Another fantastic use for 5200 FT. Looks like it works well too. I wonder if anyone has tried a rubber traction coating, like Rhino Lining? It seems like doing a seal coat with 5200, like he did, then a grip coat with Rhino Lining (or equivalent) would be very durable with great traction.

I have used 5200 to patch hip boots and Extratuffs. Works great.

Ive always wanted a pair with hardend seal skin soles. The girls in our village sew them for the little ones and there beautiful.

Nice pile of lynx! Does your family make anything with the fur? Or do you just sell them dried? Good luck with the wolf sets.

I mostly sell them dried but I've been selling them with feet and skull left in to a buddy of mine these past couple years. He mostly buys in January. Haven't really sewed anything but I have some nice lynx bellies that I salvaged from lynx that were eaten in snares. It's the back legs that mostly get damaged. Me and Fiona have quite a few furs that we put aside for sewing, just haven't started yet.

Fiona's into beading but I know she's got fur projects in mind.


On another note... Got this and five lynx today. Clubbed a weasel in my Grandparents smokehouse when I was grabbing bait this morning too.

Wow! Beautiful work there. I showed the pics to my wife, and she said she would only be able to wear those beauties to church.

Is that wolverine sporting a bluish diamond, or just the picture?

Av- the wolverine has some silver color in the fur. Not so much blue but with the lighting it shows up like bluish.
Trapper tom- sounds like yer wife needs a pair of church shoes. I'll bet there isn't many if any of these beaded slippers in Pennsylvania.

Here's the slippers she made for me and the ones she made for herself and Morgan. The first ones I posted were for a customer.
Everything all set to start skinning the ten lynx I brought in and the five fresh ones from yesterday. Pepsi and coffee are stocked, and season seven of sons of anarchy is ready to play as I skin.

Len- the kids mukluks you posted are awesome. Look very warm. I have two beaver hides from this fall that could end up looking like that.

Incredibly beautiful

How many Golu is that now? I got as manny weasels as you this weekend but only two lync,the golu took another one for himself. Edward got a nice sheep up Semple Creek. Man did the willows ever grow up in that creek.

We're tied again in the gulo department. You still like lexan back on your coni boxes after the wolverine ripped them off. Try putting a box with no trap until he's confortable going in to grab bait. Just be sure to write Acme Wolverine box on the side. Then rub your hands together and say " Ian McLeod...Suuuuper genious" Just like wiley coyote.

It was a different box all lumber that one. If I weren't going to pull those up I would use a bucket in its place. Cover it with snow. But Im giving up on john Martin for this year I might try Canoe lake for fishing. 1st creek more animals and closer less rough.

very nice beadwork.

My journal is pretty poor in the picture department since I can't upload at my house. I'm over at my Mom's right now so here's a few pictures from my recent travels.














Too tired to describe every picture but this is one of the bigger lynx this year. He's missing the entire cartilage in one ear and check out his cool scarred eye!
Was cool to borrow my Grandpa's DLS traps, the original 7 I started my trapping adventures with.

Size 11 for scale.





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This wolverine came down off the high bank and went directly to the trap without taking one step to either side. Just B-lined'r for the old beaver skull with 4 " of backbone attached. Most wolverines I catch mess with me for a bit but this year so far none have. Also a few pictures of backlogged fur that I have been busy skinning and some finished furs. Now to check town traps and start skinning the 10 lynx and 4 mink in my porch at home. Hope you all enjoy the pictures and since I didn't do much of a write up feel free to ask anything.

Here's the one that didn't upload the first time.

Nice haul Ryan and nice looking pelts.
You must have a good population of cats and fox too.Do you snare rabbits too?
Any marten?

Thanks again for sharing your trap line with us, those slippers look nice and warm, and the bead work is some of the nicest I've seen in ages.
Do you get many cross fox and those lynx and wolverine and quite a sight something that isn't around this part of Montana.
I can't wait to see how well your kids do when they are old enough to start their own trap lines.
Stay Safe out there.
Allan

Seems to be more cats around this year Boco. I usually set snares when family or friends ask for bunnies to eat. More of a "Choot'em" kind of guy when it comes to putting rabbits on the plate.
There are some areas with high marten populations but where I trap there are some but not a lot. I'll be looking at starting to set for marten next year. The thing with me is that I really like trapping lynx and often don't set for other animals that can really increase my fur hauls like mink, otters, etc. I'm still developing my line too so once I get all the lynx travels routes figured out then I'll start setting for other animals. I have 48 new 120's so trapping marten is pretty high on my list of new things to do.

Mainly trap fox around town until ice is thick enough to get after lynx, wolverine and wolf.

Allen- Thanks buddy always good to hear from you. Cross fox are pretty common in these parts and I'm already planning on starting my kids out with 6- 1 1/2 LS each and a dozen snares each.