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Ice Circle #7449096 01/02/22 05:41 PM 01/02/22 05:41 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,958 el vado, nm T Tom Fisher OP trapper
Tom Fisher OP trapper T Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,958 el vado, nm	Always something new on the trapline. Ice circle formed on the Rio de las Nutrias. Never seen one before. It's a good time to be a trapper!

Re: Ice Circle [Re: Tom Fisher] #7449103 01/02/22 05:46 PM 01/02/22 05:46 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,709 Wisconsin M Moosetrot trapper
Moosetrot trapper M Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,709 Wisconsin	That is cool! Thanks! Moosetrot

Re: Ice Circle [Re: Tom Fisher] #7449104 01/02/22 05:48 PM 01/02/22 05:48 PM
Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 5,666 Aliceville, Kansas 44 Yukon John trapper
Yukon John trapper Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 5,666 Aliceville, Kansas 44	Yep seen them on t.v. happens in eddys. Very cool! Act like a blank, get treated like a blank. Insert your own blank!

Re: Ice Circle [Re: Tom Fisher] #7449107 01/02/22 05:50 PM 01/02/22 05:50 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 47,651 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 47,651 james bay frontierOnt.	Thats pretty cool,what causes that? Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: Ice Circle [Re: Tom Fisher] #7449108 01/02/22 05:51 PM 01/02/22 05:51 PM
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 15,267 Michigan T Trapper Dahlgren trapper
Trapper Dahlgren trapper T Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 15,267 Michigan	yes every nice !!!, i've seen them but much small

Re: Ice Circle [Re: Tom Fisher] #7449110 01/02/22 05:53 PM 01/02/22 05:53 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,998 La Crosse, WI Macthediver trapper
Macthediver trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,998 La Crosse, WI	That's a good one I've only ever seen the big ones in picture like yours. Thank for sharing.. Mac "Never Forget Which Way Is Up"

Re: Ice Circle [Re: Tom Fisher] #7449196 01/02/22 07:26 PM 01/02/22 07:26 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 6,944 ohio Ohio Wolverine trapper
Ohio Wolverine trapper Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 6,944 ohio	Seen many in videos , but never in real life, very good luck for you . We have met the enemy and the enemy is us!

Re: Ice Circle [Re: Tom Fisher] #7449341 01/02/22 09:47 PM 01/02/22 09:47 PM
Joined: Aug 2016 Posts: 1,984 Central New York D Dewey NY trapper
Dewey NY trapper D Joined: Aug 2016 Posts: 1,984 Central New York	I really don't know, but could it be a spring in the middle of that circle.?

Re: Ice Circle [Re: Tom Fisher] #7449344 01/02/22 09:48 PM 01/02/22 09:48 PM
Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 678 Minnesota M MNTrapper21 trapper
MNTrapper21 trapper M Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 678 Minnesota	That is very neat, thanks for sharing

Re: Ice Circle [Re: Tom Fisher] #7449354 01/02/22 09:55 PM 01/02/22 09:55 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,443 PA E elkaholic trapper
elkaholic trapper E Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,443 PA	Caused when the water on one side of the forming ice is moving faster than the other. The ice starts to slowly rotate. Like was said above, Most commonly occur at eddy's. They're pretty cool looking. How big across was that section of river? Millions of trees die every year to print environmentalist publications

Re: Ice Circle [Re: Tom Fisher] #7449386 01/02/22 10:30 PM 01/02/22 10:30 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,958 el vado, nm T Tom Fisher OP trapper
Tom Fisher OP trapper T Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,958 el vado, nm	no more than fifty feet, anything thats wet they call a Rio(river)

Re: Ice Circle [Re: Tom Fisher] #7449423 01/02/22 11:45 PM 01/02/22 11:45 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 12,056 East-Central Wisconsin B bblwi trapper
bblwi trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 12,056 East-Central Wisconsin	Yes thank you for sharing that photo. A perfect circle! Nature surprises me many times. Bryce

Re: Ice Circle [Re: Tom Fisher] #7449433 01/03/22 12:03 AM 01/03/22 12:03 AM
Joined: May 2013 Posts: 5,165 Northern Michigan J J.Morse trapper
J.Morse trapper J Joined: May 2013 Posts: 5,165 Northern Michigan	Cool photo, Tom. I have seen them a time or two, but never that big. I took an Instamatic snap-shot of one about 5-6 feet across back in the early 70's. Still have the photo somewhere around this place.

Re: Ice Circle [Re: Tom Fisher] #7449520 01/03/22 05:39 AM 01/03/22 05:39 AM
Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 2,867 NH T trapNH trapper
trapNH trapper T Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 2,867 NH	Ihave seem them and they are cool.

Re: Ice Circle [Re: Tom Fisher] #7449521 01/03/22 05:39 AM 01/03/22 05:39 AM
Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 2,867 NH T trapNH trapper
trapNH trapper T Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 2,867 NH	Ihave seem them and they are cool.

Re: Ice Circle [Re: Tom Fisher] #7449549 01/03/22 06:39 AM 01/03/22 06:39 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,644 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,644 SEPA	Very cool pic! What would you guess is the diameter of that circle? Eh...wot?

Re: Ice Circle [Re: Tom Fisher] #7449622 01/03/22 07:43 AM 01/03/22 07:43 AM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,958 el vado, nm T Tom Fisher OP trapper
Tom Fisher OP trapper T Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,958 el vado, nm	Maybe 20 feet Last edited by Tom Fisher; 01/03/22 07:45 AM. Reason: size

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