Heck of a start

[flockbuster]

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#6 this morning

[flockbuster]

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He landed in the club house yard and let me pick him up.

[loud1]

Dang you’re putting a hurting on the cats! What kind of bird is that? doesn’t look like he’d flush good.

[JABIII]

So non native species good. Native species bad.

Not bagging on you Flock. It is exactly how most of us were raised.

I think we fucked up...

[flockbuster]

Pretty sure it's somebody's escaped pet. Doubt it survives this next spell of cold weather

[flockbuster]

Parakeet I think. Unless Carolina parakeets are making a comeback

[flockbuster]

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My best morning yet. First triple ever for me. Bobcats #7,8 and 9.

[SaltMuck]

Dang it man, you are lapping me. Been at it 2 weeks; 1 coyote, 1 coon, and 1 skunk.

[Stumpknocker]

Dang it man, you are lapping me. Been at it 2 weeks; 1 coyote, 1 coon, and 1 skunk.

He is def. on a roll,,, and apparently eat up with cats. serious question how would you go about getting the skunk out without smelling like it for 2 weeks?

[SaltMuck]

He is def. on a roll,,, and apparently eat up with cats. serious question how would you go about getting the skunk out without smelling like it for 2 weeks?

Dispatched, waited a week came back to a skunk leg and a trap that still smelled like skunk. Will check it again in another week. IDK what protocol is, but as bad as it smells, I plan to re-prepare that trap before I try to use it again. Lots of coyote baits contain skunk, but I am 300% sure they'd dig a skunky trap up.

[Stumpknocker]

would vinegar maybe dilute the smell?

[SaltMuck]

Probably

[flockbuster]

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My 3 year old grandbaby says Baboo got Bobby cat #10.

[flockbuster]

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I've been having issues with my phone so I couldn't post photos. Finally got it figured out. Anyway, I'm up to 11 bobcats, 4 Coyotes and 3 grey foxes so far with a little over two weeks left in the season. Already my best year ever so far.

[nitro5x6's]

Do werk!!!

[2thDoc]

I couldnt do it

[flockbuster]

The last two or three weeks of the season were slow. Probably because I caught all the dumb ones. I thought picking up the decoys on the last day of duck season sucked. It doesn't hold a candle to pulling three dozen traps with post hole diggers.

Anyway, ended up with 11 bobcats, 4 coyotes, 3 grey foxes, 36 coons and 30 possums.

I've been doing this for three seasons now so hopefully we will start to see a difference in our turkey population on the club.

[SaltMuck]

Heck yeah, nice job Wes! That cat and possum haul is impressive.