Now that we have Starlink I figured I would try and post more pics. Had a beautiful sunny day so figured we would take the flintlock smoothbores for a walk. The rabbits were allusive but we found a few grouse for dinner.

Did you get them on the fly? I'd be pretty dan impressed if you did with a flint lock! Good deal on getting out there with the youngsters!

You're off the grid, right? What's your source of power? Starlink getting really popular. Was it difficult to set up?

HFT these were spruce hens which is mostly what we have around here. I f you want to shoot them on the wing you have to punt them like a football lol; however, ruffies and sharptails are a different story. We had quite a few sharptails show up last winter so I'm hoping they'll be around again this winter.

Martentrapper, we use a Yamaha 2000 generator for power. Super easy to set up and it's pretty small so easy to transport. We have the RV one so we can transport it wherever we go. When we first got it there were times during the day where service was spotty but we haven't had those issues in a long time. Starlink has been a game changer for us!

Found a rabbit today and some wolverine tracks.




Seeing a fair amount of muskrat pushups on the lakes, looking forward to trapping some in the spring.

Good deal on the bunny! Pretty good size track for a wolverine. You going to chase him when the season opens? Here those little push ups are fox and yote magnets. I had a buddy that would trap the in the winter, I just couldn't bring myself to be putting my hand down in the hole! Cant count the number of times he got bit!

We won't be able to get the line out till the creek freezes up, usually that's after Thanksgiving but last year we had a crappy freeze up and it looks like it might be a repeat this year. That being said, yes I will be targeting wolverine this year. We got our wolf snare pens put up this fall so all I have to do is add bait and open the loops. Muskrat push-ups are certainly magnates for fox and mink but the foxes disappeared a few years ago when the rabbits crashed. Rabbits are coming back strong and the voles are pretty thick so I'm hoping the fur numbers will start to come back as it's been pretty slow trapping the past few years. Never stuck my hand down a muskrat hole I just pull them out by the chain, yes they sure are spunky little buggers!

wolf snare pens? would you be willing to elaborate and possibly show ia picture? How successful are you with that method?

Slick pan, I don't have any pictures but I can explain how I set my snare pens. Wolves will run my trail so I look for black spruce that are growing close together and big enough to hold a wolf along my trail. The bait is placed in the center wired or spiked to a tree and then a ring of snares are put in a circle around the bait, maybe 25 to 50 yds depending on how big the patch of spruce is. I also hang some random snares inside the circle. I like to put my snare pens in during the off season so I can plug up any holes with brush and hang the snares that way I won't leave as much scent or sign when it comes time to set it. The snare pen is a good set and is pretty common to use for wolves here in Alaska. I would also add that a pee post set is also a good addition along your trail near the snare pen. If you don't have it I highly recommend the ATA wolf trapping manual, it is jam packed with good info.

Thank you taking the time to explain it. Its a different set I was not familiar with but explaining it in detail like you did I can now understand. I would have though that wolves would be leery of such a set. I have my copy of the ATA manual on order.

Creek is freezing up slooooooooooowly! Temps have been mild sure hoping for a cold snap soon.

Looks like the grouse numbers are up in the interior. They sure are fun to hunt and shoot. Its good to see things are freezing up for you, hope you all have a great season!

Thanks Bronco looking forward to seeing your adventures again this winter. Seems like you found a decent spot. Been seeing decent fur sign so far, with the rabbits increasing and the crazy amount of voles it's no wonder. Talked to the fur buyer and he said marten will be around $70 for males and hopefully go up after the December sale.

There was a guy who posted a set years ago in the ATA mag, I think. Similar idea to yours, victor. He placed a bucket of sour meat in trees or brush and then walked away from the bucket setting snares in natural openings in the trees. He did this in 3 different directions from the bucket. Caught those wolves circling the bait.

Whipped up some ermine boxes with some scrap we collected this summer.


Creek is no way near frozen and with these mild temps it's going to be a late freeze up. Started getting some marten and ermine sets in where we could walk to.




Had another young trapper tag along, he runs his own marten line. Helped us mark muskrat pushups and critique our sets 😁



My son and I got a Crocket .32 caplock kit and got it put together. Turned out nice, should be fun chasing rabbits with it.

Marten at $70, sure makes a guy excited

good looking boxes! Look forward to see how many you connect with!

I like your ermine box design. Bet those holes help let some scent out. Nice looking flint lock.

Not to change things on your thread but curious where you got your hats. ball caps with ear flaps? thanks

Apocalypse Design in Fairbanks makes them. akgear.com or you can stop by their shop if your in Fairbanks: 201 Minnie St, Fairbanks