Schmitt Enterprises Inc.

Blind sets, lured sets, baited sets, cubbies, tunnels, the use of lure and bait, how to use body grippers and stabilizers, foothold traps, trap fastening, and good location.

1 hour & 20 minutes.

Techniques of high production mink trapping in creeks,rivers, and marshes. Covers equipment, set locations, lure use, and anchoring techniques. Blind, baited and dry sets. Features Tom Miranda, Bob Gilsvik, Jerry Herbst, Jeff Smith, and Dave Hieb.

70 minutes.

Learn advanced mink and raccoon trapping technique from true professionals - Tom Miranda, Bob Gilsvik, and Jerry Herbst. Filmed from the Canadian border to the Gulf Coast, this video includes snow and ice trapping of mink as well as some innovative set techniques for fall trapping. Location is covered exceptionally well. Catches of mink and raccoon are shown in snow and open conditions. 

78 minutes.

Learn to POCKET SET any type bank with no wasted movements and harvest mink and raccoon fast. Observe and learn firsthand the hows and whys of varying trap placement and how, why, when, and where to place guide sticks for TARGET FOOT PLACEMENT, while drowning a large percentage of the animals. Watch footage of a Minnesota mink on the loose hunting a ditch bank, as Hauser lip squeaks it into spittin’ range. Learn simplified trapline map reading and accurate set location logging. Ride along with Hauser as he returns to an old FUR POCKET after 25 years, capturing many DOUBLES and TRIPLES throughout the trapline. Hauser teaches you more new tricks of the trade as he takes you on the line using the pocket set, utilizing humane equipment, methods and dispatches. As always, Hauser gives you more than your money’s worth. You may change the way you think and do things. You’ll be the DOMINANT PREDATOR after watching this video.

Join Kyle Kaatz on the trapline in Illinois, Minnesota, and Alabama. This DVD focuses on the basics of trapline success. Covers muskrat, raccoon, mink, coyote, and beaver trapping. The key to trapline success is keeping things simple. Master the basics and work hard and you’ll enjoy success no matter what your target animal! Back To The Basics will show you muskrat trapping with footholds and body-grips, pocket sets and grass wad sets for coon and mink, the trash mound/buried bait set for coyotes, castor mounds, channel sets, and snaring trails for beaver. Lots of catches! Kellen Kaatz explains coon boxes and coyote trapping. Jackie Malone joins Kyle for a river beaver line 'Down Yonder' in Alabama. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned veteran, this DVD is sure to improve your catch!

The second in the "Trapline Anecdotes" series.

1 hour 54 minutes.

Trapline Anecdotes: Roadlining ... Join Kyle Kaatz on the Roadline in Iowa. This 3 hour 2 DVD Set was filmed over 4 days with Kyle on his 2009 Mink, Muskrat, and Raccoon trapline. Kyle explains his simple approach to running an efficient roadline with a career high in 2001 of 416 coon and 30 mink in 12 days. Kyle has the experience to increase your knowledge and make you a better trapper. This DVD covers all aspects of running a long vehicle trapline for the “Big 3”. Pocket sets, bridge walls, black label sticks, and platforms are all explained, plus some #220 trail sets. This is an action-packed video filmed on the trapline with lots of Mink, Muskrat, and Raccoon catches!

The third in the "Trapline Anecdotes" series.

Copyright 2010

Ken Smythe’s groundbreaking underwater bottom edge blind set revolutionized mink trapping because traps keep functioning despite fluctuating water levels, ice, and snow. These typical harsh weather conditions drive mink into the water in search of frogs and other aquatic prey, and this set catches them consistently there. It needs only a #110 Conibear and a length of wire, can be made in seconds, and needs little or no maintenance, allowing lines of hundreds of traps that produce for the entire season. Location is the heart of this set, and this 2-hour DVD shows and explains in detail how to find and set up productive locations.

Follow Alan Probst of North American Trapper as he shows you the techniques of modern mink trapping. You will see blind, trail, bait and bodygripper sets just to name a few. Jam packed with many sets and many catches and the sound and picture quality is second to none.

60 minutes.

This DVD set is for all of you water trappers looking for that little something extra. This 2 disc set features Alan Probst of North American Trapper showing many different techniques to catching the beaver, mink, muskrat and raccoon. There is over 50 different chapters in this DVD set and it is by far one of the most comprehensive trapping videos on the market and the sound and picture quality is second to none.

4 hours.

Watch and learn the methods that Schmitt used to trap 764 mink in 7 weeks during the 1998 season and over 2000 mink within a five-year period. Detailed segments on set construction and trap placement of both blind and baited sets, with extensive coverage given to the pocket set. If you are unsure of how to make quick effective mink sets, this video will show you how. Coverage of sets, equipment, lures and baits, staking methods, and answers to some commonly asked questions. Dozens of mink catches are shown to demonstrate how effective these methods are. If you are a beginner, or wish to learn more about mink trapping, this video will take the mystery out of mink trapping. If you are already a good mink trapper, this video will make you better.

Filmed on an actual working Mink trapline, ride along with Bruce Slater (Narvon, Pennsylvania) to learn the fine art of Mink Trapping – on the blind. Utilizing the innovation Bottom Edge set and Blind sets, Slater explains the simple and effective system in a down to earth manner. Includes: Traps and Equipment, Blind and Bottom Edge Sets, Locations, Line Maintenance, and Slackwater Setting.

2 hours of Modern Mink Trapping!

Watch Ken Smythe make his underwater mink set, through the ice, at locations described in his book, Ken Smythe's Bottom Edge Mink Set. This underwater mink system lets you keep numbers of traps operating in spite of rain, snow, flooding and ice. Set takes only minutes to make, and no equipment but a body gripper trap and a piece of wire. No time consuming bait, lure, or digging. Coon-proof too! With this simple system Ken Smythe took 149 mink and 200 rats in a little over two months, under Michigan's harsh winter conditions. If you're serious about mink, you'll want both the book and the video.

52 minutes.

"Dakota Style". How are those huge catches of 500-plus mink, 600 fox and over 1000 coons possible? Two words – Road Trapping. It’s simply the most productive method of harvesting huge amounts of critters. Road trapping allows you to roll through the best areas of your state, harvest the cream and move on – no permission needed! Come along on a Dakota line outing as premier trapper Mark Steck takes you on his road trapline. Discover a deadly new concept called “pipe trapping.” Cover huge areas working right off the roads close to your truck. Learn a line management technique that leads to large catches. Learn the lost art of blind setting for mink. 

Come along as Dakota Line Veteran Trapper, Mark Steck, runs a water line using PVC pipes. Watch as Steck nails coon after coon and mink after mink in sets that are simple, fast and go where you want them. Pipe trapping will change the way you trap. These methods are versatile and deadly.

2 hours.

Welcome to the world of Mink and Muskrat Snaring.

The answer is: At certain locations the snare will out-perform any other method of capture that Trappers and Snaremen have available.

Follow longtime trapping veteran Johnny Thorpe on his Adirondack Mountain mink line. He shows you the ins and outs of mink trapping while keeping it very simple and easy. “KIS” is Johnny’s motto and that is to Keep It Simple and he doesn’t bombard you with a bunch of big words and terms, as he is a straightforward type of trapper. He is a hands on trapper and the methods and techniques that he shows you in this video will make you a better mink trapper and help put more fur in your freezer. Many a mink is caught and many sets are explained in this video. This is your chance to learn from a pro.

60 minutes.