Supercub, aren't you in Bethel? Is everyone you know or work with always super nice? Where do you find areas where 100% of the residents are friendly, nice, etc. If you're proud of your trapping activities, post them. I remember last seasons postings and they were impressive. You should realize that for everybody who responds to your postings there are 2 or 3 more who don't respond but are in total awe of what you have done.
I did a few seasons trapping marten with my citabria. Lake hopping. Had ATA pres. Zarnke with me one time. It was dark the last half hour returning to Fairbanks. Starting snowing too. Most guys on here can't imagine what that was like. But you can!
Don't expect perfection from imperfect people.

I thought I was the only one. I like our ways. I started long before TM and even internet. Lots of trial and errors then to have implications to the negative never set well with me.To each his own.

No wrong guy. Nobody would know who I am. I never have posted anything about my trapline anywhere online. I said what I did based off of several years of reading this forum. Guys are putting out YouTube videos and getting much more thoughtful and interesting conversation in their comments versus this website. I don’t know why I keep coming back to this website. I guess it’s because every once in a very long while there’s something really interesting to read and also the archives are awesome.

I saw Hemo Korth when he came down to a convention in Michigan a few years ago. He did a wolf demo and kept stressing the these were “my” wolves where I live, yours might behave very differently……and he’s correct. But some of his info can translate to a coyote trapper in Arizona. The Alaskan Wolf Manual is another great book which holds true even in southern Manitoba. We have cold, snow, just different food at certain times of the year…….and unfortunately more people to deal with.
Honestly, I’d think the reason there’s less activity is that the fellas that actually have an internet connection up there are way too busy to be posting stuff. Some might only post when they leave the shack and spend the summer in a more civilized place, and by that time there’s other stuff to do.

I know some trappers are on the Canadian forum that will read but never post again because of know it alls and getting criticism over their preferred techniques. Around here, I’d say only 25% of the trappers use any type of social media. Web pages would be the lowest, mostly YouTube and FB. The web forums are kinda “old school” to the <40 year olds.

Having said that, T4E posts sometimes and the wealth of knowledge is greatly appreciated. He’s helped me out more than once. I have no idea where he gets the energy from with his lifestyle.

Supercub, OK, wish the guy in Bethel would post again. Friend of mine has been airplane trapping marten this winter. Had an interesting engine out experience before Xmas. Landed on the Parks. Would be a great story for here but not my story to tell.
I watch a few trapping you tubes off an on. Friend in western Alaska has one. His brother does too. From what I see, the majority of comments come from people who aren't trappers, aren't in Alaska, and are in awe of something that to us here see as a common activity.
Apparently a guy can actually generate revenue from YouTube. Can't do that here.

T4E is super-human. I don't know how he does it all. By himself. I know where he traps, have flown over most of his areas, and just can't get my head around throwing a snowmachine into a 14' skiff and heading up or across or out the inlet or further, get to a beach, toss the machime out, grab buckets of bait, extra gas, and hit the trail. Might check 50 sets, thrn add 20 more.
Then back to the beach, load the machine back in the boat, and do it again. Home after dark, start drying fur, eat, start skinning.
And some of the best fur handling I have ever seen.