Curious to hear opinions on if it would be remotely possible for someone to head to AK and attempt to catch a wolverine without having a remote cabin etc. Interested in hearing the holdups, potential, etc to entertaining this idea.

Ask Bruce T

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Without a guide, it would be extremely difficult.

Are there any trapping guide businesses currently operating? There was a lodge on the Denali hiway that used to, I believe.
How much money you willing to shell out, 160?

In my opinion you would need to know ahead of time exactly where to go. You'd need a means of getting around the area....snowshoes........or a machine.....it would need to be an area with a known population and you would need some type of shelter, heat, food etc. Traps, snares, bait. Lots of logistics. Oh.......and i would say you should budget at least a month on the ground.

As others have mentioned a 'guided' trip would improve but not guarantee your odds of success.
Just winging it on your own I would say the probability of success is approaching zero.

Yeah, I don't know about "guided". Checking someone else's traps just doesn't do it for me. Sure would love to figure out how to make it happen to catch one though. Not sure how else to go about it.

Guided isn't exactly checking someone else's traps. They would be your traps, you would just be guided in where to put them. Almost certainly, a guided trip would greatly increase your chances of success.
If you were to come up here to catch a few marten, or a lynx, maybe a couple fox, go up north and catch an Arctic fox, those could all be doable without help. The wolverine is a different story.

I appreciate the info. Lynx would be another bucket list critter. I guess I need to make better friends with some folks up north!

DYI haul rd. Not much for lodging. i would do it early spring. Maybe rent a camper

I know of a particular village in SW Alaska where a few mile four wheeler ride will get you into high density (relatively speaking) wolverine numbers. Generally you won't need a snowmachine.

You would have to arrange for lodging, wheeler rental, and a generous amount of time.


So, it is possible, probably won't be real cheap though.

Or, we could hold another auction! White17, you up for it?

Sure just as soon as my new heart-lung machine gets here with a 6 month power pack !

Still in the process.Just on delay right now due to my heart attack earlier this year.Be next year or the year after.

I’ve often wondered if that was possible. I drove the Dalton last October and saw a lot of active beaver sign in the creeks. Actually saw a marten running around in the parking lot at the Arctic Circle sign. I wasn’t sure if it gets slammed with road trappers. Certainly no one is trapping all the way to Deadhorse?

Or stay with Sue! Cruise your line in style with that gigantic buggy she has.

I met a guy in October who was working at the Coldfoot camp. Said there was lots of marten around. Likely could be a wolverine somewhere. Expensive way to get one, staying at Coldfoot. Unlikely there's a reasonable cost way tho.

Yep, that's the way to do it, have a job on the slope and use the company truck to check your line after work.
It's been done before!