I’m assuming a marten

Way to go

Missing out on the fisher season and the first part of cat this year. Decide to take up an offer from a T-man member and got to Kansas for two weeks to catch some high dollar coyotes and maybe a cat or two. Did put out a few bait stations before I left in hopes of picking up a cat when I get back home. Good luck everybody!

Heading out for check number 2 in about an hour,another 2" of snow fell overnight,Thursday another 4 to 5" of snow,so by Friday we could have 15 to 16" of snow on the level.T he one cat location I will pull this Wed,with that much snow I would have trouble getting back to the location.Have a good day everyone....

Another 3" of snow,saw one marten track today,caught one bobcat today.Was going to release her,but she didn't want to play nice 2,3 year old 21.5lbs wet angry cat doesn't look like a good belly oh well.Bobcat #103 another one for the MTA Tanned Fur Project,will try for one or two more,depends on the snow piling up 11"since last Sat with another 3 to 5" coming on Thursday...

Everyone must be checking tomorrow,good luck if that's the case.Cooling down tonight to 7 above the critters should be out making tracks.

Yeah pretty quiet page, glad you’re getting out and about!

Congrats on your bobcat

Mary and I checked traps today no luck. Broke out some more trail I'll put out a couple more boxes tomorrow.

Where do northern Minnesota bobcats usually fall in the hierarchy of North American bcats fur? I know they aren't western but a bit more coin than the ones in the Southeast or about the same?

I see that South Dakota GF&P people now admit there are more bobcats around the whole state nowadays. It used to be only a West River/Black Hills season, and then they opened up the counties along the Missouri River on the eastern side. Now, all of East River is open but the limit is one. The other standard rules about surrendering the carcass and hide within a time limit to the COs to do their thing. Obviously, the trapper gets a legally taken skin back and the carcass, by request [minus part of the lower jaw and anything else the state people want to take.]

The opening up of all East River came about 10-15 years too late for a local kid in eastern Minnehaha County that caught a bcat . His family had to buy back the hide the next spring at the annual GFP wildlife auction because the cat was taken where there was no season. Supposedly, the family had everyone willing not to raise their opening bid so they could get it for cheap but one hold out didn't go along so they paid handsomely to get the cat hide back.

I'm glad that wouldn't happen this year...

Most fall into Northern Cats,had a couple Central and 4 graded Western,but not the high end Western.When NAFA was going I had 6 Top Lot Northern cats and 1 Top lot Central,before cat prices went nuts my best Western cat grade Very Red HVY 1,2 belly $280 Top lot Western that year was $580.A couple years later that Mn cat would have brought $750 to $850 I bet.I know for 7 years I average over $200 on my cats with $370 being the highest,6 cats went for $300 or more in that 7 year time frame.

No martins today but I shot two more partridge for the stock pot

I saw one yesterday,but I didn't shoot it I guess I could have shot his head off with the 204.Seen a coyote two days ago and didn't have it along GRRRR.

Wow, much higher than I thought. No wonder you northern MN guys smile when you see a bcat in your set!!

In this market the average MN cat is worth all that much.

Take a special set to average over 100 -125

Agreed at this time,a real nice big cat with a good clear belly with the feet on could bring $200,but are average now would be in that $75 to $125.

Good morning,it didn't snow last night... Cooled down to 8 above with some wind,hopefully the snow dried a little and the bent over tree branches will get back to normal shortly wishful thinking..I've noticed the critter don't move around with these conditions,maybe it enter fears with there sight fall off the branches.Just like us walking in to check locations and getting snow going down our heck etc.We'll find out in a few hours,they need to hunt for food,they don't have a fridge etc. like us lol.Good luck to everyone that will checking their line today.

Daylight in the Swamp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spoke to soon it started to snow again,never saw a track today.Below zero tonight and possible sun tomorrow that should help,tired of snow and flat light.We'll see what tomorrow brings,talked with one trapper friend he checked today 3 day check,they had about 2 dozen boxes out,they caught two marten today.I haven't talked with my other trapper friend they were checking today on a 2 day check,they had out a few more the 2 dozen boxes out,guessing they will have a couple also,my 7 boxes were all quite...

2 more partridge today. I hope like heck it doesn't snow Thursday but it's gonna lol.

I'm going to wear the tires off the pickup for the next 2 weeks.