Hacklebarney Possum

[Axiom]

Well, All my tree spots seem to have dried up as far as decent bucks go.. They either disappeared or dropped their racks.. So mid day today i went looking around for greener pastures .. Headed into  Hacklebarney around 11.30ish  and checked out some  trails, tracks and what not.. Found a bunch of trails but most of the tracks i saw were kinda small ..Had the 12 gauge with me and stalked up a herd of about 8 or 9 small does or buttons.. This confirmed what i had be seeing..They looked like pygmy deer.. all real small.. not a good one in the bunch..Seen bigger deer in the florida keys.. dont know whats up with that.. But anyway i found a spot that looks like it may be promising so  I'll prolly set up there sometime this week and see whats up.. On the way out at about 2.30 I walked up on this possum.. thought it was odd he was out that time of the day...His hands and feet looked kinda cold....

 

 

 

 

[BowhunterNJ]

Haha pretty cool. This made me think of Mike, gobblergetter, wonder what happened to him and his trapping posts?

We need an active trapper on here more often!

[Bucksnbows]

As far as this winter goes, today was quite mild and overcast much of the day.  Not a surprise to see an opossum out and about.  

 

 

I also like to read trapping posts.  I haven't had the time since college which was long ago, but some day I'll retire and get back into some trapping.  Becoming a trapper will make you a far better hunter and angler.  Trappers are forced to learn by observation where their quarry is.  Those observations are the same that make good hunters and anglers.  I know it greatly helped me back in middle school when I started trapping.   

[Hatchet]

My pop (in my avatar )n I trapped all the time when I was a kid til he passed , his favorite was snappers but trapped ny thing . I do miss it n often wonder why I quit.

GG still post on the other site once in awhile

Edited January 27, 2014 by Hatchet

[BowhunterNJ]

You should get back into it!

 

Hmmm I haven't seem him on here in a long time. Wonder why he disappeared?

 

 

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[Axiom]

 

As far as this winter goes, today was quite mild and overcast much of the day. Not a surprise to see an opossum out and about

 

 

Yeah thats what i was thinkin.. I would imagine the cold has been limiting their movements quite a bit lately...

 

 

I trapped alot back in the day.. Checked my line on my way to school in the AM, stored my catch in my locker then either take the bus home if i had a heavy catch or walk home and check my line again... I think about trapping red fox every now and then here but, i've only used foot traps.. dont know how to use snares...