Comments for The Trapping Blog http://trappingblog.wordpress.com The Blog of a Brother/Sister Trapping Team Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:01:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on We caught something!!! by Robert http://trappingblog.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/we-caught-something/#comment-7 Robert Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:01:06 +0000 http://trappingblog.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/we-caught-something/#comment-7 Hello there! You have to keep writing articles to keep us informed of your success on the trapline! Found your blog from a search and thought I'd stop and say "Hi"! Being in the woods has been in my blood since childhood and trapping is a great way to get out and enjoy the total experience of nature. Keep on typin'! Robert Hello there!

You have to keep writing articles to keep us informed of your success on the trapline!

Found your blog from a search and thought I’d stop and say “Hi”!

Being in the woods has been in my blood since childhood and trapping is a great way to get out and enjoy the total experience of nature.

Keep on typin’!

Robert

]]> Comment on We caught something!!! by Grandma Heidi http://trappingblog.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/we-caught-something/#comment-5 Grandma Heidi Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:02:05 +0000 http://trappingblog.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/we-caught-something/#comment-5 hmm I have a typp there... in the third paragraph, it should say " I wuld think the most important "thing"..... I don't see a way to edit the post. hmm I have a typp there… in the third paragraph, it should say ” I wuld think the most important “thing”…..
I don’t see a way to edit the post.

]]> Comment on We caught something!!! by Grandma Heidi http://trappingblog.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/we-caught-something/#comment-4 Grandma Heidi Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:59:31 +0000 http://trappingblog.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/we-caught-something/#comment-4 Dearest Jenna and Jacob, I am happy I live in the city where I don't have too many preditors after my chickens. I built my chicken coop and run to be preditor proof. We do have Red Tail Hawks, mice, and I hear we can have snakes, but, I have never seen one here. My neighbors swear we have an owl in our pine tree in the backyard, I haven't seen it, but... one night, I think I heard him "whoosh" by me in the dark. I would think the most important think in keeping livestock, is the security of the barns and coops from preditors. One of my "on line" friends has bears attacking their chickens!! They had only chicken wire on the run. And chicken wire will keep chickens in, but seldom keeps preditors out. My chicken run has 1/2 inch hardware cloth on the sides and over the top. I tried to make it so nothing can get in to kill the chickens. Of course, if the chickens "free range" there are lots of hungry wild animals that are looking for a nice chicken dinner!! Dearest Jenna and Jacob,

I am happy I live in the city where I don’t have too many preditors after my chickens. I built my chicken coop and run to be preditor proof. We do have Red Tail Hawks, mice, and I hear we can have snakes, but, I have never seen one here.

My neighbors swear we have an owl in our pine tree in the backyard, I haven’t seen it, but… one night, I think I heard him “whoosh” by me in the dark.

I would think the most important think in keeping livestock, is the security of the barns and coops from preditors. One of my “on line” friends has bears attacking their chickens!! They had only chicken wire on the run. And chicken wire will keep chickens in, but seldom keeps preditors out.

My chicken run has 1/2 inch hardware cloth on the sides and over the top. I tried to make it so nothing can get in to kill the chickens.

Of course, if the chickens “free range” there are lots of hungry wild animals that are looking for a nice chicken dinner!!

]]> Comment on We caught something!!! by Andi http://trappingblog.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/we-caught-something/#comment-3 Andi Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:59:33 +0000 http://trappingblog.wordpress.com/2008/12/09/we-caught-something/#comment-3 Hey, thanks for visiting and leaving your valued opinion. (grin). I've decided I'm going to blog BOTH places. I'll put the initial post on Blogger, because it is so easy to upload photos, then I will copy and paste the entry to HSB. That way everybody's happy. So, you trap, eh? Have you ever used a skunk trap? We had a skunk lurking about our place years ago and the game warden from down the street lent us his skunk trap. The first time we used it we caught a cat! But it's hard to tell, since it's an enclosed metal box with only a hole or two. :-) The next time we got the varmit, but we had to transport the dumb animal up into the Forest Service land--miles and miles away--or the game warden said it would find its way back. Grrrr..... We've also had to deal with possums...which I detest, and once we found our chickens with their insides eaten. Yuck. We found out it was probably a weasel...small enough to get into our "leaky" chicken house and mean enough to go after our poor chickens. Oh, you can also go here to read about the time I went after a coyote that had grabbed a chicken. First I used a broom, then I went after him with the .22 pistol. Enjoy: http://www.homesteadblogger.com/FarmLifeFarmWife/60506/ Hey, thanks for visiting and leaving your valued opinion. (grin). I’ve decided I’m going to blog BOTH places. I’ll put the initial post on Blogger, because it is so easy to upload photos, then I will copy and paste the entry to HSB. That way everybody’s happy.

So, you trap, eh? Have you ever used a skunk trap? We had a skunk lurking about our place years ago and the game warden from down the street lent us his skunk trap. The first time we used it we caught a cat! But it’s hard to tell, since it’s an enclosed metal box with only a hole or two. :-)

The next time we got the varmit, but we had to transport the dumb animal up into the Forest Service land–miles and miles away–or the game warden said it would find its way back. Grrrr….. We’ve also had to deal with possums…which I detest, and once we found our chickens with their insides eaten. Yuck. We found out it was probably a weasel…small enough to get into our “leaky” chicken house and mean enough to go after our poor chickens.

Oh, you can also go here to read about the time I went after a coyote that had grabbed a chicken. First I used a broom, then I went after him with the .22 pistol. Enjoy:

http://www.homesteadblogger.com/FarmLifeFarmWife/60506/

]]> Comment on Hello world! by SkunkWrestler http://trappingblog.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/hello-world/#comment-2 SkunkWrestler Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:17:55 +0000 #comment-2 Hey, look forward to seeing your adventures! I am a trapper, I will be coming here a lot! If you ever get bored, check out http://www.trapperman.com/, well worth the time! Hey, look forward to seeing your adventures! I am a trapper, I will be coming here a lot! If you ever get bored, check out http://www.trapperman.com/, well worth the time!

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