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Newish Trapper Moving to SW Ohio (looking for any advice and tips)

RAF

Junior Member
Hey, all

Wanted to introduce myself a bit and was hoping to get a few tips/ trick about trapping in/ around SW Ohio. I'm moving up to the area in a few weeks to to start a graduate program at Miami University, and I was hoping that I would get to continue/ expand my knowledge of trapping.

All of my previous trapping experience has been in northern Alabama mainly trapping beaver with some incidental traps of raccoons. I got to spend my masters trapping beaver and I got hooked pretty much right away!!! I'd say I'm pretty ok at setting conibears, foot holds , and have had some minor success with snares. Yet, I haven't seemed to quite figure out my snare sets yet for catching them not around the belly or tail. I haven't yet had an opportunity to set for many other species but am more than willing to learn.

Either way I'm looking to expand my knowledge of all fur bearers (coyotes, fox, mink muskrat, etc) so any advise from any local or non-local trappers in the area would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
RAF