Scouting Beaver        Scouting Bobcat        Scouting Coyote        Scouting Fisher        Scouting Grey Fox

Scouting Mink        Scouting Muskrat        Scouting Opossum        Scouting Otter        Scouting Pine Marten

Scouting Raccoon        Scouting Red Fox        Scouting Skunk        Scouting Weasel

 

During pre-season scouting trips find specific places to make your sets and plan the materials you need. Make notes of what you find and sketches of areas that look promising. This will allow you to set your traps out quickly when the season opens. If you wait until the season opens to scout, it will be time-consuming and difficult to cover ground carrying your equipment. Scouting during the season may alert wary furbearers such as fox and coyotes. Pre-season planning allows you to make sets quickly and leave the area without creating much disturbance.