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Re: 2021 Mn Marten/Fisher Season [Re: K9man] #7435097
12/18/21 05:51 PM
12/18/21 05:51 PM
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Northern Mn
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Got out setting up my long line this morning at 10:30 after I was done with work.Set up one bobcat location with 2 Jakes on a blind trail set heading to the cubby and one Jake at the entrance of the cubby,plus three marten boxes I did hang a couple of coyote snares today as well.Guessing I will be able to check the long line in an hour or less,with catches it will be over an hour lol.The bait station I had out for coyotes produced today two came through and one stayed behind the other one refused a snare about 40' from his dead partner.When I got home a little after noon I put a deer roast in the crock pot,another hour and a half it will be dinner time.Hope everyone had a good day setting up their trapline today,here's to some catch pictures over the next few days.

Re: 2021 Mn Marten/Fisher Season [Re: K9man] #7435161
12/18/21 07:07 PM
12/18/21 07:07 PM
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Well it happened. Caught my first legal fisher of the season in a coyote set this morning. As a result I didn't set as many fisher boxes as I had originally planned. Set up my Olson mine field around one of my bait stations in hopes of scoring a cat or coyote. New snow last night didn't show much for sign but they'll be back and I'll be ready!


Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.
Re: 2021 Mn Marten/Fisher Season [Re: K9man] #7435169
12/18/21 07:15 PM
12/18/21 07:15 PM
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Northern Mn
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Re: 2021 Mn Marten/Fisher Season [Re: K9man] #7435178
12/18/21 07:25 PM
12/18/21 07:25 PM
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Northern Mn
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Re: 2021 Mn Marten/Fisher Season [Re: K9man] #7435442
12/18/21 10:38 PM
12/18/21 10:38 PM
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Baudette MN
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Had a great experience today, not because of anything I did, but because of another trapper that traps in the same general area. As the years are going by, the young men that I trap with are doing more and more by themselves. Over Thanksgiving they came up and put in a few baits. When they told me where they had set, I told them that they would have to move one of them, because it was too close to where another trapper usually has a bait. Even though he had not placed any baits, I asked them to move it so it would be open for him.
Fast forward to this afternoon. I had to leave the woods to get ready for church. I received a text from them happily telling me that they ran into that trapper shortly after I left and that he gave them some more beaver for bait. Without knowing it, he reinforced for them the need to work with those trapping in the area instead of working against them!
Lots of cat sign today, and got a few cat sets in, and a good amount of fisher and marten sets in.
Jim

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Re: 2021 Mn Marten/Fisher Season [Re: FriarTuck] #7435469
12/18/21 10:58 PM
12/18/21 10:58 PM
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Southern Minnesota
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Originally Posted by FriarTuck
Had a great experience today, not because of anything I did, but because of another trapper that traps in the same general area. As the years are going by, the young men that I trap with are doing more and more by themselves. Over Thanksgiving they came up and put in a few baits. When they told me where they had set, I told them that they would have to move one of them, because it was too close to where another trapper usually has a bait. Even though he had not placed any baits, I asked them to move it so it would be open for him.
Fast forward to this afternoon. I had to leave the woods to get ready for church. I received a text from them happily telling me that they ran into that trapper shortly after I left and that he gave them some more beaver for bait. Without knowing it, he reinforced for them the need to work with those trapping in the area instead of working against them!
Lots of cat sign today, and got a few cat sets in, and a good amount of fisher and marten sets in.
Jim


It’s always good to work together!

Re: 2021 Mn Marten/Fisher Season [Re: K9man] #7435474
12/18/21 11:04 PM
12/18/21 11:04 PM
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We got a late start this morning after breakfast, only got one spur of the line set today. So far we have 2 weasel boxes, 2 fisher sets, 3 otter sets and 4 marten sets out.

Will set the next spur tomorrow and do our first check on Monday. There are three sets that we can check on the way out tomorrow that I’m sure we’ll peek at

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Re: 2021 Mn Marten/Fisher Season [Re: K9man] #7435513
12/19/21 12:13 AM
12/19/21 12:13 AM
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I love this thread. It exemplifies all of us that insist we don't trap for the money.
Of course we like to follow our pelts through the process, and hope for a good price, but that is really a very small part of the whole experience.
With all due respect to those that actually depend on trapping to make ends meet, the recreational trappers know the joy of success, the heartache of dis-appointment, and the sleepless nights thinking of the next check.
Good luck to you all!


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Re: 2021 Mn Marten/Fisher Season [Re: K9man] #7435678
12/19/21 08:57 AM
12/19/21 08:57 AM
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Northern Mn
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Morning temps got down to -10 last night,but warmed up during the night 7 above now.A few hours from now we will see if the bobcat returned and see if any martens are suitcased.Along with a few coyote snares that i put out to see if they came down any of the their trails.Good luck to everyone look forward to seeing a few catch pictures later today and camp fire lunches.

Re: 2021 Mn Marten/Fisher Season [Re: K9man] #7435760
12/19/21 10:38 AM
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Bacon is frying and I got the heat on in the boathouse warming up today’s trapping supplies and drying gloves. Excited for today’s set, have never caught a marten on the line we are going to set today and excited to try and change that. We are expecting to set 2 weasel boxes, 2 fisher sets, 3 cat cages, 3 otter sets and 7 marten sets

Good luck to all that are checking today! Yes pictures please!!!

Alaska Viking, not sure how many people in the lower 48 still trap to make ends meet but it can’t be many, this is a passion of mine that I got my father and kids into and I hope my children keep the tradition going long after I am gone. We can’t risk losing this part of Americas past

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Re: 2021 Mn Marten/Fisher Season [Re: K9man] #7435830
12/19/21 12:20 PM
12/19/21 12:20 PM
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Northern Mn
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Well said,I finished up my short work day now I can go see if there is a bobcat,marten or coyote waiting for me on my long line lol,no new sets will be put in today.Good luck again to everyone thats out and about,hope to share a picture or two later.

Re: 2021 Mn Marten/Fisher Season [Re: K9man] #7435947
12/19/21 03:18 PM
12/19/21 03:18 PM
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Northern Mn
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Nothing moved last night for me other than a few wolf tracks,we are getting a little snow now tonights going to be a little warmer so some critters should be out and about.Will do a qiuck check tomorrow early then I have to go to Grand Rapids and spend the night,be back early tue to check the long line.Pictur's too come in the next few days.Hope other trappers had some movement last night.

Re: 2021 Mn Marten/Fisher Season [Re: K9man] #7435994
12/19/21 04:29 PM
12/19/21 04:29 PM
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West Central MN
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Nothing here and very little moment here as well. Went for a long walk today looking for sign but again no sign. Did put out one more trap and a few more snares. Stopped by a farm I had planned on making a few sets for cats but found out the place has been sold and the new owners have politely declined permission for now but said they would be in touch. Unlikely to get in this season. Hope others had better luck today.


Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.
Re: 2021 Mn Marten/Fisher Season [Re: K9man] #7435995
12/19/21 04:30 PM
12/19/21 04:30 PM
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West Central MN
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Nothing here and very little moment here as well. Went for a long walk today looking for sign but again no sign. Did put out one more trap and a few more snares. Stopped by a farm I had planned on making a few sets for cats but found out the place has been sold and the new owners have politely declined permission for now but said they would be in touch. Unlikely to get in this season. Hope others had better luck today.


Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.
Re: 2021 Mn Marten/Fisher Season [Re: K9man] #7435997
12/19/21 04:33 PM
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Northern Minnesota
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I put out a dozen sets yesterday morning. First time going for marten and fisher, so we'll see if anything connects.

I saw fresh marten tracks near one set, but aside from that one location my hopes are pretty low.

Re: 2021 Mn Marten/Fisher Season [Re: K9man] #7436066
12/19/21 06:00 PM
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There sure doesn’t seem to be the marten there used to be. Fisher seem to be up significantly. We had fishers on 40 plus bear baits this fall and maybe a dozen marten. Usually it’s the other way around.

I saw zero marten and fisher sign setting out two dozen sets. Lots of mountain ash and hare sign is plentiful. The snow pack hardened up from the inch of rain had so travel should be easy with the dusting of snow we had there should’ve been sign. I’ve been setting in some spots for over 30 years.

Seems to be no shortage of trappers local and non-local.

Re: 2021 Mn Marten/Fisher Season [Re: K9man] #7436083
12/19/21 06:30 PM
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Northern Mn
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Our fisher number's are down,but I think it has more to do with they have been extending their range,sound like plenty in central Mn and ND has had a season for maybe 10 years already.Back in the 80's I would release 5-10 caught in fox/coyote sets,the marten started to show up about 1995 from the east,their number's a fair at best the last 3 years.Bobcats really started to make a good strong hold here about 2005,the last few years the numbers are down a little.

Re: 2021 Mn Marten/Fisher Season [Re: K9man] #7436266
12/19/21 10:07 PM
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Baudette MN
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Off to a slow start, but we are having fun. Tracks were almost non existent today, but we fortunate enough to break the ice with a big pale buck marten. I never mind not catching much when there is no sign of movement, it's when they are running all over and I strike out that hurts.
Good luck all and have fun.
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Re: 2021 Mn Marten/Fisher Season [Re: K9man] #7436280
12/19/21 10:23 PM
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Well the day sure started out good and then went to crap in a hurry when I made a stupid mistake. I had my eye on a large clear cut that’s about 4-5 years old and they left a buffer of about 100 yards along the creek that ran along one end of it. Well the clear cut is growing back nicely with thick young brush and it’s loaded with bunnies, we put in a cat set in the centers of the one cut and then a fisher leaning pole by the creek. Forgot the safeties on the 220 at the leaning pole but didn’t remember until we were at our next set.

At our next set we unhooked the sled from the snowmachine and I went back for the safeties while dad and Jacob set the next trap. Being in a hurry to get back I was driving faster than I should have been and hit a slope and started to tip and the natural instinct to put your leg out to stop the tip cost me a banged up knee.

I have a compression bandage and ice on it now but can’t bend it at all or walk very good. Needless to say I’ll be at least waiting in the truck if not the cabin for dad and Jacob to do the first check tomorrow.

Good thing I have a expert fire builder with me

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Re: 2021 Mn Marten/Fisher Season [Re: K9man] #7436292
12/19/21 10:36 PM
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I’ve caged quite a few northern bobcats since the Lynx zone came about. You need to get that cage back in a bit of cover and camo it up.
I haul peat moss in coffee cans and use that inside the cage it give good eye appeal.

Sucks about the knee. Heal up.

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