Guessing MANY 1000s of $$ of fur has traversed that bridge over the years.

Yea,old Guy was trapping that area long before I got my line up there just north of his line.
He liked snaring lynx and was good at it.
Guy was one of my mentors in the trade,I helped him out when he got older but still wanted to be out in the bush
I got a couple old pics of Guy somewhere.

Looking good! Got some marten boxes out but haven’t really bothered the beaver yet as it’s still a little warm here. Letting that fur prime up before I start putting a dent in the population.

wow thanks for taking us along boco,

Beaver are looking real good now here.I got lots of miles of trail with beaver on this trapline and another line closer to home,not to mention all the beaver in the interior.No matter when I start there are always plenty of beaver to trap all season long.

There is a buddy of mine who has a camp on a lake that uses the first few KM of the logging road.He has a small backhoe that he wants to use to open a couple culverts so for him to get permission from MNR to do that the beaver have to be removed first. The deep water on the road becomes a problem for both of us at freeze up time for a couple weeks.At first you can break thru the ice but then it gets too thick to do that and it is not strong enough to drive over.The solution is to drop the water just before freeze up.
I told him he will be good to go after the 24th.I will have those beaver removed by then.

No problem trapper D,
Have you started yet down your way?
Skinning day today,got 7 to do,thats enough for me anymore in one day.
I just run about 10 traps and hop scotch them to new spots as I thin them out
I like to have some beaver traps to check when I start land fur too.

Boco ,thanks for the ride ! I do very much enjoy your post .

I will bring the camera tomorrow when I go check.
Been seeing some rabbits and some cat sign.

Great post Boco...keep trapping Man we don't open until next month. Doing nuisance work here but love your country and the pics.

no boco, I have not started yet season is open but I'm waiting until Monday, won't be hitting it hard this year health issue

Same here trapper D.Im pretty much just puttering around running various short lines throughout the season just to keep moving.
Legs aint what they used to be.

What a cool place ! Thank you for sharing .

Thanks Boco for posting pics, i wont start trapping till Nov 1st, mink , coon priming up etc.

good stuff Boco.
Im seeing some lynx sign this year too. Nowhere near peak but theyre coming back.

Went for a run today with the wife.
Let the partridge fly today got enough for a few days.
Picked up 6 more beaver today,skinning day tomorrow.
6 a day is just right.

Awesome

Just curious Boco.
Do you have an RTL or are you an open area trapper.

I trap 3 rtls.
What is open area trapper=private land with permission?

I can almost smell those Swamp pics Boco.

Yea the bush is pretty fragrant this time of year with all the leaves down.
The tamarack needles will be falling soon,they totally carpet the ground and the water.