I was falling through daily and finally pulled on Christmas. The ice up here is terrible. On the ponds I have checked, they froze and then the water dropped so the ice is hollow and has no strength. I am hoping in a few more days to be able to walk out off the houses and start to work around the feedbeds. The inch of snow we got today isn't going to help much either.

I went through once with snowshoes when it was 31 below zero and the Bob Maki bindings were so tight that the shoes did not come off. Lucky that it was shallow but I had to sit down and reach under the water to grab the heel of the snowshoe to get it to clear the ice. I had a mile walk to get back home and my pants turned into stovepipes and so did my jacket sleeves. A heavy snowfall had caused the ice to thin in a current area. Try not to do this.

Great Scott Trapstick Man!

good luck today guys

17deg. going up to 21
making ice now boys!

Good Morning

They are forecasting 3-5 inches of snow for here starting tomorrow night. That isn't going to help the ice one bit.

No it wont

Morning,8 above here,we might get another shot of snow,but as of now they are not forecasting inches up here.3" to 5" is the last thing you guys need down there for your ice conditions,next Fri,Sat there forecasting below zero up here,my que to leave for a little more than a month to go hang out with all the crazy people.Good thing we will be working 60 to 80 hours a week.Good luck to everyone out on the cat line and otter critters.Still dark in the swamp....

I believe next weekend most of the crazy people will be in Brainerd.

What happens in Brainerd next weekend?

would it be the Winter Convention daugh

It would be the winter meeting,not the winter convention.Meeting,fur buyers DNR tagging and the Auction with the meal,Rob threw me with all the crazy people.

This crazy person will be there!

Scott 330 will post some pictures of some of the fur from this year,bobcat's backs and bellies shots,yes there is 6 bobcats,caught one in a coyote snare.CO has been contacted,I put it up,he'll put a cite tag on it,it will be included in the MTA Tanned fur project.I'm going to keep the one cat with the rosettes for myself,the rest will go to the tanned fur project,probably the 4 marten as well,coyotes might be spoken for already,fox,mink and weasels,might be 10 of them.Have a good rest of the afternoon everyone.Normally we have some pretty cats up here with good bellies out weighing the poor bellies,not on these cats...The big red rabbit back #100 cat is huge 51" to the base of the tail,43" are the smallest both females.

I won't make it. There is a Gun Show Friday evening and Saturday in Brainerd so that is where I will be. I will just be with different, crazy people.

Crazy people with guns. How much better can it get??

I guess I don't even know what the location is for the winter meeting,is Brainerd or Isle this year?I won't make it either some work stuff is keeping me busy over the weekend.Then off to CA on the 14 or the 15th,warm weather,nice,crazy people not so much.Saw a coyote track and more wolf tracks today,one female weasel was it,no gas money today,lol.

One small Beaver today but I did have 2 snare poles with the snares knocked down. That was on a 24 hour check. I saw some coyote tracks and of course the Government dogs moved everywhere last night.

Baxter again this year.

Thanks Tim,how long has it been at Baxter?