In past times, wolves were very abundant, but now in most areas they are endangered. One of the places were you can still trap wolves is in Alaska. There are many wolves there (an experienced trapper can catch up to 30 wolves in a season) and they sell for a lot of money (somewhere around $900.00 for a nice quality coat).

The red fox is a popular animal to trap. It is secretive and doesn't go around humans that much. one way to trap this animal is to dig a shallow hole with a gardening shovel, put some fox attractant in the hole, put a foot trap in front of the opening, sprinkle dirt on top of it. Then, put rocks around the trap. this is so the fox will step on the trap (most animals won't step on rocks if possible). Finally, tie a wire around the trap, attach it a metal stick, and pound it into the ground.

Raccoons are very shy animals. They usually hunt at night. the only exceptions are ones that have rabies or are very sick. I think that the most efficient way to trap raccoons is to first place a piece of aluminum foil on the trigger of a foot trap. Then, put the trap in a small creek and tie a wire on the trap and attach it to a tree (this is so that the raccoon won't just keep going with the trap on its foot).

The opossum is nocturnal (goes out at night). Its primary defense is playing dead so that predators think it has been dead for weeks. When it doesn't do that, it will fight fiercely.

This is a foot trap. It is one of the "primary" traps (the other being the box trap). They range in size from a few inches to nearly a foot to catch animals from minks to bears.

This is a very good example of a coyote. They thrive almost anywhere because of there adaptability and there range of prey (anywhere from mice to dead deer of elk). The open season for these animals in Pennsylvania is most of the winter and you can take as many as you like.

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