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Re: 2024 MN Bobcat,Marten and Fisher season [Re: Ruled-Out] #8291313
12/23/24 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Ruled-Out
Pulled our traps today, all empty ended up 1 marten and 1 fisher both females. Weird season not much sign maybe too much logging in our area. I left some bait out for trail cameras see what we see. Had fun, hope you all did too.

Congratulations


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Re: 2024 MN Bobcat,Marten and Fisher season [Re: Ruled-Out] #8291314
12/23/24 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Ruled-Out
I have a question. Bob cats a fairly recent addition to my area. Does anyone think they would out compete marten for the available prey species?

Nope


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Re: 2024 MN Bobcat,Marten and Fisher season [Re: rick olson] #8291350
12/23/24 02:53 PM
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Ruled-out so based on hair samples taken from marten; their main prey species is red backed voles
warned you that there was a majour migration of Great Grey owls this fall and winter = vole crash ( we saw 3 GGO on my short run on Sunday)

remember back to the Wet May and June = poor microtone production and a drought come July-Aug = no microtone production ( food for red backs)

49er were those budding grouse you saw at dusk ? Or do you live by the practice " they got-agh fly-to die "
What grouse I got this year were all adults.....but on another note there was a record amount of Grey partridge in Winnipeg's bird count this year.

Re: 2024 MN Bobcat,Marten and Fisher season [Re: Northof50] #8291362
12/23/24 03:24 PM
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Thanks for your answer. We have seen owls in the area.

Re: 2024 MN Bobcat,Marten and Fisher season [Re: rick olson] #8291532
12/23/24 06:42 PM
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Good evening,no tracks no catches,registered the marten and two bobcats.Now it's a waiting game for a couple of the cats,fox and coyote to come back through.Have a good night everyone..

Re: 2024 MN Bobcat,Marten and Fisher season [Re: rick olson] #8291627
12/23/24 08:54 PM
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Same here and same to you


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Re: 2024 MN Bobcat,Marten and Fisher season [Re: rick olson] #8291726
12/23/24 10:20 PM
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Never had as much Cat activity on our land as this last year. Have at least a whole family. Mom and two young still traveling together and a large Tom had is the boldest I’ve ever patrolling within yards of our cabin. Their tracks along our drive work up our plot hound to no end on daily walks. Just can’t see not having them around for what little they are bringing now. Cats around here are usually 30 lbs + but have poor bellies. The increase in cats has really lowered the fisher pop though.


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Re: 2024 MN Bobcat,Marten and Fisher season [Re: rick olson] #8291739
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Re: 2024 MN Bobcat,Marten and Fisher season [Re: Drakej] #8291744
12/23/24 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Drakej
Never had as much Cat activity on our land as this last year. Have at least a whole family. Mom and two young still traveling together and a large Tom had is the boldest I’ve ever patrolling within yards of our cabin. Their tracks along our drive work up our plot hound to no end on daily walks. Just can’t see not having them around for what little they are bringing now. Cats around here are usually 30 lbs + but have poor bellies. The increase in cats has really lowered the fisher pop though.

Same here when the lynx population crashes we get an upswing in fisher.And vice versa.
Fisher cant compete with the cats for rabbits in the deep snow.


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Re: 2024 MN Bobcat,Marten and Fisher season [Re: rick olson] #8291748
12/23/24 10:50 PM
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Nice catch,sure would have been nice to be able to look more than 3 to 5 yards in the woods,95% of our 13" of wet heavy snow is still hanging on all the tree's and branches some places you have to crawl to get through.Doing a mid day check tomorrow.Heading out on the lake fishing 8am to 10am clean our walleye's and sauger's then check the line.Here's to tight chains and tight lines....

Re: 2024 MN Bobcat,Marten and Fisher season [Re: rick olson] #8291769
12/23/24 11:44 PM
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Took the kid hunting today. Score, Nick 2, Steve 0.

Seen a marten running around about 2 o'clock. Afther this one, I've now officially seen more marten in wandering in the field this year than the rest of the years of my life put together.


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Re: 2024 MN Bobcat,Marten and Fisher season [Re: rick olson] #8292254
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Trapping nothing no new tracks,fishing this morning was VERY GOOD 5 of us kept our 30 mainly saugers,5 walleye 1 8 pound ling and one slot walleye 21.5".Merry Christmas eve everyone.

Re: 2024 MN Bobcat,Marten and Fisher season [Re: rick olson] #8292746
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Wonder if there will be another Christmas cat this year?Each night there one day closer to making their loop back,have a great Christmas hope you trapper's see spots tomorrow.

Re: 2024 MN Bobcat,Marten and Fisher season [Re: rick olson] #8292774
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I haven't set any cat sets yet.

In the process of stringing out a weasel line and of course got to shoot some more partridge.

Hopefully fish Thursday on Red Lake, haven't been there since the late 90s.


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