This is going to get fun now.

get them robbers.really enjoy your journal ryan.

I'm going to bring 3 or 4 750s in from my camp and set up in daylight on Monday. Weekends are for my camp but since Fiona starts her Christmas holidays on Monday I can do some exploring during the week. Ideal time to get 2 moose I think. Dry meat for Christmas!

Journal is going to be full of pictures this years.



A place where the wolverine ate some bait but the 2 traps were drifted over. its all reset now. See the big tracks he leaves?

Snared lynx. Note the 1/16 isn't even kinked.


Now that is a bunny trail!

Walking up behind the big tree and I could see the spring wasn't sticking out of the box...

I knocked all the spruce gum off the side where the martin would be hanging ( when I first set the trap) didn't like it so I rew2ired it to hang further out.

another beauty.

Favorite marten of the trip because I could see it in my headlights blowing in the wind from quite aways down the stretch.

that one lynx is really as bushy and white as it looks. the one marten has silver or grey in the tail, something ive noticed on a couple other pale ones.


Had another at the big tree on the way home plus another and 2 more mink that I didn't take pictures of. I got really sick out there and didn't expand my line. glad I was able to at least open all my trails and maintain what was already set. My Dad and I are planning to open trails through the main line tomorrow and im taking the family out for Christmas. Still cant access a good part of my trapline due to thin ice.

Last pic shows the second box on the tree in the background. Good spot so I put in another box.

Good call on multiple boxes at good catch sites. Some places are marten rich, others nearby are marten poor in my neck of the woods.

You are doing awesome!! Thanks for sharing!

I like seeing guys' pics Ryan so post away! Good stuff.

Thanks guys. So the plan this year is to take my whole family out to the camp for Christmas. The last time we were all out there I had a much smaller crew, just he three of us (4 if you count the dog) now we're the 6 of us including the mutt. Went ahead yesterday and opened my trail by aklavik to cut off about 75 km of Skidoo travel making it that much easier for the kids. I'm still feeling sick so it was very lucky for me that my lifelong pal Blue came and gave me a hand. With his help it was reasonably easy and went smoothly. Now today is packing up day. I've been up since 7am but I'm still the only one up. My son is usually up with the birds too but when he sleeps in I never bother to wake him up. Kids need their rest. Once we trailer everything to aklavik I'll most likely run a load out tonight, maybe a load in the morning too so I can have the house nice and toasty when we all pull in. First order of business will be to find a half decent Christmas tree for the cabin then what will be one of the highlights of the whole trip for me, show my two older kids a few parts of my trapline. Morgan can't wait, she's been checking traps with me in the truck since she was 2. Bobby is more excited because i told him he could drive his skidoo from the time he wakes up until he goes to sleep. He needs all the practice he can get so wolf hunting will come natural. Im going to build them a little track but no larry enticer style jumps just yet. I'd choose now for my first wolverine of the year or how about a big wolf? They would love to see that! It's going to be fun and we're all looking forward to our trip. Good coffee this morning, got to get back to packing.

Speaking of your life long friend Blue. This would be a great spot to stick in your video of his sled flying down the mountain where we missed McDougal Pass going to Summit Lake.

Wish me luck boys and gals. Just leaving town with the whole family for Christmas at the camp. Merry Christmas everyone!

Merry Christmas Ryan to you and yours.

Really enjoy your posts Ryan. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years.

Nice catches Ryan, good luck and Merry Christmas. Be safe out there with the family.

Good luck ryan merry christmas be safe out there

Happy new year everyone! I was hauling a load in from the camp last night, in the dark, of course. As I crossed a lake I wondered who in their right mind would put all those blue Christmas llights on that big tree? As I got closer two of them jumped and my dogs barking sent the remaining five back up the tree. Long story short I picked off 5 lynx with my 22 magnum, not small ones either. Just going to the family supper then I'll put up a few pictures from our Christmas in the bush.

Wow Ryan thats pretty cool. You must have a lot of lynx up there this year. Hows the marten numbers looking??

Wow, pretty cool!

Can't wait to see your photos, Ryan. Where we trap here in PA it's considered pretty remote and wild, but it ain't a thing like your experience. We live vicariously through your adventures. Be safe