While furbearers vary in sizes, habits and colors, from the diminutive weasel to the lumbering black bear, they all have two very important traits in common: They are always hungry and they are persistently curious. These animals are continuously searching for food and eagerly scour their territory for any edible tidbit they can find.
Armed with this knowledge, trappers need only shift their focus from generalities to specifics regarding target animals. Imagine being a mink, raccoon, fisher, marten or other scavenging furbearer. Where would you be most likely to find food in the wild and where would those food sources be?
The obvious answer is: Natural cubbies, which, by the way, is short for “cubbyholes.” Any hole or cavern of any size or shape will draw the attention of a hungry furbearer for a variety of reasons. For starters, these miniature caves and dens are likely living quarters for mice, salamanders,
