Dream season of fox

[FREEPOP]

From another forum, the guy's a fox magnet :eek:

http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/photopost/data/3043/100_02331.jpg

1202 fox caught in 90 days
1200 caught in 89 days
1185 fox in picture
11 fox threw away for mange
6 fox threw away dog ripped
9247 traps check in 90 days
13 fox average a day for 90 days
683 males
519 females
24 days with 20 or more fox a day
Best day 34 fox-135 traps
mabe best day 30 fox-90 traps
worst day 0 fox 48 traps,only 0 day this year
skinned 964 fox myself
streched,and dried 888 fox myself
best 8 strait day catch 210 fox-1178 traps checked
Best 7 strait day fox catch 187 fox-1043 traps checked.
Also caught:
16 mink
50 muskrats
58 possum
68 coon
21 skunk
2 coyote.

[weatherby]

Any idea what state?

[Brian S]

:rolleyes: looks photoshopped to me:rolleyes:

Ooops, wrong forum.;) :D

Seriously though, what a pic. I can't even begin to imagine how much work was involved in accomplishing that.

[FREEPOP]

Any idea what state?

I believe Pennsylvania, I'll double check.

[THUMBTRAPPER]

That a lot of work!!WoW

[yoopertoo]

Very cool! Anyone know the market value? Whatever it is he earned every bit of it.

[actionjaXon]

i'll be honest, he looks an awful like a guy that was buying at the fur auction I went to. I can't see super clsoe up, but thats just me. cool pic though

[Seldom]

A heck of a lot of work coupled with a heck of a fox population for sure. I don't know what kind of a career he has but he's not working it while trapping fox that's for sure!

I've got a daughter that lives in PA as does this fella and one that lives in MD . I've spent some time in both states during the past 15 years and I can honestly say that both have fox country that'll make a MI fox trapper's mouth water! I quickly found that it does'nt take much hiking while visiting those two states to see they've got tons of fox comparatively speaking.:SHOCKED:

[Liv4Trappin]

That is quite the pic of one season.Looks like alot of hard work.Just hope the local population of Fox can support such a harvest.Should leave some seed for seasons to come.

[Dave Lyons]

Not photoshopped, not a fur buyer. Phil is just a good ole hard working trapper. Trappers name is Phil Brown from PA. Phil has done close to these numbers for many years he has the population to work with.

Dave

[griffondog]

Phil must be a very tired boy after running that hard for 90 days. Imagine running 103 traps a day and then putting up all that fur. Looks like he averages about 1 fox for every 7.5 sets a very good average. The best average I ever had for a year of fox trapping was 1 for every 12 traps checked.

Now what I find more amazing is that he only caught 147 coon, possum and skunks for the whole year. The only type or territory I can imagine him trapping with that many fox and so few bonus critters is pasture land and hay fields. Wonder how long before the yotes take over and ruin his line.

Griffondog

[elvis]

so all those reds with no greys???

im really surprised he didnt find more non target critters

[ottertrapper]

This guy gets them every year like this just like Dave said it is crazy how many fox must be in his area. Great pic and nice haul that is for sure.

[soggybtmboys]

Wow, and wow.........do not mean to boo hooo.......but is that kind of catch reasonable?????????? What about the next season or next few seasons??????????

[FREEPOP]

Soggy, as some of the others had indicated, this guy does this year after year. It isn't his first year and after doing it for many years and he still gets results like this, is indicative that he's not depleting the resource. He still threw 6 or so away for mange, which is usually mother nature's way of reducing the population.

[Bonz 54]

This guy needs to write a book. He definately has the inside track on the "How-to" of fox trapping. FRANK.

[sneakboxer]

Where at in PA? I from somerset county in the SW of the state. I'm just wondering if it was close to home. If so, i wish i started traping there.:lol:

[HunterHawk]

hmmmmm i only counted 1184 in this picture... haha j/k wow that is a lot of fox, and he is pretty crazy for going up on that barn and taking those down. I would just like to catch one..... theres always next season..... cant get all your firsts in the same season what fun would that be. Awesome pic and congrats to Phil on a lot of hard work. Nice post Freepop

[2ESRGR8]

I bet the grouse population is exploding in his neighborhood :D .
That guy is a bird hunters best friend.

[FREEPOP]

Where at in PA? I from somerset county in the SW of the state. I'm just wondering if it was close to home. If so, i wish i started traping there.:lol:

Judging by the harvest I'd say the whole state :lol:

The specific area he lives in isn't available, that I know of.