One group of houndsmen in my area runs coyotes all winter long. They’ve been at this game so long that they know all of the crossings in...

I love mountains. I love the dense stands of pine, the wilderness, the trickle of spring water down steep slopes, and the fresh smell of...

Bobcats rarely work sets the way fox and coyotes do. They’re not known to sit on a dirt pattern and work a hole or a backing to get to...

It was a long climb in the dark from the river bottom to the top of the hill, especially with two raccoons in my pack basket. The top of...

There are many ways to secure a trap. Over the years, I’ve tried everything from wire to rebar stakes to earth anchors. Each method has...

Trappers are taught that eye appeal is everything. Yes, eye appeal at a set can grab the attention of a coyote, but it can also have the...

Twenty-two states have enacted legislation or amended their constitutions to protect the right to hunt and fish. Many of these amendments...

Every trapper has a little bit of scientist in them, and sooner or later they get the itch to try formulating their own baits and lures....

Alan Probst was the first to get a national trapping TV show off the ground, and he now hosts North American Trapper. You can view many...

Modern dog-proof traps, known as DPs, have revolutionized raccoon trapping. Their effectiveness and simplicity are hard to match. Their...

On a snowy February day, on my way to the Post Office, I pulled up to a stop sign and looked down to the left at a little creek. A thin...

Back in March 2020, I attended Mark June’s Predator Trapping Academy (pictured above) in Kansas. One of the key aspects that students...

Rich Faler of Greenville, PA, has been involved in the trapping industry for over 40 years as a writer and editor. He is the author of...

I love water trapping. I love walking the rivers, streams, and creeks in search of raccoons, mink, and muskrat. Maybe that’s because it...

In this age of information, it’s now easier than ever for trappers to connect with non-trappers and educate them about our heritage, our...

The late legendary trapper Johnny Thorpe probably described bobcats best when he wrote: "He's a lazy, worthless, weed-smokin' sort, who...