Setting snares for Bobcat and Coyotes

Building my 1st snare pen ever for bobcat's. Also setting snares for coyotes let's see what happens

[@donfothergill8093]

Takes me back ,I lived just outside of Ely in the late 60's and guided and trapped in winter. Now trapping the mountains of North Idaho. I deeper snow to contend with but warmer temps. I'd rather have cold temps than 4 or 5 ft of snow. I would like to try one more Minnesota trapping season,but at 71 I'd better plan on it soon. Thanks for the video.

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks for sharing. That's awesome both places I'm sire have been quite the adventure. It's really cold today it was -18 below this morning actual temp. Thanks for watching plenty more videos to come.

[@timgurtner5248]

Some good looking sets! Preloading your snares is pretty important. Be patient Brother!

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks for watching. I have all my snares preloaded now.

[@deadpinecollective]

Great commentary. Best way to learn how to trap is to try new things, experiment, but more importantly get out and do it. British Columbia Canada.

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thank you. I totally agree just gotta try something. Thanks for watching

[@joeserich3133]

Great content and videos! I just started trapping/snaring again this season. I hadn't trapped since 2014 and this is my first season setting for Bobcat, but no luck yet. Im from Pengilly, MN

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks for the comment. Good luck I hope you get a cat. This is a fun skill to learn thats for sure.

[@blairboisjolie1139]

I enjoy your video. I am from central ND.

[@northernmnlife8547]

@@blairboisjolie1139 thanks for watching.

[@royroscoe5031]

Found your channel thanks to Dan today.. Great video! You now have a subscriber in Nova Scotia Canada.🙂

[@northernmnlife8547]

Hi thanks for subscribing and watching. I hope you enjoy the videos. Spread the word, I am hooked on trapping now plenty of videos to come.

[@stevefarms7494]

I'm from NY... Great video thank you for sharing

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks for watching. Check out my other videos I don't have a lot but enjoy making them and being in the woods.

[@bigbuck1218]

Thanks for sharing your joy, from Texas.. +

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks for watching and commenting. Hope you enjoy the videos.

[@dennisdial7872]

Im from North Louisiana, going to start trapping bobcats and fox this comming Monday deer season finally goes out the 21st Good job

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks for watching and good luck out there. Do you set foot holds then ?

[@dennisdial7872]

@@northernmnlife8547 FOOT HOLD AND CAT BOXES WITH 280'S SOME SNARES

[@northernmnlife8547]

@@dennisdial7872 280s nice we can't use that big here. Good luck

[@russelrogers2540]

Enjoyed the video. Something that worked for me, with snares, Was to take a length of light grey sewing thread and tie it loosely from one side of the snare to the other. It will look like a cobweb or thin piece of grass. Tie up near the lock and drape the thread across the loop. I did this with coyote snares and it will get caught up on any cats that travel the same trails. I set my snares with a ten inch loop, but a cat will walk right through a coyote snare. The thread will close the loop on any cat going through the loop and it is ignored by the coyotes. I have had red fox slide through a five inch loop that was set on a woven wire sheep fence without triggering the snare to close. He didn't quite make it through a second snare fifty yards away. Had him by the hips.

[@northernmnlife8547]

Hey thanks for the tip. I've never heard of that. I can see how that would stop them from sneaking through and now making it catch the small animals that would otherwise sneak through. Thanks for watching and for the tip

[@ryankullar9754]

Well it looks like u r on the right track for doing this for the first time and I'm running a first time weasel line with my 5 year old daughter and she is having a blast and we have a few catches also we live in upper peninsula of Michigan. Keep it up u will start catching if u keep it up Good luck on the trap line

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thank you. That's awesome your taking your daughter with. That's memory's you will have forever. Good luck as well never been up there heard its beautiful country.

[@ryankullar9754]

@@northernmnlife8547 yeah it's pretty nice over hear and it's nice in upper Minnesota as well I have a buddy of mine that lives really close to the upper red lake reservation and it's nice up there as well

[@michaelwicklund4856]

HEY!!! From lake of woods good videos keep going!!!!!!!😊😊

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks you. And thanks for watching. Catch a big one on LOW for me.

[@christinamoneyhan5688]

Pa, Ca, Az. I’ve been in motion like the WHO . Enjoy you and your interest in learning , hope you son also gets interested .

[@northernmnlife8547]

That's awesome thanks for watching I am trying to post a video every Sunday. My son has been coming along more he's in my upcoming video.

[@christinamoneyhan5688]

@@northernmnlife8547 👍✌🏻

[@douglasskersick9598]

Hey...great videos...I live in northern Minnesota and do a little trapping...I have found if you find rabbits you will have cats...cavens gusto is a good attractant...good luck

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks for watching and commenting. I am seeing rabbit tracks so fingers crossed I will look at the gusto lure.

[@jennymcdonald8820]

Good job Atleast your leaning Am from lester Prairie mn over by winsted where they have the big country music festival Been going there ever since it started. Good luck trapping

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thank you. Only way to learn is to try I might fail I might succeed. In my eyes I will succeed no matter if I catch anything. Another fellow minnesotan that's awesome thanks for watching.

[@jeffpatterson9824]

Great video, my first time watching, but good luck with it,.....it just takes time, aways learning

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks, This is definitely a learning experience. Hope you enjoy the videos.

[@rossgeorge1025]

I'm watching and lm form Shreveport La.

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks for watching and commenting hope you enjoy the videos. New ones from this year will be posted in a few weeks.

[@tylerhovda]

We just harvested six grouse for the remaining bobcat season…time to get one. I have a buddy that set in my area and took 3 bobcat already this year…I’d told him several times I found the best place to set and he beat me to it.

[@northernmnlife8547]

Always nice to get some fresh grouse. Glad someone is having some success with thr cats. But sorry he took a spot you found. Is he using footholds or snares? I want to set footholds but this year isn't going to work out for me to do that.

[@TrappingTheMitten-JohnHowell]

After trapping in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, I see your territory is very similar. Good luck, new subscriber

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks for subscribing I appreciate it. This is a nice area lots of land to trap on and tails for snowmobiling.

[@davevollbrecht9489]

Just found you I'm down in texas but Yankee born in chisholm mn I sure miss the snow

[@northernmnlife8547]

We're getting plenty of it right now. Glad you found the channel welcome, and enjoy the videos. True minnesotan at heart

[@JR-3030]

Great video!

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks for watching.

[@Vernbubba]

I would use binoculars for checking your sets. Stay back as far as you can to avoid spreading your scent around. Coyotes are pretty smart. Good luck

[@northernmnlife8547]

Them seem to be pretty smart alright. Thanks for the tip. Thanks for watching

[@CountyLineAdventures]

Good luck man! We’re on our second year and there’s a lot to learn! Good video.

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks, I just checked out your channel and subscribed looks like some good videos I will be watching.

[@CountyLineAdventures]

@@northernmnlife8547 Thank you buddy, we’ll hit some bobcats and beaver hopefully in the next week or two and a lot of other random stuff. 😂

[@northernmnlife8547]

@@CountyLineAdventures fingers crossed 🤞

[@benandsusanfulton666]

Eastern part of Virginia. Fascinated by Northern trapping. So different here.

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks for watching and commenting. This is definitely a learning experience for me.

[@dafrmami]

Believe me, distance from home has no bearing on the fun of trapping .But you can only catch the animals that are in your area. You can always dream of catching the impossible. 😊Just outside of our city limits which is about 3 miles from my house ,I have caught in a rabbit snare in a rabbit trail of course a rabbit,partridge,squirrel,mink,marten,skunk,believe it or not an owl and a porcupine.Trapped beaver, otter , muskrat, mink,weasel and snared both fox and coyote.And unfortunately an accidental catch of a deer .So if your patient enough and trap to the age of 73, there is a good chance that you will catch the critters that are around!!😂. So have fun and good luck doing so.

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thank you for sharing. I will be getting into it more next fall for sure I want to get an otter as well. The initial set up getting all the traps and snares takes some time. I got more 220s and 160s. Now I need some 330s for otter. Thanks for watching

[@tylerhovda]

Nice video!

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thank you. Thanks for watching

[@Vernbubba]

No cats for me this year. We got a ton of snow on the iron range in mid December and my cat areas disappeared Coyotes have been getting caught though

[@northernmnlife8547]

Cats seem to be hard to come by. But there around. Yeah that snow Storm really dumped on us to. Thanks for watching

[@BobMartin-up4gm]

hi from new hampshire

[@northernmnlife8547]

Hi thanks for watching I appreciate it.

[@christinamoneyhan5688]

Did you use a chin stick under your snare? It will make them hold their head up.

[@northernmnlife8547]

Kinda of I took 2 sticks and made an X under it in hopes they would keep there head up and not hit the snare with there foot. Thanks for watching and I appreciate the comment/advise keep them coming.

[@eduffy4937]

What area are you running? Looks very familiar....

[@northernmnlife8547]

I'm up north not going to say my exact location as I've got a few messages from people that are against this. They were not very nice.

[@eduffy4937]

@@northernmnlife8547 understandable man. I run a pretty long line from zimmerman up to blackduck, over to i falls then to crane lkn then back down to hinkley area.

[@northernmnlife8547]

Oh nice. Yeah you run a big area. I'm starting out small and hope to grow just didn't want to bite off more then I could chew with it. Good luck out there and stay safe.

[@eduffy4937]

@@northernmnlife8547 no problem. If you ever need some tips n tricks around the area let me know. Ive likely dealt with most things a few times after 35years of trapping, 10 of it for a living.

[@northernmnlife8547]

That's awesome thank you. I've had a lot of nice people like you commenting and I appreciate it. Take care

[@davekovacs8818]

Watching in michigan

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks for watching.

[@danthomas7317]

Somerset Pennsylvania

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks for watching.

[@ebaygaming2087]

👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼❤️❤️❤️

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks for watching

[@mackmcinnis6087]

I am from Leesville Louisiana long time ago tell loggerhead drive a big truck or living

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks for watching and commenting hope you like the videos

[@mackmcinnis6087]

What I was trying to say I was a trapper tell I had to go to work drive a big truck

[@northernmnlife8547]

@@mackmcinnis6087 you understand it. Sometimes just being in the woods is all a person needs to unwind. Thanks for watching I appreciate it also commenting.

[@mackmcinnis6087]

I do miss it been in the woods

[@jeffmaclean3571]

If you want a bobcat use beaver meat with a little castor your snaire the bottom of your snair should be six inches off the ground if you are putting your bait on the ground this is how I did it for year and been VERY successful and Another thing I find when you make a cubby they don’t like things over there heads makes them nervous I think good luck

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks for the advise. I do have beaver meat in my 220 box. I still have some more I will put some in the snare pen as well. I can also make some adjustments to my pen to leave it open on top. Thanks for watching and the comment take care.

[@jeffmaclean3571]

I don’t have face book so I can send you some pictures they love brooks and old beaver dams

[@northernmnlife8547]

@@jeffmaclean3571 That's good to know. There's no beaver dam where I am just a low edge. I will be looking for some new spots so I will keep this in mind. Thanks

[@cracklehipjones6242]

Bemidji!

[@northernmnlife8547]

Nice area. Thanks for watching. You ever go musky fishing there?

[@cracklehipjones6242]

@@northernmnlife8547 no I never have. What part of mn are you in? Have you caught a muskie?

[@northernmnlife8547]

@@cracklehipjones6242 in North yet don't want to say ny exact location due to some comments I've received from people that don't like me doing this. No I've tried in lake itaska but no luck.

[@philhanson7624]

Zimmerman , MN

[@northernmnlife8547]

Alright another minnesotan thanks for watching.

[@hermanhuntington4358]

New Carlisle Québec Canada

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks for watching and the comment I appreciate it.

[@philhanson7624]

You need to get some car killed deer for bait for the coyotes. Call the county to get in line they might have some smashed ones for you. The crows come then the dawgs.

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks for watching. And for the advice I guess I never thought about that. I suppose the crows are a dead give away for the coyotes like a dinner bell.

[@philhanson7624]

Do you watch TNT Dewayne Lazar?

[@northernmnlife8547]

@@philhanson7624 No I guess I haven't I will check his channel out.

[@tommythuntdeer]

PNW ͏U͏S͏A. Enjoying this video! Thanks!

[@northernmnlife8547]

Thanks for watching.