Austin Meinerts, 16, South Dakota In his first season, a South Dakota boy catches a raccoon that weighs nearly 30 pounds My name is Austin Meinerts. I am 16 years old, and this was my first year actually trapping. … [Read More]
Tag Archives: Raccoons
School Days: Boy Traps Three Foxes in First Season
Randall Martin, 11, Pennsylvania A young Pennsylvania trapper enjoys trapping and going to conventions with his dad My name is Randall Martin. I am 11 years old, and last year was my first year trapping on my own. I … [Read More]
T&PC Reader Traps 51-Pound Raccoon
In his November 2013 Furbearer Behavior column, Trapper & Predator Caller Field Editor Serge Lariviére asked T&PC readers to send him photos and info on raccoons they’ve trapped that weighed more than 40 pounds. The largest raccoon Lariviére received a photo … [Read More]
School Days: Two Raccoons and a ’Possum
Caleb Hershberger, 12, Ohio With help from his dad, an Ohio boy had a great first trapping season My name is Caleb Hershberger. My first trapping experience was when my dad said that trapping season is coming. I bought … [Read More]
Prepare Your Furbearers Using The Mountain Man Cookbook
The Mountain Man Cookbook —The How-To Recipe Guide for Preparing, Cooking and Eating Raccoons, Muskrats, Beavers and Other Unconventional Wild Game has hit bookshelves. The Mountain Man Cookbook is the ultimate compilation of wild game recipes from readers of Trapper … [Read More]
School Days: Trapper Gets a ’Cat in his Coyote Set
Kenneth Diller, 14, Tennessee Tennessee boy plans to trap bobcats, coyotes, raccoons and mink in his second season My name is Kenneth Diller. I am 14 years old and enjoy trapping. I live in western Tennessee. My older brothers … [Read More]
Trapping Raccoons With Randy Smith
By T.R. Hendrick The clock was ticking by the time I caught up with Randy Smith at his home in western Pennsylvania. It was late February, and there were only a few days left in the Pennsylvania trapping season. Randy … [Read More]
Lures and Baits for Trapping Big ‘Coons
By Ralph Scherder When it comes to catching big raccoons, I don’t think type of set matters all that much. I’ve caught jumbos in dirtholes, and I’ve caught them in pockets. However, the attractors you use do seem to play a … [Read More]
Biologists Air-Drop Marshmallows to Help Control Rabies
Biologists have taken to the air to combat rabies outbreaks. Recently, more than 1 million marshmallow-flavored packets of a trial vaccine called ONRAB were dropped from small planes and helicopters or distributed by hand in five northeastern states. The effort is … [Read More]
School Days: First Trap Nets First Raccoon
Cody Bergman, 14, Phoenix, Ariz. Young trapper caught a ’coon while on family hunting trip in Texas My name is Cody Bergman, and I want to tell you about the first time I went trapping at age 12. On … [Read More]
