tomgobbler Report post Posted December 27, 2008 well here is #6, for this fall hunting season, nice BIG tom, not quite like the 3 i came home with the other day, but 1 will do especaillya big tom like this. 12 degrees out, but well worth braving the cold for dont ya think i've got to start taking my camera so i can get in the filed photos instead of in front of my garage phontos, but hope you enjoy.! tommy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted December 27, 2008 Dude, you have to give us some info! Called? Trapped?! Whats up!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomgobbler Report post Posted December 28, 2008 firstcoues.... i do both, so the ones i'm posting are a mixed bag, some have been trapped and some have been called in. i caught heck on another sight for posting a "trapped" post, so i generally leave that out now..... you wouldnt believe the number of callers that are against trappers..... why? thats like the deer hunter being against the bird hunter, and the bird hunter being against the hound hunters.... it makes no since, but there are a lot of "hunters" out there against trappers.... why? the trapper is never going to trap "all" the animals and the caller is never going to call them all.... but you would be surpised at the number of comments i get against trapping.... so i got tired of it and quite making posts with "trapped" in them.....but to answer your question i do i bunch of both. but here is a story of one of them for ya i had this particular trap on a drag cause it was close to a 2 track road (and i had a trap stolen out of the exact spot the year before) so i walk up to were the trap is supposed to be, and it is gone, so i'm thinking alright i got a coyote, so i start following the drag marks and there up the hill 50 yards is a nice bobcat on the end of the drag. Well the drag hook is barely being held by a little tuff of grass, so i run up there and stand on the drag. well now what? i have a snarling cat on 6 foot of chain with me standing on the end and a 4' catch pole in my hand, so the cat is 2 foot out of reach. My 4 year old is runninn the line with me that day and is standing 10' away with BIG eyes watching this cat snarl and jerk and run in circles around me. i usually carry my 22 pistol, but had forgotten my belt that day so it was still on the dash of my truck, SO now what... do i walk down the chain holding it down with my feet and hope the cat doesnt jerk it out from under my boots, or that he doesnt run back up the chain and into my lap..... or do i bend over and pick up the drag and pull the cat to me until it is close enough... (the cats is really mad and growling at me) once again hopeing he doesnt turn and run towards me up the chain..... i mess with him awhile with nothing between us but the catch pole and never can get quite close enough to get it on him, so i finally ask my son if he can go back to the truck, 50 yards away and can he open the door and crawl in and get my 22 off of the dash (it is in the holster, tied in with the hammer on an empty chamber) so 4 year old son goes back to the truck and a few mintues latter arives with the gun and we put an end to the harry situation...... so that was a little excitement for a few minutes or so, but dont you think that 4 year old will remember that for a long time! take a kid with you and make some memories with them! thanks and happy hunting tommy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Archer Report post Posted December 28, 2008 Thats crazy tommy 6 bobcats this season WOW. That is truly amazing great job. How much do pelts go for these days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomgobbler Report post Posted December 29, 2008 coues archer, i dont know yet, everyone says they are down from last year the way everything is down, so i'm hopeing not to much, but i havent actually sold any yet, so not quite sure. happy hunting tommy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFGinNM Report post Posted December 29, 2008 Tommy, Very cool, no reason to hold on talking about trapping, although I can understand having reservations about posting too many details. I used to really enjoy trapping, just had to slide it down the priority list over the past bunch of years. Keep the pictures coming. --Bill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
