DustyC trapping 09

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Well there is something wrong with your first image link but here is one of your pics... You have to put the properties link betweend the [img][img]. If you need more help let me know..
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Dusty nice cat with good spots
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FINALLY!!!!!! Things have started to slow down around here. I just about have all of the cows kicked out on summer grass and we just have 1 more branding to get done and then I can get back to work trapping and calling this summer. It's been a long slow spring around Wyoming. Had the chance yesterday to go set a few traps but it wound up raining all day and all of the roads are to muddy to travel on. I have been able to locate 2 dens this spring from riding around kicking out cows though. I can't wait to get the time to goafter them. I'll quit rambling now. :wink: :wink: Just trying to shake the cabin fever. I have my sights on a new record this year. I would like to take 200+ coyotes this year. :D Heres a pic of a dog I caught earlier this spring off of my neighbors calving grounds. You can't see it in the picture very well but his teeth were all but gone.
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That is one old dog DustyC!!! Way to go and 200 dogs sounds like a fun time to me :D
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Wow his canines are definetly shot. what did the molars look like? Way to go that old boy has been around for awhile! 200 is Helluva season.
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Nice catch DustyC! Go get'm!
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His molars were completely rounded off and resembled elk ivories. I don't really know how to judge age by the teeth on coyotes.(I can do it on horses and cows :) ) I took 99 adult coyotes last year and I just picked up another huge tract of land to trap and hunt on that hasn't been trapped in a while. :D :D
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You can never have too much land thats for sure. Are you running more traps than snares or vice versa? You need to be doing a lot of things right to get to that century mark so good Job Dusty!
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Good post, Great success, I love it!
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Thanks. I was running alot more snares than traps all winter. I set more traps in the summer though.(No bobcat season leaves my minimal supply of traps open for the summer) I also got my M-44 licensed renewed this winter so I will set a few of those this summer and next winter. Our bounty starts again the 1st of July so I would like to hit em hard all summer to get as much of that money as I can. The money that I make off of the bounty pays for my supplies and lets me put a little extra away for my boys. I hope to hear from Mel pretty soon about the puppies. I would really like to improve on my denning this year and next.
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I just figured out how to send pics from my phon. Heres one of a bobcat I caught this winter.
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Very cool picture! I haven't heard anything from mel about puppies but it's the busy season so thats how it goes. I wouldn't let waiting for a pup keep you from denning with that one dog of yours. What i've seen of that dog is on it's way to be a good dog. I've gone to running one dog on stand.
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Great pic Dusty!! Keep giving those coyotes hell :D
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Thanks again. I plan on using her this summer. She has had a little brake this spring for about 1 month while I didn't have any gear out but I think she'll be all right.I plan on taking her out with Fowlers dogs a few times this spring. His dogs are just fun to watch. He says that he can let em be a bit rougher since he doesn't have to worry about the fur. I talked to Mel about three weeks ago when he was out in Nevada getting his female bred. He called just to let me know the progress. I have a male spoken for and I am thinking about 1 more if they aren't all already gone. Heres some pics of the dogs mine will be going with.
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Awesome Photos DustyC!! Those dogs sure look like they know what they are doing :wink:
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