Got back before. I don't have internet at home right now so I can't put up all the pictures until tomorrow. This is the end result though. Got a big lynx too.

Sweet! Can't wait to hear the story and see the pic's! Congrats!

Be carefull skinning lots of power in wolverine blood.

All this week I couldn't wait to go check my few traps I had set out by my camp. I didn't have very many to check but with the wolverine sign from last weekend I knew I had a decent chance of snagging one.
I was all set to leave this past Thursday at 1 pm but on my way out the door my furnace quit. 4 hours later I was on my way knowing the family would be warm while I was away. The 65 miles I traveled was pretty cold and instead of checking traps I went directly to my cabin, made a fire and then went to see my traps.

This is the first trap I looked at. I figured I would go to the furthest trap and look at them on my way back to my warm cabin. Pulling away I was thinking "Right on I got him" Well either that or a porcupine!
Seeing that my line usually produces 1 or none on wolverine I didn't expect much more that dark night besides maybe a couple fox or lynx.
A lot of fresh snow erased all recent animal track. Walking up the steep bank to my very next trap I heard a faint jingle of trap chain and a low growl. I first seen the glowing eyes and knew it was another gulo! This big male left a typical wolverine bomb crater and wasn't very happy to see me at all. I could see I had him by one toe so I didn't waste any time and quickly put him down.

Running the rest of my short line I managed to pick up one jumbo lynx too.

I went back to my first trap and had a better look at the nice female that was frozen solid.


Back at camp I took a few pictures and couldn't wait to start skinning the thawed male.

I like the color on this one.

Mouse damage that most would be mad about but since they will both be used for sewing I couldn't care less.

First time my cabin seen two wolverines at the same time since I inherited it.

I seen big fresh tracks the next day so I can;t wait to see if I pick him up next trip out. I put out 15 more sets in that area.

Good job Ryan. Nice run and a beautiful light diamond on the female. Those firsts at the cabin are always memorable

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

Wow - nice run on the trap line!

Nice catches!

Nice job ryan nice looking gulos be safe out there.

Awesome!

EXCELLENT! That male looks large! And as for that tiny nick on the ear, that wouldn't ding you on a taxi sale, IMHO. Keep the luck rolling! Sure wish plastic would work, here. No takers for me, or others I know in these parts, ever. Gave up after 5 years, or so.

nice catch Ryan, That female has a beauty of a diamond on it

Nice haul! Nothing like a two-fur! And nice lynx.

Nice! I love the smell of wolverine. Good job. I like your OSB cubbie boxes.

Inupiaq- that's 3/4 inch plywood that someone threw away. They are super heavy but when they get set they stay. Usually haul them up above high water line and leave from year to year. I've used osb before with success but like it's been said on here the animals like chewing on that stuff.

Alaska Viking- same.
I haven't caught anything in a milk crate either.

If you can find a piece of old lexan its good to screw it to the back of the cubby box that way the wolverine can see through. Plus your bait is lit better.

Muskrat- i froze my bait into the box. Since wolverine arch their back when they pull at stuff I set my triggers high and wide facing the back of the box. That's the result with the catch behind the front arms. I'm going to keep setting my triggers like that for now and see if it's consistent. Never tried lexan before.

You saw my box at John Martin it had a lexan back. Caught a wolverine in it. Your trigger set up sounds well thought out. I just leave mine as they are.
But come to think of it those wolves you shot looked through there and moved on, so maybe it is poor trigger placement.

Frustrating day on the trapline yesterday! I started out early and set three 750s on thick wolf sign, that will be nice to see what happens there. I was expecting about 4-5 lynx but instead I had tracks at 21 traps and one lynx caught. HWGA! I think some checks will be great but still frustrating to see so much tracks and so few catches. It seems like the rabbits are plentiful so I think the animals would rather eat a warm bunny than a frozen chunk of meat. Next trip out makes sense to set snares and trail sets so I can catch whether the animals are hungry or not. Coming home I seen tracks where a big wolverine came down off the bank and started following my trail. I sped up, the tracks started running hard. I came around a corner and see where he left the trail and ran straight across the big river. I unhooked my sled and shined my lights out into the piled ice. I could see the sunuvagun running about 400 yards out!! The far 1/4 of the river was smooth so I figured this might work out. I made my way through the rough ice way slower than I would've liked and got to the smooth ice where I pinned it towards the monster gulo who had snow flying behind his big snowshoes. I closed the gap to about 120 yards but ran out of shooting time. He was hitting the willows as I pulled my gun off!! What could I do? If I had daylight I would've got him, if the ice froze smooth I would've got him, something as simple as leaving my camp 1/2 minute earlier could've made the difference!! Oh well, had a smoke and started home again. That's when my rear shock froze and I had to low ride all the rest of the way. Couldn't budge it. I pull up outside my house cold, damp and hungry. I Park my skidoo and while I'm still sitting on it..... Donk!!!! The shock frees and I'm sitting high again.

I can't wait to go again!!

Haha! I know exactly what your talking about with all the walk by's! Yep very frustrating but there will be that day when everything clicks! Hopefully you'll connect with that wolverine later this season. That's for sharing the story!