I am just a guy who loves life and has some funny stories to tell. Many of you have seen the pictures of the animals I have caught in my backyard , but not the stories that go along with them. What you are about to read is true. None of the stories have been exaggerated and are as true as I recall... BUT, I am getting older and starting to slowly lose my mind...

Glad you asked! It all started in early 2001. One night I heard some commotion in my back yard around 2am. I turned on the back porch light, went out there with a shovel and saw 4 raccoons digging at different sections... One was slowly walking towards me so I banged the shovel on the porch. One of the raccoon (which I didn't see) was about a foot behind me and it took off. Scared the tar right out me. Yes, I screamed like a girl... That was the turning point in my trapping life. It was the moment that I became..."Trapper Jim"...

A friend of mine from work "Phillip" let me borrow his live trap. This is really cool because it does not hurt the animal at all. They walk in, grab a bite to eat, the door closes and BAM, I caught another one!!! During the first 3 months, I caught a wide array of possums and racoons... Probably close to 3 of each... My back yard was no longer being destroyed, so I gave Phillip his trap back.

This year has been a different story. Mid April, the backyard was again being destroyed and I borrowed Phillips trap. Much to my surprise, I had caught one the very first night. At that time, I went to the feed store and bought my very own trap. Was really wanting to catch one in Phillips trap and one in mine, but did not get any double captures. :(

I have not been one intrigued by the trapping of animals, but since something was tearing my back yard to shreds, I had to put out a live trap to discover what was digging all the holes.

Before the pics of the animals, I would like to share a couple thoughts and answer a couple questions...

Good Question... Here is a list of things I do with the animals, once they are caught...

Give them a paper cut and pour lemon juice it in
Throw them on the bar b que grill
Keep them for my petting zoo
Dress them in my cloths and pretend they are my relatives from West Virginia
Take them to the lake and let them go
Call Brian at Animal Control
Take pics of them and add them to this Web site
Have them stuffed and put them in my autograph room
Keep them until Halloween and give them to the kids that trick or treat at my house
Train them to clean my house

Water Buffalo
Turtle
Mountain Lion
Hammerhead Shark
Polar Bear
Osama Bin Laden
Camel
Alligator
Cow
Stingray Now, the moment you have been waiting for... The Animals!!!

Most people see racoons and possums as ugly, disgusting, disease ridden animals and they are pretty close to being right, but let me tell you one thing that may change your mind... I have the ability to talk with the animals and would be glad to share with you what they tell me. So... Without further ado.. Here are the pictures and what each animal said to me when I first went to the cage to take their picture. To hear their comment, hold your mouse pointer over the picture and see if you can tell what they say... Some say I am a Dr. Doolittle take off.. but that is not right.. I am just an average person who speaks to all animals. I bet if you use your mouse pointer, you will hear them too...




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