Thanks, this was a really great video. I just modified one of my traps to work just like yours, and I'll bait it tomorrow ( in Central PA). I saw you bait with a small bluegill- hands down the most effective bait I've found for catching snappers here. But the best part about your video is seeing your young kids helping cook and eat the meat. Great stuff.

I love the way you're raising the youngins. It will stick with them their whole life.

I can not explain to you guys how much I love this video!! I've watched it several times. My great grandfather was a turtle trapper and I have taken it up. I plan to hand it down to my son one day. Keep up the great videos and God bless!!!

good video! what are the dimensions on your traps? is that 4"x4" livestock wire? thanks

Great video. Love your traps! I made creamy snapping turtle soup last year for our deer hunting party to eat while we made our venison sausage in my garage. Turned out fantastic! I got a turtle trapping license but haven’t made a trap yet. Could you tell me what size wire you use? To all you goofs commenting negatively ...... nom, nom,nom.... snapping turtles are delicious !

Beautiful family! I really like your traps. I've been researching various ways of building them, but so many just rely on luck, hoping the turtle decides to use the trap for sunning and happen to fall in. Yours are much better.

Made my trap just like yours but I didn’t use netting , just used the 6” x 6” mesh wire on a hinge so it’ll lift up and drop back down behind them, once the turtle gets in. What do you use for bait ? I’m striking out so far. Any tips on bait or trap placement? I’m in MN , trapping a backwater with little current and weed edges. So far I tried baiting with sardines in oil & chicken livers in a burlap bag.-- I just made a new bait box from 1/4” chicken wire and loaded it w/ rough fish (sheepshead) .... hopefully that produces better results

I just built 1/2 a dozen of these designs and I have 1 major questions: HOW big is the gap between the metal turtle ramp in the front and the bungee secured net? I initially thought that it would be big enough for a turtle to poke their head through (like 2 inches or so) but looking at yours it looks like there is barely a gap between the ramp and the net. I have mine currently hovering about an inch but I don't want to make it difficult for turtles to enter, or make it too easy to find the exit. I see that the trap is about 36" long, about 16" square, and the ramp is about 8 inches long and is inclined 4".

Great job! I really like the design of your trap. I use a floating Quarles trap, but I'm going to give your style trap a try.

Kids will long remember catching turtles with family and friends. And the fun of eating community meal they got to take part in. And their masculine dad and uncle caught for them. I grew up in city w/o turtles, but love this family vid.

I am usually againsed these things (vegan :P) but you seem to be fishing responsibly and following the rules. Props to you for that!

I will be making some of these type traps. Enjoyed the video would have loved a short tutorial on cleaning the turtle. Do you "feed out" the turtles before you clean them ???????????

I just found one of my ducks being eaten by a snapping turtle in our pond.. He was eating it alive by the neck.. I hope that your trap works for me as I will build one tomorrow. Thank you for the vidio. it was very helpful..

i honestly think there amazing creatures and just beautiful i think

Seem like down home people great videowhere did you get the breader box ? What size wire do you use for the taps ?

Where did you get the containers you used to batter the turtles? That would be very useful!

Great video. My pond is over run with turtles they eat up all my bream and other small fish. I bet I got a hundred of them!

A nice video and sure looks tasty :). I'm glad you did not put in the butchering part as i have turtles as pets lol, but i'm not against regulated farming :)

Nice video. very informative. keep the tradition alive

awesome video !! don't listen to the haters I love catching turtles too but I just let them go . Everyone needs to stop hating if u don't like what these guys are doing don't watch it it's as easy as that

I'm wanting to build a similar trap instead of using jugs all the time. Would it be possible to make a how to video on building these traps? Thanks!

great video enjoyed

Do you trap a lot of softshell turtles? I have a fish and turtle farm in California and am looking for trappers to sell me some.

Very helpful, what's the best bait

Is there anyway u could do a trap building video I’m a beginner and would love to learn how to trap them

Do you keep the turtles

Good job in your turtle trapping keep it up with your children's

you have some beautiful kids :o)

Mike,would you invite me up there?

good job

ARE AWESOME, I agree hun.

Nice do you have one as A pet to

thanks bro ... i like it......

How does someone get hold of Mike regarding turtles,thanks.

Nice

picking a turtle up by the tail is like picking your dog up by the tail. it injures the spine of the turtle.

Nice ...

People so mad in the comments, snappers aren't endangered, or at risk, its life, let people eat what they want, even if it is a big ass turtle.

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only 1 to 5 percent of baby turtles survive to adulthood.that goes for the snapping turtle. many predators destroy nests eating the eggs or killing the baby turtles.catching snapping turtles and killing them puts more pressure on them to survive.killing the mature adults puts more pressure on them to survive.

He could have made a good La. turtle stew.

7:30 watch your fingers

just one stick of butter and you too could eat a delicious 30 year old turtle

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Ugh! So people are just so rude! I’m in it! I’m in the blue!

Dat minute long advertisements.

Sorry guys I was upset that day my turtle died

Im a girl and im 9 years old I love turtles

We Dont turtle trap we use walmart nets nigha

ill fight him...love to be hunted by the one i am hunting...

no ones a fan of it cameras on eat it !!!

ewww

you are not allowed to trap snapping turtles between the month of april and the end of june.that is when the females are nesting.you are taking turtles over the limit.hope the game warden catches you.

Jerks let them go