Interested in getting into trapping

[topher]

Thinking of doing a trapping course..
Probably will be doing only nuisance trapping.. unsure how active I would trap, but it is a skill that I think I would like to have.

I do know that if I only trap a few hours a year I should be a rich man.

But seriously..
What should I know about before I start investigating this endeavor?
I already have figured out where to take the course.

[fratri]

Not much needs to be done once the course is complete.... Pay for the license buy a few traps, you can pick them up at Cabelas or Basspro..... I got a few coyote leg traps from them...
There are lots of good videos on youtube that demonstrate trap setup....
I got my trappers license a few years ago but never trapped a coyote it... Tried it once but coyotes are smart, he/she/they kept digging it them out....
Its a great excuse to be in the outdoors though.....

[trappermatt]

Thinking of doing a trapping course..
Probably will be doing only nuisance trapping.. unsure how active I would trap, but it is a skill that I think I would like to have.

I do know that if I only trap a few hours a year I should be a rich man.

But seriously..
What should I know about before I start investigating this endeavor?
I already have figured out where to take the course.

Be be aware it's more work then it seams and it far from a get rich deal lol

[MikePal]

Be be aware it's more work then it seams and it far from a get rich deal lol

I (farmer) have trapped more than few that were blocking my lane culvert thru the years. I decided I wanted to keep a pelt once so I took it on like I do with my rabbits. What a heck of a job that turned out to be. It took hours of my time, not knowing the proper way was 1/2 the effort, but still very time consuming. I later found out, on this forum, how much ($25) they got for a pelt I just shook my head.

If you can legally trap (landownder etc) without a licence, you can learn a lot about how to do it off youtube video's etc, but I would still like to take the course myself, just to learn the skill from an instructor.

Not for the money mind you, because obviously there isn't much there ..LOl...

[400bigbear]

Easy work,very low investment needed , couple of hrs a day just driving around picking up cash ,usually become independently wealthy in the first season, second season become a millionaire ., third season quit and retire . Smart people quit and retire after the first day and end up richer . Us who stick it out get crippled up and risk the the chance of pleasantly dying in a cold wet grave and leave our kids hard steel for an inheritance. But heah were happy .

[topher]

Be be aware it's more work then it seams and it far from a get rich deal lol

I know.. guess the sarcasm button didn't work.

Easy work,very low investment needed , couple of hrs a day just driving around picking up cash ,usually become independently wealthy in the first season, second season become a millionaire ., third season quit and retire . Smart people quit and retire after the first day and end up richer . Us who stick it out get crippled up and risk the the chance of pleasantly dying in a cold wet grave and leave our kids hard steel for an inheritance. But heah were happy .

That's what I wanted to hear.

[trappermatt]

Easy work,very low investment needed , couple of hrs a day just driving around picking up cash ,usually become independently wealthy in the first season, second season become a millionaire ., third season quit and retire . Smart people quit and retire after the first day and end up richer . Us who stick it out get crippled up and risk the the chance of pleasantly dying in a cold wet grave and leave our kids hard steel for an inheritance. But heah were happy .

Now thats a good analogy lol

[oldbuck]

my son and i took the course last winter and enjoyed the two weekends very much. I havent done a whole lot of trapping so far this winter but we get out once in a while.

[terrym]

I have 3 buddies who each have licensed trap lines. They dure dont do it for the money.

[topher]

im not planning on getting into it for the money. (or what little money)
my reasons are for the skills you learn
and the extra time that I can spend out doors..
if i got to do something i enjoy.. and at make enough for a box of ammo thats good enough for me.