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Otter trapping
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Caught a mink in a cage trap last night. I let it go. The trap was set on a trail I found in the marsh grass. I brushed it in really well and put a couple old oyster shells in it. Cool.
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Merle Hawggard
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That's a great catch too cutman! I can still remember my first mink catch, Christmas day 1980.
A small female, but I was one happy trapper. My now mother in law still swears my dad hired someone to put it in my trap.
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A small female, but I was one happy trapper. My now mother in law still swears my dad hired someone to put it in my trap.
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Number 3 bites the dust. Season ends tomorrow, so good timing!
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Mennoniteman
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I did a lot of trapping as a boy, but never trapped for otter. Whats a typical otter set and trap look like?This is a very old thread, but I had to update it. I’ve become quite a good otter trapper. I caught nine last year and 6 so far this year. My fish love me.
swat1018
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This is a very old thread, but I had to update it. I’ve become quite a good otter trapper. I caught nine last year and 6 so far this year. My fish love me.
Good for you. Indiana just opened otter season state-wide, way too late. They have destroyed many fishing ponds. Caught 11 last year on depredation tags in about a mile stretch of creek. We can set 220s on dry land and 330s can be half submerged. We can also use snares. I use all three pretty successfully. I have the most luck on trails and slides on dry land. Would stink to not be able to set a conibear on land.
swat1018
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Like a beaver set! I catch most of mine on cross-overs and trails between two bodies of water.
Native Hunter
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This is a very old thread, but I had to update it. I’ve become quite a good otter trapper. I caught nine last year and 6 so far this year. My fish love me.
Nice job Cutman. The creek at my 20 acre place is full of them, and I can't believe how massive they are. I have a video on my I-phone of about 6 of them that got upset because I walked down there on day. They wouldn't leave.
Turkey Creek
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If otter prices were what they were several years ago you would be in the money. One of my buddies paid cash for a new Chevy pickup in the early 2000s I believe it was strictly with otter money. $100 a otter and he was averaging at least 5 a day.
swat1018
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Break a few strands of that grass or reeds and camo the jaws a little. It might help your catch rate even more, it definitely won't deter them.
