If it happens early in the season,before I get all cat crazy I might of also.
they are pretty funny to watch, run and slide on there belly on level ground
hopefully otter prices rebound again to what they were a few years ago,and I will be trapping them again,they were my bread and butter a few years back,before the cats came on.

I always hate driving down the line following tracks knowing there is a set coming up and then seeing this:



As a side note, picked up a cat in a snare this trip that was still alive, but was caught in front of the front legs and further down on the back. I would have expected it to try and pull back out and have brought the snare forward to the neck area at least. Instead, it was sitting there waiting for us:



-TJ

River locked up again this morning but it didn't take long for the otters to find a hole. Couldn't figure out why my feet were numb when I was out on the deck taking these photos till I checked that the wind chill was -47.

Yeah winter seems to be back. We had minus 35 this morning.

its left here supposed to be around upper thirtys to low fortys till thrusday, and its already a mess out there.

Here is a picture of a lynx family taken just off the edge of my trapping area. It was taken by a cross country skier.

WOW that one has some Boone & Crockett ear tufts !

I'll say, B&C,P&Y,SCI for sure.

Great pic Ron.

Dang Ken, sorry to hear about your accident. And Canvasback.....dang, couldn't you have got over one thing before add'n more problems. Gortons fish huh. Wife gets breaded blue hake fish from Schwans now and then and ain't to bad for a fish without red meat.

Both of ya.....get well :-)

Thanks Paul!

I see $650 in profit right there if I could have shot straight.

Kusko when doing that start with the leader it sometimes will confuse the ones following they will even stop and try to encourage it along

spray and pray...that's how i'd have done it.

ran into about 5-6 one winter... had just snowed so i took a ride since it was warm. saw something running in the corner of my eye so i checked and sure enuff an otter was running a trail that other 5 were taking. shot the loner then tracked the others into a frozen pond. rounded them up and got them all. traded couple for a rifle.

Wow Jeff, those otters sure look cool to see running around. I only saw them swimming on the Yukon River mid summer, I did see one munching out on blackfish which was pretty cool. Yes, I shot'em and he's dried now.
Bob, that is strange how that freezes, thaws and breaks like that

Dam, sorry white I missed that injury posting. Sorry to hear, couldn't have been too good for knees either. Wishing you a speedy recovery and keep us posted. Healing at our age is sometimes a slowwwwwer process also.
OB you have to split all the wood and carry the water now ....oops forgot you do that already.

Good job faking that injury White.....the O.B. must be shining on to her workload....that leg excuse is good one. Thanks for the education.

I'm thinking of incorporating the leg episode as part of the Wife School classes.

anyone heard from AKpawpincher?

I talked to him the other day. He is still kicking.

I'd like to chat here but have some kindling that needs splitting.........