Good job to both of you for putting in the time and effort!

Awesome job on getting the critters and to AV for helping get you on the right path to connect! Here is a question for you, the one that didn't commit were those sets elevated or on the ground? Just curious, some years I cant get a marten to climb a pole, others they dont hesitate.

HFT, all of those sets were elevated. Usually avoiding where a wolverine set is made nearby, as that bait is larger, and easier for them. I try to set the two next to each other to avoid plugging up the bigger set with marten. I have also heard that female marten are less likely to climb for a set, not sure of the accuracy, but I avoid setting on the ground for that reason.

And yes AV got me hooked on trapping for sure! Always helpful! Helped me find, trap, and skin my first marten some 6 or 7 years ago!

Thanks for the reply and that makes sense, I try and do the same with the kitty sets, it helps Hope you connect with a bunch more and a wolverine or two as well!

Picked up two more nice male marten from the alpine. Not much activity up high today in a light layer of fresh snow. Also caught a juvenile female by the leg in a 120... still alive. Released her but she was hurt too bad so I dispatched her and took her home; a shame. I put out a bit more bait in some areas I plan to snare so hopefully that will get some big critter attention.

Nice! They all look nice and dark!

Also did a bit of hunting as deer season wraps up with December and put a good friend on a doe for his freezer!

Stopped to pull some wolf traps, that have all been out of commission, and found fresh wolf tracks; so I came back the next day with a pile of bait and reset a baited dirt hole and a pee post! Fresh sign again that morning so hopefully they’ll stick around for a bit.

Good deal on the deer! I got one that was pretty dang fat this, good eating! Hope you connect with the wolves!

They have been dark marten this year. Always fun to see big tracks let alone get to set for them!

Good luck on the wolves.

Nice work on the marten young man. Good luck with the wolverine and wolves

Nice catches and deer.

Not a whole bunch going on up the line recently. Gnarly weather consisting of snow then rain then more snow with wicked winds. Spent the day today extending the line over to the next drainage; snowshoed in a good trail and made a wolverine and marten set in a cluster of trees. Also started hanging some wolf snares as the deer are moving lower with all of this snow. Most every set was either buried in snow (if high enough), sprung, or blown full of sticks... oh well, got everything ready again. Gonna try to get some more wolf sets out along the line as I get towards the next drainage.

For now here is the scenery and sets on a windy wet/snowy day.

Could also use a lesson on rotating photos

Yeah that terrain don't look fun for snowshoes I am sure you get quite the work out! I think the weather has been kicking everyone's butt here a late. Hope things settle down for you and that you connect with the critters!

The terrain definitely makes you earn it that’s for sure! Hoping for some mellow weather across the state.

You are going the wrong way. Drop back to the trans. Line, and go south.

Wow thats a big change in your surroundings with that snow! Good luck with the wolves and wolverine.

Good luck.

I think it's amazing that you hike up to trap. You might be getting to be the last of a breed. You certainly earn everything you get, and then some. Makes me wish I was young again. But we older guys can always watch you - so have at it!