Trapline Tips | More Macro-Location

There are a lot of pieces that go into deciding exactly where to place the sets on your trapline. Once you know what to look for, finding a good macro-location and choosing your micro-location is a breeze!

When creating Rex Predator Academy we decided to break down how we talk about "Location" into more specific terms. Generally when thinking about location, you should view it from the top down. Meaning first, you'll look at the big picture from a mile high view, and then you slowly zoom in while you account for terrain, wind directions, landscape opportunities, and more. 

We break this process down with two differentiating terms: Macro and Micro- Location. 

MACRO-Location is that mile high view we were talking about. You can identify good macro-locations on a map, with your phone, or visualizing your property from the top down. Macro-location puts you in the ballpark of where predators will tend to be. Typically, a good macro-location will be an intersection of 2 or more long running features or where the landscape creates a "pinch-point". 

MICRO-Location is a much smaller area within the macro-location. The micro-location is just the general area that is most optimum spot for your set to be. To find this, you must identify your wind direction then observe what opportunities the natural landscape provides. Ideally, your micro location should be right in the "pinch-point" where predators will be funneled down so they almost HAVE to interact with your set. 

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