Way to go! Otters are so much fun to catch! If only they were half as much fun to flesh. . .

That otter looks cold. Are those ice blocks on the spring?

Thanks guys!
Bfisch Indeed! I got a sharper fleshing knife now so it was pretty easy going this round.
AV yep, Went from in the 40's to the single digits and getting colder. Hoping that spot stays open, All the other holes I found last run were filled in by overflow.

Today consisted of rebaiting, re luring, and chopping otter gear out of overflow. Got a few more sets in for the little jokers
Picked up yote #5.



Pretty much running on ice and the critters can go wherever they want, no snow in the 10 day forecast

Be safe out there guys!

Man, you guys are sure getting crazy weather. I know my old stomping grounds are really getting whacked with snow then very cold.
At least you are skinning. Good looking coyote.

AV yeah the weather is wacked, we didn't get much wind here at the house last weekend but man tonight it is screaming! At least we aint getting hammered like WA state! Rain then snow, can you imagine trying to run a line in that?!!!

Another day of chopping gear out of overflow. I have never seen it this bad on the one little stream I run. Pretty much shut that down for the otter till we get some different weather. Looks like it is going to stay in the single digits to low minus's for the next 10 days.
Picked up a nice otter in one section of a creek that still has open water. Then a rat decided he wanted to play with a 330, of course he lost 🙂









Be safe out there guys!

Way to keep grinding! Critters will be hungry when your weather system that is on the way abates. Be Ready.

AV I think I am going to waiting a spell....... then again the weatherman has been more wrong then right!

Got the big goose egg today, A little nippy out there today -23 when I hit the trailhead. Warmed up to -11 on the way home.



Had a yote poke around a bait station until he found a safe way in, of course I didn't have any snares, I had used them all setting up on a moose I found.



Hopefully next check

Be safe out there guys!

That's some cold trapping, my friend. You too, stay safe.

It has been a minute since I updated this, pretty much due to a serious lack of action on my line. This has been the worst year of trapping for me and it is not due to a lack of effort.

I picked up three mink, sent them to FHA heard they are going to bring big money this year!



Story of my life, guess where the trap is......



Of course the day after I turn my fur in to go to auction I catch this beauty.



Think that trap was a little frozen down.........



I managed to get 7 yotes this year. One was even three legged. Caught this last one in a blind trail set. Got home and took a good look at her, she had mange or lice. Under belly bare, and a big bald spot between the shoulder blades



Some days you just got to stop and be grateful for the world around you in that moment of time.



It is always crazy how a otter will go cross country between water sources!



Ran yesterday and pulled all but 6 traps and a few snares. I had cut one cat track in the beginning of the year and didn't see another till yesterday coming out. Good to see that there is seed out there!



Shutting everything down Saturday and getting ready for the Fling! Be safe out there guys!

Beautiful cross! That mink looks well furred and dark!

You made the best of what you had. Great looking fox!

Hard year for trapping out west of you too. Nice cross. I miss trapping Cross and silver fox over there. Haven't seen one since I moved over here.

The more west you are in Alaska the less cross and silver fox you see. I think we caught a cross or 2 when I lived in Nome. Eastern Alaska has more.