Congratulations on your continued success on your snare line !
Allan

Right on! I like that choke point. I’m gonna make some of those at my bait stations!

Picked up 2 more yotes today The first one was at a bait station, 1/16 1x19 cable with one of those stinger springs, knocked him dead.

2nd one 1/16, 1x19, slim loc.

Leave the feet on John. Good luck.

Well do Jim

Picked up another red, same bait station as last one. 1/16, 1x19, slim loc. We got a little snow today

Good start John! I hope you have a great season!

Another beautiful morning out in the office

There is nothing like cutting track in fresh snow on your trail heading towards a bait station. I followed this joker for almost a mile down my trail, he bypassed the bait station but made a wrong turn trying to go up a hill Those little stinger springs put them down pretty quick! 1/16 1x19, slim loc.

Nice!

Nice!

nice i really like your blocking, how long did you see for those trails to really start picking up?

I have had those bait stations out there for 8 years now, the second year is when I started doing the blocking. Got tired of trying figure out where they where going to go and made it that they have to go there, tried it at one, it worked, and did the rest.
I do the same thing at a lot of my marten sets, narrow spruce thickets, and slough edges. Pick up a lot of yotes and fox that away.

Well after our deer hunt last month we kicked around the idea of going again over Thanksgiving weekend. We all got out kitchen passes and we hit the water at first light Thanksgiving day morning. The seas that day where smooth as glass and as we passed a few of the islands I spotted a doe on the bank! After a little excitement, we got the boat stopped and recondo made a 200 yd shot that dropped it where it stood.
We made it to out hunting area about noon and hit the woods. There was about a foot of snow and there where freaking tracks all over the place! It really helped that the bucks where obviously in the rut. I wasn't even in the woods a hour and had a nice 6 point pop out in front of me trailing a doe at about 200 yds.One shot and he dropped.
Day 1, 1 doe, 1 buck.
Day 2 the weather went south pretty bad and we had to re anchor in a different cove. It is a little scary when in the middle of the night that alarm goes off on that boat saying you are drifting! Got a late start and stalked a few miles, finally connected with a little yearling. Day 3, I decided to try a different route and as I started I heard a buddy shoot 1 shot. Thinking he got one I trended over there to give him a hand only to find out that he had flat out missed. I went back to my original plan and started stalking in the thick junk, hoping to kick up a deer. Well it got a little to thick and as I busted out of the brush there stood a nice 3 pointer. Missed that joker at 150 yds the first shot, but the follow up dropped him.
A pretty good weekend

Woo hoo!

I'm glad you had a good weekend.
(stalking like I'm supposed to. )

Sissy hopefully you will have a few pictures to share now that you guys got gear out

Got the lines back up and running, picked up this little female, 1/16 1x19 slim loc.



Hitting the creek line tomorrow time to start chasing the mink and otters

Picked up another yote today 1/16 1x19, cam loc, and a little ermine. We actually got some snow! However now they are calling for rain for the next 3 days

I'd take the rain!! Way too much snow for this early! HORRIBLE dangerous freeze-up this year

Yeah it has been wierd here. 2 weeks ago I tried getting on part of the creek I run. I got of the sled and walked to the creek, about 10 feet from where it is I hit shelf ice. Punched through and it felt froze underneath. 2 more steps and I was up to my knees in water and never made the creek bank.
Headed out Tuesday to try and drop some gear, took a ice chisel with me. Poke around and was able to actually make it in a few spots. One spot narrows down to 4ft wide. I took that ice chisel and tapped the ice and 15ft down from me and 20 ft up the entire ice shelf dropped 3ft into open water. Glad I did that I hate getting wet

It can ruin a guy's day!!

Nice stuff HFT! Be careful with that ice!