Fall is quickly passing by and trapping will be starting soon. Hope everyone has had a chance to fill the freezer.
Couple pictures from moose camp.

Congrats. What’s on the moose head? Sort of looks like fishing line.

Brush.illusion

Ok. I see it now.

FF you and your family sure do things right. Congrats on your wife's moose and those happy kids!

Set out several post sets Saturday, and as luck would have it my timing was good.
However, I tried the thin foam pad for under and over the trap. Two wolves two coyotes. Two other sets the wolves uncovered the edge of the pan cover and pulled it off the trap. Continued to work the set avoiding the trap, and even ripping the pan cover up.
Is that a scent issue, or a noise they heard stepping on the jaw and cover over the open void underneath?
All the covers are stored in the same ziplock, and have been outside since summer when I installed the siding that was packaged in it.
I've never had wax paper dug up.

Yukon I think I remember you using this stuff. Have you had any issues like that?

Bonus, no lice! Offset by the fact both were wearing collars =(

Nice haul Todd!

Love it when the timing works out! Congrats on the fur! I would think that it would be a scent issue especially with them chewing it up.

Nice sled full of fur!

Thanks guy's!

HFT, thats my guess too, I get lazy sometimes with gloves at a set and probably should get back to being a bit more clean.

I like these pan covers, and look forward to them working better in spring temps than wax paper. Still fiddling with the size some trying to decide how far over the jaw I can get away with.

Nice you got a couple w/o lice ! I've had bum luck when it came to catching wolves wearing collars. Seemed to always screw up their neck area.

I don't think you can ever be to clean/careful making wolf sets. I know some guys don't seem to care and still catch a few wolves but it only takes a
couple times seeing tracks come right up to a trap ( with 4" new snow on top to boot) to make a guy really be careful.

I agree Chickenminer. There has been very little activity in my area far the last several years. I got lazy. This is a new pack.
The male was 111lbs and had the collar partially torn on both sides of the block.
The female, 85 lbs an obvious breeder was very recently collared. Combing out the neck filled the air with broken hair.
Last wolf last year had a collar, and also had lice so it made no difference.
Three in a row. Shouldn’t get another collar if I’m lucky ☺️

Three is the charm Hope the next ones you connect with are good ones Are you going to try and get the tracking data on them? It would be pretty cool to see were all they have been their range and all. Might help you connect with a bunch more!

Few pictures from over the season. It’s been a blast and nothing beats having my family out there with me.Hopefully everyone is ready for spring.

More pictures.

More pictures.

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Is that a Samson wolf? I've seen Samson foxes, but didn't know that condition existed in wolves.

Looks lie you had some good times and got some fur to boot! Thanks for sharing!

Pulled the last of the wolf gear and brought the family back to town what an excellent season it’s been.My last Bait site (hides and bone from 40mile hunt) looked like a bomb hit it, wolf tracks and beds everywhere. Upon inspection it became clear that a pack had came in and 3 wolves had gotten caught. Then a Large pack arrived and ate EVERYTHING, except 2 heads and a lower jaw. One of them was left as a consultation prize. Time to get ready for bear baiting.

Dang, that one is pretty! Sucks about the others. I pulled my wolf gear today, one had been around where I park my truck and unload my snowmachine last night, but nothing up by any of my sets except a coyote who walked all over a frozen down trap at a pee post.