ctober is the last month before everyone starts heading out to the fields and woods to set traps and harvest furbearers. October is prime time for anticipation — permissions have been acquired, traps are treated and ready to roll, and most of us are thinking about trapping on a daily (hourly?) basis. The cold morning air reminds us that animals will soon prime up and yes, we are lucky to be able to experience yet another trapping season. I always like that just-before-preseason feeling, when in your mind at least, all the places you found and scouted will be top producers. We know from
