Comments on: Trapping Brings Many Surprises

By: Albert Ladd

Albert Ladd — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:49:19 +0000

The release pole has a plastic coated ajustable cable loop. Place it “usually” over the head and around the neck. While he’s busy fighting that you release the trap with your feet. If that don’t work you tuck the end of the 5ft pole against your stomach and use your hands to open the levers on the trap.
The fox didn’t fight at all. The bobcat and a fisher cat are a different story. Did release a small bear “60-80 lbs”several years ago. That turned out to be easy. But the bear was a young one, and my son was with me. We didn’t even use the pole. He was caught by a hind foot. He was pulling away from us, so I stepped on one lever and my son on the other and away he went.

By: Jim Richards

Jim Richards — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:11:16 +0000

Thanks Albert.

By: jes

jes — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:34:52 +0000

It would be interesting to find out, how on earth you could release that bobcat without EITHER of you getting a scratch…Something about a “release pole”? How does that work?

By: ar

ar — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:45:28 +0000

Mr. Ladd, thanks for the great pics.

By: Albert Ladd

Albert Ladd — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:22:15 +0000

Jim, as Tom said it was out of season. Also our eastern cats don’t have the nice big spots that western cats have. In a good year I’d be surprised if i got $100 for the cat. Were some western cats would be bringing averaging $600.
As for the gray we don’t see many of them in my part of the state. Market conditions and all i had no problem letting him go.–the mice however will be used for coyote bait.

By: Jim Richards

Jim Richards — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:21:11 +0000

That would be a good reason.

By: Tom Remington

Tom Remington — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:07:58 +0000

Jim – I’m not 100% certain but I believe at the time bobcat is out of season.

By: Jim Richards

Jim Richards — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:36:03 +0000

Tom,
Just curious as to why Albert is releasing a Bobcat? That skin is worth a few dollars.

By: Steve Car Insurance

Steve Car Insurance — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:17:17 +0000

A heads up for trappers. The movement afoot from the liberals to stop all trapping on public lands is gaining momentum every day and needs to be stopped, before it stops trapping entirely. Contact your congressmen.