I thought I'd start a thread detailing this seasons trapline starting with a few pics of the new cabin. I had to move several miles from my other cabin due to a massive plough wind that cut off all access to it.

Here's a few more

Thanks Jason, what is your main species that you target in that area.

I have a bit of everything except wolverine. My bread and butter is marten fisher and Lynx but I do set for everything.

Couple pics I took by cabin other day. Can't wait for season

Very cool. Do you do much beaver trapping?

Alex

Yes even with the low prices beaver are vital to my trapline success. Best bait for everything plus I make and use castor lure for all sets as well. Our season starts Oct 1 but I'm gonna try and wait a week or so let them fur up a bit more.

Hope I'm not to nosey but are you north of the big river (Sask.)Nice looking country

Yeah you bet Smith up in north central Saskatchewan. All lakes and heavy boreal forest and lotsa muskeg. Very similar to what you saw around Cumberland House.

Looked like great fur country! Enjoy it BEFORE you get too old and crumpy !

Hey Jason, great job on the cabin, good luck this season!

Thanks fever I just got down from cabin trying to get inside done before I start beaver trapping. Seems to be lots of fur around this year. Just before I was leaving I took a walk to the beach and suprised a lynx. We just looked at each other for at least 5 min and then he walked off. Was truly a special encounter.

LOL...so you were both eyeing each other up! And you prob didn't have your camera with you right?

So been taking a few yotes off my farm last week to thin out the varmits. Then went up this weekend to try and get the sheeting finished in new cabin an the stove hooked up then hope to start on some rats and beaver as well as get a moose.

Keep the pictures and story going. Please

Jason the coyote looks to be a nice pale one .Great going hope you get all set before weather sets in.

Nice looking area Jason! Cabin is very nice!

x2!

Thanks for sharing.

So we couldn't find a bull that wanted to come to the call on my son and I moose hunt. But it was time well spent and we still have late season so maybe then. Lots of grouse though. Now it's time to set out the muskrat and beaver floats on the bay. Was a little choppy this morning but unreal warm out still. Barely freezing at night I hope this doesn't last as we need a good freeze up.

Awesome, I will start with a tarp or 2 tonight and then full bore next week! Best of luck

Spruce

looking good Jason wich lake u on

Hey Sask I'm on Stoney Lake (Delaronde)

Thanks. Have a good season yourself Spruce.

that's a great lake Jason no shortage of fish to smoke ...do u have problems with geese and loons landing on ur floats

No I don't have much trouble with ducks and geese on the lake. I've seen it happen more often in spring on sloughs and dugouts though for some reason.

Nice looking cabin I sure miss going up there when I drove truck.I always seen big deer.Good luck this year.

Nothing better than when a fellows kids wanna come out trapping on the line. And yes he helps in the skinning shed too!

that's awesome

Nice job on the rats!

A priceless blessing to have your son along !

I know this is my trapping thread but thought you might be interested in the whitetail I'm pursuing......

He's a whopper.

Jason nice cabin. If that boat load of floats all fill up you better have another boat for the carcass's. Great too see the younguns out with ya. Really nice buck. thanks for your thread. IF it has to do with the outdoors please post it. GOD BLESS

that's nice deer Jason . years ago I logged on the meetoose that was nice country with incredible wood ,back in the bodman days , does anyone trap that country from chiteck north to the meetoose or is it just laying vacant like a lot of country

Hey Saska unfortunately your right most of that country is not being trapped at all. It's a real shame. That is a native group block over there and it seems like none of their young people are interested and many of the old people are gone. Very beautiful country indeed and lots of fisher on them ridges. In my area north east of there we have individual lines and a good group of active trappers both old and young which is good to see. I think all trappers with lines should have to be active fur harvesters/managers or someone who will be should be put in.

that is a shame there are millions of square miles of traplines like that , most native blocks arnt trapped . I did enjoy logging in that area tho

So I've been busy trapping beavers and cutting trail and doing camp work. I've been waiting and waiting for normal weather to set in to start laying out lines. By normal I mean cold and snow. But unfortunately it looks like it's going to be crazy warm going forward do I started putting out marten sets where I can get to. Checked seven sets today and got two which look not bad at all. Headed north again tomorrow and gonna go hard. As u see in one pic we had some cool nights and the bay's are frozen over. I guess skidoo will stay in shed and its quading for foreseeable future

A couple of k9's picked up using power Rams set in precut trails leading to a piece of hide smeared with snare paste bait. Ok I will check back in a few days.

looking good Jason hows the marten look im scared to set up marten line thinking there going to grade as light weights , how heavy were the ones u caught

Great looking fur Jason.

Hi saskamusher hows it going? The marten I've caught so far are looking good and will all grade semi heavy or better. I find late November is usually a good time to start as they are very active and they still grade well in my area. I've started to get a few fisher as well and they are looking great.

right on Jason nice fisher guess I better head into the bush and take my chances im hoping to leave Friday night or I ll be hear till spring waiting for winter ha ha

Yeah with the weather we are having winter might never come. Have a good safe season saskamusher.

thanks u2

Way to go!

Some vintage trapping technology To bring back memories for some of our more veteran trappers

Just got back from the Maria Creek section of my line. Brought my oldest boy along as he has a break from hockey this weekend. He's 6'2" and 14 years old. Seems like yesterday he was just a little boy sitting in front of me on skidoo checking traps. Enjoy every second you can with your children outdoors.......

Looks like he had a good time running with you! Congrats on the fur!

Looks like some of Mel's design boxes in use.
Have a good season

Your absolutely right! I got a couple off Mel at the rendezvous a few years back and liked them so much I've kept building same design.

So just came down from line. Had to cut trip short as I got a stomach flu like you can't imagine. The big lake has frozen over with no snow on it creating some of the most amazing scenery u can imagine. Truly the reason this place keeps calling me back.

A Blessing to be able to enjoy that !

So been back on line picked up 5 marten and a couple yotes. Last time I was up I set 4 urine post sets and got first wolf of season. He was pretty fresh catch early this morning. I never picked up anything in my perimeter snares but if he'd been there longer I think I would have. I'm sure he's Alpha cause he's a beast. For reference I'm 6'4 275 lb. Sorry no field photos this time camera died and no charger.

Because of our major lack of snow the wolves aren't trailing at all. Usually by this time of year they have some pretty established trails to hang snares. Anyone have any ideas on snaring wolves with little to no snow?

Way to go! That is a nice looking one! Love the trapper parking sign to!

Lol thanks HFT. I just got the bark off him. 64" from nose to base tail.

Good job ! That's a big dog .

Throw out some chunks of beaver on a known travel line, and a bunch more in the bush. Set openings going to the "chunks", and a few to get any circlers. Like a mini bait. Same conditions here, can't tell where they are travelling at all. Even worse for Lynx.

Spruce

Thanks Spruce I'll give er a try. I never got any road kills yet for my big baits which works great for me. I will have to go for the beaver chunks. Have u ever tried spreading dog food? It works great for yotes throw it around bait station when I'm low on scraps

Hi all I've been super busy getting fur ready which I shipped Monday. Coyotes are rolling in. I've been getting fish waste from commercial fishermen so that helps the bait stations. Marten are steady to so that's good. Fisher have been slow. I've spent last couple days setting up for Lynx so tomorrow will be first check. Hoping for the best.

A huge yote

Probably the blackest yote I've ever seen in my neck of the woods

Some big timber country on my line

Hope some of these hold cats tomorrow

Thanks Jason for sharing your trapline with us! The photos are excellent as well!

chris

Thanks for that Hodagtrapper I will try and keep em coming!

We do father and daughter bonding time a little different than most....... We had a fun trip checking snares today. My girl loves the trapline we picked up a couple

Father daughter bonding time done right!!! I got my first little one due in may, looking forward to bringing him/her trapping!!

So your having twins!!

hope everyone had a blessed Christmas. We spent some time last couple days trying to get some fur put up as I've just been rolling off pelts and freezing them. Now family and I are headed to cabin for rest of holidays for our New Years family trapline trip!!

11 year old asked for a new skinning knife for Xmas and snowshoes. No vid games here lol

Nice catches, thanks for sharing, keep it up and have a safe trip with the family over the New years.

Happy New Year I sure hope everyone had a good one and your traps were full. We had a great time on line we caught some fur did some fishin and played a lot of cribbage in the evening. I'm having a terrible time with walk byes at my Lynx cubbies this year so I guess it's time to really diversify and show them a little bit of everything. On the plus the coyotes are rolling in and marten and fisher have picked up in this mild spell. Does anyone have a theory on whether this huge lack of snow might effect Lynx and them comitting to cubbies?

Not quite the Disney version of what happens in nature. Hope I don't get to many like this

awesome pics

Looks like a fun time.
I usually get walk bys in cubbies when the rabbit population is just coming back. So I add trail sets or snares right by the cubbies. Also a (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) post or lure post works good when they are walking by cubbies.

Thanks Hankit that could be it as rabbits r just coming back here. I have a couple snares by every cubby but I will try a trail snare close by each cubby. We only have 3 inch of snow and as of yet the cats don't seem to be follow my trails. Their just wandering aimlessly lol. I'm gonna get some Lynx urine and try the posts too. Ty

+1 for pee post.

Well I been pulling marten and fisher sets as I check them still catching a few as I go. The rabbit population has really crashed so I'm also gonna pull my cat sets. I spent some time at cabin and just enjoying winter. Set some fresh wolf sign the other day at a bait and was rewarded today. My friend came along for the trip and we left after a couple extra cups of coffee trying to let things warm up as it was -35c with wind. Caught a large male we weighed at 105 lbs but he is the most unique colour I've ever got. He's different tinge of blue and white throughout.

LCool looking wold!

Nice wolf!
I'm really enjoying your posts, that scenery is awesome too!

jason that is a a nice wolf u better make him into some long jons for next winter

Nice Wolf Jason

Great wolf

That wolf is definitely a blue and will fetch very good money if handled properly. Definitely want to sell that one to a taxidermists, or better yet a rug for yourself. Most guys are fortunate to ever catch a blue wolf.
Mike

Akmike84 I took my time with it and it's skinned for taxidermy and in freezer now. I'm very tempted to keep him for myself but might have to run it by the Sgt. Major lol

Saskamusher....yeah I coulda used them long johns today

Caught this black today. The pack had just killed a whitetail on my trail about a mile further up early this morning. I caught this one in a trail snare I had set the last time they came through. She failed to make a getaway this time lol

Here's what's left of the deer

Hows the fur quality holding up? Looking lime I may finally have some time to set some wolf masters. If the hide isnt decent i dont think i would bother. Seen enough half haired coyotes for one year ...

This one is a bit thin on the belly but the others have been good with no mite or mange. We've been lucky this year with well furred yotes also

ive been moving pretty slow for the last week or so. I partially dislocated my knee when I was pulling a road kill into a wolf bait and damaged ligaments pretty bad. I spent about an hour sitting on skidoo before it popped back. Anyway I've been watching the auction and very happy with my coyotes and not so much about my rats. Marten sell today and got my fingers crossed. Weather has been crazy with above freezing temps and rain. I've pulled my wolf traps until weather returns to normal. Because of injury I didn't get all the fur put up that's in freezer so once again I won't have it all ready for last receiving date. I seem to do that every year.

That's a huge fisher that got into a lynx set and got caught in 2 snares both neck shots. I thought pretty neat

A couple of real dark marten and some furs put up ready to ship

looks good jason good snag on that fisher , personally those fisher irritate the out of me they seem to wreck every marten set they can before they finally get nailed , i got one right now on one line that is really begging for a beating .

I was pretty bummed out over marten clearances yesterday on NAFA sale. My heavies sold but most my semi heavy never. We all knew things would be poor but it still sucks. Anyway I just got back from a great run on line had beautiful day and a dusting of fresh snow and despite prices I wouldn't want to be doing anything else. Caught the biggest darkest marten of my life today. Everything's good!!