Thanks guys!
The past few runs have been unproductive, this weather is freaking crazy this year. It was 42 here 2 days ago and it rained pretty hard, then it snowed!
So today the focus was getting gear back up and running. Snares were good but the foot holds were all iced in
Made for a long day, but I connected with a few critters so that brightened my day a bit
Picked this guy up coming down a trail off of a ridge line. I think he has mange, gotta let the ice and snow melt to get a better look at him.
This joker ran the wrong bunny trail, got some pretty fur!
Out on the flats there are few defined moose trials. Begining of the season I seen were a kitty and a yote had traveled down one and dropped a hayset in about 50 yds past it on my trail. Normally when they come off the moose trail they get on mine and follow it a spell. Well since I put that set in they have traveled that route 3 times always cutting across my trail.
Today I figured I would drop a hayset right beside were they pop out. I pull up to the spot, turn the machine off and look down my trail. Something dont look right, then I see movement and sure enough there was a kitty
I had picked up a few of those SVS #4s for my haysets, I like the enlarged pan on them, popped up and grabbed that kitty
Had tainted moose scrap down the hole, a dab of Pauls
GL40 off to the side along with some urine.
Kitty #9
Talking to Ted the other day he said to start using pee post for the kittys, getting to be that time of the year
It is really hard to keep anything operational using snow as a cover especially with the weather we have been having. Haysets are pretty much bomb proof so I decided to try something a little different.
I put in the hole then backed the trap way back and put a spruce tip off to the side with some fox matrix and urine. A kitty has walked this section of my trail twice and has blown by a set either not seeing it or just no interest. Hopefully this will get him
Seen alot of fresh track today so hoping the critters continue to move
Until next check be safe out there guys!