Lichen Fox

[lovebigbluegills]

Instead of hijacking another thread, I'll ask this way.

Are you up for trapping a badger over by Holt? He's been rather active lately, and tearing up the road. Besides that, it's not very far from my yard.

[lichen fox]

No, I haven't set a trap in years! Where exactly are you talking about? I know my nephew had some traps out but the closest was about 3 miles or so west of Holt.

[lovebigbluegills]

For whatever reason, I thought you trapped. My mistake. I'm about 2 miles NE of Holt.

I've only seen him up on the road once, and that was earlier this fall. I couldn't get my shotgun out of the case quick enough to fix his wagon though.

[lichen fox]

When I was much younger, and fox were $80 - $100 and coons were $70, I did trap alot...We ran about 300 land sets back in those days...If he's still digging up the road your best bet is to just try and wait him out with a varmint rifle or shotgun if you're close enough...you may be able to trap him if you can attract him away from where he's digging....otherwise if you set right in one of his holes chances are he'll probably just cover your set with dirt before he gets in the trap...Another option is....if you know he's in a certain hole, coil up a barb wire and screw it into the hole until you make contact with him, then keep twisting until you have it wrapped up in his fur...once you got him you'll probably want to hook him up to the tractor to pull him out, i don't think you'd win the battle on your own!

[lovebigbluegills]

The dirty bugger has 5-6 different holes and I think they're all connected.

The barbed-wire and tractor, that'd make a heck of a funniest home video.

I think I'll just keep the shotgun in the pickup and hopefully catch him out in the sun, or maybe "post" for him out at the end of my driveway one of these days.

[WAG416]

ill hijack

Sometimes trapping them leaves more of a mess than anything

mean ol' biting one

Fox, Only someone like you or Randy would come up with the barb wire idea.

Ever feel like putting a trap out, just for old times sake ???

[HunterLee]

i have seen the bard wire trick a time or two, but its mostly used for wounded or dead ones that make it down the hole, as you can't pull a lively one out that easy.

[lichen fox]

Hey Wag, Back from the honeymoon already are you? Congrats again! Yes, I think about setting a few traps from time to time...but then I have a couple beers and think about having to check them everyday, and the skinning, and the fleshing and the streching and then realizing that I'm probably not going to get more than a few bucks for the finished product....so I switch to brandy and remind myself that I'm not as young as I used to be and I need my relaxing time....But that being said...if fur hit prices as high as they were when I was trapping alot...I think that would motivate me to make a few sets...But that probably won't happen until I'm really too old to do anything about it!