I had some wolf traps freeze under the ice. I chipped a bunch out but couldn't get a couple. Just picked them up in the boat!

Amazing you found them!

Cool pictures! Worth the trip!

I'm still checking the media on the cameras I picked up and I got this beauty.

Hey Bush, what make is you jet boat? Man that would be perfect for berry picking and caribou hunting.

Muskrat - firefish.ca Made in Alberta 4" draft under power and bounces off rocks good.

Thanks I will google it

no google required
www.firefish.ca

What model and size do you have. I looked at the website last night and did not see one that looked like yours. The Snapper does but yours looks beeter could just be the paint job though.

can you tell us more about your boat? Looks pretty neat I was curious about the motor noise and fuel consumption.

It is a snapper but customized. The present owner buys the shell and motor and adds his own touches. Firefish will build the exact same boat though. But he's backed way up. The engine is a 200 opti-max two stroke. The boat is 14' 8" and has an open hull. That way you can walk out in bow to cut sweepers. There is also a tarp for the front ad back. You can drive with the front on to keep water or rain off gear. The noise level was moderate and you could easily talk even with head phones on. I'm going over to try and make a deal on the boat tomorrow, complete with lessons, to old to completely learn through trial and error.

My jet boat buddies tell me it's a nice starter boat...I'll show them lol. Far as I can see only limitation is big lakes and heavy seas, not made for that. I'm surrounded by epic jetboat rivers, The smoky, wapiti, kakwa, and my buddy lives on the McKenzie, Liard, and Nahanni. Life just keeps getting better. New grandson ;last week too an 8 pounder

Congrats on the grandson!

http://www.trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2015/05/full-1544-279968-mjjtrap2.jpg

What's up with the watermelon?

Good stuff, Brian!

That looks like an exciting river to run, the boat with a 200 Sport jet must must an awful lot of fun.
Could you make it up late summer or is it just during spring run off?

I'll bet finding 2 wolf traps paid for the gas!

(This word is unacceptable on Trapperman);Brian i sat up reading all 41 pages until 1-30 this morning, you have some life style, it seems like life is just one big adventure, or loads of little ones, you live the life some of us can only dream about, good luck to you.
Congrats on another grandchild, i became a granddad in nov for the first time and its a great feeling, someone to take on all my fishing and hunting gear after my days.
Keep the posts coming they are fantastic reading and the pictures are absolutely amazing.


Good luck to you,

Brian [same name]

Thanks for the comments. It's fun to share with others who love the bush life. I believe all of us here have an appreciation for the wild places, but some of us are more fortunate with locations and access. I consider myself very lucky Coney, and funny you should mention adventures, that's what i call them too.

Tundra - as far as I know I made first ascent of the river. The water drops dramatically by August so it'll be tough access later, but maybe not impossible. I bought the boat yesterday so i guess I'll be seeing. Lots of the places to play around here on mountains rivers.. I'm heading back again tomorrow to head upriver again.

I just setup a trip for beginning of June to head up to the Nahanni for a week of jet boating again. My buddy Floyd is lining up some trips to some unique spots. It's sure nice to have a buddy who have a few thousand year family history in a place, they kind of get to know the area!

By the way Tundra my friend Floyd takes folks out on the river for a living in the summer and traps all winter. He's based out of Ft Simpson and very reasonable priced. Anybody looking for a northern adventure could do no wrong with Floyd. Happy to provide a contact via PM to anyone interested.

Making another run upriver tomorrow. I'm dropping off my cameraman for a couple weeks to see what we can get.




The bears are out. My buddy took this shot a few days ago. Another cub was lagging behind these two

Here in Alberta you are allowed to shoot ravens on private land. Around some cattle leases the ravens have learned to harass weak calves and sometimes stress them to death. A friend of mine was asked to help manage some out of control local population. They took over 400

The wings should make good winter flagging.
I read of an old set with a raven frozen in a lifelike pose, set on the edge of lake ice, with urine or scent on it. I don't know if it was in Bill Nelson's book or what. Should be good for lynx , wolverine and fox.