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One off the Bucket List!! #6442313
01/27/19 06:02 PM
01/27/19 06:02 PM
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 71
North Pole, Alaska
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Taiga Offline OP
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Joined: Oct 2008
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North Pole, Alaska
I don't post much but here's one. I've tried to catch a Wolverine for over 15 years (granted not really made a good attempt at it). Three weeks ago I had a wolverine come through stealing bait off of my Marten sets. Of course, I didn't have the equipment with me to put out any sets for him so the next week I put in some conibears!! This weeks check showed the Milk Crate worked!!! It's rug time!!

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Re: One off the Bucket List!! [Re: Taiga] #6442332
01/27/19 06:17 PM
01/27/19 06:17 PM
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 2,064
Wasilla AK
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Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 2,064
Wasilla AK
Awesome!! Congrats!

Re: One off the Bucket List!! [Re: Taiga] #6442345
01/27/19 06:26 PM
01/27/19 06:26 PM
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 4,847
Frazee, MN
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Posts: 4,847
Frazee, MN
Nice! Congrats.

Re: One off the Bucket List!! [Re: Taiga] #6442383
01/27/19 06:53 PM
01/27/19 06:53 PM
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 8,205
Manitoba
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Northof50 Offline
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Posts: 8,205
Manitoba
I'd say you caught him " standing at attention "
good height for that milk crate.

Re: One off the Bucket List!! [Re: Taiga] #6442390
01/27/19 07:01 PM
01/27/19 07:01 PM
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 223
Chicken, Alaska
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Chickenminer  Offline
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Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 223
Chicken, Alaska
Good for you .... looks like a nice one!

Re: One off the Bucket List!! [Re: Taiga] #6442414
01/27/19 07:32 PM
01/27/19 07:32 PM
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 4,421
Yukon
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Posts: 4,421
Yukon
Awesome! I like how you put your crates up a bit on the tree. A lot of guys put them to low IMO. Setting them higher like that forces a wolverine to square up a bit and you almost always get a good strike.


do unto others as you would have them do unto you

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Re: One off the Bucket List!! [Re: Taiga] #6442424
01/27/19 07:40 PM
01/27/19 07:40 PM
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 5,514
Orergon
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"Made it two years not being censored"
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Posts: 5,514
Orergon
Nice! Looks like a beauty. Aren't they something? Congratulations.


Just doing what I want now.

Re: One off the Bucket List!! [Re: Taiga] #6442761
01/28/19 01:03 AM
01/28/19 01:03 AM
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,352
Interior Alaska
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small greenhorn
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,352
Interior Alaska
Wow, congrats! Always cool to get a first. I want to get one of those critters, don't have any on my line.

Re: One off the Bucket List!! [Re: Taiga] #6442763
01/28/19 01:06 AM
01/28/19 01:06 AM
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 4,634
49th State
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mad_mike Offline
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49th State
Congrats on your first Taiga! Every one of those are special. My favorite to catch, hands down.

Re: One off the Bucket List!! [Re: Taiga] #6442799
01/28/19 03:22 AM
01/28/19 03:22 AM
Joined: Dec 2018
Posts: 336
Homer, Alaska, USA
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Wolverine Hunter Offline
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Joined: Dec 2018
Posts: 336
Homer, Alaska, USA
You are one step ahead of me. Looking forward to my first. When will it be? Mine will be a rug too.

Awesome catch. Congrats! And thanks for the photos...

I think when I get traps out, its going to keep me awake.

Re: One off the Bucket List!! [Re: Taiga] #6442988
01/28/19 11:24 AM
01/28/19 11:24 AM
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 35,169
McGrath, AK
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"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
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Posts: 35,169
McGrath, AK
Good for you !!


Mean As Nails
Re: One off the Bucket List!! [Re: Taiga] #6443106
01/28/19 02:08 PM
01/28/19 02:08 PM
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 771
Anchorage, Alaska
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Joined: May 2011
Posts: 771
Anchorage, Alaska
Way to go!

Re: One off the Bucket List!! [Re: Taiga] #6443451
01/28/19 08:23 PM
01/28/19 08:23 PM
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,512
Moved to Fbks, Ak.
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martentrapper Offline
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Moved to Fbks, Ak.
Won't be your last, eh?
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Re: One off the Bucket List!! [Re: Taiga] #6443468
01/28/19 08:40 PM
01/28/19 08:40 PM
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 11,254
Maine, Aroostook
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Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 11,254
Maine, Aroostook
Nice.

Re: One off the Bucket List!! [Re: Taiga] #6443495
01/28/19 08:58 PM
01/28/19 08:58 PM
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 51
Montana
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oneguy Offline
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Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 51
Montana
Nice one....!!!!!!

Re: One off the Bucket List!! [Re: Taiga] #6443710
01/28/19 11:57 PM
01/28/19 11:57 PM
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 127
wasilla ak
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wasilla ak
Good Job

Re: One off the Bucket List!! [Re: Taiga] #6443964
01/29/19 09:55 AM
01/29/19 09:55 AM
Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 1,957
Central New York
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Central New York
That's wicked cool... Congrats bud..

Re: One off the Bucket List!! [Re: Dewey NY] #6465041
02/17/19 10:22 PM
02/17/19 10:22 PM
Joined: Feb 2019
Posts: 158
Oregon
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Joined: Feb 2019
Posts: 158
Oregon
Nice !

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