A foot of snow on the swamp right now would be a good thing

I would rather get some frost in them first. The Ash swamp still had open water in it yesterday and no frost at all. I will need to take the Tundra and run a track through it so we will have a sidewalk to walk on.

She's making some ice on the big lake here -8,next two days below zero for highs,warms up by the weekend.Getting closer to following drag marks in the snow and seeing marten hanging from leaning poles.....

No plans at this time for fisher since I have seen almost no sign the past year or so here but have managed to fill my 4 otter tags. in the past week Glad I am done with them since it is cold in the water on old hands.

Some of us are not as tough as you and wear rubber gloves with wool liners.

I've picked up 2 otter so far, it's definitely tough on the fingers some days. I do have shoulder length gloves, but I never remember to bring them, they've been under the back seat of my truck still brand new since like June or July lol

I do all of that and use heat pads inside of them and still freeze my hands. Poor circulation. Just wait until you get to be old.

Doug, I didn't realize you're old.

Good afternoon,it's BRISK today -15 this morning,high was -7,tonight there forecasting -19.By this weekend it will be in the teens which will be a nice temp for getting out a few marten boxes and a couple of bobcat sets out.The lake will be full of fisherman by next week,should be 8" to 12"of ice.

I think he is just pulling our leg and looking for sympathy.

Bobcat boxes are baited, going to load them in the trailer tomorrow or Friday.

This is good weather to get the bait to stick firmly into the back of the boxes too. I only plan to run a few sets and will focus on riding along with the "almost" non residents that are coming.

-23 glad the weather will be warmer for the opener,making good ice for the ice fishermen.Going back to sleep for a couple of hours.

Still cold,but it's warming up might get -5 for a high today,so still making ICE...

Down here in the banana belt are far south as you can get in Minnesota it’s 3 degrees right now. Pretty cold daytime high for this early. Our new cat season starts January 4.

Upland bird and pheasant season closes on the 1st so the hunters and dogs should be out of the woods.

It's almost Christmas. This isn't uncommon at least not up here.

I think the warmest I saw on the pickup was minus five. Sun is shining and little wind, had to put a hoodie on for awhile. Yesterday it was fairly windy and sub zero highs. It was a little brisk.

Yep, it is almost Long John weather.

Almost

Our trapping season closes on Jan. 1st for everything but beaver