Grouse, season start, and snares

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prairiepork

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Hi All-
First off, my dog got caught in a snare last year, so I am making it a point every year to tell hunters to get a CABLE cutters, or at least know how to get a dog out of a snare. He lived, but It was awful, you don't want to go through it.

Not much action on the board, but here's a bit. Grouse pops. seem to be up this year, hunted them a couple times and did pretty good. warm, but hunting in a t-shirt first week of October was ok.

I think phez/quail will be a good year. more birds i think. however, it is so dry, dogs will have a rough time. like this last year, but once we got a bit of rain, it was like it sprouted coveys, they popped up all over. Hang in there, keep walking, those birds will appear soon enough.

Take care, happy hunting boys!
 
Thanks for the report. I’m thinking about a trip down SW part of the state but hesitate after the last couple years.
 
The past 4 seasons in the SW and panhandle have been rough. Lots of walking and very few birds. We'll hunt NE this year because it's the closest real pheasant hunting for us but it's been a grind to find birds. Hoping this year will be better but I'm not holding my breath.
 
prairiepork said:
Hi All-
First off, my dog got caught in a snare last year, so I am making it a point every year to tell hunters to get a CABLE cutters, or at least know how to get a dog out of a snare. He lived, but It was awful, you don't want to go through it.

Not much action on the board, but here's a bit. Grouse pops. seem to be up this year, hunted them a couple times and did pretty good. warm, but hunting in a t-shirt first week of October was ok.

I think phez/quail will be a good year. more birds i think. however, it is so dry, dogs will have a rough time. like this last year, but once we got a bit of rain, it was like it sprouted coveys, they popped up all over. Hang in there, keep walking, those birds will appear soon enough.

Take care, happy hunting boys!
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when traps are put out do trappers tie a piece of red plastic to a fence post or something? if not, it should be required
 
BritChaser said:
when traps are put out do trappers tie a piece of red plastic to a fence post or something? if not, it should be required
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I don’t think it’s required. If they did mark them like that I wonder if theft would be an issue as they would be easy to identify at a long distance.
 
In Iowa it is required to have your name on your traps. We have very few trapper left with the fur prices. The hunters will still chase the coyotes for the sport of it.
Having your high energy dog in a share sounds like a poop party at best. I am sure my GSP would be fighting it like crazy...he doesn't do well on a leash. By yourself, with a scared dog, that would be tense situation for sure. A long haired dog would further complicate things, trying to find the release.
Trapper will say hunting should be illegal during trapping seasons....they all have to happen together. Had my buddy's dog get it's foot into a 220 conibear one it was on dry and, which might not even be legal, but it might just be the 330s that must be submerged. I was right there, got the dog out without a problem.
 
Red Ryder said:
Trapping should be illegal during fall hunting seasons, period. Names and telephone numbers should be required on all traps
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Well on public land would be nice if something like a sign indicated traps or snares were present. On private land the owner can do whatever it is his land. Pretty sure Nebraska requires a tag on each trap with an identifier of who owns it.
 
remy3424 said:
In Iowa it is required to have your name on your traps. We have very few trapper left with the fur prices. The hunters will still chase the coyotes for the sport of it.
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Same in MN. ID is required. I honestly don't know a single person who still traps. But I know a lot of hunters and anglers.

My Grandfather (died in 2012) used to be a licensed trapper back when pelts had significant value. It was part of his income and he had a daily trap line in north-central MN to check on. A lot of red fox and some coyote.

I've never come across a trap myself, whether it be a leg hold, snare, or connibear style. I almost exclusively hunt private land nowadays, and one of the questions I ask every landowner when I seek permission is if they have any traps. No one has said "yes" to that question in nearly 25 years, but I still ask. If one of them did say yes, I'd probably avoid hunting there.
 
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My lab got got in a foothold trap a couple of years ago on private ground. The farmer told me the traps were out there and I told him I'd keep a lookout for the sets. Needless to say, I heard the dog yapping so I went over a released him. He was uninjured and didn't even have a limp.
My biggest fear would be a conibear trap, but I believe in Iowa anything bigger that a 220 needs to be underwater.
 
remy3424 said:
In Iowa it is required to have your name on your traps. We have very few trapper left with the fur prices. The hunters will still chase the coyotes for the sport of it.
Having your high energy dog in a share sounds like a poop party at best. I am sure my GSP would be fighting it like crazy...he doesn't do well on a leash. By yourself, with a scared dog, that would be tense situation for sure. A long haired dog would further complicate things, trying to find the release.
Trapper will say hunting should be illegal during trapping seasons....they all have to happen together. Had my buddy's dog get it's foot into a 220 conibear one it was on dry and, which might not even be legal, but it might just be the 330s that must be submerged. I was right there, got the dog out without a problem.
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Trapping is cruel...Im one hundred percent against it.
 
remy3424 said:
That is what PETA folks say all the time. Seems like an unusual stance from a pheasant hunter.
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That is your opinion, ask the pheasant hunter whose dog was caught in a snare what he thinks! Why do YOU think its unusual? Most would agree with me, not you.
 
Set many a snare and trap. Most if not all states require an id tag of some sort. Most states have conibear trap restrictions for reasons listed above. When the anti’s come for bird hunters, i.e. public ground restrictions is an easy mark, we will want all hands on deck. Know lots of trappers and all hunt/fish as well. Always carry cable cutters!!! We’ve all seen a deer/coyote hung up in a fence.
 
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