Coyote Trapping School Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode I review the different types of sets for coyotes and go over some coyote trapping basics, mainly sets, dirthole, flat, and scent post.  Hopefully providing good information for beginner and experienced trappers alike.  I also touch on an update to think mink cull we talked about last episode in Denmark.  

To get a Shortliner Trapping Bag, Fur Stocking, or beavertail wallet be sure to visit my shop https://www.coyotetrappingschool.com/shop/

Trapping season is here for some and coming quickly for others, be sure to get your supplies from Kaatz Bros Lures, www.kaatzbros.com and email me with questions or podcast ideas kris@coyotetrappingschool.com 

In this episode I touch quickly on what could be a major impact on the fur market, related to COVID.  Then I go through a general overview of coyote biology and behavior.  As trappers, we should be experts on the game that we pursue, so I thought it might be helpful to review some data regarding coyotes, hopefully to improve our effectiveness as trappers.  Coyotes are a pretty interesting critter anyway, especially looking at their expansion throughout North American, and possibly soon South America.

To get a Shortliner Trapping Bag, Fur Stocking, or beavertail wallet be sure to visit my shop https://www.coyotetrappingschool.com/shop/

Trapping season is here for some and coming quickly for others, be sure to get your supplies from Kaatz Bros Lures, www.kaatzbros.com and email me with questions or podcast ideas kris@coyotetrappingschool.com 

In this episode I share some of my findings and hopefully some helpful tips and tricks that I’ve picked up since I started doing leatherwork, particularly making beavertail items.  I’ve had a good bit of success with the small effort I’ve put into it and have no doubt that it can be replicated.  There are plenty of good resources on YouTube and other online locations.  Here are a few I mentioned in the show:

Don Gonzales Saddlery - https://dgsaddlery.com/, YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSfdiYw03MlhOakXt08O5Q

Stock and Barrel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwXTLPDOobr8M9CdzKZJB3A

Springfield Leather Company - https://www.springfieldleather.com/

Tandy Leather - https://tandyleather.com/

Weaver Leather Supply - https://weaverleathersupply.com/

Corter Leather - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoYR1doityX-Cac-3lP4MLA

Specialty Leather Productions - https://specialtyleather.com/

Trapping season is coming quickly, be sure to get your supplies from Kaatz Bros Lures, www.kaatzbros.com and email me with questions or podcast ideas kris@coyotetrappingschool.com

Today I interview Bobby Dale Boyles, a Kentucky trapper.  We cover a wide range of topics, one of the most interesting may be his tanning process.  After talking with him I may have to try tanning again.  You’re sure to enjoy this episode, non stop trapping talk!  You can follow him on Instagram @bobbydaleboyles 

Trapping season is coming quickly, be sure to get your supplies from Kaatz Bros Lures, www.kaatzbros.com and email me with questions or podcast ideas kris@coyotetrappingschool.com

In this episode I talk with NY trapper Linda White, to get a different perspective on trapping.  We talk about how Linda and her husband run their trapline and bait and lure business, Sawmill Creek Bait and Lures, https://www.sawmillcreekbaitandlures.com/, which also lead to Linda starting Trapping Girl Inc, https://www.trappinggirlinc.com/.  We discuss some of the challenges women face on the line as well as how there may be more women trappers out there than us guys realize. 

Trapping season is coming quickly, be sure to get your supplies from Kaatz Bros Lures, www.kaatzbros.com and email me with questions or podcast ideas kris@coyotetrappingschool.com 

In this episode I interview South Carolina trapper Bill Smith. We talk about beach trapping, another example of how trapping is conservation, along with gator trapping, and crawfish trapping, just to name a few things.  Bill is a down to earth guy and you will enjoy this interview.  You can follow him on instagram @coastal_land_and_wildlife.

Trapping season is coming quickly, be sure to get your supplies from Kaatz Bros Lures, www.kaatzbros.com and email me with questions or podcast ideas kris@coyotetrappingschool.com 

In this episode I talk about some of my gator hunting and trapping stories from years past.  Man I wish I had a video camera along back then, that would have made some great videos, but the least I can do is share some of these stories and hope that you get as much enjoyment out of them as I do reliving them.  

Trapping season is coming quickly, be sure to get your supplies from Kaatz Bros Lures, www.kaatzbros.com and email me with questions or podcast ideas kris@coyotetrappingschool.com 

In this episode I talk about some of the trapping resources that are available, and beneficial, for beginner and seasoned trappers alike.  In today’s age there is more access to information than ever, some good, some just so-so.  Here are a few of the good resources out there!

As always, be sure to support our sponsors, Kaatz Bros Lures, www.kaatzbros.com and email me with questions or podcast ideas kris@coyotetrappingschool.com

In this episode I talk about my experience trapping invasive foxes on an Aleutian island in Alaska.  It was quite the adventure and also quite the conservation success story.  Since the 1940s there has been an initiative to remove the nonnative foxes from islands and restore them to seabird nesting grounds.  Not just helping all seabirds populations but bringing the Aleutian cackling goose (a subspecies of the Canada goose) from the brink of extinction to a population of over 150,000!   These are the stories that the public doesn’t hear when trapping bans are proposed - trapping is conservation!

Here is an article that I wrote about my experience:

https://trappingtoday.com/aleutian-experience-one-trappers-story-fox-trapping-alaskan-islands/

This was the head biologist that coordinated our trapping efforts:

https://www.gi.alaska.edu/alaska-science-forum/biologist-trapper-retires-after-helping-transform-aleutians

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/fox-extermination-aleutian-islands-alaska

As always, be sure to support our sponsors, Kaatz Bros Lures, www.kaatzbros.com and email me with questions or podcast ideas kris@coyotetrappingschool.com 

In this episode I talk with Frank Cisa, of Wildman Wildlife Removal & Exclusion, https://www.wildmantrapping.com/.  We discuss a variety of items from tools to trapping tactics, and how Frank has grown his business.  Frank is still a relatively new Wildlife Control Operator, but he is definitely doing something right as his business is growing and he is getting word of mouth referrals, which is a great thing!  

As always, be sure to support our sponsors, Kaatz Bros Lures, www.kaatzbros.com and email me with questions or podcast ideas kris@coyotetrappingschool.com