Thirdwind's Newfoundland Journal
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09/24/17 05:33 PM
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Posts: 12 Newfoundland, Canada
Thirdwind
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Always enjoyed looking at everyone elses journals here, figured i'd start my own. Like the title, im from newfoundland so all these pictures will be of hunting and trapping here on the island. Although i've been around trapping quite a bit this will be my first year really getting into it myself. My uncle has been a large scale trapper his whole life so i've been with him a few times and figured its time to give it a try my self. I've been hunting my whole life, been guiding a lot recently, just finished up a great season with fly fishing clients this summer. Looking forward to posting lots and enjoying everyone elses adventures. Found this shed back during the summer, lucky fella i guess. Went to scout for some geese the day before the opener, no good sign but at least theres always berries to snack on First goose of the year, had 14 fly over the week before, had 5 in the pond behind camp the day before this one, this was a lone one and 4 others flew in after i shot this one but it was too dark to get after them, I'll leave them be for a while and let them fatten up a bit. Had to get one though. Spent a few nights in to try and get my wood split up and packed away to make room for more, managed one little teal out the three in the pond, hit another but lost him despite canoeing the pond for an hour searching, hopefully he made it as i hate losing game like that. Managed to get all the wood put up and almost completely filled the shed (shed goes farther to left) I'll spend a lot more time cutting more now that the weather has turned cooler and the flies are almost gone. Moose opens on oct 7th, trapping nov 1. I'll post a lot more as the seasons progress and it gets deeper into the fall. Take Care, Matt.
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Re: Thirdwind's Newfoundland Journal
[Re: Thirdwind]
#6007906
09/24/17 05:52 PM
09/24/17 05:52 PM
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trappertom52
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Thanks for letting us follow along. Best of luck!
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool and his folly. Proverbs 17:12
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Re: Thirdwind's Newfoundland Journal
[Re: luvcanids]
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09/24/17 08:15 PM
09/24/17 08:15 PM
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Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 12 Newfoundland, Canada
Thirdwind
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Were you fly fishing for Atlantic salmon ? Brook and Brown trout as well but salmon for the most part. We had a record low return this year and the government had to close our rivers early. Some rivers were down thousands of fish. Combination of little rain, warm waters and heavy sea ice as well as fishing from foreigners who still have commercial Atlantic salmon quotas.
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Re: Thirdwind's Newfoundland Journal
[Re: Pete in Frbks]
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10/01/17 10:10 AM
10/01/17 10:10 AM
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Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 12 Newfoundland, Canada
Thirdwind
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What fur species do you have there on the island?
Pete Mink, muskrat, otter, lynx, fox, coyote, beaver (registered lines), weasel, squirrel, marten although we're not allowed to trap them I hunted moose 2 years ago with central outfitters. I couldn't stop eating the blueberries. it was like a carpet of Blue. som serious hills and valleys,but a beautiful place. The guide had some nice lynx mounts he trapped years ago he said. You must have been in Stoney's place. Who was your guide? My friends dad guided for them for a while, he also traps. I know Stoney traps as well and got a massive coyote hybrid a few years ago. Heading in moose hunting this evening with my brother while he's got a day off work. His licence area opened back in august but it's too warm then to shoot anything. This is his first licence so hopefully we can get on an animal.
Last edited by Thirdwind; 10/01/17 10:17 AM.
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Re: Thirdwind's Newfoundland Journal
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10/14/17 09:11 PM
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g smith
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Looks like you got a fool proof shooter there ,no fog up with that moose gun. Nice pics Thanks
You can ride a fast horse slow but you can't ride a slow horse fast .
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Re: Thirdwind's Newfoundland Journal
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10/17/17 09:45 AM
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Boy Named Sue
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This is going to be a good one to follow, thanks for sharing.
"Common sense is always the least common of sense."
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Re: Thirdwind's Newfoundland Journal
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10/18/17 12:09 AM
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Is that a 303 rifle in the last pic? I think every Canadian owns one lol.
Cold as ice!
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