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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9 [Re: trapper ron] #6680235
12/01/19 05:56 AM
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Finally some trapping pictures!

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Kids watching and waiting.

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Mink tracks at cubby. So close.

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Marten pole.

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Otter set. They have been by regularly. just waiting now

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9 [Re: trapper ron] #6680825
12/01/19 08:22 PM
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Nice! I hope you connect and those youngsters get the itch! smile

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9 [Re: trapper ron] #6683605
12/04/19 11:20 PM
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Dangit, now I'm hungry! Glad you're getting the kids out.


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9 [Re: trapper ron] #6714873
01/03/20 01:44 AM
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My Hens are still laying. Looks like I have Easter covered.

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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9 [Re: trapper ron] #6775374
02/18/20 07:07 PM
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Very Nice.


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9 [Re: trapper ron] #6779113
02/22/20 04:00 AM
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Evening everyone. I hope some folks found a little luck today with the draw tags being released today, I’m making plans for a Kodiak goat hunt. Seems like winter has flown by or maybe the Hawaii trip in January blocked a lot of it out but none the less it’s go time. My cousin and I attempted to access our cabin at the beginning of the month but were turned around due to low ice, a little over a week later we were able to get in and put some steel out. Seems like the lynx numbers are on the way down but the coyotes and wolves were making their presence known. We are excited to head out agin in a couple days. Here’s a few pictures of the adventures.

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Ice conditions day we got through vs a week earlier.

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Old ram we found all by himself. I sure do enjoy watching them up close.

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Nice herd of caribou undecided on our current threat level.

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One disappointment of the trip was finding the unopened Pendleton whiskey frozen upon entering the cabin. Got that problem fixed.

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9 [Re: trapper ron] #6779114
02/22/20 04:11 AM
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Trapping pictures.

Thanks for looking, stay safe out there.

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Setting up a moose kill with 9’s and snares. Have pee posts set up along the valley leading into the area. High hopes next check.

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Found a couple coyote highways and got snares waiting on travelers.

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Bank set . Duke#3 baited with lynx meat.

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Our favorite lift pole. Hope the overflow doesn’t take it out.

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9 [Re: trapper ron] #6779368
02/22/20 11:11 AM
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Well here is question: how cold does it have to be to freeze 80 proof/40% whiskey like ur jug of Pendleton? I see Stan in Tanana with a video earlier this year of I believe colder than -50F. Official airport weather station record for 30 miles from here is -40F.

Just googled the answer: -16F/-26C

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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9 [Re: trapper ron] #6816340
03/25/20 01:04 AM
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Good evening fellow Trappers. Boy o boy what a roller coaster this virus has turned the world into. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone right now both infected or affected by the economy right now. Besides keeping up with the “social distancing “ it’s important to keep our spirits up and the journal update posts on here have been great reads.
So I apologize for the lateness on updating my season. It’s been a cluster to say the least coming back and work has been difficult as well.

So let’s get to story telling.
(extremely picture heavy)
After making it in/ out from the cabin and getting a good portion of the line out the plan was to head back in after Gabe and my week of work. What made this next run in special was my wife had asked to come in with the kids and stay for 3 weeks, normally she’s flown in really missed the overland trip( while I would run out to work and return) this would also require I haul our fleet of Australian shepherds in as well. My uncle Eric and cousin Britt decided to ride in and would take my spare machine to leave in there and also help haul freight.
We all headed in on the 27th of February and while the weather was perfect for the adults, it was a little cold for the kids ( hindsight I think our daughter Helen isn’t quite old enough- a kid should be able to hold on and say where they are cold). Our first set held a lynx ( kids were pretty thrilled) quick dispatch and off we went not much sign after that until pulling up to a bait sight and seeing the wolf sign going in and a we had a chew out, well that put a dampener on the fun for a few miles. We made good time getting in and after a couple hours had the cabin toasty. Everyone was tired and hit the hay early.

Up early the next morning over breakfast it was decided Eric,Gabe and myself would head out and haul a couple 4wheelers in whilst the girls and kids skied around and got everything opened up.

The haul in went fine only needed to double up once. Other than that we scooted right over the pass and got to meet everyone down at the waterhole. Both kids were screaming about catching a lynx while we were out - Sure is fun to see their excitement . Before supper we checked traps catching 3 more lynx and a 34lb pig of a wolverine in a 330.
The rest of the week was spent hauling firewood, getting water, skiing,working on the cabin and eating 5 star meals ( it’s spendy hauling a couple professional cooks out to your trapline but I highly suggest it.
Sure was tougher that I thought leaving that morning to head home, still nice to know there was help close by.
On the way out the wolves headed down the trail and I got to follow them out. They even visited the bait again but somehow avoided the other snares.
Picked up a bonus lynx in a milk crate set heading out.
More to come.

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Mountain View

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Cas and loaded machine. Headed in.

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Darcy and Helen

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First lynx of the season in a duke3

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9 [Re: trapper ron] #6816344
03/25/20 01:07 AM
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More pictures

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Helen and the pass

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Hauling wheelers in the next day.

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Mountains

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Made it to the river

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9 [Re: trapper ron] #6816350
03/25/20 01:19 AM
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More pictures. ( some are Gabe’s)

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My dog checking out the wolverine.

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Lynx #2 in a lift pole. We still got a couple that need work.
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Huge lynx in number 4

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We had a mix up on snare length when building this year. Made for this interesting catch.

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9 [Re: trapper ron] #6816353
03/25/20 01:24 AM
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More pictures.

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Hauling a load of fire wood

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Lynx number 5 and a load of water.

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And we debated setting here the week before. Learning curve.

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Milk crate lynx. 0 fat but long hair.

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9 [Re: trapper ron] #6816357
03/25/20 01:33 AM
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Great pictures and adventure! Way to go on the wolverine! Thanks for sharing!

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9 [Re: trapper ron] #6816385
03/25/20 05:33 AM
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Now I’m not going to lie it was awfully quiet at home that next week of work. Darcy had a SAT phone and updated me each night on they’re adventures. They even went and checked traps. Her pictures showed a great time.

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Darcy and kids ready to check traps

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Score! Cas told me on SAT phone later he had caught a wolf and when asked what color he said “Orange”
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Darcy and Cas remaking set.

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Set all fixed.
Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9 [Re: trapper ron] #6816392
03/25/20 05:37 AM
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More pictures

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Storm clouds passing by

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Cas and Helen ready to go fishing- cousin Britt made these fur hats from beaver Gabe trapped last year.

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Success!

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Britt and Cas all ready for a fish fry.

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9 [Re: trapper ron] #6816398
03/25/20 05:58 AM
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The week flew by and then it was time to head back in. Our Nieces Kendall and Hayden decided to come get flown in to stay for the week and then would ride out with us. Leaving town didn’t seem so bad.
I rode in and pull gear in preparation for the end of season. Picked up a 30lb wolverine in a duke3. Rest of the time was filled with skinning the pile of fur,fishing,bird/predator hunting, cabin projects and taking the Nieces all over the country.its funny how you can see the changes the outdoors do to kids, pretty proud of them and they’re already planning for next years adventures at the cabin . The ride while sad for leaving was simply beautiful and a real treat. Real shocker was coming home to all this. I asked Darcy if she wanted to go back to the cabin and wait this stuff out, she’s not saying no just yet.

Thanks for reading/looking, stay safe and hope you all can have a fun spring.

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Bath day. They won’t fit much longer.

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Full house! 6 people and 3 dogs. I was thinking it’s time to put an addition up or build a 2nd cabin.

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Wolverine in duke number 3

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Thawing our to skin. Worked out perfectly.

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More pictures

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Everyone skied over to visit while I was skinning and had lots of questions about each animal.

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Impressive teeth

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In my free time I got our countertop on and started on some kitchen shelves. Feeling pretty good about the place. A woman’s touch helps it out also.

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Girls took turns running the bravo around the yard- they only got stuck once.

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9 [Re: trapper ron] #6816402
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More pictures

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Run up into the hills and spotted some sheep. Everyone wanted to see.

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Hotdogs and s’mores while ice fishing. Does it get any better?

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Helen with a bonus fox I picked off with the rifle. She kept try to haul it out of the sled.

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Kendall and Hayden learning how to clean burbot for that evenings fish fry.

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9 [Re: trapper ron] #6816403
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What a hoot, thanks for sharing!


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #9 [Re: trapper ron] #6816405
03/25/20 06:16 AM
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Kendall with Darcy’s arctic fox hat, thinks it’s time she get one.

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Water fall. Every spring we make the trek to see how it’s frozen, some years it’s pretty amazing.

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And some years there are bonus ones.

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Sheep trail in the mountains. Thanks for looking.

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