Highs, lows and lessons learned
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04/08/19 07:13 PM
04/08/19 07:13 PM
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Joined: Feb 2014
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Ryan McLeod
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Every season has them. Highs for me would be the new snares holding a wolverine and doing the job on lynx but more than anything I really enjoyed running my town traps with my kids. We only had one stop compared to 6-7 i set most years but many times we picked up 2-3 lynx from just a few sets including Morgan’s first catches. Lows would be the variety of skidoo trouble (enough said) and getting sick in December and losing productivity for a long stretch. I learned to slow down and just do whT I’m doing at any given time instead of trying to cram too much into a day and end up rushing through stuff at times. How bout you fellas?
If you take care of the land the land will take care of you
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Re: Highs, lows and lessons learned
[Re: Ryan McLeod]
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04/08/19 07:17 PM
04/08/19 07:17 PM
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Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 45,271 james bay frontierOnt.
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I don't think I learned anything this season.Shut down early for management reasons as well as tough snow conditions and the market.Lots of other trappers here did the same. I did get a lot quicker on the Bonis fur machine by sewing plates.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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Re: Highs, lows and lessons learned
[Re: Ryan McLeod]
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04/08/19 07:51 PM
04/08/19 07:51 PM
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Joined: Feb 2018
Posts: 4,100 Bonner County, Idaho
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Pretty good highs so far fellas. And lows, well what goes up, must come down I suppose. For me the high was catching my first coyotes, getting what I consider to be an adequate beaver trapper. Low would be the damper the February late winter put on the line. Didn't stop me completely, just really limited the places I could trap. Lessons learned? Too many to count. One that comes to mind immediately is that beaver runs can be a lot deeper than you think and are REALLY cold when you break through and fill your waders.
Real name Eric The sharpest hammer in the box of crayons.
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Re: Highs, lows and lessons learned
[Re: Ryan McLeod]
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04/09/19 07:46 AM
04/09/19 07:46 AM
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Joined: Oct 2009
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My high this year was definitely catching my first otter, while my wife was with me. Lows, the weather sucked, but not much we can do about that. Lessons learned, how to trap in the rain, snow, sleet, freeze, thaw, repeat cycle we had.
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Re: Highs, lows and lessons learned
[Re: Ryan McLeod]
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04/09/19 12:54 PM
04/09/19 12:54 PM
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Joined: Jan 2019
Posts: 6,635 Wabash, IN USA
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High was being retired for the first hunting and trapping season. Caught my biggest beaver to date and it was in a snare. Was nice drinking a cup of coffee to wake up with no pressure of work and taking the wife along to check traps and snares. The look on her face when we pulled up on a double on coyotes in the Rhino and the 41 pound male in a stare down with her. Finding this website and upgrading equipment and getting new ideas because I had been out of the loop for awhile.
Lows, having 3 otters or the same one three times pull out of a victor 220. Maybe not a low but lesson learned about muscle torpedo's. I guess not many lows, almost died Easter Sunday 2010 of a heart attack, so I am very glad to be around for a high or a low.
"Where Can A Man Find Bear Beaver And Other Critters Worth Cash Money When Skinned?"
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