Kenny Ray the trapper

Kenny Ray has learned a new skill trapping, and I hope he loves it as much as I do. Of all of my outdoor pursuits this is the one I have enjoyed the most even though it seems I have never had enough time to pursue it . I hope to spend a lot more time on the trap line  for the remainder of this season and over the next few years. We set his first trap this past Saturday afternoon and his first catch was a feral house cat we were using a fish base bait. When Kenny Ray released the cat it shot out of the trap like it was a rocket. We then reset the trap on Sunday and had no catch. On Monday evening we reset the trap after supper only this time with marshmallow creme, success. In the picture above he is wearing my first trapped Raccoon which became my winter hat. Kenny Ray's first Raccoon, after I showed him how to skin will be off for the taxidermist in the morning to be tanned. He wants to mount the skin himself either on a limb or some other base as we are still discussing how it will be displayed. As he is showing some interest in learning taxidermy. I love to see his big smile as enjoys himself  in the great outdoors whether it be fishing, hunting or trapping or farming as these are things that bring me great pleasure as these things we do together. I have only one problem now as he wants to target catching a Skunk it seems he wants his own fur hat a black and white one.