Re: Bfisch Journal 2021-22
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01/13/22 10:41 PM
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Re: Bfisch Journal 2021-22
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01/13/22 11:39 PM
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That blood looks like what drips from a bull moose's head when it's antlers fall off, back track it to find the antlers. Have done that many times. Especially when it is beside the tracks on undisturbed snow, and not in them, like it fell off the side of it's head, and not from an injury to the leg.
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Re: Bfisch Journal 2021-22
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01/20/22 01:39 AM
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The second oldest and I went out and enjoyed some nice weather on the line. It was right around zero with no wind. A good day to have a tag-a-long. Fortunately, there was a little action as well. Right off the bat we ran into fresh wolverine tracks about 200 feet from a bait pile. However, they were going the wrong way. The wind must have not been right because he didn't mill around the area much. Just as well though otherwise he probably would have eaten the marten that was waiting for us. There is a nice little ridge that the lynx always work that has willows on one side and spruce on the other. The small section of spruce is full of squirrels and I have had a marten pole there for a while, but never caught one there until this check. After running the line we back tracked and worked on getting some firewood. Then we enjoyed the heat of our big fire.
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Re: Bfisch Journal 2021-22
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01/20/22 02:00 AM
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Fisch Watch out for those squirrels they love to line their nests with marten fur
I love the smell of burning spruce---I love the sound of a spring time goose---I love the feel of 40 below---from my trapline I will never go!
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Re: Bfisch Journal 2021-22
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01/20/22 08:20 AM
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That blood looks like what drips from a bull moose's head when it's antlers fall off, back track it to find the antlers. Have done that many times. Especially when it is beside the tracks on undisturbed snow, and not in them, like it fell off the side of it's head, and not from an injury to the leg. X2
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Re: Bfisch Journal 2021-22
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01/21/22 02:47 PM
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Fisch Watch out for those squirrels they love to line their nests with marten fur I suppose if I was a squirrel and could safely have a nest of marten fur, I would too. Good deal on the fur and getting to spend time with your youngster! Hopefully the wolverine will eventually make a mistake in your favor! I think so too. It is just a matter of how long. . . I went down the willow line where I found the moose blood but didn't see anything. The other place where the blood was was just to thick and we had gotten more snow. I guess I will know for next time. Thanks!
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Re: Bfisch Journal 2021-22
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01/24/22 05:51 PM
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Good deal on getting some fur! Better then getting skunk that is for sure! Any more sign of that wolverine or the wolves in your area? Wolves are super sporadic and I can't figure them out. I guess another guy moved in pretty close to where I have sets. I guess he found a moose kill and got one wolf off of it. Lat wolverine tracks bypassed one of my bait sites and that was it. You seem to get an above average back foot catch on your marten. Seems to be about 50/50. I don't know. Is there a way to target one foot over another?
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