I agree with others, you do need to make your animal pens more secure. If you don't mind some constructive suggestions, I would recommend you make the lower section of you fence out of 1/2" hardware cloth and bury the bottom about 1 foot below grade with a "L" bend at the bottom with the base of ,the L going away from the fence for a foot or more. This prevents a digging predator from going under your fence. Almost all predators will dig down at the base of the fence and when they hit the 1 foot horizontal bend, they will give up. I, unfortunately, learned this the hard way a few years ago when two mink chewed through my flimsy chicken wire pen and killed 225 baby pheasants. If you are sure you are after a bobcat, you might consider hanging, from a tree on a string, a highly visible item like a chicken wing, turkey feather or even tin foil several feet from your set. Bobcats are highly inquisitive and will investigate the area and your bait and lure will due the rest. As they say, curiosity killed the cat! Also look for videos on "straw sets" which will work very nicely in/on extremely frozen ground. Sorry this was so long...just wanted to encourage you to learn more about trapping. Your're doing great
So why do YOU trap, Dunk? 50 years of wasting your time trapping so another will just move in? At least Mike has only "wasted" 2 weeks. Who is the dumb ass?
@@LaidBackLiving He is presenting himself as a beginner and sharing his journey. My dad was a trapper before I was old enough to join him and learn. I appreciate what Mike is sharing.
@@LaidBackLiving that’s it, it’s natural, surely that’s not your defence of a action causing pain, panic and suffering until you or some other creature ends it’s life.
@@LaidBackLiving Most modern traps today (like your coil springs) have offset jaws that do not close all the way. This allows the animals leg to be "held" and there is seldom bone or blood vessel damage. I have released many non-target animals from these traps and the animal scampers away without any damage to the leg/paw. Unfortunately, the haters are told stories of trappers in the "old days" using jaws with teeth (mostly bear traps) that did severe damage to any animal who triggered the trap. Those days are long gone. I know trapping is a highly emotional topic but haters should educate themselves before calling others names. Just do a You Tube search for "bobcat release" or "fox release", etc. and you will be surprised.
that (trapping) will not bring dead chickens back to life and there are more than one kind of animals that will go for a chicken dinner if you will not protect them(chickens) correctly (and you didn't) Many animals have or will have youngs around this time so your revenge could be very cruel. What kind of animals are you hoping to kill?
If you had lost a pet to a coyote as I did you would feel much differently. My wife had my dog on the leash...the coyote hesitated a few times but eventually moved right past my screaming wife. I will spare you the rest of the gory details. This was in a rural area just outside of town.
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This video made me realize how much I don't know about trapping. Interesting.
Nice. Was good to see the follow up. You only move forward by being able to learn!
Greetings! Your doing a great job this time around! The only suggestion that I can offer, cut a three inch sq of wax paper to lay over the pan. Sure helps with freezing and objects getting under the trigger. Good luck!
Sounds good thanks!
Nice man. Way to be the voice of encouragement
You both have such a great "can do" attitude. It's really enjoyable watching you.
Wishing you kids all the best !!
I saw someone mentioned about using a piece of wax paper over the pan of your traps. One thing that I find is most conducive to catching fur, once you know how to make a set, is set on travel corridors where tracks can be seen. If I trap for bobcats I always try to hang a single feather for a curiosity attraction to my set.
Great job 👏. Husband use to trap years ago. He did well enough to pay our rent when we first got married. (40 yrs ago)
@Kathy&Travis Parson they want to start trapping for REVENGE on an animal that killed their chickens when they left chicken coop door open for the night
@@onababona6101 yep I watched the video. Just letting them know that they are on the right track learning the basics of trapping so the can catch that predator. Also that we have trapped in the past.
Good luck with the cat 👍Oh and the city-folk in comments who've never lived on a mountain , LOL 🤣🤣
and : Oh , the mountain folks who left that chicken coop open...😁😁
@@onababona6101 Fool 🤣
@@rona-husky9019 RIGHT!!!! open chicken coop for the night - is VERY FOOLISH!!!!👍👍
And these 2 are nature people? Such a huge ego so they don't see it's better to live with nature instead of against. Silly Ronnie 🤣🤣🤣
@@onababona6101 troll
I missed seeing Liz's beautiful smiling face in this one. Good luck with the trapping.
really interested to see how you do with the traps. Also glad to know that you brought out an engineer on the cliff erosion. one step at a time.
I hope you get ‘em !!!
who is THEM..?
The critter who ate your chickens !
I see you did some research 👍. Watch out trapping is addicting. Tons of fun and excitement.
Definitely an improvement! Your stick placement on the first set looked a little “manufactured” but it might pan out for you. The more you practice the better you’ll get.
Best of luck on catching the predator that got your chickens. Glad to hear that your dogs don't go on that side of your mountain where you put the trap..
you can set the trap right in snow for cats put a piece of wax paper under the trap keeps it from freezing down
good video you are learning. hope you get bobcat. i have not trapped in 30 years no place here to sell hides. take care, be safe and well.
Great video. Thank you for sharing
That Bobcat isn't gonna smell nuttin' Good job Mike, and good luck =)
Good job with the trap line just takes time. you'll be getting catches soon.
Really enjoyed this video. We do a lot of hunting and trapping here. We have a lot of coyotes. Take care guys.
I am sure you will catch something now. Interesting knowledge you gathered on trapping.👍
poor cat!!!😭😭
My Great Prynees takes care of all my predators.. cougar and coyote. No trapping needed. Haven't had a problem since 2016
Yes sir!!!
Hey Gang, Mike, when you're setting your traps, are you looking for recent or fresh tracks and setting up near their travel area?
God's Good Blessings to you and your beautiful family keep up the great work XOXOXOXO love U guys
Luckily we’re having a hard time finding fresh sign. Thanks for watching.
Hopefully you'll catch the rascal. Thanks for sharing.
Good info....good luck!
I’m liking the trapping videos- I hate the varmints got your hens - How is the Rooster doing?
@@clivereynolds6633 They found the rooster and got him back in the pen- I haven’t heard anything since then.
Hope you get something I’ll be watching
I personally enjoy ,watch, and follow yall whenever I can. I aspire to move there someday and just had to verify my thoughts as i come from a state with very little federal property. Good luck or be blessed with removing the predators from yalls property. Had no idea you had 10 that hurts, moving them to another spot I believe is ideal. Maybe build s better pen with auto chicken door ia a way i would roll.
Only mention this to help. Interpret as you will. Idaho Statue 36-1107; Livestock and domestic animal owners may take all steps necessary to protect their property.
Thank you. Absolutely correct. Good luck!
Looking forward to see if you get anything
Hoping the traps are successful.
Where do you buy your traps?
City boy here. Why boil? dye? wax? What is the purpose in doing all that? Good luck catching that critter. Thanks for sharing
Removal of human scent, color change for camo effect and smoothness of firing in frigid temps.
Nice job!!
Thanks!
Greetings to you a beautiful life, I am Ali from Iraq
Why do you boil dye and wax?
good luck.
Good luck
Traps should be set by your chicken house where kill was done. Use old chicken or chicken skins They will come
A real improvement would've been a catch....lol If I were you, I'd wear nitrile gloves when handling the traps, leather gloves leaves an odor most animals detect. Love ya'll ❤️ good luck!
Hope you catch that bobcat.
Is private property thr same as public lands as far as the rules go
In some cases
Now your on the right track. Just fasten the trap to a tree or something solid so you don't have to dig a hole. Think like an animal , not a person. Just for fun maybe put a trap between the bank and side of your building with bait in it. When you catch the animal , the bank will fall and bury it . Then you don't need to kill it.Let the people go that are going to dump you. Let them stay in the city. They are the 1 st ones to cry when they let there little dog run loose and a coyote gets them. !
Thank you!
I understand killing for furs but not as an revenge after your own mistake 🙂
Check with Norm oh " True North Living" He is an excellent trapper. Has many vids on trapping all kinds of animals . Dan
It just seems easier to me, to just properly secure your livestock. That way you don't have to kill wild animals who are just eating to survive.
We have no stock left to secure. We have plans to move the new ones. The predator killed 10 chicken. Definitely not killing to survive.
@@LaidBackLiving a female bobcat will kill excessive amount of livestock if it has a litter to feed. your bobcat problem will increase next year, not only will your adult female bobcat, but its young too.
I feel so incredible sad for humans who don't respect nature. Shame on you!
Is it not a disrespect that it killed all of our chickens?
@@jk9942 protect your chickens instead of killing other animals. Those who will end up dead in those traps - maybe had nothing to do with this attack on chicken coop 🙂
Well always use boxes rabbits and one bobcat kitten and just saying
Why do you dry them
Why do you boil them?
Why do you dye them?
Why do you wax them? (I have a guess on this one.)
You said beginner ... you obviously don't realize how clueless some of us are. Don't worry I won't be trying it on my own for quite a while but this is literally the only time I have ever seen anyone lay a trap outside of some hand drawn stick figures laying traps in survival books... like I've never even seen another video of it before that's how little exposure I have so... that's how clueless some of us are. Just say'n.
@@clivereynolds6633 thank you for taking the time.
When you dig a whole the animals shy away as they are not stupid. Goodluck.
A lot of the alaskans I watch just boil their traps in spruce bows
Ok but what is the reason for boiling, dying and waxing them? No one puts this in their videos
Have trapped for years, you need to keep all human sent off everything including rubber boots and rubber gloves, no human smell on anything.
Sounds good. Thank you.
I noticed you have a yellow flag flying under your stars and stripes. Forgive the uninformed… what does the yellow flag represent?
good question!!! 🙂
Complicated for sure!
Teach the dogs not to go near a trap. Very easy to do.
Inhumane , sorry i am in the wrong place
Ive enjoyed watching you two making your home in Northern Idaho, but your hell bent attempt on protecting a few chickens is a bit of a lost cause. Instead put the money into building a proper chicken coop. Line coop made with a cedar frame with a small Guage heavy mesh on all six sides. Build a shelter for them which includes a floor and perches as well as nest boxes. Just remember most animals who hunt, from bears to weasels can dig and very fast. As far a bobcat killing all of them, that's there nature and so are many other animals, such as weasels. Humans have some pretty funny ideas as to what is permissible as well and many people believe we are just a part of the animal kingdom. You be cheaper off buying your eggs from a neighbor till your home is finished. Spent the money on things that will make your house a home. You've got more than enough to tackle. Just a few, your bank behind the house, vapour barrier, drywall, maybe moving your chimney, just to mention a few. Kill a species of animal and a bigger one will show up. We all need to learn to live with nature, not fight it cause you'll never beat it. If threatened a female coyote will have larger litters is just one. If build a house below sea level you better build a windmill and barriers. Just ask New Orleans. The list goes on. Regardless stay safe and "KEEP TRUCKING" so to speak.
Thanks buddy!
The reason I sent you the message that I did is that at 75 I've made all of the same mistakes you've made and many more. However that's what makes life such an adventure. Keep up the good fight it's all worth it in the end. There's no better way to learn.
I have been a trapper for over 50 years, from weasels to wolves. No disrespect but the first video you posted setting the traps was pathetic and now you are doing a how to video?
I can tell you first hand you are almost wasting your time. Trap that one cat another will move in because there is an easy food source. You would be better of securing your chickens. It's not that difficult or costly and time better well spent, saving you years of agony and lost fowl.
We have plans to build a solid coop. A little difficult with a foot of snow on the ground. Did the basics get covered in this video? We know the first videos were pathetic. This video is to help anyone who was in the position we were in a few weeks back. Thanks for the comment and watching!
@@LaidBackLiving I also have 50 years of trapping experience since I was a small child and I would like to commend you for the knowledge you obtained between your first video and this one. You learned more about trap prep and basic setting requirements in one week than I did in my first 5 years as a kid reading Fur, Fish and Game magazine. I agree with others, you do need to make your animal pens more secure. If you don't mind some constructive suggestions, I would recommend you make the lower section of you fence out of 1/2" hardware cloth and bury the bottom about 1 foot below grade with a "L" bend at the bottom with the base of ,the L going away from the fence for a foot or more. This prevents a digging predator from going under your fence. Almost all predators will dig down at the base of the fence and when they hit the 1 foot horizontal bend, they will give up. I, unfortunately, learned this the hard way a few years ago when two mink chewed through my flimsy chicken wire pen and killed 225 baby pheasants. If you are sure you are after a bobcat, you might consider hanging, from a tree on a string, a highly visible item like a chicken wing, turkey feather or even tin foil several feet from your set. Bobcats are highly inquisitive and will investigate the area and your bait and lure will due the rest. As they say, curiosity killed the cat! Also look for videos on "straw sets" which will work very nicely in/on extremely frozen ground.
Sorry this was so long...just wanted to encourage you to learn more about trapping. Your're doing great
@Dunk but it is so much easier to be MACHO with a trap than with a hammer in your hand 🙂 Thank you so much for making a point!
So why do YOU trap, Dunk? 50 years of wasting your time trapping so another will just move in? At least Mike has only "wasted" 2 weeks. Who is the dumb ass?
@@LaidBackLiving He is presenting himself as a beginner and sharing his journey. My dad was a trapper before I was old enough to join him and learn. I appreciate what Mike is sharing.
Trapping is a cruel way of capturing animals, I'm not apposed to hunting per se, trapping though it's plain and simple, animal abuse!!!!!
How so?
@@LaidBackLiving Really “how so” first thing that comes to mind is, pain and suffering!!
As is the case when one dies of natural causes in the wild. It’s not pleasant then either.
@@LaidBackLiving that’s it, it’s natural, surely that’s not your defence of a action causing pain, panic and suffering until you or some other creature ends it’s life.
@@LaidBackLiving Most modern traps today (like your coil springs) have offset jaws that do not close all the way. This allows the animals leg to be "held" and there is seldom bone or blood vessel damage. I have released many non-target animals from these traps and the animal scampers away without any damage to the leg/paw. Unfortunately, the haters are told stories of trappers in the "old days" using jaws with teeth (mostly bear traps) that did severe damage to any animal who triggered the trap. Those days are long gone. I know trapping is a highly emotional topic but haters should educate themselves before calling others names. Just do a You Tube search for "bobcat release" or "fox release", etc. and you will be surprised.
that (trapping) will not bring dead chickens back to life and there are more than one kind of animals that will go for a chicken dinner if you will not protect them(chickens) correctly (and you didn't) Many animals have or will have youngs around this time so your revenge could be very cruel. What kind of animals are you hoping to kill?
Go away!!!!
@@Marion51268 you troll
@@heatherclayton-callaghan4270 is it possible for you to stay ON SUBJECT ?????
Trappping should be banned which is why I am dumping you.
Lol. See ya!
I with you ! Hunting is one thing but trapping is appaling. Byeee
Me too. If you dont respect nature, you don't respect yourself. Bye bye!
If you had lost a pet to a coyote as I did you would feel much differently. My wife had my dog on the leash...the coyote hesitated a few times but eventually moved right past my screaming wife. I will spare you the rest of the gory details. This was in a rural area just outside of town.
👏👏
Good luck