Hello everyone. I have been stalking this site for a while now trying to soak up the knowledge from you old trappers out there. This will be my second winter in the interior of Alaska after moving from Alabama. I have a remote property of 5 acers that I own and am just starting out on a very small scale to try my hand at catching marten and fisher. I currently have 5 pole sets out with #120 conibears, using grouse carcasses for bait and the stinkiest marten lure available to me. Lows have been dipping down to -40F and to say I am super stoked to begin my first trapping would be an understatement. Wish me luck and any tips you could send my way would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Rob,hope he comes by in the next couple nights,guessing you have a couple of 3n's waiting for him.

Nice,the closest cat I've caught was 475 yards south of the house,he's the one on the back of the book,good luck I hope you get him in the next 3 nights.

Nice,the closest cat I've caught was 475 yards south of the house,he's the one on the back of the book,good luck I hope you get him in the next 3 nights.

Could be Scott he'll be back pretty soon.Thank's again for the Alaska's Wolfman book,when I slow up here I will start reading it,should be a good read.

Rick or anybody. I had mentioned a tree I have in the woods behind the house a couple of years ago. Where I followed a big bobcat track to where he was scratching on it like a domestic cat does. I happen to check that tree out last weekend and to my surprise that tree is really scratched up now. With no snow I can't say when the last time it was worked over but it does look fairly fresh. In the past I have set bobcat sets not far from this tree but with no luck. Do bobcat mark there territory or is this a place that they come by once in a while to check out. This weekend I am putting up a camera to see how long it takes for him or they to return. Any ideas people???

I have never seen such a tree but have to ask why you are putting a camera and not a #3? It sounds like a cat magnet. With a little work I bet you could choke down a couple of spots for a foothold.

Could you put in a bait pile somewhere reasonably close to that tree?

Could you put in a bait pile somewhere reasonably close to that tree?

I could, never tried that in this area. It is the same spot I usually catch my fisher just about every year. Every critter travels this area so never put a pile here for that reason. I do have buckets of beaver meat.