Trapline Journal Software for Fur Trapping and Animal Damage Control
High-performance database technology, time-saving data-entry shortcuts and 55 different report combinations will help take your modern trap line to the next level.
- Track the status of each set by Planned, Active, Catch, Pulled and Missing Sets
- Compare Locations, Styles, Traps, Anchors, Lures and Targets of each trap set
- Record date set created and date of last check
- Enter unlimited, free-form style notes for each set
- Plot your trapping locations on Google Earth

Beaver, bobcat, coyote, fisher, fox, marten, mink, muskrat, otter, raccoon
From beginner to advanced, recreational to professional, anyone who traps animals for the fur trade, animal damage control (ADC), nuisance wildlife control (NWC) or restocking can use Trapline Journal to increase their success.
- Find out which locations, sets, lures and traps produce the most fur
- Stay within regulations with automatic next check date calculation
- Print an equipment list for creating planned sets
- Keep an inventory of traps used and available
- Use coilsprings, longsprings, bodygrips, snares, cable-restraints and cage traps
- Optimize your trapline travel by plotting locations on Google Earth
- Track missing traps for reporting to law enforcement
- Off-season keep track of sign and make planned sets for next trapping season
Spend your time trapping and in the field, not on the computer
Time-saving data entry shortcuts and fill-in-the-blank forms keep time spent at the computer to a minimum. Trap set details can be entered for each and every trap set or generalized into gang sets to allow complete analysis of a shortline, general tracking of a longline or anything in between.
- Assign the most common trap set as defaults for making new sets
- Select frequently used trap set details from a drop-down list
- Create new locations, sets, traps and lures 'on-the-fly'
- Enter dates by picking the day from a monthly calendar
- Use Gang Set feature to quickly create similar sets
- Use trap quantity to track sets where multiple snares (cable-restraints) are used
- Print trap set forms for recording details while in the field
How Do I Get a Copy of Trapline Journal?
Please visit the Download Page for more information.
Trapline Journal runs on Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, XP or Vista. No special memory, hard disk or video is required. If your computer will run Windows, it will run Trapline Journal.