They are yankees Kidd. They go to the ER for a hangnail.

… this post is like debating scratch off tickets for people with a net worth above two hundred dollars

July 30,31 and August 1 2026--Morrison County Fairgrounds-Liile Falls,MN.

We have fledgling birds everywhere. The hummers are attacking the feeders, using about a gallon of syrup a day. The young ravens stripped our cherry trees and drove us crazy with their squawking. Robins are on their second hatch, every turkey hen in the county has a passel of young following her around and some of them are their second hatch. I saw a momma ruffed grouse today with about a dozen young that were about half the size of my fist. We had a warm,dry spring and I think every egg hatched. I like seeing them all but the ravens and turkeys, wish I could send them somewhere else.

…. Holy crap … 330 agreed with me on something lol

…. How’s the tail chasin goin for you partner ?

Thanks Lugnut. In the short previews I listened to I could tell his style was a little odd and am not surprised that some don't appreciate it much.

Tom is a good guy and usually has some Les Kouba prints....

Marten is the one animal I have found where "set on sign" doesn't really work. When a marten comes through it will often leave tracks back and forth across the trail every fifty yards for two miles. When I first started Trapping for them I would set all these places. And often enough never see another marten track in that two mile stretch all winter. I've learned to set every little drainage I cross when going through marten habitat, at least when trapping new territory. After I trap an area a couple of years, I learn which locations produce and which don't. And if I see tracks crossing multiple times in a spot, I may set it also. But like Dirt, we seldom get to preseason scout for marten, and if I wait until I see tracks in an area before setting during season, there is a good chance I am too late. I've either already caught the marten using there somewhere else, or he ain't going to be back for a while.
I set heavy, check for a week or two, then move on. If catch two marten in a trap I am pulling that trap until next year, also. We don't have a lot of marten, and I don't want to overtrap them, or spend all winter running the same section of line to catch what I figure it can produce without hurting it. So this method works for me.

Had a tall glass of water with my venison dinner and garden fresh veggies. I drink less frequently now. Hard to fall asleep after consuming alcohol. Up until a few years ago, it was just the opposite. As I approach my 80th birthday, lots of things have changed.

Who else can't get enough of fried plantains?

Just polished off a batch.

Here ya go Mr. Newt

https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3217507/coonwises-pickles#Post3217507

Oh ya I have seen that. It was in this same culvert. They blew a dam years ago and the culvert looked like they peeled a banana. They had to use a cutting torch and they shortened the culvert by at least 2 feet.

That’s how my ma used to do it to, this will be the first year trying to do my own