A day in the life of a TRAPPER! Bobcats, Coyote, and Coons!

In this episode I ride along with my buddy Bill Smith, owner of Coastal Land and Wildlife Trapping, as we help control the predator population of bobcats, coyotes, raccoons, and foxes in the low country of South Carolina.
Instagram: @coastal_land_and_wildlife
KZbin: ‪@CoastalCarolinaOutdoors‬
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[@garybeaulieu4248]

Thanks Tug - I grew up trapping and 10 years ago, at the age of 51, when the prices of fur took a drastic drop, I hung up my traps and decided not to kill them anymore. Got to admit, this little adventure brought back a lot of memories. I could almost smell the air in the woods. Thanks again !

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Trapping is a game of chess with the animals

[@Auditing.northern.N.Y.]

I am pushing 50 and just got back into trapping. It's nothing you're ever gonna get rich doing, but if you have a love for it, go lay some steel.

[@JETTIEROCKSFISHINGwithMIKED]

That was an awesome video..absolutely enjoyed it

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks buddy

[@BLUEGRASSTRAPPER]

Hey brother! I watch his channel all the time. He’s a Coyote, Bobcat, and fox trapping machine.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Yes sir!

[@PSSKDerby]

Great video Tug! What an awesome ride along. He sure got rid of a pile of pests for land owners. I’ve been watching a guy in Mississippi do trapping and realized how interesting it was when done ethically. I’ll have to check out his page. Not sure if I’ve said it before, but congrats on the 30K. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks you!!!!!

[@bradcole558]

Man you are always doing neat stuff, love all of it.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks

[@michaelenglish8004]

Trench set 👍.. Sifter for dirt

[@danlowery5552]

Now that was a cool ride along ! Any hunter will tell you. You got to keep them in check or your game will be gone in a few years. Great job Bill ! Tug thanks for the ride along.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Well said!

[@jackofalltrades1485]

I understand what you mean but I will say we never did this on my family land in Ga only thing my granddad would killed year round is the rattlesnakes but he would leave the bobcats and foxes alone

[@inyayardhomestead5693]

G'day mate, Awesome video. Love trapping. God bless you guys.🦘👍

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks buddy

[@saenole66]

That was very interesting. One of my friends farmed watermelons in SW Florida. Raccoons would take one bite out of his melons and move to the next. If you set out poison the feds would fine you thousands because of birds eating the poison. He could have used your buddy.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Im sure he could have!

[@bobbellew9240]

I like all your vids. But this definitely top 5 keep it fresh 😂

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks! Wish KZbin thought so too

[@KY-FL-BIGJOHN]

Love the variety of your videos!!!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks man!

[@B55789]

This is a cool video Ian. Nice content change up and it seems Bill has got it dialed in tight.🙌🏽

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Yea sir!

[@VeteranVlogger]

Amazing video man .. freaking love your channel. The variety of topics are so cool 😊

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Yes sir I think so too.

[@bamacbatful]

very interesting. thanks for the video.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

🤙🏽

[@mastergunnerysgt1258]

Hopefully he makes money on the pelts and I am sure off the land owners. That's why I trapped to make money before I went into the Corps and after. PS, love the content Tug.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

There is no market for them unfortunately. He is paid by the plantations to keep the predator population at healthy levels.

[@mastergunnerysgt1258]

@@TugTrashOutdoors There is a market but the furs are sent overseas

[@robmetcalfe8902]

I’m a old trapper great video

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks

[@davidduplantis2070]

Trapped when i was young loved it

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

I have some traps on order now

[@charleshowell7855]

Nice

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

🙌🏽

[@corollaae8645]

Thank you for the ride along!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Any time

[@austinvickymoore3656]

This is so cool this would be an amazing full time job

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

For sure

[@juanmosqueda896]

Thanks again for the great content. Reminds me of being s kid and running live traps and sets with my dad. Many times we treed raccoons with our blue tick hounds. Urban folks need to understand what you are doing is critical to management of the environment.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Now that sounds like a fun memory!

[@davidrose415]

I used to have a pet bobcat hybrid. His dad was a bobcat, and his mom was a feral house cat. I have a little insight in to how they behave from that.

[@gradybrowning3976]

Yea Boy, missed the post, happy you are on!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

🙌🏽

[@adamyoung480]

Aloha. Well, that was interesting.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks

[@colinblaylock5660]

I want to start trapping but have no land, can I trap on public land or no because someone could step on it? Also what are the best but cheaper traps I can buy. Thanks in advance

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

I’m not sure about the legalities in your area. Bridger traps

[@colinblaylock5660]

Thank you

[@bbirge2703]

In Indiana you have to let the bobcats go, no season of any kind here.

[@Stan_L]

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks Stan

[@bobgraves2465]

I have a buddy who traps. I tried eating one of the bobcats he got. It was not too bad. I also tried beaver, which was really, really good!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

I have heard it’s good too!

[@samnorman5594]

Ian that was interesting. I always enjoy what you do. I am praying and sharing your video's hoping to help you do it full time so you can be home with your family full time. Keep up the good work and it will pay off. God Bless you and your family. Pop Pop

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks you sir

[@allenwilson9656]

Ian that is a sive ( spellin ) I enjoy seein the different things you do , it keeps your channel interestin 👍

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks

[@edwardhannah8705]

nice true to life management of needed animal control y'all did good

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks

[@mifloridian]

this was so awesome! got a new follower for coastal. I have some racoons eating all my bait on my property and I think Im going to scower his channel to learn up. Love it Tug homie!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

I’m going run some raccoon traps soon

[@takingu2skoo462]

Good job ❤

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thank you

[@nicklastaranto164]

Hey Tug, so what happens to the pelts and meet!!??

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

They go back to the earth

[@Whoisice]

No animal was harmed in the production of this video.

[@willie2938]

Tug, what do they do with the animals they trap?

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

There is no market for them. He is paid by the plantations to keep the predator population at healthy levels. The crabs and vultures eat them….

[@allenferry9632]

Come on Tug. No guts no glory. Catch clean and cook racoon and possum. Surprise Miss B with racoon and rice and film her finding out what she just ate. That would be entertainment.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

🤣

[@mh53eflyguy]

Oh man Tug, amazing video!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks

[@michellemorgan6295]

Does he sell the Furs ❤good video

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

There is no market for them. He is paid by the plantations to keep the predator population at healthy levels.

[@sanfordpeters8967]

What does he do with the pelts ???

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

There is no market for them. He is paid by the plantations to keep the predator population at healthy levels.

[@marciiisworld]

Dude that bobcat is sick I would love to have him as a rug 🤷🏼‍♂️🤧

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

That’s the plan or a sweet hat

[@Bamapride1000]

If the traps aren’t bedded solid and proper they’ll dig it up take the bait and leave your trap on top of the dirt still set a lot of times. Reset and put two more traps where the critter was moving around the previous trap and catch em. Those big male cats will put out some scent that will tell you they’re there before you ever see em. Good thing to cause they can hide and you’ll be in a catch circle before you realize it with a big ole Tom and they ain’t ever calm. Western cats have the best fur

[@karinbrantner3081]

Balance is the key, I have raised a few orphaned bob cats, foxes and many birds, including 3 crows, ( Edgar, Allen an Poe) from nestlings, the parents left the nest and a special friend Blue Jay that was mostly blind, Bo bird, he did really good after I released "him", Bo stuck around for a while, came back about 8 months later with "Her" family, this was a little over 30 years ago but a wonderful gift, knowing I did right by her. You are doing nothing wrong, I also belief in hunting and keeping the natural balance on an even keel, that is how nature is preserved, an over run of certain species not in check can mean a demise in the species. If you ever find kits, the young, let me know or a rehaber. I still love the channel, you are doing great!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

When I made this video I knew it wouldn’t be for everyone. That’s super cool you raised the young animals. In an upcoming video I have some cool footage of a mamma bob cat and her kittens in the wild. (I leave them be and only video 🙂)

[@karinbrantner3081]

I am not against trapping or hunting for that matter, especially nuisance critters or hunting for food, sometimes it has to "get done"! I love your video's Ian.@@TugTrashOutdoors

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

@@karinbrantner3081 thank you!

[@Fog1k305]

What do you do with the Fox/Coyote meat?

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

There is no market for them. He is paid by the plantations to keep the predator population at healthy levels.

[@kellyklotz1744]

Does he keep the pelts ans sell them

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

There is no market for them. He is paid by the plantations to keep the predator population at healthy levels.

[@craigortman4759]

That was neat. That’s the kind of content you just don’t get to see every day, thanks a lot.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks

[@tonypollard244]

Awesome video bro thanks

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks

[@DanielRodriguez-xm6cz]

We never finish to Lear new jobs and things on this life 😇different and nice content Tug.! Take care bro

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thanks

[@bkboutdoorsbryanbartz7589]

Do a bobcat catch clean cook

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

I heard they are actually good to eat

[@bkboutdoorsbryanbartz7589]

@@TugTrashOutdoors cat tastes like pork try it you will like be sure to fully cook it

[@Bamapride1000]

I’ve got a picture somewhere of me holding a live coyote by the tail while it’s in a trap and I’ve got another where a coyote and bobcat were starring one another down paying us no mind as they got caught in a precious catch trap and a new set just outside the catch circle.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Awesome!

[@royrostjr1352]

Hello there Ian there is a fellow utuber camera Ron is in the hospital in ruff shape if you can get a hold of Daniel Arm's they're trying to get a found raiser to help him out ❤

[@patricklucia7926]

You can do that again this time you do it

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Otw

[@berklyjr7713]

Lot of ccc right there

[@redbirdsjunkie]

It's crazy to me how these animals are stepping on these traps without being lured to that specific spot out of ALL the land they could be walking on.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

He does use a scent bait

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

But definitely makes it look very easy

[@redbirdsjunkie]

@@TugTrashOutdoors Ah ok it's possible I missed it. I remember you explaining that he uses the synthetic material under the trigger plate but I wasn't exactly sure if that was the scent bait or not. For a second there I thought these were the dumbest animals to walk around haha.

[@royrostjr1352]

We're are you trapping at

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

South Carolina

[@douglassmith1632]

Does he harvest the furs?

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

There is no market for them. He is paid by the plantations to keep the predator population at healthy levels.

[@ne634]

Look up trapper j. He put his hand in a foot hold a few times..

[@Bamapride1000]

If the traps broke bones like the common misconception then nobody would catch fur. Broken bones don’t hold animals. I’ve had my hands in a many of footholds. The worst I’ve ever had it was a 330 belisle to the belly and it grabbed one hand and I was in waist deep water and couldn’t get out of the water. Had to call my son to come get me out.

[@SteveB-hy2ci]

Yep to many fish in the ocean and to many hogs and deer in the woods to eat a greasy old possum,not to mention chicken is an easy fix!😊

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Haha true

[@chelciecubbage7945]

Watch deer meat for dinner he catches clean and cooks a bobcat

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Wow!

[@patriciathomas-lc4gh]

Them raccoon 🦝 should have been a cook😅

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Next time

[@michaelmello9510]

🤙

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

🤙🏽

[@CatchingupwithCam]

Nice work gentlemen!! 👏🏼 I realized I was subscribed to his channel, but never had the notifications on. Now I do!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Thank you guys!

[@darrellbridwell588]

Hey tug sorry you being such a young man you never had the chance to eat gopher tortoise outstanding only turtle better green sea turtle.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

So I have heard!

[@Auditing.northern.N.Y.]

I agree, have to keep their numbers in check.... but who's gonna keep our numbers in check??? I think warning labels should be removed from dangerous products.

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

I agree 100%

[@cathyhess6579]

This is the only one of your videos I did not enjoy. I’m sure the predators need to be thinned out, but why video it!!!

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

First off thank you for your support. Going into this I knew it definitely would be controversial and possibly upset some people but felt it could and should be documented. There are accounts on KZbin that film trapping with millions of views, my video is very small comparatively. It’s filmed for the same reason we film whitetail, hog, squirrel, and duck hunts. I encourage you to keep enjoying my other videos and if something similar pops up again to just scroll past. Again thank you for watching and supporting my other videos.

[@mrpeddlethesealion]

Thats a constructive opinion i respect

[@shawnharriman3433]

Love your stuff, but don't really like trapping .

[@TugTrashOutdoors]

Understandable

[@chrisholmes6029]

I am curious why you have a negative attitude toward trapping? Do you understand it's purpose and good?