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My son ,my buddy and myself set up 3 snares for the bears and there was almost a tripple header overnight . There was 2 bears caught and 1 snare sprung . here is a couple pics of the bears. The first pic is when the bear first arrived at my set

thenail · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:22 pm Post subject:

A couple more pics of the bears we snared on opening day

hunter777 · Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:59 am Post subject:

First night! You guys don't mess around. Thumbs up

thenail · Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:58 am Post subject:

Hunter777 , We have a high population of bears in ths neck of the woods the past # of years . We 've caught a few double headers, not always the first night . But both on the same day .

Got 10 nice roasts in the freezer and 11 jars done in the perssure canner .. The deer meat is next ... Then some rabbits .. You know what one poor guy is going to be eating all winter ...LMAO....

expatriate · Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:24 am Post subject:

What was he doing in your garage? neener!

onzaman · Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:16 pm Post subject:

Yep looks like some good eating congrats.
Can you explain how snare hunting/trapping works, I awesome you catch them in a leg trap then come by later and finish off the animal?

redrider · Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:18 pm Post subject:

Great Job Nail Thumbs up

Getting me excited to start chasing cats around here.

ADKBEAR · Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 3:19 pm Post subject:

Good job guys. You all do seem to have a good track record!

thenail · Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:01 pm Post subject: Bear snaring

Redrider ,How are ya .?? The bears are usually the first on my agenda , Doing a little bird hunting now while wating for the deer season . I'm not going to be in a big panic to get the traps and snares out . Their looking for good heavy furs . I 'm going to hold off for a couple weeks anyway .

Anything you want to know about the cat snaring let me know buddy

redrider · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:39 am Post subject:

Good thing we don't trap for cash these days, cause nothing seeming to move very fast. Cats only thing worth anything here, and that's at half the price it should be.
I'm sure I'll have questions when I get to rollin' in a month or so.
Good to hear from ya buddy! Thumbs up

Be Safe!

hunter777 · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:34 pm Post subject:

I dont know if I told you but I finally drew a Pa bobcat tag....took 4 years.
I'm going to trap with a friend for a week in Jan in the swamps around my house.
Red...the trip to Vermont was fun. My daughter had a great time and it was nice to spend that time with her. We got out run by the bear the first day. The second day we couldn't even find a track. Everyone had things to do on Sunday so we went home that night which made my wife very happy.

Mr Nail. I would love to watch you set for and snare a bear some day. Thumbs up

thenail · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:18 am Post subject: Bear snares

Redrider , how are ya ?? . The price of furs this season I expect to be pretty much the same as last . The heavier furs should be not too bad . Not good mind ya ,but still should sell . I sold 3 nice big beavers last season for 12 bucks and change , Needless to say, me and the beaver will be at peace this season .. LOL ...
Lay them on me buddy any questions you have ...

Hunter 777 , Not sure what your regs are in your state, but if you have any questions ,, you be sure to lay yours on me too buddy .

Thenail

hunter777 · Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:39 pm Post subject:

We are not allowed to trap bear in my state.....unless you work for the government of course!
The only state that I am aware of that it is legal for sportsman to trap bear is in Maine.