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Moving to Marquette #6225225
04/24/18 12:37 AM
04/24/18 12:37 AM
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UPJake Offline OP
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As the title states I知 moving to Marquette this week. Any tips on running a line in that part of the country?

Re: Moving to Marquette [Re: UPJake] #6225230
04/24/18 01:26 AM
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You're roughly 2 hrs. north of me,in big snow country.Decent Beaver country,probably good Fisher and Marten country,not too sure on numbers of coyote and fox.I've known some trappers up that way thru the years but they've were all water trappers.


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Re: Moving to Marquette [Re: UPJake] #6225244
04/24/18 04:39 AM
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Marquette KS?


Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Re: Moving to Marquette [Re: danny clifton] #6225285
04/24/18 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted By: danny clifton
Marquette KS?
spent a lot of time there

Re: Moving to Marquette [Re: UPJake] #6225299
04/24/18 07:39 AM
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He calls himself UP Jake so I'm assuming he means Michigan.


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Re: Moving to Marquette [Re: UPJake] #6225309
04/24/18 07:54 AM
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Take the time to meet Asa Lenon. Exciting opportunities for a nice coyote, mink and beaver line. I enjoyed UP trapping the most on day float trips trapping both water and land animals. Generally you will be the only person there, at least that was the way it was 15 years ago. I hope to take the Grand kids trapping their when they get older.

Re: Moving to Marquette [Re: Buck (Zandra)] #6225327
04/24/18 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted By: Buck (Zandra)
You're roughly 2 hrs. north of me,in big snow country.Decent Beaver country,probably good Fisher and Marten country,not too sure on numbers of coyote and fox.I've known some trappers up that way thru the years but they've were all water trappers.



You guys have good marten and Fisher numbers there?

Re: Moving to Marquette [Re: UPJake] #6225379
04/24/18 09:02 AM
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Marquette, Michigan. Sorry about the confusion.

Re: Moving to Marquette [Re: UPJake] #6225388
04/24/18 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted By: UPJake
As the title states I知 moving to Marquette this week. Any tips on running a line in that part of the country?


Just curious Jake, where are you moving from?

Re: Moving to Marquette [Re: UPJake] #6225428
04/24/18 09:46 AM
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My oldest daughter moved up there last year she loves it.


No matter where you go there you are.
Re: Moving to Marquette [Re: Tweed] #6225582
04/24/18 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted By: Tweed
Originally Posted By: Buck (Zandra)
You're roughly 2 hrs. north of me,in big snow country.Decent Beaver country,probably good Fisher and Marten country,not too sure on numbers of coyote and fox.I've known some trappers up that way thru the years but they've were all water trappers.



You guys have good marten and Fisher numbers there?
Depends on where your at up here,some guys will say their overrun with them and other guys will tell you should have been here 10 yrs.ago.I live south of U.S.2 and every now and then you'll run across a fisher track,but their not thick.A biologist I talked to some years ago told me judging by the information on the form you fill out when you tag them that was the case across the whole U.P.,north of U.S.2 is definitely more to their liking.


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Re: Moving to Marquette [Re: UPJake] #6225896
04/24/18 08:01 PM
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If you plan on running a k9 line, you may want to insure you have a decent catch pole. If you haven't caught a wolf yet the first one can be a trip. You will not have large numbers of any one critter except maybe rats on a good year but the guys in that area who know the ground and put in the time still put up decent numbers.
Good luck

Re: Moving to Marquette [Re: UPJake] #6225927
04/24/18 08:59 PM
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A lot of tree huggers there


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Re: Moving to Marquette [Re: UPJake] #6225951
04/24/18 09:31 PM
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I値l be moving from southeast Indiana.

Re: Moving to Marquette [Re: UPJake] #6226050
04/24/18 11:49 PM
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Your moving to the liberal county in the the u.p the west end of my line is in mqt co and we put up good #s every yr you just need to work hard and not be afraid of the weather.

Re: Moving to Marquette [Re: UPJake] #6226090
04/25/18 05:28 AM
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Nothing liberal about Marquette KS. Got a real nice motorcycle museum there. Plenty of work. Hunting and trapping is decent. Fishing at Kanopolis reservoir is pretty decent. 100 grand will buy you a very nice house.

heck its not even liberal in Liberal KS


Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Re: Moving to Marquette [Re: UPJake] #6226120
04/25/18 06:23 AM
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join u p trappers when you get here good group of guys, when r you moving

Re: Moving to Marquette [Re: UPJake] #6226158
04/25/18 07:32 AM
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I値l be up there for good on Thursday.

Re: Moving to Marquette [Re: UPJake] #6226167
04/25/18 07:45 AM
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Snow shoes, lond track snowmobile,and lot of drags if you plan on land trapping in the winter and good luck finding traps after a big snow overnight. Fish line to a marker ribbon is a trick one guy up there I know uses.


Wish I had more time to trap....
Re: Moving to Marquette [Re: UPJake] #6226177
04/25/18 08:12 AM
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Using "clogs",which are logs used as drags instead of grappels,and if you anchor your sets use fence staples.A big enough clog and your coyote isn't going very far and leaves a heck of a lot of sign.Use a big enough staple and put into hardwood and nothing is going to pull it out.


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