Trapping Radio 2.0

This week on Trapping Radio we are going into the second part of this concept of why you need a business, run trapping business or build your life for more freedom in your trapping and personal life. I bounce all over the place on this topic, my goal is to get you to think about what the purpose is, if you take control of your income. The kind of business we are discussing is building revenue stre...

his Week on Trapping Radio we are going to look at why you need to turn your trapping into a real business. Having a business gives you a massive advantage over a trapper that has to pay all of his trapping expenses with after tax income. You might be surprised to find out that you may have $5,000 to $ 50,000 of tax-free money you can’t take advantage of if you treating your trapping like a busine...

This week on Trapping Across America we are looking into our current fur market. I’m sure you have heard about prices being high and low all at the same time. The rumors are spreading like wild-fire. I don’t have a crystal ball, but I have spent some time digging around and talking to some fur buyers. You have options when you sell your fur, it is your product, not a fur buyers. We will also get i...

This week on Trapping Radio we are going to get into the true secret of trapping better than you are right now. You may be thinking it is a trapping location, a certain set, magic lure or bait or the perfect trapping system. Not so, the true secret to being a better trapper is your brain, how you think and the will to be better. I must warn you, this is not a normal Trapping Radio show. If you are...

This week on Trapping Across America we have Randy Smith from PA. For those that do not know Randy he is a trapping machine that piles up the fur on long fur lines. He has a system that nails coyotes and fox, we get into his coyote and fox locations, coyote and fox trap sets, plus his trapping systems. We also get into other trapping topics like trapping out of state, and the fur market. As you wi...

This Week on Trapping Across America we are looking at how we are trained to think as adults and why this way of thinking can hurt your trapping. Most of us want to do what we are told to think. Like where is the right place to put a trap at a coyote set? Where does the trap go on a raccoon set out on the water or a pocket set? You have a trap placement in mind, but why, where did you get your ide...

This week on Trapping Across America we have the one and only Jeff Dunlap with us. We are talking about the internet, the bad side and the good side of how it is part of trapping today. The bottom line, we as trappers can and should use social media platforms and forums to help each other, not attack and demean other trappers. We have PETA for that already. If you do not want your wife, mom or gra...

In this weeks episode of Trapping Radio 2.0 Jeff Dunlap (Dunlap Lures) talks about all things muskrat trapping! Enjoy!

This week on Trapping Across America, we have….well me….Clint Locklear. I am getting interviewed by Norm Blackwell. He thought this would be interesting to do, so he could ask me questions about what it was like for me becoming a professional trapper. For years Norm thought I had money somehow when I got started, boy was he mistaken. Becoming a pro trapper is different for everyone, for me it was...

In this weeks episode Jeff Dunlap (Dunlap Lures) talks about getting ready for conventions and a recap of out our out-of-state trapping trips over the season. We hope to see you this summer at a convention! Check our facebook/websites for complete list of conventions we will be attending. Enjoy!

This Week on Trapping Across America we have the trapping machine Brandon Johnson. We were together on a control job while we were filming Trapping TV in the south. One night after everything got quite I talked him into giving us an interview for Trapping Radio. A lot of you have seen some of his catch photo’s on Facebook and other places. It is impressive to say the least. Brandon is from Ohio, b...

This week on Trapping Radio we have Mike Kemble with us. Who is Mike? Well he is a trapper that traps in Ohio and other states for coyotes, bobcats, raccoon, muskrats, otter and beaver. Besides that, he took a world record 8 point whitetail deer. He is also the producer for our new project Trapping TV. We talk about this in detail tonight along with how to put traps on animals.

This week on Trapping Across America we have Chuck Welden from AL. Chuck is a trapper. He sets traps when he has time mostly on his on farm and for other land owners around his county. He has more experience with beaver and is now learning the predator side of the game. I have been down to his farm three times now having a lot of fun and going over the finer points of catching coyotes, raccoon and...

In this weeks episode Jeff Dunlap (Dunlap Lures and Sarah Gomez (SheTraps) talks about the season being over and... now what? What do you do with your traps, your furs, baits/lures, your time and how to prepare for next season. Enjoy!

This week on Trapping Across America we are talking about how to find ground when trapping out of state. How to find places to trap. How to find a place to skin and all that goes along with out of state trapping. We also talk about a lesion that I was taught again this year. Be set up for what you are trapping at the moment. We are still working on getting this site upgraded, so it will be faster....

This week on Trapping Across America we have Sam Pole from Virginia. Sam is a great guy to talk too. He has been around the block a few times. He traps in the urban areas around his home in VA. He was trained and was friends with the trapping legend Charlie Dobbins. He fur traps and runs a neat ADC business with the most of his work being beaver. Sam uses the Hancock live beaver trap in a way I ha...

This week on Trapping Across America we have the one and only Opossum Skinner from the great southern state of Virginia. If you have been to very many trapping conventions you have meet Mr. Skinner. He is the southerner guy that is always smiling, having fun and sharing his trapping stories to who ever will listen to him. He is a easy guy to talk with, but if you really listen past the humor, you...

Jeff Dunlap and Sarah Gomez join Chris Walter on his muskrat trapline in North Dakota. An out-of-state trapping trip is a lot of work and takes a lot of planning and organizing, but Chris has mastered it! In just a short 10 days, we caught well over 1,000 muskrats! Enjoy!

Liz and Sarah chat about Razorback Snares specifics, how to order snares for the first time, understanding the components of snares, and how Liz can walk you thru the process for the first time! Also chat about trapping in general, women in trapping, how to get started, what we've learned in Arkansas and trapping with friends.

This week on Trapping Across America we have an awesome interview with Leon Smith from KY. A trapper since childhood, he made his dream of becoming a USDA trapper later in life. He trapped in the east and chased and hunted coyotes in CO for the government. I’ve know Leon for years, I respect a lot of trappers, but Leon is nothing but first class. You will enjoy this interview and learn somethings...

In this week's episode, Jeff Dunlap and Sarah Gomez sit down with Albert Simpson in South Texas. Albert talks about high fence snaring and how he got to know Clint Locklear and trap several years with him in Texas. Albert also shares some "old school tricks" that he has found to work on his trapline whether he's in South Texas, Montana or Pennsylvania. Enjoy!

In this week's episode, Jeff Dunlap and Sarah Gomez sit down with Liz and Carl with Razorback Snares, and Allen with Funke Trap Tags to talk about snaring hogs, catching critters, the close calls we have all encountered!

Jeff Dunlap sits down with Tim Roper (Meat Trapper) and Jeff Hagerty. Tim shared his style of trapping/snaring out of a canoe, how to "old school" trap raccoons and fun stories from the trapline. Enjoy!

This week’s show Jeff Dunlap talks about bobcat trapping. We are getting ready to go down south to trap beaver and bobcats, so thought it would be good to talk about bobcat trapping in different states. Enjoy!

This week's show Jeff Dunlap talks about all things fur- fur auctions, how to put up fur, how to sell fur, how to prepare fur for tanning and more! Enjoy!