Well, I've had more success with lynx this year, than any other. Partly because I found new country where there are a lot of lynx. Partly because I switched to wing sets, partly too because I'm doubling up my sets, a trap with a snare nearby. Our rabbits have hit an all-time high. They are everywhere! Here are a few pics.
This first pic is of the landscape next to one of my best sets. It's a small opening in a tree line. On the west side is a group of large trees with large branches. Little snow cover. I knew when I saw it it would be wonderful. Every once in a while though, you stop, take it all in, and enjoy the scenery. And that's what this shot is.


This is a couple lynx I caught on this particular trip. One trapped, the other snared in that fence set I showed in my other post about lures.


After checking all my sets, I decided to go home alongside a set of mountains. 15 miles later, I came across a fresh wolf track. It was going BACK to where I just came from! So...I followed it. It was white-out conditions, snowy, I lost the tracks often on the hard snow, but found a claw mark here, and there, until it walked in soft snow again for a ways. Turned out, earlier, as I was heading east alongside the mountains, he was heading west out on the flats. We were like two ships passing in the night. Anyway, I tracked it across my trapline west, and into the mountains. Eventually I caught up with it, a nice black wolf. I fumbled here and there with my .22 magnum, but managed to the put the majestic beast down. Quite a thrill, after so long of a difficult tracking job. I crashed once. It's always a gamble, tracking and chasing in complete white-out, but it's a chance we can't seem to say no to. It's not often to run into a fresh track, so I'm very blessed to have done so.



This pic should've been up at the top. It's one of those two on the back of my sled. I made my own snares from a beaver trapper on this forum. Thank you, to him, and to you all for imparting your hard-earned wisdom.

Right on! Nice big lynx and the wolf story was great. Ill bet it looked great when you caught up after all those miles! Gotta be careful in that flat light but youre right cant turn down fresh tracks!

Not long later, I had an incredible trip! I got 5 cats in one check. The first 2 pics are of the first lynx. A young one. But I'll take what I can get.



This is the same set, the cat next to the sled is from the trap, I also have a snared cat on my trail. Caught a double here.


This is a re-make of the snared set. The cats always travelled through here so I drove through with my machine and put a snare there. Works! Set where they walk.


This is a re-make of the trap set. I use a CD to get their attention from the hillside. Then the wing to get them to step on the trap.


This is another kitten. A lone set. Wing-set.


This is my next double. Notice the snared lynx behind the trapped one. This is at my "favorite" tall tree set where I put a fence. It seems they hear the trapped lynx once in a while, come in to investigate, and get snared in the process.


This is the snared cat uncovered. Got wrapped around a sapling without really disturbing the fence. These snares are incredible. Love 'em.


This is all 5 together in one pic. I only have 8 sets out total, traps and snares. So 5 out of 8 is not bad.

Awesome pics and story! Hopefully will start getting a bunch of lynx next year, lots of rabbits and starting to see sign of lynx. Got a couple in my wolf sets.

5 out of 8 is excellent, Inupiaq.

I am lucky when I get 1 out of 8.

Nice haul.It pays to gang set for the cats.

Looks like a snow goose wing?

Next year that much wing won't be legal!!!!!

Great stuff !!! Thanks for the pix.


Fish is correct about the wing. Might want to bend the ears on your advisory committee to submit a proposal to change that !!

In my experience a 4X6" piece of cardboard white on one side and brown on the other works just as well, if not better. Fluttering in a breeze it looks like a flashing neon sign.

That was a cool post Inupiaq I wish I could use snares. Always get eaten lynx whenever I use snares. If I catch in them usually don't and get tired of fixing them. You using anything for bait. Me I have been using Vick's. I got 7 lynx last visit.

Congrats on that nice wolf !

When I'm not trapping, I like to fish for sheefish. They're very close to town this year, even behind town under the big bridge. They may have always been here, nobody really tried till this year. My daughter and her bff, this year's Jr. Iditarod champion drill a hole through the ice. We've had very warm weather this year, thin ice. But the fish were hitting. Got a sled load. Lots of protein in sheefish. Glad to have them all year long.



My wife is the best cook in the world. She makes the best sheefish tacos. Fresh cilantro, special sauce, the fish is fried, spicy. Boneless too.


My good friend and brother in Christ from Noatak spent a few days with us. We celebrated his 60th with "niqipiaq"...aka. "real food".

Bowhead maktak, frozen fish, frozen caribou, seal oil, dried bearded seal, beluga maktak, boiled salmon heads, baked salmon, sour dock, blueberries, salmonberries, etc.


Last, we watched my daughter Melissa on the History Channel. She played Sacajawea on the Lewis & Clark portion of The Men Who Built the Frontier.

I thought 5 out of 8 was pretty good. 2 for 3 was alright. I have 2 other traps and a couple snares at a different location. Both traps caught lynx.
This first one was a medium-sized fella.


This second one was a big one. Huge tom. These big ones though are quite powerful.


This cat actually squatted and took a dump right there.

Quite a spread on that table, thanks for sharing!

Nice spread some day I would like to try bowhead.

5 out of 8. 2 out of 3. Then came my best day ever. Got 6 out of 8 at my original location.

The first 2 cats are at my tall tree area. There's a snared cat to the right of the tree that's next to the trapped lynx. If you look closely you can see it.
I should've gotten a pic of the snared lynx.


This is me with the two lynx at my favorite location. There's a few dead trees in this area. The week before, I put my new Polaris Titan XC in low gear
and drove around in the trees. Floated like a butterfly! I dropped my sled and chainsaw here. Came back for a load of wood later.


This set is at the top of a high hill, kind of out in the open. Lots of songbirds, ptarmigan, and some rabbits up there. This cat was a young one.


This cat freaked me out. Way up towards the mountains, there are large willow patches on the sides of hills. There are two willow patches in this area, each on opposite sides
of the hill, with a narrow strip of willows joining them. There are a few spruce trees in those willows. I found this big ol' "Joshua Tree" up there and put a set.
The cable on my traps is snare wire, kind of long. Well, I got to this set and there was no trap under the wing. So I followed the cable from the tree. And it went up.
I looked up in the plethora of branches and had this fella staring at me. First time that's ever happened! Took an act of congress to dispatch that one!


This fifth cat was a big one. Always nice to ride up to a set, you know? So much anticipation! Eyes straining early to see if there's a lynx head with pointy ears
sitting up by the set. Sure enough, I pull up and see this.


A big, mature male. They seem to really like this high country. Loners, mostly. Only not so. As I was stepping around to dispatch this one, I saw a tuft of black
fur sticking up out of the snow near my snare! Remember my snogo trail snare? Well, it caught one and the storm blew the body over. Just the ear tuft
was sticking out. I wish I would've taken a pic of that one too.


This is of my friend from the school who travelled along with. You can see how big both of these cats are. I think the snared one is the biggest of my
lynx trapping career. I'll have to weigh these and keep a log.


This last pic is back at the tall tree set area. I lashed the snowshoes on and cut a bunch of trees. Got quite a load there. 6 lynx and a big pile of wood.
Felt great to come home with such a bounty. All glory to my Lord and Savior though. I just work with my hands, He's the one who made these beautiful critters.

Great pics, thanks for sharing!

congratulations on a fine season! It must be a real thrill to get so many.

Those are some nice cats! Congrats! It sucks that Lynx aren't selling well at the auctions.

Yup. Didn't get many specks and Canadians last spring, so kept what I got.

Will that be a statewide regulation? I haven't looked into that. Lots of folks are confused as about that change. Can you post or explain it? Thanks.

I put some Mentholadem on the wing. Sometimes I'll have a rabbit or ptarmigan carcass (bones and guts) at the base of the tree, but sometimes not. Glad that Vicks is working out for you! Good stuff.

I'm going to try the Trubond 1000B this year. I'll try it on the smallest cats first, then work my way up. Those bigger cats have thicker skin, especially around the neck and head. I'm hoping I don't have to do anything special like thin the hide or anything. Also going to try the Trubond 1000B with the wolf skin as well.

Any bits of advice you Trubond users have? I skin and salt the hides, then flesh them with fine sawdust. Wash them, pickle, neutralize, and usually put in a tanning solution like EZ 100. But not sure about the Trubond stuff.

Yeah I was trying to get lynx gland lure for a while but could not get the kind I wanted. But the Vick's is working out now. Got 7 on Sunday but way more than 8 traps.

Really nice pictures and write-up Inupiaq. Would love to try sheefish I've heard they are good eating and great fighters.

I use Trubond 1000B all the time, you will like it. The process is very similar to what you are doing with EZ-100. Heres what I do. After they are skinned fleshed and salted I re-hydrate them in plain old water. A taxidermist told me to only leave the salt on for 24-hours if Im going to tan them so thats what I do now. It just makes rehydrating them easier. Once they are rehydrated they go in the pickle for a few days. Then pull them out and neutralize for 30-minutes, rinse hang to dry for an hour, then paint on the Trubond. After the Trubond is on I fold them up and let them sit overnight. Then I pull and stretch them the next day. They turn out nice and soft. I do thin them a bit during the pickle stage. Like you said they are thick in the neck area, so I thin that down some. I've got a round knife so it goes pretty quick.

Another thing you can do is tan them with the EZ-100 just like you normally would, then use Trubond 1000B as you would an oil. I know a taxidermist that tans everything this way. I like to do it that way on large animals like bears because there is no chance of missing spots with a submergible tan. Hope this helps!

Here is the webpage to the proposal from the November Board of Game meeting:
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/static/regulations/regprocess/gameboard/pdfs/2017-2018/proposals/4.pdf

Here was the outcome....
Definition, Proposal 4......vote Carried 6-1
Change the definition of edible meat for large game birds. The board amended the proposal to remove heart and gizzards from the definition of edible meat, and clarified the definition includes the meat of the wings excluding the metacarpus (the tip section of the wing).

So that will be statewide for the state season for geese, cranes, and swans.

Thanks Yukon. I'll give both options a try. A few questions: 1. Do you ever wash and dry your skins? When I use EZ 100, after the tan, I'll wash them with some Pantene 2&1 shampoo and conditioner. Then I'll put them in a dryer fur side out on no heat until the fur is pretty fluffy. Then I'll put them on a wire stretcher, rub some hot oil on the hide, and work them at the right time.

2: The round knife. Is that just a beaver skinning knife? I have one of those. I also have a mini-flesher but haven't experimented enough with it to be confident quite yet.

3. What do you use for your pickle? How many parts each?

Badger Boy, I'm glad they took out the gizzard and heart. Also glad for the tip of the wing. I'm guessing that means we can use what I'm using, right?

I use citric acid for my pickle. 3oz ( by weight) and 1pound salt per gallon of water is what I do. Sometimes I add some Lipa Solve 77 but only for greasy stuff like bears and beaver....otherwise just the acid and salt for my pickle.

Yes I do wash everything but usually before the pickle. Dont think it matters much but, it might actually be better to do it your way as it would get rid of any tanning oil in the fur.

No, my round knife is a fleshing wheel. I got the small 4 inch one and love it. I do have the mini flesher too, but could never get good results with it although a lot of guys love them.

I would love to hear a report on the new titan

You can still use from the last joint to the tip. You can also use grouse or ptarmigan wings. I suspect you would also be ok just pulling some primary feathers out of the wing and tying them in a bundle. Might check with the trooper first though

And you guys think Canada has lots of regulations. Someone tried proposing legislation like that goose wing thing over here they would be laughed out of the Assembly. Tar and feathers might also come up, if that type of thing were still done. "Ask the Troopers" All we got to do is use connibear traps for marten. No one could care less about goose wings. The migratory bird Convention says you have to recover the geese and ducks you shoot. After that ??? This must be in your trapping regs? You get a big bunch of California legislators on your management boards? Good luck trapping lynx and wolves in cage traps with 12 hour check times. Canada obviously rules!!!

Not quite true muskrat.....at least here in Yukon. Our regs say you cant use ANY edible meat or fish for bait. I know guys who have gotten tickets for wasting grouse wings. The old step on the wings, pull on the feet trick is a real no-no these days. I know another guy that got nailed for using pieces of fish for bait that was deemed "edible."

This is how our Regulations read :Allow any meat of a game bird, small or big game animal, other than a wolf, wolverine, bear, or coyote, to be wasted. Meat wastage includes using any of these animals for bait.

Yukon, Should have stayed part of the NWT. Less BC (The California light of Canada) influence that way.

Wouldnt argue with that muskrat, your Territorial Govt has more brains than the rest of the Canadian Govt combined. Just make sure your people keep it that way.

They are going to cut our wolverine season here by next year, hunting on every level is under attack, and now our biologists are asking for trappers to submit lynx carcasses. Apparently they are doing a "study" of some sort.....thats exactly how they started off with wolverines. Took a few years but they finally convinced the Fish and Wildlife Management Board to approve cutting the season back. They still dont know much about wolverines, but they are only concerned with their agenda....and that agenda isn't good for trappers. I know they wont get a lynx carcass from me thats for sure.

The father of a Trappperman member is deputy Premiere you can't get a better government than that.
Sorry Inupiak for taking your thread so far off course. I will stop now. back to lynx trapping.

Sorry one last thing our MLA for Mackenzie Delta snared two wolves this winter.

No worries, Muskrat. That's how threads are supposed to work. The regulation is very pertinent to this lynx trapping thread. Myself personally, I didn't agree with the Migratory Bird Co-Management's proposal. Just because most Native across the State take the heart, gizzard, and most of the bird doesn't mean they should impose their cultural values on everyone else. I'm an Inupiaq. I take everything home, but I'm not going to impose my beliefs on others statewide. Sure, there's an ethical amount of meat we all should take home, but I think it was beyond ethical. I'm very FOR keeping people out of legal trouble, fines, courts, and jails as much as possible! I've been on that end of the stick and it's not fun.

We have the WACH up here and I believe we went too far with regulating ourselves even. We, the AC and RAC have imposed a closed season on bulls from October 15 to Jan 31. Why? So we can say, "We're doing our part." However, lots of local hunters, experienced and non, in the heat of the moment can't tell between a cow and a young bull during that timeframe and end up with a young bull from time to time. Why give the State ammo to prosecute us? The bull:cow ratio is OK. It's not in jeopardy.

Last but not least, I really feel the State meeting system needs to change. They have all their testimony time upfront for all proposals. Then later, when the proposal comes up, testimonies are forgotten. No, state the proposal, let's hear all the testimonies on that proposal, let's deliberate, let's make educated decisions. It's almost like they're getting us out of the way early, then relying on the agency's agenda to make their decision. Does anyone else feel this?

It would be difficult to know when to be present for testimony on your proposal if done that way because sometimes the BOG gets hung up on one proposal for a day or they skip one and come back to it later. I think they should be reminded or should review at least the testimonies of each proposal before they deliberate it. They are supposed to remember the testimonies and take them into account but some get very little attention and others get overwhelmed.

Hi Jacks. Best machine I've ever had. Most important to me is it's not electronic like a Ski-Doo. I can turn the key, pull up the kill switch, and either electric start it or pull start it (rewind starter comes standard). My Expedition LE 600 etec is in the shop right now because there's a bad ground somewhere...no electronics showing up, no recognizing of my DESS, no nothing. We live in such isolation that I cannot have an electrical issue out in the country. That's first and foremost.

2. It's 156" x 20" with inch and 3/8 lugs, I believe. Very needed in the deep snow.

3. It's a 800 clean-fire engine with high, low, neutral, and reverse. Powerful, yet quiet engine. Gets about 11 miles to the gallon so far as I can reckon.

4. It's got Fox rebuildable shocks all around and underneath. Can't feel a thing. Incredible ride! Feels like I'm actually riding a crossover sled, not a wide-track.

5. It's same price as a Ski-Doo Expedition LE. $14,500. That's here in Kotz. Plus they exchanged the small windshield with the tallest, widest one. They exchanged the stock skis for the widest, float skis. They gave me a spare belt and the cover...all for free. The only thing I did buy was the cargo rack. I'm soon to get a two-up seat.

6. The digital gauges are awesome. I can see my engine temp! Usually runs around 110 degrees. This is nice!

7. It comes with a hook hitch attached. They say it can haul 1200 pounds. I had 6 lynx on the back rack and pulled a large load of wood.

I got stuck with it twice...on the same day. It was driver error, really. I was in a deep snow creek with no turn around space. Ahead of me was a little willow island. On each side of the island were deep basins that led all the way to the rocks and running water. So I drove up the left bank. I made the mistake of stopping to look at the rocks before getting all the way out of the tops of the willows. Sure enough, as I began to go, my skis were on the hard-pack, but my track hit an air pocket on top of the willows. Sunk in pretty good. I put my snowshoes on, stomped both sides of the machine as well as the front. Tried just packing snow under the track and going but that didn't work, so I got my 16" Stihl and cut 3 small spruce trees down. I tried grabbing the side of the machine and tipping it over but it was too heavy. So I used one of the spruce trees as a lever, under the machine, right in front of the track. Sure enough, got it to tip enough. Then I put the three trees down where the track was and I tipped it back over on top of them. Put it in low gear and she shot right out.

I got stuck a second time just in a huge area of willows. Again, going too slow, hit a dead air spot and sunk in. Did the same thing as before and got out again. I since take my rope along with some long rope. However, that second time there would be no trees to tie to nearby. I heard one can tie to willows and one end on the lugs in the front of the track and get out, but I haven't done that before. Anyone have any advice in my situations???

When I went to make a trail in the trees the other day, in the deep snow, I put it in low gear, and that made ALL the difference! Can just crawl along. I really like that mode.

The only downfall of this machine, I would say, is the cost of Polaris Gold oil. I can however bring my gallon jugs into the dealership here and have them filled for much less. So that's alright. The other one is the mpg. But hey. I'm telling you...I don't care about a few mpg. This Polaris Titan XC is INCREDIBLE. So much fun too. I am so glad I switched. OH, I guess last but not least, is the track throws snow like nobody's business. If one is pulling a sled, it's a MUST to attach a second flap onto the stock one to keep that down.

I haven't looked at the manual yet. Someone said maybe my XC has a built in GPS in the gauge...idk. I've just been riding. Haven't had time to look at that.

Thanks for the info on the Titan, thinking of getting one

I bought a used 2015 expedition etch with 80 miles this year. Spent a month getting gps and accessories in it. When to use it at cabin and wouldn't start. Took the service about a month to fix bad ground also. Got it from them and was only about a month of season left and decided to just put away till next year.

Great pictures Inupiaq! Our cat numbers are slowly coming back up.

Good Post.
As regards the last part and the BOG relying on the agencies, yes and no. There have been so many boards and so many proposals it is hard to generalize. But sure, sometimes some boards take an agencies' stance on a given topic and sometimes no. I don't think it's a given by any means.
Like I said, good post.

So could you not open and salvage wing meat. Then use the wing?

Jacks, do you know which ground it was and where it is? I'd sure like to get my Etec going by bird hunting time at least.

Well, I pulled my "long line" (8 traps) last weekend. I still have 2 more traps up the Noatak. Now time to flesh and tan the hides. I got another 3 cats on this pull. Also took my son on a rabbit hunting trip. He shot about 15, I reckon. He's right-handed but left-eye dominant...so it's kind of tricky shooting for him.
First cat of my final 3 on the long line. Nice, big male.

Here he is ready for battle.


This is the second cat. Way up the Joshua Tree. I made a snare pole finally. Sure came in handy.


The wind blew my snare down, otherwise I would've had a double at this location. Oh well.


Nice to see tracks at the end of the season. Hopefully they'll still be around next year. I'm really glad I ventured into this new country.
I ended up with around 24 cats this year.


Last cat from the long line. I hung 3 traps on their trees. Took home the rest. Nice medium sized cat here. Lots of skinning, fleshing,
and tanning to do now. I'll pull my 2 traps up the Noatak this week and move on with other subsistence activities. Will keep yawl posted.


My youngest son Tyler using a willow as a shooting stick. He's doing OK but I may have to have him shoot left-handed.

Nice head shots make for quick and easy cleaning.

Those are some nice cats. I'm at 22 lynx for the year. I sold two early on so I need 5 on my last check to get a $2000.00 cheque when I bring them in. My buddy bought a Titan yesterday. I might throw out a line in the mountains for a week or so try and get one more wolverine so I can be King of thda Swamp.

What do you do with your lynx after you tan them?

Good stuff, Inupiaq!
I really liked your Fb post about teaching kids firearm safety, and maybe others here would like it as well!

Inupiaq

This is the way it was told to me but I heard it second hand so not sure if it’s accurate

The ground for thre key fob. Was going to steering post and must of not been good and they ran the ground to the main ground on sled. Took them a while to figure it out. At first they thought bad key fob. As those are known to go. So I also had them make me up 4 extra key fobs as they can go anytime and no way to bypass I guess

Muskrat, I keep about 1/2 for parkas and hats. Sell the other half through the local native craft store and through a friend who has about 500-800 Christians come up from the Lower 48 to do ministry evangelism. That 1/2 all get sold eventually. $100 for kittens. $200 for medium sized ones. $300-$400 for the large, silvery ones.

One time years ago I had them all commercially tanned at Alpha Fur Tanning in Anchorage and I had 4 nice, big ones left to sell. I brought them with me in the China King Buffet restaurant in Anchorage and the Koreans went nuts. Started coming out of the kitchen and throwing out prices. I eventually sold all four for a good price by the time I left. They're serious in their bargaining though! They're pros. I even walked out with my furs at one point to show them I mean business and the owner chased me to my car and finally gave me the price I was looking for. That was cool.

Jacks, thanks. I'll fool around with it a little more. If I can't figure it out I may have to ship it to Nome on Bering Air for Wilderness Ski-Doo to run a diagnostics test and fix it. Costly, but what's a fella to do? Leave it inoperable for the rest of it's life? I really, really, really, wish Ski-Doo can get away from this electronic crap and get back to some basics. They told me they're electronic due to theft...the DESS system, etc. One can't just clip the key switch off, pull start and go. However, there are ways to keep your machine safe besides electronic keys and systems. They make these things called chains and padlocks. For my Polaris Titan, I can have them put a code in. I can start it, press the code #s and it'll drive. Not sure if I want to do that right now, though. We'll see.

Maps this post can find some info

http://www.dootalk.com/forums/topic/7731...-modifications/

If not I would ask on this forums ski doo talk. Pretty knowledgeable guys

Hey Inupiaq, sent you a pm!

It's not showing up Steve.

Well, that does it for me for the season. Took my youngest boy and nephew up the river to pull my short line (2 traps, 2 snares). Picked up 2 more cats. Ended the season with 26. Again, thank you all for your advice on the wing set. Was really a game-changer. Also setting up a snare or two around a trap really helped. Picked up lots of doubles.

Later, as I was helping the boys shoot some bunnies, I saw two cats walking very briskly on the other side of a willow line! Incredible. First time in my life I've seen live, wild lynx. They were like ghosts in the darkness. Trotting almost. I zoomed up ahead where I knew there was a break in the willow line and the young lynx almost caught a bunny. Just a claw short. I wish it would've caught it, I may have had a good shot at both cats. But as it was, it missed and I took a long shot and missed with my .22 magnum. They both walked over the next little raise to the next willow line. I put on my snowshoes lickety-split and took off after them. MISTAKE! Haha. I thought maybe I can catch up to them and tree 'em or if they caught a bunny and were eating it. But as it was they just trucked through them willows and trees. I must've gone a mile through the woods and never did see them buggers. They can flat out move in there! Oh well. Gotta try, right? I'm just glad I'm still young enough to do so. I thought about Huntington's story about tracking marten in his book. Pretty cool to try. I was one sweaty fool when I popped out of the woods a mile upriver.

My 25th cat. A nice one. The biggest one I trapped this year was 37 pounds. Caught a few more above 30.

I love close-up shots. They're so photogenic.


Nice to have the boys along.


I had a snare empty on the way in and forgot all about this snare. Almost walked to the machine. Remembered I had a snare in this location.
Found the snare not where it's supposed to be. I love that feeling!


A very nice sight to see for the very last piece of hardware for the year. Never had a cat eat another cat. There must be enough food for them.


Letting Ty get this cat out. Next year I'll let them set most traps and snares.


A good way to end the season. Thanks for following along, everyone. I MAY look to get some spring beaver. They'll start coming
out of their lairs shortly. Usually when the cranes show up.

Awesome pictures! Thanks for sharing!!

Hey Inupiaq I got the last lynx of the year tonight but this one had 570 cc and is fan cooled. I won an Arctic Cat Lynx 2000 at the Mad Trapper Rendevous merchandise raffel. Used a $10.00 ticket instead of a trap or snare.

Really great pictures.

I really enjoyed following your thread this year. Going to try some of your sets next season. I still use your sticks around the trap and Vick's tips.

Awesome end to the season. Great help too!

I sent it again. I'm heading to Kotz for work. Would like to meet you. I pm'd you my email address.

Nice, Muskrat! Best way to get one, via raffle. Years ago our Village Corporation opened up a hardware store and they raffled an Arctic Cat Cougar 440 liquid cooled. I learned a cool trick: bend my tickets to a 90 degree angle. So they don't just sit flat like all the others. Half of it sticks up. Anyway, I did that. But they called a different fella's name...only problem is he wasn't there. He was playing city-league basketball at the gym. Had to be present to win. So they picked another ticket, and it was mine! I won that sucker and filled it up with gas and drove it home. Get this, on the way home, there was a weary, tired basketball player walking down the road. I stopped by him and asked him if he needed a ride. It was the fella whose name was called! hehe. I told him he could've had this new snogo, he didn't believe me. I told him all about the raffle and he felt sick to his stomach.

I'm kinda lucky when it comes to raffles. I won a Honda 350 Rancher 4-wheeler one time. A 14x16 canvas wall tent. A .17 Remington Rifle, tool sets, etc. I won that Rancher and didn't even purchase a ticket too! But that's another story. Glad you won that Lynx, Muskrat. Ain't nothin' like a free ride.

Next year I'll be loading lynx onto the lynx.