Great pictures and stories again Ryan your kids are sure growing into some great helpers.
We had 5 trumpeter swans on a small lake outside of town something I've not seen often .
Congrats on the beaver and the wolf I'm sure you will have another great season and thank you for sharing it with us. Oh yes and your dry meat pictures made me hungry ha ha
Stay Safe out there !
Allan

I caught a beaver today in a 330 on a metal H stand. Easy way to trap but for shallow water I should order the longer stands try them out.

muskrat, i'll be trying H stands for the first time this season. they sure look helpful. good luck

That right there is one of the most amazingly adorable pictures I have ever seen.

Thanks for the comments guys.

Little update this fine morning.
Beaver trapping was slow so I pulled everything and started setting on a new lake last night. Set a couple fox traps but weather came up and covered everything with snow. I reset these last night and added my own lure so I expect some fox and lynx catches soon. No luck in finding moose this past week. Freeze up was going well until we got a warm spell and freeze up went into reverse. Temps are supposed to start dropping this week though. I caught a red fox in a Martin set yesterday. I was walking down the trail and seen something hanging from the tree. First thought was maaaan that is the new world record Marten! The big heavy fox climbed the running pole and ended up sticking a paw into the belisle 120. He was hanging there! Nice looking fur on the back but the belly is just a little dark yet. Did some fur this week. I did the wolf I caught plus a few skins from last season. Hmm what else? Most likely a couple more weeks until I get to my camp and get serious with trapping but that’s fine as it will give the fur more time to get fluffy. Trapping close to town will be enough for now. I have been using havalon knives for a few years and finally slipped a little and took the very tip of my thumb off. Mostly dead skin but the blade caught some living tissue and hurt pretty good. Still kind of touchy. Stay safe guys, ice is still dangerous here.

Better go to walk in clinic and get a shot that's how I got infected finger. Could not work or trap for a month.

Ryan & Muskrat how is the most of the caribou and moose cooked --- Boiled ,roasted or fried ?

All of the above the best is caribou dry meat but stew is great, fried meat is great, if I knew to chicken fry caribou meat probably be great also.

Picked up 3 lynx out of 4 traps last night. Surprisingly white already. Just waiting for my bacon and eggs then drop Morgan off to school and check the 8 martintraps I set a couple days ago. Fun to be getting into the fur. I also got a phone call from a relative yesterday letting me know that he seen a Wolverine about ten minutes out of town.

Smith- we eat caribou all kinds of ways. Dried, fried, boiled, roasted, slow cooked, open fire, ground, stir fried, occasionally frozen, etc. I fry caribou using the stomach lace fat for grease rather than bottled grease.

Remington core lokt 150 grain. Smashed a moose neck and was recovered in the far side half sticking out through the skin. Beaver trapping with my friend Greg, whos in town for just a few days, turned into moose hunting pretty quick today when 4 were spotted on a beaver pond. I'll give the gut Pile a couple nights and go have a look. Seen marten and lynx tracks in the area. I'm betting a wolverine will find it shortly. No breaks on the bullet, it's all there. That's why I like them so much.

Remington should sponsor me a gun, some ammo, couple caps and stickers and maybe an insulated coffee mug for all the free advertising I do for them and their ammunition.

Also Ryan yr pic on the boxes of shells.....LOL.... good pics

Good going on the Moose. Sam and Jordan were down at Shingle, no caribou but they figure you could still hunt Beuhead whale as there is zero ice anywhere other then the harbour.

Smart young hunters and trapper Paxton Gordon. My buddy Patrick's son is already an accomplished hunter at the age 7. This is one of the wolves that have been hanging around town. Heard a guy got attacked last night so should be more people trying to kill them today.

Well Ryan you folks don't need that happening around town ! Paxton looks very natural skinning the wolf ! I'm proud of him for wearing gloves when he's skinning and very cool knife green is one of my favorite colors too .
Stay Safe out there !
Allan

Finally made it to my cabin on Saturday. I see some good fur sign for the year and I managed to get about 12 spots set up with multiple traps. Just enough to make the next setting trip worth it. Still lots of thin spots or even open spots once you get off the main rivers and into the lakes of the delta. Looking forward to getting back out to set more.

Did you use the ARGO? I have 10 days off and have done very little trapping back to work Wednesday. Try John Marten on the weekend hopefully. Any wolverine sign? You got to get that king of the swamp goodies back

Used the bearcat. Broke an a arm bolt on the ace night before I planned to leave. I seen a couple wolverine tracks. One hanging out right behind the cabin again.

Donald "Buster" McLeod
November 17 1928- November 26 2017

We just finished laying my great uncle Buster to rest this afternoon. He was a trapper and hunter and he was dam good at it.

I just wanted to share a couple passages from the eulogy:

Buster left home on snowshoes when he was 18 years old and that's when he discovered his love for the land. He trapped with his dog team until Skidoos came along allowing him to expand his trapline.

Over the years Buster took and taught many young men how to hunt, trap and prepare the catch to bring home. He was tough on them and made sure they learned how to work hard out on the land.

Buster always helped many people during the hard times. He would provide them with native food with no hesitation and especially made sure he provided for single mothers and elders.

Buster is one of the last true "Ole timers", he was a great man and that is how we will remember him. A provider for many.

RIP Buster.