Seems to be a lot of lynx and especially a lot of families so the peak of the cycle should be in the next couple years. Forest fires further south seems to have pushed Marten and Wolverine north into the delta. My trapline doesn’t usually have high Marten populations but there does seem to be more this year so far and from what I have been hearing the trappers that get high numbers of Marten are really doing well.

Tough on the west side got zero today, not even tracks. Did catch a wolf but in a milk crate. Took it no time to bust the hay wire to get and eat the beaver meat and buggered off. Lost its track after it hit Husky.that was an old trap caught lots of beaver. It probably tore it to prices by now. It's tracks look pretty good. Might have to be like Marty Moriato and pull my line to try and save my season.

Looks like the kids are having a great time. Love the tree decoration!

Bobby still up at 5am


Another late night for the two of us

I call this set "The Big Tree" even though its not that huge of a tree. Best spot so far this year. I think this was the 4th marten and its never in the second box, always the same one even though they are only set about 15 feet apart.



Last one is the 5th at the big tree.
We made a plan over a month ago and stuck to it. Me and my family spent a week out at our cabin for Christmas this year. I hauled a sled load and then the double sled load and camped out on the 22nd then travelled to town and hauled the family out on the 23rd. We made another trip in for Christmas dinner then stayed out until the 30th. It would've been nice to have a little warmer weather but the cold will make my kids tough. We had a lot of good eating, laughs and a few short adventures on the trapline never getting the kids too far away from the big wood stove. It was -42c with the wind chill when we went in on Christmas Day and nobody got too cold but that was with a sled set up with a foam mattress and a couple goose down blankets. My daughter Morgan sat in front of me on the skidoo the whole time.
we ended up with 10 lynx, 4 marten, a mink and a weasel while out there. I can find more pictures later on when I have Fionas phone.

*11 lynx. Just forgot I hung one up in my Grandparents smokehouse. 16 if you count the 5 I picked up on the 22nd.*

This is the only picture I took of the treed lynx. I know for sure the 3 blue spots in the tree are some of the lynx. I couldve gotten some better pics but if they all started jumping Id be kicking myself. My 22 magnum was frozen but I always carry gas line antifreeze when its cold. Almost started shooting with morgans single shot but was happy my favorite thawed out quickly. 3 dropped on the high bank almost on top of each other, one fell right to the lake ice and one fell behind the tree. Waited and watched for the two that jumped but they left and never showed again. I caught a triple on lynx on my far line but one was eaten. I pulled that whole line and started a new one.

Cool picture Ryan. What kind of 22 magnum do you have? I need one.

Some visitors we had. MOM,Dad, Rylan and my younger sister Janesta.

Sure going to be quiet without the kids out there.

I'm using a marlin 22mtw right now. Holds 13 in the tube magazine. I have a stainless laminated marlin too, a Remington 597 and a Henry octagon barrel pump.

Great pics, good times! Looks like you should get a blade for your little snogo if you are going to use it for trail clearing...

Great pics I see one of the young guys drives the skidoo similar to me
always seem to end up off the trail. No pics of the 5 lynx together.

My son drives a bit reckless. I'm sure the girls will both be more cautious. I thought of taking a picture of the dead pile of cats but 3 were pretty bloody. Walking around the tree looking for shooting lanes had some pretty picture worthy views. I wasn't going to risk it and tried not to waste any time though.

Great pic's!!! Thanks for sharing and congrats on the critters! That is wild about all those lynx! And I love the Xmas tree decoration ! !

Holy Cow. Way to go Dad. That will be a Christmas they will remember. Nice!!

Looks like you guys had a good time! This spring my girl will be big enough to spend time at the cabin with us. I can't wait, we're planning on building a fort down their for the kids.

The lynx checked the wood pile...




Then the canoe and eaten lynx...




Sniffed the skinning shack then walked down to the lake and stepped in a #3.




Big lynx family all over the creek and none walked through the snares.



This lynx did the front yard tour before getting caught just like the other one. Richardson mountains in the far background.



I broke trail into this spot last week but I only had 2 120 boxes. You can see the other martens head sticking out from the tree in the background. I set 8 more boxes and a whole bunch of #3s and snares.

Thanks for the the ride Ryan

Happy New year Ryan. Glad to see you catching some lynx. That means they are moving West and we'll have them pretty soon. Great family pics. Be safe.

Great family photos.