Smart fox or dumb trapper? (Update)

[ratherbhunting]

I would just leave the snares. . . I had a similar experience and just left the snares and eventually he went in . . . ..good luck!

[rgw]

Snow sucks plain and simple, I rather think there was nothing there then see the tracks go up to my sets and around

[rgw]

And I bare hand them, the most important thing I found is to set my sets where I can check from a distance so I don't keep bringing in sent every day right to my sets

[Buck154]

Snow can be great and also be a pain in the ass. Everything gets brite out at night with the snow and they can see the snare at times. Use 5/64 cable in this late season as it's a little less visible and faster than 3/32. Some times you can run a couple snares on the same run. Like some said a road killbait in the area or some fox  lure or urine. I never had a problem with scent on snare. I never use gloves. All scent is gone in a couple of days. Also dont think it is just one fox running there. I have one property I caught on average of 20-22 fox off of 3 years in a row. All with in area 100 yards or less.

[Psehunter]

Update, we got him this morning! Pulled the snares for a few days and then reset them on same trails but different locations. 

Then everything went to hell, got home to hot water heat dumping water in the basement, shut the water off cleaned it all up and go into the other room to find one of my drop ceiling tiles on the ground and water everywhere. The line to my ice maker on the fridge broke and was dumping water into that room!! Wtf ,how does this all happen in one day at the same time. There goes the money I saved for kayaks in the spring 😵

Edited December 31, 2019 by Psehunter

[Kype]

way to go

[jerseyhunter]

nice colors

[Mixbaghunter]

Nice

[Haskell_Hunter]

 Nice black socks on him!

[Yobuck293]

Would make a beautiful full body mount.  Congrats

[TouchofGrey]

Nice animal. Father in law used to say "fun owning a house".. whenever s**t happened.

Look at that smile in the picture... He's not worrying about water!

New year... Better karma... 

Congratulations and Happy New year ..

[Psehunter]

8 minutes ago, TouchofGrey said:

Nice animal. Father in law used to say "fun owning a house".. whenever s**t happened.

Look at that smile in the picture... He's not worrying about water!

New year... Better karma... 

Congratulations and Happy New year ..

I agree that's why I did what I can today and still took my son deer hunting in the evening like promised ..just gets me how two things like that can happen at the sametime

[Psehunter]

14 minutes ago, Yobuck293 said:

Would make a beautiful full body mount.  Congrats

That's what my wife said AFTER I skinned him and cut the feet off ( may just have this pelt tanned for myself)

[ratherbhunting]

Congrats! Is that your first fox?

[mightyhunter]

Beautiful fox!

Congrats