Look's like there's some warmer weather on the way. Not sure if that's good or bad.

It's freaking good

Not so much... won't freeze things up much more. I got enough ice to move around with the skidoo a bit. But not much.

More like last year would be good, like 4 feet haha.

For those of you in Manitoba who read my Journal.
The following is a demo schedule for the NAFA open house in Winnipeg Saturday December 8th

http://trapper.ca/cnta/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7014

Schedule is from Dave Bewick at NAFA

Hope to see you there.

December 1, 2012:

Well last check on the line today, pulled all the sets in preparation to set all marten/fisher sets on a longer line tomorrow.
Caught a marten, a weasel, a (#3) flying squirrel, and only the second mouse in a weasel box this year.




Gonna finish making up the last of the marten and fisher boxes this afternoon. Will post some picture either tonight or tomorrow of all of them.

December 2, 2012:

Went out today and got about 2 dozen sets out for Marten, Fisher and Weasel. Hoping for a good check on Wednesday.
Didn't take any photo's of sets, but here's one of us all packed up to go:


and a little owl who watched us pack up and get ready to go:



Got this from the neighbors yard this morning, #11:

Your whacking the weasels!
Sure was a beautiful day for setting traps!

It got colder here towards the end of the day with the wind.
Was nice day otherwise yes.

December 5,2012

Checked the East Line tonight, the 30 mile round trip proved to be worth it.

Season total's not counting the rats from the fall:
4 marten, 17 weasels, 2 red squirrels, 3 flying squirrels.

Congrats on the critters! Looks like you got some skinnin to do!

Yea just a little bit. Won't take long.

Off to the NAFA Open House we go, pic's to follow.

8th Annual North American Fur Auctions Open House in Winnipeg:


Well the Open House is over for another year.

Myself, Snostorm@home and POWER SNARER are going to do a write up type deal on the event so we will just add some pictures and a few captions here. Our plan is to send it to The Canadian Trapper, will most likely take the first edited copy and make a new post here.

Here's a look at our Youth Squirrel, Muskrat and Weasel Skinning area. Myself, Snostorm and POWER SNARER instructed, as well as Northof50.



all of us pictured here:


Some finished pelts:





also featured through out the day was Submarine Trap Building and Weasel Box Building. Demo's were given on pelting larger animals like fox, coyote and raccoon. As well as demo's like Muskrat Trapping(Wrangler Hamm),Wolf Trapping (Pete Wise).

December 9, 2012:

Marten #5, Skunk and 3 more weasels now (makes 20)

Woo hoo!

That's one way of putting it!

Congrats on the critters! I bet that is one prime skunk!

I am not sure he will be skinning it. he is sitting right beside me and is laughing his arse off at the notion.

Yea he sure was prime! And should make a good XLDC lure for the marten and fisher.

Hav,e you lanched that submarine trap in a beaver run that you made at the Open House yet ?
Good pics of the event, you even got Wrangler in the small pic.
Sure glad there was no knife cuts, was a chaallenge in tyhe skinning.