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Re: HFT_AK Journal 2020 -21 [Re: HFT AK] #7049160
11/13/20 09:46 PM
11/13/20 09:46 PM
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Wasilla AK
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Thanks guys smile

Little on the warm side today getting gear out. Accomplished what I wanted to and should have it pretty much done and set come tomorrow.

There is a perch that the eagles always sit in. Love seeing them when I cruise by, it means they are hitting the bait station nearby smile

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Always exciting to find sign like this smile

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I finished the last segment of my line that I wanted to get done today and was heading back to the truck when I cut fresh kitty track cutting across my trail heading straight for snare line I had just put in yesterday............ sure enough smile

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Not the prettiest but I will take it smile

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Re: HFT_AK Journal 2020 -21 [Re: HFT AK] #7049272
11/13/20 11:32 PM
11/13/20 11:32 PM
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AK
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Way to be productive! Do the eagles hang around all winter?

Re: HFT_AK Journal 2020 -21 [Re: HFT AK] #7049316
11/14/20 01:41 AM
11/14/20 01:41 AM
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Wasilla AK
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Yeah we have a butt load of them hanging around. They wipe a bait station out pretty quick in this mild weather but they help spread the smell and bringing in the yote and fox. Part of my trail runs along the RR, when a moose gets smacked it isn't nothing to see 10 or 15 on it.

Re: HFT_AK Journal 2020 -21 [Re: HFT AK] #7049322
11/14/20 01:47 AM
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Nice cat HFT.


Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
Re: HFT_AK Journal 2020 -21 [Re: HFT AK] #7049653
11/14/20 12:02 PM
11/14/20 12:02 PM
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Anchorage, Alaska
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Nice start to your season.

Re: HFT_AK Journal 2020 -21 [Re: HFT AK] #7049671
11/14/20 12:23 PM
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Nice kitty. We don’t get many down this way.
Hopefully you have your sno-go issues figured out and your snares will be straightened out.

Re: HFT_AK Journal 2020 -21 [Re: HFT AK] #7052188
11/16/20 07:04 PM
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Wasilla AK
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Pretty day out on the line today, chilly and clear smile Not seeing much sign this year except for at one bait station, 2 beavers and 6 chicken carcasses, poof gone! Lots of fox track but only in that area.

Just told the wife last night that I wasn't seeing much yote sign and sure enough caught this one running a bunny trail smile

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Re: HFT_AK Journal 2020 -21 [Re: HFT AK] #7052522
11/16/20 11:08 PM
11/16/20 11:08 PM
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Nice! I love seeing your pics of fox and coyotes wrapped tight to a tree!


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Re: HFT_AK Journal 2020 -21 [Re: Jurassic Park] #7052595
11/17/20 01:30 AM
11/17/20 01:30 AM
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Lake Iliamna Ak
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Good start HFT,,,alway's like your pictures!

Re: HFT_AK Journal 2020 -21 [Re: watarrat] #7054713
11/18/20 07:49 PM
11/18/20 07:49 PM
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Alaska
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Great to see you out there getting after it John. Bummer about the machine issues, I hope those are an easy fix for you! Keep those pics coming!




Re: HFT_AK Journal 2020 -21 [Re: HFT AK] #7056016
11/19/20 08:40 PM
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Wasilla AK
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Thanks guys smile

waterrat, I hope to see some of the wolves you hang up this year smile

Pretty good run today a lot of variety smile Ran the creek for the first time this year and it is froze solid, which means I can get further back smile Put in a bunch more gear.

Started the day off hitting the first bait station and had this pretty guy waiting for me smile

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Last time out I had alot of ermine track at a jack pot so I dropped a box for it.

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I follow a trail from my sled down to a little stream, every year right after a fresh snow a dang yote would walk it, This year there was a snare waiting for him smile

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And to finish the day off, picked up marten number 2 smile

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Got everything relured, the temps are coming back up to the mid 20's during the day so hopefully critters will move more smile

Be safe out there!

Re: HFT_AK Journal 2020 -21 [Re: HFT AK] #7056062
11/19/20 09:31 PM
11/19/20 09:31 PM
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Nice! And that marten looks like a dandy dark!
Glad you are back at it. cool

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Just doing what I want now.

Re: HFT_AK Journal 2020 -21 [Re: HFT AK] #7056280
11/20/20 03:08 AM
11/20/20 03:08 AM
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That is a nice variety!

Re: HFT_AK Journal 2020 -21 [Re: HFT AK] #7057993
11/21/20 04:19 PM
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Way to go John!

Re: HFT_AK Journal 2020 -21 [Re: HFT AK] #7058175
11/21/20 07:32 PM
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Wasilla AK
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Thanks guys!

The weather is crazy! Went from in the low single digits to freaking 34 today. Did manage to make it all the way out to the lakes today, that I am happy about, Dropped a bunch more gear and cut a little sign, we will see how it all pans out,

Picked up the first mink of the year smile

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Also picked up a yote in a MB 750, not picture worthy.

Be safe out there!

Re: HFT_AK Journal 2020 -21 [Re: HFT AK] #7058452
11/21/20 11:01 PM
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Looks like a great mink!


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Re: HFT_AK Journal 2020 -21 [Re: HFT AK] #7059081
11/22/20 06:02 PM
11/22/20 06:02 PM
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Warm ups are no fun. Looking forward to hearing how it pans out!

Re: HFT_AK Journal 2020 -21 [Re: HFT AK] #7061575
11/24/20 08:23 PM
11/24/20 08:23 PM
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Wasilla AK
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Well the Bravo is going into retirement, will keep it for the back up sled, I splurged a little and picked me up a Artic Cat Panther smile It has all the bells and whistles smile I took it out today and ran the line, pretty happy with it, the only down fail is it sucks up some gas. But I feel great didn't get beat up like I do on the Bravo smile

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Rolled up on the first bait station and had this guy, Got lucky he was working the cable pretty good. I think if it had bee 7x7 he wouldn't have been there.

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Picked up a little ermine in a flower pot set. The blood is from the beaver thawing out and dripping on it.

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There is this one point that out of my whole line I enjoy the most. It always produces for me, kinda like a catch all, mink marten yote fox and kitty, Don't know what it is but everything seems to go through there. Picked this little girl up coming off of the river.

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One got lucky at this snow hole, just stepped to the right of the pan, he will be back smile

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Some years I will not cut any marten sign, other years I will see a ton, last year I seen 1 track al season. The most I have caught in one year was 7, maybe this year I will beat that smile The first one is a toad! The second pretty nice smile

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Last year Ted gave me some of this lure to try, I connected with 2 kitties towards the end of the season last year and we are off to a good start with it this year smile

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It is pretty amazing to me how this one set just seems to always produce kitty's, it is along a creek and I have take probably 10 kitty's at the same tree.

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Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving and be safe out there!

Re: HFT_AK Journal 2020 -21 [Re: HFT AK] #7061626
11/24/20 09:00 PM
11/24/20 09:00 PM
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Nice run HFT,Looks like you'll be busy skinning.


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Re: HFT_AK Journal 2020 -21 [Re: HFT AK] #7061825
11/24/20 11:44 PM
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I'd take a check like that any day! Well done!

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