Hopefully traps are connecting today for the martin and fisher guys while your pulling today. Goodluck!

Daylight in the Swamp!!!!

Good luck today fellas!

Thanks Ben^^^

I don't think they are trapping those pretty little purple birds called martin

Good luck everyone

Made the son a big breakfast for his birthday (14 today) hopefully he has some birthday fur in the traps and then back to the cabin for the Vikings game we are recording. Going to let the traps cook until 1:00 then start pulling

Good luck everyone!

Well we pulled our sets, all empty, this is the first year since 2018 that we have seen more moose tracks than marten tracks. No grouse either, even though we were only up here two nights it was still a very strange year.

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.

Weird season I agree,plenty of marten track prior to season,set up on proven spots (8) fresh tracks at all locations.Caught one big adult male first night,since then we saw 5 tracks along the line,but not where the boxes were set out.I have one box out,letting it soak for a couple more hours,it's within 325 yards from my house.I will check and pull a little later on.Saw three coyote tracks this morning 2 where under the leaning poles sets for marten 1 on the main south road.No bobcat tracks today,still in front of them,hope to have one return by Christmas.Have a good rest of the evening everyone.

Don't feel like the Lone Ranger,
It's been a strange year here also.
Animal movement has be abnormal

Sure Has

I think I scared the one I want gone this afternoon behind the house with the snowmobile. He went into the property but I only cut the track once so he should still be in here. Tomorrow I will set some 3N's for him.

Good luck Rob,waiting for a couple of cats to come back through.2 cats,1 marten going out shortly to pull the last box,3 rabbits 2 found there way into bobcat snares other one was in a fox snare and 3 ermine no red or flying squirrel's this year.

Today's score, partridge 3 steve 1. I need to spend some time at the range lol.

Now that you mention squirrels we didn’t see or hear any of those either, not a single one in three days in the woods and saw very few new or old tracks. Saw a lot less hare tracks as well

Notes for next year

Written in a journal :

Set up Skinned Beaver bait stations By Nov 1
Following Bear Baiters, keep Active bait sites going that have fishers on cameras

own more 220's
Make more cubbies

If we had a 48 hour check on snares and footholds during cat season I would never set another 220.

Once there's good light in the swamp I'll head out check my 3 bobcat locations,2 fox sets,4 coyote snares and 2 weasel boxes.Registration is 12 to 7 pm today,after that I will head to Roseau to take care of a few things that need to be done by the end of this week.Have a great day everyone,here's to getting a few more bobcats for the trapper's that still have a few locations set up for cats of the woods.

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?