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TheFurTrapper's Trapline Journal (Update Dec.31) [Re: TheFurTrapper] #2920318
12/31/11 11:13 PM
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Manitoba, Canada
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New Years Eve:

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year, and good luck in 2012.

Today's trap check produced a rat and a bait thieving weasel.

No picture of the rat tonight but I will update:



Happy New Year and Stay Safe!


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Re: TheFurTrapper's Trapline Journal (Update Dec.31) [Re: TheFurTrapper] #2920403
12/31/11 11:55 PM
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what did you catch the weasel in?

Re: TheFurTrapper's Trapline Journal (Update Dec.31) [Re: TheFurTrapper] #2920492
01/01/12 01:06 AM
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A weasel box baited with some grouse feathers and Caven's "Just Mice"


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Re: TheFurTrapper's 2011-12 Manitoba Trapline Journal [Re: TheFurTrapper] #2930376
01/06/12 12:45 AM
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January 1 - 5 2012:

Well, 2012 is here now. Everyone ready to die next December? (Kidding)

So the first few days of 2012 were non productive, ended up setting a dozen or so rat huts, and got freezing cold temperatures for the next 3 days afterwards which does a number on the huts no matter how good I seal them. So on the 3rd day I checked the sets irregardless of the temperature outside which is still warm for this time of the year by the way. And pulled up 1 lone muskrat out of the 12 sets, and had 3 houses frozen, that was January 1. January 3rd I checked again because I was in the area, no more frozen houses. But I had a pesky mink take care of 1 rat completely and then he drug another one till the chain was tight under the ice, and chewed the back end up on him. No pictures of that for you tonight.

January 4 was a great day, checked another line I have set, and got a weasel which I didn't take a close up picture of because of how close he got to the bloody bait before expiring, and then went over to the beaver lodge, and pulled up a real nice beaver. Probably i'd say a 35 pounder, but you tell me what you think he weighs.
Caught in a 330, in the set shown below with a green piece of poplar wired to the lower jaws:


here's the beaver:




But we continued on, past that beaver pond a whole 500 yards across a swamp to another place I suspected to have a house, and sure enough there was a half decent sized lodge (with double feed bed) and a dam in the bush.



and one of two feed beds (remember the position my dog is walking in for next part)


Alright, so because I knew there was breach in the dam and water was running we never brought the bike and sled on to the ice till we knew it was safe to walk, I take my dog with me trapping and as soon as we got on the ice he started sniffing around and suddenly he basically B-Lined it for a clump of cat tails right beside the running water.(he is shown above with the tail straight out) I heard a few barks from him then a bunch of growling, and he steps back out of the water, and out rolls this little raccoon.

and seeing the little guy just sitting there made me kick in to over drive! I got my partner to grab a "kill stick" off the dam while I took a picture.
He dispatched that coon, and a few seconds later two more came running out in different directions. My dog circled one and tree'd it.

and #3


So anyway, after he dispatched the first coon, it rolled over in to the running water, and I held it there upside down to wash the blood off.
And he went back to get the bike and sled, while he was gone, the coon the dog tree'd tried to come down. I chased it back up, and when I heard the bike get hung up on something and the throttle go up I turned around.
When I turned back the coon was coming down the tree again, I yelled my dogs name, and he jumped up and put his paws on the tree and started barking, the coon bit him on the top of the nose, and I saw some blood drip down his face, so I guess you could say my "motherly insticts" kicked in, and I dispatched that coon with more force then was probably needed..

The bite was just a slight flesh wound, so I washed it out and let him take it easy for awhile.
as for the 3rd coon he crawled down the tree and ran off. Which is alright, i'll get him in traps next time I go out.

So here was the fur from the end of that day.


The weasel is in rough shape, but the beaver and coon have AWESOME pelts on them. Mounted the fleshing beam today in a better position so i'm ready to go. Thanks for reading this post.


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Re: TheFurTrapper's 2011-12 Manitoba Trapline Journal [Re: TheFurTrapper] #2930407
01/06/12 01:09 AM
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Congrats on the critters! Sounds like you had a blast!

Re: TheFurTrapper's 2011-12 Manitoba Trapline Journal [Re: HFT AK] #2930415
01/06/12 01:14 AM
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Good post and very nice pictures. Looks like fun time there.

Re: TheFurTrapper's 2011-12 Manitoba Trapline Journal [Re: TheFurTrapper] #2930489
01/06/12 03:29 AM
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Having a blast doesn't sum that day up! haha I love trapping.

Thanks guys.


Here's the video to go with the fun above:



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Re: TheFurTrapper's 2011-12 Manitoba Trapline Journal [Re: TheFurTrapper] #2939560
01/10/12 09:33 PM
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January 8 2012 (back post):

Went out and checked the lines today, ended up with a nice fisher and a small beaver. The fisher being only the 2nd one i've caught in my life time.

I caught him in a 220 Belisle in a cubby box on the ground, for bait I used fresh beaver meat and grouse feathers.



Once we got to another beaver pond and set a trap up there (same place the raccoons were) I thought we would go a little further past across some tall weeds and when we did we found 6 new beaver lodges on one side of this small lake.
Lake was oddly shaped and keep in mind I use the term lake pretty flex, it was a swamp with out reeds in the middle.
The water was running all along the edge of it on one side.


Also, there are side ponds on this lake, with beaver lodges on them too:



the three houses side by side and these two above are all with in 700 yards of eachother.... and our DNR here says we don't have a high population of beaver! LOL

on the way home nailed this young beaver in a 330 right at the house.



So that's all for this post.


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Re: TheFurTrapper's 2011-12 Manitoba Trapline Journal [Re: TheFurTrapper] #2939583
01/10/12 09:42 PM
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Very cool!

Re: TheFurTrapper's 2011-12 Manitoba Trapline Journal [Re: TheFurTrapper] #2939650
01/10/12 10:07 PM
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thanks!


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Re: TheFurTrapper's 2011-12 Manitoba Trapline Journal [Re: TheFurTrapper] #2939736
01/10/12 10:36 PM
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Awesome job on the fisher
What type of are were you in were you caught the fisher

Re: TheFurTrapper's 2011-12 Manitoba Trapline Journal [Re: TheFurTrapper] #2939788
01/10/12 10:50 PM
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Congrats on the critters! Pretty fisher!

Re: TheFurTrapper's 2011-12 Manitoba Trapline Journal [Re: TheFurTrapper] #2939870
01/10/12 11:15 PM
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Thanks HFT!

Snostorm - I'm still not sure how to answer your question, guessing your missing a word or two in there?


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Re: TheFurTrapper's 2011-12 Manitoba Trapline Journal [Re: TheFurTrapper] #2940430
01/11/12 09:43 AM
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sorry I meant what type of habitat did you catch the fisher in

Re: TheFurTrapper's 2011-12 Manitoba Trapline Journal [Re: TheFurTrapper] #2940449
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Right under a tall tree, the only one of its kind. Everything else surrounded by willows. And a swamp 500 feet away


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Re: TheFurTrapper's 2011-12 Manitoba Trapline Journal [Re: TheFurTrapper] #2941770
01/11/12 09:12 PM
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Saaaweeeeet.

Re: TheFurTrapper's 2011-12 Manitoba Trapline Journal [Re: TheFurTrapper] #2941997
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Great post Fur trapper! You have great insight to the trapping game for your age and can look forward to a long, enjoyable career as a successful fur harvester! I also admire your literary skills and computer savvy. My fur hat is off to you!

Re: TheFurTrapper's 2011-12 Manitoba Trapline Journal [Re: Brushblend] #2942291
01/12/12 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted By: coyote stalker
Great post Fur trapper! You have great insight to the trapping game for your age and can look forward to a long, enjoyable career as a successful fur harvester! I also admire your literary skills and computer savvy. My fur hat is off to you!


Thank's, I enjoy reading comments such as yours immensely. As for my literary skills, I just know that I can't stand to try and read something and words aren't spelled correct, grammar is put into places it should never be and stuff like that. So I try my best to keep my posts in good condition. Typing with out capitals is one thing, typing lik dis all da time 'bout trappen and stuf IS A COMPLETELY different thing.
I hope to keep trapping successfully for a while anyways. Thank you very much for your comment of kind comments.


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Re: TheFurTrapper's 2011-12 Manitoba Trapline Journal [Re: TheFurTrapper] #2942705
01/12/12 09:38 AM
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January 11 and ----- 2012:

Well looks like mother nature has finally delivered us a bit of cold weather here. It's about -25 Celsius here right now. With a 30 km/h wind. Were not supposed to get any snow till Friday and when we get it, not supposed to be a whole lot. Last year this time we had close anywhere between 3-4 feet of snow in most places. Deeper in others, and right now (I measure) we have just a hair over 3 inches in the deep spots....

What gives?


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Re: TheFurTrapper's 2011-12 Manitoba Trapline Journal [Re: TheFurTrapper] #2943142
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Global warming is in affect wink

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