Looking forward to setting a short line this year,no TM members coming up this year for a bucket list bobcat or marten.Yesterday and overnight we got 7 plus inches of really wet heavy snow.Woods roads were tough today trees and branches bent over the road or busted laying across the roads.I had to cut 3 trees laying across the roads this morning to get to a couple of fox,coyote traps I have out.Didn't see much for tracks today,a few days ago when I set the couple of sets I saw a fair amount of marten tracks even a couple of fisher tracks and two bobcat tracks.Merl and myself are planing on putting out 5,6 marten boxes and 3,4 bobcat locations.No plans to trap a limit of bobcats this year 2,maybe 3 and 4 marten if possible.Good luck to all the MN trappers hopefully you can take a kid along,have fun,hopefully we don't get dumped on with a bunch more snow....

Good luck to you also!! Hoping to get a few cat set out at home and catch my first one in about 10 years. Bought a few cage traps from a Tman member out in CO a few years back and gonna finally give them a whirl to experiment and learn with. Haven’t seen much for cat sign in recent years but had a nice one on a deer trail cam mid November. Happy trapping! ScottW

The rumor is that I will have company waiting for me when I get home to catch Otter, Cats, Fisher and Marten. Hopefully they remember the spots from years ago otherwise we can start on Sunday.

Might take a drive out south to see how many critters were on their feet.Hope a coyote or two came back to check out some baits,I'll head out shortly 12 above,with a major cold spell coming,ice making time on the big lake.3" to 8" from what I'm hearing,by next week the lake will have lots of pressure on it.Heck I might even get out there when there's 10" or more.Have a good winter day.

Rick, Thank You again for last Year!!!

I'll be out trying locally. I need some fresh beaver. set today I hope

Your welcome Scott,looking forward to see the tanned cat.I think it was one year ago to the day your 41 lbs first bobcat....

Won't beany people fishing LOW. Looks like they are all on red Lake lol.

I'm kinda looking forward to trapping some marten

Setting a few sets. Did have both cat and fisher sign a week and a half ago. Have not seen any sign since but will set on the old sign and hope for the best. Good luck everyone.

Looks to be a fair amount of marten out there,you coming up to the cabin to trap or closer to home?

Good luck

I agree Rick. The marten sign is encouraging. The partridge sign not so much lol. I got one Friday. I'm going to have to work hard to hit my goal on those

This is the first time in a long time I didn't shoot a ruffed grouse,if I had carried a gun this fall i could have shot a few.A friend of mine hunted a fair amount he shot around 25 to 30 this year.Good luck Steve I don't plan on getting more than 5 miles from home this year.

Muskeg hope you'll be out with your grand kids again,maybe we'll pass on the road,good luck.

Good luck and keep us updated

Season starts this weekend 9 day Marten Fisher season,bobcat season is around 34 days.

I won't be around for the fisher season or the first two weeks of bobcat this year. Will be heading south for a few weeks to trap coyote and bobcat in Kansas. I did find bobcat tracks last week so set up a bait pike close by. Hope it finds it by the time I get back.

Looks like you will be busy down there,have fun and bring sharp knives.....

Wish we didn’t have so many wolves and could make a reasonable bait pile without collecting every piece of roadkill known to man! They clean a pile up in a hurry.

Good luck down in Kansas! Hope the weather cooperates.

Hope this little snow continues to be able to identify tracks decent. Happy trapping! ScottW

Scott you can take about half of ours another inch or more today 8" to 9" up here!

Send it down after Thursday night so we can have a couple more days of good lake and swamp freezing! Happy trapping! ScottW