wow that is some good looking fur

just got back from running my empty short line and i was cruising down the trail and noticed some rabbit tracks well on the way back i looked again and the feet just didnt look right they looked round not the normal long oval. so what are they

A moose dropped these on my trail

That is a sweet score! I keep looking but no luck yet!

There still laying there if you want to go get em

really? you don't pick them up?
they usually sell for $10 a lb..

shipping horns sucks,ande expensive,almost like buying a seat fare on a plane..and the nearest air cargo is 40 mi round trip...so not worth my time.

Yukon could you set them for a pee post? Who do you buy fur for?

How far are you from the nearest USPS Post Office ?

YJ: Hard to explain that to people. All the time to pick them up prepare them for shipment and then make the 60 mile in my case round trip to the nearest postal drop/pickup is a pita. In my younger days everyone wanted to buy the sheep drops I found but if you figured the hours involved humping in and out you would be better off selling happy meals.

I could if we had wolves... and I buy for the local fish co. its a small time deal.


and yes CB..we do have a PO ..but Bob forgot to mention they also dont fit in a box to well..lol

yukonjeff, do we leave the front legs inside for the lynx? I never saw that before, only on fox. Maybe I never did them right(lynx)? Would turning the otters fur side out be beneficial?

Nick

akmarten no need to turn your otter if anything it does more harm than good in the long run

The tines on those antlers could be cut off and would fit in a flat rate box very easily!

How old do you think that Fox is ? Is it just the fur, or is that Fox really HUGE ????

That's a nice looking fox I like the look it pose for the camera
Thanks otterman for the help on the otter I was going to turn the otter furside out but glad I check here first. Thanks again.


Nick

CB:
I tracked this one back to the den several times and we think it is the vixen that had 3 kits this summer. There is another one that does the welfare gig occasionally and we think it is one of her kits. She ran him/her off several times kinda like I had to do with my three kids when they would come back to raid the frig.
She has gotten plump this winter but it was below zero when I took that photo and they tend to puff up the fur when sleep like that in the cold. The welfare system is totally nuetoring her natural skill set as she sleeps looking at the door my bride comes out of to feed her. Normally they sleep with there back into the wind for the scent and there tail over there face with periodic eye scans down wind to cover all the bases.
I have no clue how old she might be. I read somewhere they can live to the age of 10 but most of them in a wild environment live to the age of three.

There was talk tonight about the lack of Dental care because many of the Dentists that specialize in certain needed practices ( Periodontics and Orthodontics , for example) are leaving the State and heading to greener pastures. (Who could blame them !! )

How hard is it to find a Dental specialist in Alaska that offers reasonable rates ? I know that around here , many people end up going to the local University Medical School for treatment . Cost is 1/3 to 1/2 what a regular dentist would charge and they do just as good a job. Is there such an option in Alaska ?

My soon to be 5 yr old boy woke me up early this morning and asked... "Is it time to go check traps yet?"

It looks like it's 7 degrees above zero. So, him and his brother will get to go this morning. Hopefully with any luck we can connect with our first ever cat. If not, thats ok, it will still be good a good time.

Cold, (by Juneau standards, anyway) all week here. Single digits, with high winds. Gusts over 80 mph. Not sure what the wind chill is, but will try to run my line tomorrow. BRRR!