You've got to KNOW IT

Nope. We're not talking about knowing any particular material. We're not talking about knowing techniques. We're talking about CONFIDENCE (see our confident faces above).

To be a successful trapper you need confidence. And I prefer a lot of it. 

You need to have confidence in what you know, your plan, your execution, and your ability. Everything you do, every set you make, should have purpose. I don't set a single trap with low expectations. If you do, you're wasting time. Every trap I put in the ground, cover, and blend, I walk back to the truck telling myself, "oh, that's gonna catch a dog". 

If you're doubting the effectiveness of confidence, let's fix your thinking. When you're confident in what you know, even if you lack experience, your movements, decisions, and speed are all sharpened. You move with purpose. Even if you're making a mistake, or don't follow protocol to the "T", confident action will help to get you in and out of the set faster. 

If you get down on your knees to make a set and you're doubtful about your location, you're going to move slower as you think about other, better, locations. You're going to gloss over details because you don't think the locations good - and in that case, what's the point of making a good set?? If you doubt a location. CHANGE IT. Don't make a set. Find a spot with good, long-running features, an intersection, and plenty of sign. The kind of spot that makes you say, "No doubt I'll catch one here" before you even start digging. 

Once you have confidence in your spot. Have confidence in your ability and move with purpose. 

If you've learned how to trap using our Complete Academy, you know what to do. You know what it takes. And as long as you know how to set an MB550 without getting bit, you can do it. We've seen members who are first time trappers time and time again go out and catch coyotes their first time trying. If they can do it, so can you! 

That's the kind of confidence I carry with me every single time I pick up my trap bag. I KNOW I'm going to catch something. I KNOW when I run the line tomorrow there will be a dog or cat looking up at me. 

I KNOW IT.

Learn the skills and trap with CONFIDENCE. 

Zack Johnson