

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.