Photo Phriday 17

Early in the year (about 10 October) we usually get out after the red foxes. They certainly aren't "winter prime" but the pelts are just fine for taxidermy preparation. These high desert foxes are generally off-color for the fur market anyway (generally "straw" colored, with about 20% of them cross phase) but they do well on the taxi market. In this early season, I can usually avoid the coyotes by making "dirty sets", as the coyotes aren't quite prime for another couple of weeks.

Great pics. I find at least one weather balloon a year. Found this one the other day. Couldn’t read where it was launched from but the date was from August.

From couple springs ago...

This was five years ago. I put the old dog down the 22 of Sept.

Those fox look pretty good for early Oct,Gulo.

Our oct fox have nice colour but are a bit on the flat side.
Got this one a couple years back in a mink box,late oct.

Nice looking Fox Gulo.

Snow already, wow. And a fox on a beaver board, must be a big fox! Nice photos thanks for sharing.....jk

Love to draw fox..all colour phases. Nice subject, Jack ! I think of how they blend into the red and orange fallen leaves on the ground now.

Sharon:

Those are great drawings, wish I had that talent.

Here is a couple: Lake Superior November gale, last year, not out of focus, but sand blowing across the camera lens.

Wife's dog herding the ducks up from the creek.

How does your buyer want the fox skinned, Gulo? I used to sell dorsal skinned foxes to a couple taxi's when I lived in western Alaska.

This is a wet area that all winter the ice was growing to a 6 foot high mound. One day it blew up and these chunks of ice were setting on the ice. This only happened once in all the years I trapped my line.




Old trail blaze I fount in a pass just at tree line. It marked a foot trail from a mine to A Hot Springs 30 miles away. It was from back in the 1920's.


A big bear tracks crossing my trail.


The tree branches were stripped and at the base of the tree. There were claw marks on the tree but I wish I as there to witness what went on.

Love those fall colors

Just got back from a nuisance beaver job up at the Canyon.
Snapped a couple pics today.

This is the blocked culvert


This is someones old marten box I found on the game trail into the beaver house.


Had one beaver and one fired 330-might have to go to some sneaky sets to get the other one now.


This is a shot of the mighty Abitibi River from the top of the canyon looking north.The poplars have mostly shed their leaves,and the tamarack are just starting to turn from pale green to yellow.

Heading to the Rat river fish hole.



“Wake me up if you see anything dad”

Hobbie,

Your photo reminds me of my summer of 1963 that I spent on the Eastern Shore (of Virginia) in the little crabbing town of Harborton, crabbing, fishing for eels and puffers, staying there with my grandparents. Interesting summer for a young lad from Idaho.

Hobbie, how many crab pots are you running. You have to throw back all females, right?

Gulo, nice red fox. Great pictures everyone. Thanks to all for sharing

Mac

Few from the early season wolf line

No pot of goose gold at the end of the rainbow this morning, but it was my first attempt at goose hunting so it was a great morning just to be out there.

Some winter fur

Nice furs, you tan them yourself?......jk

My oldest son, a couple years ago in Alaska. Good hunt.

Osky

Harvest time means Speckled Trout run

Fish early mornings, then to the fields

Nice pictures. Someday I may figure out how to post some.

This is an old family photo from just over a century ago. (1910-12 or so) I believe I may have posted it before. The guy in the capote in the right foreground is my Great Grandad (just to the right of the ships captain-looking guy). My Grandad is the fellow behind the sleigh with the second team. There are actually two horses at the front of the sleigh....the one behind the obvious one is white and doesn't show up well in this copy.

Deward Tract, Crawford Co. Michigan. My Gr. Grandad was a camp foreman for the Stephens Lumber Co.

Sunday success. Eastrn Oregon whitetail.

A few TN reds from years past.

In keeping with the fox theme (one of my favorite things to photograph):

A pretty fox at sunrise.



A triple.



Fox tracks in fresh snow after having caught at least fifteen here.



An angry fox.



Another triple.





Letting one go.



And last but not least, a favorite of mine, my granddaughter and current trapping partner.

Yard bull, at camp

Jeremy Bridger crossing the Green River north of Pinedale WY

Funny you mentioned that.

Big, red male from a few years ago.

A few colored fox ready for auction.

Lovely fox catches , everyone !

Oh those are gorgeous, Boco ! Their capes look like lions ! Want to see their fluffy tails too !

Yes Sharon,there is a window in the middle of winter here between mid december and late January when the colored foxes have nice full coats.
That is an older photo from when I used to trap more than I do now.

More Fox and a Pass Through Scarf made from a pair of reds.

Ok well when you get more like those please take pics from heads to tails ! Love seeing them like that.

QBD, what plush perfect scarves they make too !

Beautiful drawings, Sharon.

Thank you, Run.

Artists wouldn't have a leg to stand on without all these great photo references , such as these trappers fox displayed.

Many good fox represented in this thread.

Many thanks , Jack. Love the subject.

This is a gorgeous pic Sharon !

Zip and a red

yesterday's and one for the theme