Nice catch of fur.Way to go.

Some great trapping!!! Thanks

That is some boat. Details please......jk

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Husky,
Otter, wolves, and wolverine. We trap in southern SE, most on the mainland.

jk,
Yes, that is some boat. My trapping partner had it built recently, mainly for eco-tourism. I think it is about 34 feet long, twin 300's, 300 gallon fuel tank, pot pullers, and a davit for aluminum skiff. The only thing I don't know if I'm really sold on yet is the gasoline powered boiler system that heats the cabin, I think the minor drawbacks can be remedied though; currently half the heat is directed into the head which is accessed from the back deck, he's going to reroute that into the cabin.
It's going to take a whole lot of marten to pay for that boat...let alone buy the gas, but it sure is a lot of fun.

Welcome to Paradise. South Central.

Yeah dirt, in SE I never once had an issue (but I also have a nice boat to create distance). Around here as you know, everyone has a snow machine (assumably due to a much lower purchase cost than a boat) so creating that distance takes more perseverance, and even then all it takes is one ambitious bunny hugger to ruin weeks of work

How far do people have to go to get away from other trappers?

When a dog leaves an owners property what happens to it is the owners FAULT. If you are within our borough boundaries the dog is required to be restrained. A dog getting in a trappers trap or snare would be unlikely to constitute interference. Walking the line snapping traps would.

Oh I know, but when that guy gets fined by the troopers for interference with trapping, the story that he's going to be telling at the bar is "This &$%#÷@☆ caught my dog in a trap and almost killed him, and you know what happened? The troopers came and fined me for 'interfering with trapping!' Can you believe it?" And that's not only bad press for trappers on a whole, but also in smaller towns you can quickly turn people against you personally if you're unlucky.

Actually we have new municipal codes about trapping that I'm pretty sure are directly tied to someone catching a couple dogs near a trail a couple years ago. Not sure exactly where though so I can't tell for certain whether they were in a leashed area or not. Still right or wrong legally doesn't always dictate how people feel about certain things.

Agreed. You have to careful of who you deal with. Some people can cause you a lot of bad press if you get in their wrong side.

Nice catch.A beaver is a beaver

Those are some very pretty marten. Good job!

Slightly bigger one today!

Way to go.Congrats

Skinning is winning!

Congrats!

Great post I look forward to it each time I open T-man......jk

way to go guys, keep after them

Thanks for sharing.

Good looking beaver. What’s the typical weight of each one you catch?

here in the u p of Michigan, my partner and i got 67 last spring I would say average weight was around 45