Thurman are you using traps or snares? Bait station draw with trail set snares to and from is always what I had my best luck on in the Delta.

FT trying both, with the same result. Its odd it doesn't seem that they are smelling anything or seeing something and getting spooked but at the same time just ignoring the whole set and bait. Im going to keep tinkering and hopefully something will work. will try and set a few trail sets.

On positive note saw wolf tracks about five miles from home so got some wolf traps out, cant wait to check them. Till then my wife wont be running our dogs that way haha.

Picked up a little variety today to break up muskrat monotony a little. These fellas about 50ft apart.





Now out to the shop to skin fifty something rats

Sweet! With this warm weather how is the holding up out there?

Happy THANGIVING..TO ALL..I HAVE A PULL CORD GONE BAD ON MY BRAVO.WOULD ANY BODY KNOW IF THE GAS TANK HAS TO COME OFF TO BETTER GET AT THE CASEING.....

As I recall it does. The tank under the hood.

Its pretty fine overall. Water on top of most of it at the moment. Made a lot of ice during that cold stretch. Of course the springs and bad spots that always open back up when its warm are opening back up. Like where that otter is in the picture. Previous check I chiseled through 6" to clear out the muskrats that plugged up both 280's. Now it's open there. Better for trapping. This is my kind of trapping weather personally. I took it very casually during that cold stretch. Worked a bit harder at it for a few days with this wonderful weather.

THANKS...WHITE17

Boy we got snow now! Had 9" overnight a couple days ago. 23" on the ground total.
Been out breaking trail and resetting stuff.
At least still picking up a few marten. Todays run...

Nice ones !!



I hope you will tag those and save the carcasses for Kerry Nicholson at the F&G office in FAI

I'm sending Kerry worms.
Good job on the marten!

Really not cool to find this on the line. Set on a p post, followed the drag marks across the bog for a bit, ended with this. Hard to keep stuff operational in my area, when you finally connect an ending like this isn't very satisfying! Marginal catch in that 750, minimal snow cover. Pan tension was pretty light, maybe that was the problem?



Got one of these, second at this spot this year.



One of these, at a p post.

Thanks trapperjoe!

Chickenminer- PLEASE send that white stuff down here! Congrats on the fur!

ST- That bites! You got some fur though! That is a big plus!

ST, I've lost faith in those 750's for wolves. We are going with #9's and #5 bridger Alaskans. Those Bridgers are way faster than 750s.

Anyway, the boy is still hitting them hard. Here is number 13 for him. He picked up another 3 today. He's getting alot better at skinning.

Congrats to that young man! Are you taking him on the big line this year?

Kusko, I have trapped a couple of wolves with the one Bridger Alaskan #5 I have. Both times they were good catches around the whole paw, personally I like the trap. MB 750 however, I still have to catch a wolf in one of those traps yet. I have 12 750's at the moment, hoping they do good in my country.

Yes, HFT, he will go along depending on the weather.

Nunamiut, I'm just not happy with their ability to come up through crusty snow. I love the way they lie flat, really flat, but they just don't have the power like those #5's and certainingly not like a #9.

I have had very good success with the 750 on wolves but I'd bet my snow is a lot different than yours. I think you may have way too much wind and crusty snow for the 750 to work well. In a sheltered spot you might be fine. They are dynamite on wolverines.

Yes, yes and yes!!

Quite the "killer" your raising KUSKO! He setting wolf gear yet?