Well it appears I have pulled both a bobcat and a fisher permit. Only had a couple of points for cat, so a real surprise. Anyway, although they are not exactly the same, there are sets for both that are very similar. Just wondering if there is a silver bullet set that will capture either one. Our seasons are from Oct to Jan. Looks like I might be at the cabin for the majority of the winter!

Thanks for any advice, Frank.

Good for you! I hope you connect on both.

Dirtholes and cubbies connect on lynx and fisher here. I assume they would work on bobcats and fisher where you are.

We want photos!

Sounds like you won the lottery -- literally. Good luck. And, sorry, I shot up all my magic bullets a while back..

So we had our Wis trappers convention a couple of weeks ago. I bought a couple of round 7" body grip traps. I'll be up at camp next week where I'll boil them, along with some other traps that need some loving. I was thinking about painting them. I have some primer gray I was going to try. I'll tape off where the dog meets the trigger. I've always found that the color gray, not green, is the best camo in the bush. Will this help blend them in with the nature of things, or am I wasting my time? They're sort of a dull gray anyway.

Thanks, Frank.

Only a couple points..... Maybe I'm not as far away from another tag as I've been assuming I was.

I always treat my traps with something.
Most are dyed and a few I painted because I didn't have enough to mess with dye.
It feels wrong to let them rust, and it seems like rust might leave marks on light colored fur.
I think a rusty piece of metal might smell more out of place in big woods, more so than farm country too. But that's only a guess.... unless I'm right.

Hope you fill your tags,but not too soon so you still have to work enough for it to be fun!

If you are going to paint traps, I think any earth tone color would be fine. Heck, if you are going to bury those traps, you can paint them pink for all it matters.

Thanks man. Copy that on the buried traps. My paint question was referring to the new round body grips.

I am not sure of what the advantages of round BG traps are.

I do know that a lynx can go through a 330, without triggering it, if the triggers are too far to one side.....

Well I'm all set to go with the traps. I boiled the body grips and the footholds, and also waxed the footholds. Just need to remove the wax from the dogs with my mini torch, which I did not have at camp.
And since I had the wax all melted, I created more fire starters. I showed this some time ago, but here it is again. Roll corrugated cardboard strips, fasten with a staple, and insert into a paper style egg carton. Flood each roll with wax, let cool, then separate. To use, just place the starter under the pile of twigs and light it. It will burn for a long time, enough to get the pile of twigs going.

Good idea of using the wax for 2 projects at the same time. Looks like you are ready. I hope all works out as planned.

Are you set yet?

Nah, not yet. The deer hunt starts in a week. Then home for turkey day. Then back to camp for a couple of weeks to trap, and home in time to host Christmas dinner. In the mean time, gotta vacuum, dust, cut the grass, churn over the garden, etc.

Well I made it back to camp, messed around for a couple of days, buttoned up the camp for the winter, then made it back home in time for my son's open heart surgery. Wasn't about to stay at camp, with sporadic cell phone service, while my son is on his back with someone sawing his chest open. Was called a double by-pass. I would not have been able to concentrate on what I was doing, which is not good when setting MB 650s and body grip traps. The doctor finally came out and explained to us what he did, and how it all went well. My son is home now, with a very pain full recovery ahead. I know it took years for me to receive my permits. Probably be in my 80s before I get another bobcat permit. But, as always, family comes first. Looking forward to our family gathering on Christmas day. My youngest grandcub is even flying in from his schooling in North Carolina. (Nascar Technical Institute) Hoping my son is recouped enough to join us.

So let's get rid of this thread's subject matter and get on to something more interesting. Hope everyone has a great Christmas.

Frank.

Sounds like you've got your priorities straight!

Hoping for a great Christmas for you and yours, also.