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Re: Sure wish these tracks were in my back yard
[Re: white17]
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12/11/24 01:55 PM
12/11/24 01:55 PM
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Alaska
AK Timber Tramp
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Alaska
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I have never found them hard to hold. They can be pretty frustrating to deal with though. My favorite trap for them is the MB750. I have never had one get out of that trap once they are in it.
The key.....IMO .....is to target their back feet. Both of them.
The only experience I had with one, I wouldn't have trusted that old trap to hold anything not being drowned. Maybe a mink. But I was a 21 year old kid, so I barely had the gas money to get my boat up and down my line, let alone buy a new trap or two. Lessons learned lol
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Re: Sure wish these tracks were in my back yard
[Re: white17]
#8283777
12/11/24 01:57 PM
12/11/24 01:57 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Northern Maine
Bruce T
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Northern Maine
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I have never found them hard to hold. They can be pretty frustrating to deal with though. My favorite trap for them is the MB750. I have never had one get out of that trap once they are in it.
The key.....IMO .....is to target their back feet. Both of them.
So two footholds and get them to reach while standing on their hind feet.
NRA,NTA,MTA,FTA
#1 goal=Trap a wolverine
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Re: Sure wish these tracks were in my back yard
[Re: white17]
#8283788
12/11/24 02:17 PM
12/11/24 02:17 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Northern Maine
Bruce T
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Northern Maine
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Yes that is my preferred set. Don't place the bait high enough to make them climb............just stand up. And tie each trap in the opposite direction so they can't cross and tangle. That was what I was thinking about the 330's for wolverine like in my old fisher sets.Not high enough to climb.Maybe if theres sign of wolverine being around a few snares added where the wolverine might circle around the set as well with the footholds underneath.Thanks.Great information
NRA,NTA,MTA,FTA
#1 goal=Trap a wolverine
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Re: Sure wish these tracks were in my back yard
[Re: Sharon]
#8283789
12/11/24 02:20 PM
12/11/24 02:20 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Northern Maine
Bruce T
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Northern Maine
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They are used to standing up to reach for things... ![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/12/full-20139-239938-scan_brother.jpg) Love this.Awesome work
NRA,NTA,MTA,FTA
#1 goal=Trap a wolverine
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Re: Sure wish these tracks were in my back yard
[Re: Bruce T]
#8283812
12/11/24 02:49 PM
12/11/24 02:49 PM
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Joined: Mar 2007
McGrath, AK
white17

"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
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"General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
Joined: Mar 2007
McGrath, AK
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Yes that is my preferred set. Don't place the bait high enough to make them climb............just stand up. And tie each trap in the opposite direction so they can't cross and tangle. That was what I was thinking about the 330's for wolverine like in my old fisher sets.Not high enough to climb.Maybe if theres sign of wolverine being around a few snares added where the wolverine might circle around the set as well with the footholds underneath.Thanks.Great information IMO.............you can almost always depend on Gulo to circle any set. If I used cubbies.......and I used to...... for wolverine.... I would place a snare on the back side regularly. The trouble with cubbies for wolverine is that they often get plugged up with marten..........so you miss the wolverine AND lose the marten that he takes out of the trap. 330's are fairly efficient ......but not everywhere. Also they have the downside of getting plugged up with marten AND they are non-selective as well as fatal. I prefer a set that I can release a critter if circumstances warrant it. Tough to do that with a 330
Mean As Nails
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Re: Sure wish these tracks were in my back yard
[Re: white17]
#8283828
12/11/24 03:12 PM
12/11/24 03:12 PM
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Joined: Mar 2013
Interior Alaska
GUK
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Interior Alaska
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Literally, my favorite tracks to see!
GUK.....it's the sound they make when they hit the end of the cable
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Re: Sure wish these tracks were in my back yard
[Re: martentrapper]
#8283843
12/11/24 03:30 PM
12/11/24 03:30 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Northern Maine
Bruce T
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Northern Maine
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So where are the tracks from? You are obsessed! Google search.......Just starting to get focused on my next great adventure. 
NRA,NTA,MTA,FTA
#1 goal=Trap a wolverine
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Re: Sure wish these tracks were in my back yard
[Re: Bruce T]
#8283845
12/11/24 03:31 PM
12/11/24 03:31 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Northern Maine
Bruce T
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Joined: Dec 2006
Northern Maine
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Have always been fascinated by wolverine since I was a kid
NRA,NTA,MTA,FTA
#1 goal=Trap a wolverine
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