Thought he was educated after getting slapped but hunger made him try again right away Set this one up at my moose kill from September. It’s on the way to where I start checking traps so I figured why not. Picked up 5 marten here so far Only way to keep catching is to keep setting. Good weatherproof set First half of the line Second half Busy as always.
My half of the weeks catch Gotta love them skinny ones Most recent wolverine to show up chewed on a marten box to get at the bait. I interrupted him and used the whole marten box to bait the 330 set
Be nice to each other. It’s not that hard and nobody’s responsibility but your own.
I set this snare with a coffee can that the wolverine was just getting into when I came along down the line. Same place he chewed on the marten box. I left them there to make room for a big load of firewood. A little whale oil in the can but not enough to get the wolverine too messy. My view for 5 nights a week since November My tools minus a buck knife I use mostly for cutting wolves and wolverine feet off at the joint. My trapping partner. New skandic wt 900 ace A marten hanging because who could possibly get tired of seeing those?
I usually thaw them out 6-12 at a time. 8 is about right for after work and the kids extracurricular stuff is over. First day of sunshine after the dark winter
One more. Upside down for old time sake. Debating my trapping plans for the weekend. Pretty cold out right now so we’ll just see what happens when I wake up I suppose
Ryan notice you pin the marten ears. Not sure why you do that but I do same thing. Idea is to stretch the head out and help with outlaw length of the skin but not overstitching the fur. Just put pin in the ear and pull down and pin. Stretches the head a tiny bit. The head in not only a bit longer but, when drying, is not shortening the rest of the skin. Gets you a small bit of xtra length and might be enough with some skins to get them to the next size.
The pup has sprouted up ! I bet he can pull a small sled with a bunch of beavers you catch plus some gear too .They seem to have a sense of self respect when they are working for you.I Used to pull deer home with my 2 mutts and they seemed to like it . Many thanks for your post .
What percentage, roughly, of your wolverine do you sell? I assume wives, moms, aunties, want some for sewing. Whale oil.........beluga? Is this an above average year for you? Quite the marten haul, wolverine too.
Thanks all. Marten trapper some years i sell all my wolverine and some years I don’t sell a single one. I gave my mom 5 last year and 2 this year so I’ll sell the rest. If they’re above average I keep those ones. Yes beluga oil. Fresh is good but aged 2/3 years is better with the occasional stir and good air circulation. Anything past that will bring the animals in but they won’t usually commit. This is about average or below for the line we’re running. Me and the partner both work full time so we’re just doing what we can on weekends. We’d probably get 500+ Off this line if we were trapping full time. On my own line 100 would be an exceptional year for marten. Average 50-60 with a high of 89. We got about 260 last year as weekenders. Still not sure of next years plan. I really miss my own trapline and the cabin life but I’m open to looking at another year on Sonnys line.
Ryan notice you pin the marten ears. Not sure why you do that but I do same thing. Idea is to stretch the head out and help with outlaw length of the skin but not overstitching the fur. Just put pin in the ear and pull down and pin. Stretches the head a tiny bit. The head in not only a bit longer but, when drying, is not shortening the rest of the skin. Gets you a small bit of xtra length and might be enough with some skins to get them to the next size.
I just pin them because it looks neater but I see what you mean.
My trapping partner Fredrick Blake Jr AKA Sonny. Good guy to trap with. We work pretty good together but sure wouldn’t mind to see what we could do running different lines every day. Hopefully prices are high when retirement is an option.
My trapping partner Fredrick Blake Jr AKA Sonny. Good guy to trap with. We work pretty good together but sure wouldn’t mind to see what we could do running different lines every day. Hopefully prices are high when retirement is an option.
Were you watching Caribou hunting in the spectacular Northwest Territories on YouTube.com/muskrat411 in your skinning shack in that one picture?
No. Straight dvds in the fur shack. Watched them all. Need more
I got a Mcgruber DVD I never watch. Watched it 5 times when i was in Wekwahti for to weeks with no TV channels and only 2 DVDs. Even watched the directors cut.
I spent a few seasons back in the last half of the 80s doing an airplane line west of Fairbanks. Some old burns and some black spruce. All pole sets with foot holds. I had some aged seal oil which I dabbed a bit on each pole. Caught a lot of marten those days in that area. After the first year, some of the poles would have hair on them where a bear, or maybe a wolf rubbed where the oil had been. Long lasting smell.
I havent trapped my own line in 2 years but i guarantee any animals that passed by a set will have sniffed around. Most of my regular spots have an oil stain on the tree from Ukruk.
Its a balmy -32c today so I took tomorrow off to run traps. Feels so warm after that -44c (-52c windchill) weather.
Ukruk means oil. Beluga oil in this case. I’m only using it in the 330 boxes. Some have beaver castor too. Best lure I made so far was beaver castors soaked in ukruk which was potent enough by itself but then I added some fireball whiskey. Majority of animal tracks went directly to the set those two years. It Was a clearish orange Color. Smelled sweet. Intensely sweet with a touch of cinnamon. Haha. My best year for lynx and wolverine was with that wicked stuff
Best lure I made so far was beaver castors soaked in ukruk which was potent enough by itself but then I added some fireball whiskey. Majority of animal tracks went directly to the set those two years.
Fireball whicky..................I'm gonna have to remember that!!
On the old Canadian Trapper sight there was a guy made a lure called Hot (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman). Non toxic anti freeze beaver Castor and some other stuff. I added ukaruk to the recipe. I try worked great for everything. I put it in a Gatorade bottle and squirted it on everything.
Good day out. Surprised to pick up 10 marten with this cold weather we’ve had. Season is about to start winding down. Last couple weeks and I’ll have to find something new to keep me busy
-33c when I left town. -28c when I left my truck and started out on the snowmobile. -38c when I got back to my truck. 10.5 hours including a bit of wood cutting and trapline maintenance.
Unless there’s a rush I’ll skin all my animals clean so can avoid the fleshing beam. It can Get messy with the fat wolves and wolverine when using a fleshing beam. Not much left in the season but we have a warm spell coming and both lines are ready and waiting for action
Went out flying today. Checked out a bunch of collared wolf and caribou activity. Awesome stuff. Lots of caribou but hard to get at them on the ground in a weekend. If I was going to travel that far I’d want a tent, stove and a bunch of wolf/wolverine/Martin gear.
That caribou sign looks awful familiar and good. Used to be like that here back in the day. Some people here won't give the deer/caribou a break though. Don't have to kill that many when they down to keep them down. Gonna be a long time before we see that again if ever.
Woke up both morning this weekend to tracks around outside the cabin. Wolf gave us a chance on Sunday morning. Great weekend hunt for caribou in my favourite location.
Skinned for making mitts so it didn’t take long at all. Nice when you don’t have to split lips, do ears, etc. Using fur for the most practical purpose
There wasn’t much left at the site after we loaded. This hunt was for elders so we took almost every edible piece as they prefer the little goodies (organs and guts) more than anything. We took all the shin bones for making grease. I’m sure some wolf or wolverine has checked it though. Even the part of the stomach that you would cut through to remove the guts is edible. Check it out next time and you will see lots of good fat in between the layers of that membrane. Good wolf country up that way for sure. They run the place
Thanks Ryan for the moose update I'm certain they and the caribou don't mind when you remove a few wolves from the land scape . Fresh caribou sounds real good I'm sure the elders enjoy every bit !
Thank you for the ride along , story and great pictures !
Fiona left to Vancouver for a week for an artist conference. She cooked a big steak dinner the night before she left and I re heated left overs on the wood stove at the tent yesterday. 5 star dining
The steak was good but it doesn’t compare to the caribou tongue we just ate. Best food. Ribs, potatoes and corn on the cob is almost done too. We don’t do take out around here when fionas out of town.
Everything tastes twice so good out in the country cause you (usually) worked hard all day and breathed fresh air. Usually most peaceful sleep out like that, especially in tent cause you hear and generally sense it all better, listening to the wind and the waves (seasonal) and whatever wild stuff is out at night like owls and wolves. Generators, even the quiet ones, no thanks.
Caribou tongue? Often said if I had a caribou killed and God came down and told me I had to give it all to the poor people but could take 1 lb then would take the tongue. If God were in a more generous mood and told me take more then would take pocket knife and cut out brisket quick enough where it joins to the ribs. It is all about fat. Tongue almost pure fat usually and brisket lots of bone/cartilage together. Mamattusuak.
He started earlier than he mentioned though. I used to carry him to a walking line before he could walk. I would prop him up in the snow when we made catches.
Caribou tongue? Often said if I had a caribou killed and God came down and told me I had to give it all to the poor people but could take 1 lb then would take the tongue. If God were in a more generous mood and told me take more then would take pocket knife and cut out brisket quick enough where it joins to the ribs. It is all about fat. Tongue almost pure fat usually and brisket lots of bone/cartilage together. Mamattusuak.
Boiled Tongue and fried heart is something I look forward to after a good hunt. Fat ribs and brisket. Boiled bible. Some fried backstrap with fat. A roast rolled up in lace fat No other meals I’d rather have. 40 years old today fellas. Look like I’m 30 and work like I’m 20 yet so all good here. I consider myself very fortunate to grow another year older. No big plans for today. Just going to stay busy with the kids around the house and get a big rough skinned wolverine cleaned up and boarded.
Late start today but I’m taking off to pull one line today. Never likes pulling traps but it’s ok. Time to move on to other things. I’ll still probably run a wolf line for a few weeks though
Last of the marten and wolverine gear will be snapped tomorrow. It’s been a good season but a tiring one. I’ll finish up all my fur in the coming weeks and run a few wolf traps for something to look at. Starting to feel a little bit of heat from the sun in the afternoon so you know spring and a lot of hunting is coming up. Seems like he Gets a little bigger everyday lately
My own skidoo again. Now I can do anything I want and there won’t be Much to slow me down. I have a long list of things I’ve been wanting to do and now I can do them.
The concrete jungle. Down in the city for work this week. Going to the oilers-stars game tomorrow then flying home and heading straight out to the hunting grounds on Friday Went and checked cabelas but they didn’t have the rifle I was planning to buy
That is a culture shock I bet. Nice to get to the big city every now and then, but I always look forward to getting home. I've found Cabelas to be lacking in a lot of things these days, unfortunately. I'm glad you get to do some pucking around every now and then, enjoy the game!
Culture shock for sure. I lived here when I was 18 but man have things changed. Lot more crazies nowadays. My dad will be passing through tomorrow so he got us a couple tickets. Looking forward to watching a good hockey game
Yup. Great game. Jamie Benn was invisible out there for Dallas and Tyler Seguin is injured. Oilers were playing good though and hustling hard so they deserved that win. They need someone to stick up for McDavid. That knee on knee hit he took could’ve been way worst but he shook it off. Can’t be letting guys run your star player like that. Bought $100 worth of 50-50 tickets but no luck. Some lucky person is 885k richer tonight. Now I’m chilling in my hotel with an early flight in the morning. By this time tomorrow I’ll be a cabin somewhere waiting for daylight
I’ll still shoot them in the mountains or on the coast for a few more weeks. This one was still 100% prime. We were heading towards 3 wolves on a gut pile and this guy came out of the creek. I could’ve got him right away but I wanted a chance at one of the two black wolves. Unfortunately they made it into the trees. Happy my buddy Brandon shot his first wolverine though. 👌🏽 We were scouting that evening. Seeing lots of caribou up high. Finally got our chance at a lower much on Sunday evening at 730. 12 caribou, a very high mountain to get down with rapidly fading daylight and a wind picking up and starting to drift made an excellent adventure.
Old caribou corral from long long ago. Perfect notch on top of a high mountain. Smart use of terrain and “scarecrows” to funnel entire herds into a corral with people doing the herding. Always cool to see and I have always especially liked this spot because of the history. Standing there you can only imagine the excitement of a good kill when survival depended on it. I always think maybe some year was pretty lean and 1 decent herd came along in time to get meat and skins put away for the winter. Thinking of everyone doing their part, having things work out and seeing the caribou end up in the corral. If that doesn’t get you exited to be a subsistence (or any) hunter, man I don’t know what will. This last picture is the entrance. Entrance direction is right to left. The second picture is looking toward the bottom end. You can see a few posts still standing in the second picture too and Of course part of the corral itself in the first picture
Two more from this year to finish and a bunch of other fur to get taken care of in the next couple weeks. Might go wolf Hunting this weekend. Still not sure. Works has been busy. Free time has been busy. slowly putting winter away and getting ready for spring and all the fun that comes with it. 5 and a half months old and already looking like he’s saying “Go ahead and try.” My big pup. Sure is getting strong.
I’ll still shoot them in the mountains or on the coast for a few more weeks. This one was still 100% prime. We were heading towards 3 wolves on a gut pile and this guy came out of the creek. I could’ve got him right away but I wanted a chance at one of the two black wolves. Unfortunately they made it into the trees. Happy my buddy Brandon shot his first wolverine though. 👌🏽 We were scouting that evening. Seeing lots of caribou up high. Finally got our chance at a lower much on Sunday evening at 730. 12 caribou, a very high mountain to get down with rapidly fading daylight and a wind picking up and starting to drift made an excellent adventure.
Lets GO Brandon!!
Ran into Brandon on Cache Creek yesterday he was skinning 5 caribou. travelled back to AK with him, stopped and fixed up trail camera on the way home.
Ryan I enjoyed the corral pictures . Read of them in Samuel Hearne's story of his trip to the Coppermine river from Hudson Bay in 1770 . Thank you for post .
Corral pic's great. Hard to figure out exactly but just to know they did it. The Beothuck Indians in Newfoundland had fences, in forested areas along a big river crossing there, that they used to herd the caribou also. And the Naskaupi Innu Indians, of the Northern Labrador/northern Quebec treeline, had a way to do it too with caribou.
Also saw one time in the mountains in Norway saw where they had covered pitts that the reindeer would fall into. And the Naskaupi Innu Indians, of the tree line, had a way to do it too.
And yes back in the day a good capture of herded animals had to be a real celebration of plenty in a real subsistence life. Imagine the buffalo jumps of the Plains people a great cause for celebration after a successful drive too.
Several lakes on the boarder of Nunavut/ Manitoba/ Saskatchewan had the caribou crossing in the fall on their migration off the high tundra along the glacial eskers. The area is rich in archaeological material of several cultures. Sadly one winter they did not migrate pass there and many were lost and they relocated by the government and a ...sorry I'm to bitter to tell the rest
That old blind John Naditchi use to live in Old Folks home. He said he saw Caribou corals used when he was a kid. There were openings in the coral and they had raw hide snares. The hunters killed the Caribou in snares with spears. Can you imagine the adrenalin rush of running around trying not to get trampelled and at the same time spearing a big bull Caribou, recovering your spear and moving on to the next Caribou. There would be wolves hanging around for Shure to. When the corral muskox in Sachs the wolfs just get memorized and are really easy to hunt as the ox are released from the corral.
I tried to wait around for you a bit at John Martin on Saturday but you must have been hunting. We went to BFRFish Hole saw about 1000 Caribou in Lil Fish Creek.
That old blind John Naditchi use to live in Old Folks home. He said he saw Caribou corals used when he was a kid. There were openings in the coral and they had raw hide snares. The hunters killed the Caribou in snares with spears. Can you imagine the adrenalin rush of running around trying not to get trampelled and at the same time spearing a big bull Caribou, recovering your spear and moving on to the next Caribou. There would be wolves hanging around for Shure to. When the corral muskox in Sachs the wolfs just get memorized and are really easy to hunt as the ox are released from the corral.
Real rodeo releasing a caribou from a snare. Caught one in a wolf snare on a beaver dam one time-12 foot trail snare-caribou caught by an antler.Lots of beaver pungi sticks all over the place. Was like playing hockey getting a hold of him and cutting the snare off. Lucky I had my felco C-7 with me that day.
Good weekend. Shot caribou on Saturday and then hunted wolves Sunday. Seen 6 altogether and managed to get 1. Not an Ideal spot for getting the whole pack due to terrain. Bobby always says one is better than none. Wise young man. Before a started trapping this is all I did. Best to go the morning after a good snow fall. Been a few years since I’ve done any serious wolf hunting but I never forgot how. Hard to be A little cautious and a little crazy at the same time but that’s what wolf hunting like this requires. Took some serious effort to get a chance at the one big male I got and I sure tumbled him on the first shot
Yes what ppl used to do here for wolves.Wait for overnight snow and nil wind. First thing AM then go to where you figure they been working and try to cut fresh tracks.
I noticed the quiet 4 stroke lets me get closer to caribou without getting them nervous. The two wolves we first seen were just climbing out of the creek we were in so I would say the wolves let us get closer too.
Yeah. It’s an effective way of keeping the numbers down. Fresh snow and gentle terrain helps. Dangerous and hard to try in overcast dull weather. Pick your routes to push the wolves into valleys away from steep rocky places. I watch for ravens all the time. They’ll give away wolves and wolverine by diving at them sometimes but they’re always cleaning up wolf kills so just seeing them is a good sign. . Lots of time behind binoculars. Nervous ungulates means something is close. Caribou will actually come hang out closer to us when wolves are nearby. Finding tracks. Losing tracks. Taking shortcuts. Back tracking. Howling and listening. Tracks getting fresher. Gaining ground. Losing ground. Then after all that you finally see them. Doesn’t mean you’ll get any. Make a quick plan and go for it. STAY CALM. Don’t mess up. Make the right choices and you’re going home with multiple wolves. Make a mistake and you watch them all get away. Don’t forget to get your breathing under control when you finally get a chance. You might only get one shot. know when the risk isn’t worth the reward anymore and it’s time to give up. Always remember one is better then none. And any day spent in wolf country is better than being in town.
Mountains are way harsher but the wolves are generally as nice as they get. More space. Delta is lesser quality wolves. Less space. No elevation so less likely for things to get scary. Easier to lose the wolves in the delta too.
Other times you catch them in the perfect place and it’s not as demanding. I can talk for days about wolves. No shortage of respect for wolves but I also know they need to be hunted.
Cool old pictures. We got 18 wolves that winter. Most of them in January. I was crazy with that xc700. I remember we pulled out an abandoned net at the island then ice moved that night.
Aklavik's spring carnival was held last weekend. Ive never been one to hang around large crowds preferring to spend time in the peace and solitude of the land over nearly anything else. Unfortunately the weather wasnt cooperating until the early evening on sunday. I made two phone calls and before long a couple of my friends, in town for the games and races, were gassed up and ready to go look around with me. We made good time up to the cabin and settled in with binochulars as the weather slowly moved back in. Before long I spotted 4 black and 1 pale grey wolf on a distant hill. We made a quick plan and started towards them all spread out across three ridges so that one of us would likely connect. About halfway to where we last seen them, the fog rolled in. as we got closer we seen the fresh tracks but we just couldnt see far enough to do anything. After a few minutes we found where they had made their escape and with worsening weather we called it off for our own safety. We checked out a bunch of muskox and reluctantly started back to the cabin. I hate giving up!! A small sliver of blue sky to the south made us want to go and investigate so we did and low and behold we drove out of the weather. We covered a lot of ground as daylight started fading. Two more times that day we crossed fresh tracks, once we had the wolves running but terrain prevented anything from happening. we crossed a couple sets of smoking fresh wolverine tracks too but very little for caribou sign besides the 2 sets of tracks that the wolves had separated from the herd. The boys still enjoyed the ride but they had prior commitments that forced them to travel back to town that night. I wasnt too jealous of them as they drove away into the darkness and i sat in the warm cabin and started thinking about what I would do the next day (Weather dependent of course) I hung my clothes to dry, topped up the gas tank and settled in for a good sleep. With the good strong wood heat and a fresh set of clothes it didnt take long before i was dreaming about wolves (and probably snoring like an old bear)
Next morning i woke up to the sound of wind before i even opened my sleeping bag. I got up and loaded the stove and took a look out the window, it was pretty hard to see again. The big skidoo race was in about 6 hours so I figured I would wait around and if the weather didnt improve enough to safely cover some ground I would just head back to town and catch the race. Before long I could see noticeable improvements and distant ridges starting poking through the weather. I text my mom and let her know that i was most likely going hunting shortly so she text back to be careful and that she would pray for good luck and safety for the day. My mom and grandmas prayer have probably kept me alive thus far in my life especially in my younger days. I quickly ate a sandwich and started my skidoo to warm it up.
As i drove away from the cabin i decided that i would just drive and not pay attention to any wolf tracks unless they were fresh since the snow slowed down earlier in the day. No sign of the wolves we saw the day before so I kept going. I thought of my Grandparents as I travelled like I always do and smiled to myself as I passed numerous places that I have been successful on past hunting trips. As i made my way west I came up with a travel route that i would stick to unless i crossed tracks worth following elsewhere. A man with a plan is much more dangerous than a man with no plan or at least i felt better thinking that way. Got to think positive all the time even when things arent perfect. All the new snow made travelling a lot smoother so I made good time back to where i got the last wolf. I stopped to do some howling and i spotted a few caribou up high where you would normally see sheep. I couldnt let the opportunity pass so I made my way towards them all the while scanning the mountain for a potential route to the top. As i made my way up the tributary i started seeing more caribou up on top. With the weather improving and a decent herd right there i felt confidant that i would have a good day.....
Breakup is commencing here at Lake of the Woods, the lake is froze, the Rainy River is open nearly to the lake, and trubutaries are flowing, some ice is intact near the big river. This is about the time I would normally start beaver trapping.....and 100 mile south others are. Pond ice in the forest is floating to the top....
Ryan , I'm sorry to hear of the passing of your Great Uncle Robert may you all find strength and comfort in the memories of all the good times you all shared .
I didn’t see any quick route to the caribou so I continued on all the way to the end of the valley to a place i know I could come down the mountain as I have before but I was confident that I could also climb up. I unhooked my sled and made a run at a smooth place. all was going good until I just past the steepest part. That’s where I hit ice. Luckily I had speed and that was just a brief scare. Wish I took a picture of that one. Once I was on top I could see the caribou at attention but not running or anything. I slipped into a runoff ditch and stayed low. When I gained elevation again I was about 250 yards from the herd of 100 or so. I spotted a couple healthy looking young bulls in the lead so I knocked them over and turned the whole herd back in the opposite direction. I could’ve kept shooting and filled my sled right up but I know better than to mess with the steep slippery descent this time of year. Plus I wanted to stay light enough to get into some wolfy areas later on . I pulled the caribou back to above where I left my sled and let them slide down the smooth snowy mountain. Then I went back to where I climbed up and carefully made my way down making sure to stay in my earlier trail for the most possible traction. Sure wouldn’t want to mess up there. I only gutted the caribou this time since I would be putting on more miles and didn’t want to be pulling warm skinned caribou around and getting everything messier than it needs to be. Didn’t take long at all before I had my load securely tied down in the sled. A little fog was rolling back in and I had to seriously think of my next move. I had a fresh trail made in the shortest route back to town possible. With the possibility of bad weather coming back i gave some serious thought to just getting a few more caribou and going home by the main trail. That would be the Smartest safest plan alright but where’s the fun in that? The wolf hunter in me took over and I decided to break trail through a shortcut that would bring me through about 4 areas with a high probability for wolves. I got stuck twice making that trail but that’s to be expected. I was sure happy to get back to my old trail from a couple weeks earlier though. I was content with my two caribou but I always like to push right to the end of the trip. I thought to myself that a couple wolves would be the cherry on top of an already great trip. A lot of times it’s plan b or c that works so always always go check over that next hill, use the daylight until the very last minute, do whatever you can to increase your odds of success.
As I made the final descent to the next major valley I spotted tracks crossing. Fresh tracks. It was just snowing lightly earlier and I could still make out the toenail marks. The Tracks looked to be about 7-8 wolves heading in the direction I just came from. They hadn’t crossed the last valley I travelled through so that could only mean they were still above me on the ridge between the two valleys. Immediately my eyes looked up the ridge but no quick sighting. I knew the next tributary of this river valley would bring me close so I decided not to climb after them but instead try to get ahead of them. I could see the trib in the distance and my level of alertness was climbing fast. I’ve got a good chance so No time for mistakes here I thought. All of a sudden I see two different sets of tracks on my day old skidoo trail travelling from a complete different direction as the pack. These tracks were walking in my direction then they turned and start running in the direction they just came from!! I knew I was close. I sped up and was scanning the hills ahead of me hoping to see something. I looked again to the trib I was headed for and there halfway up the steep but smoothly drifted mountain I seen them. One black and one grey climbing up. I Unhooked my sled and sped towards them as I thought of the terrain on top. I know this area like the back of my hand and I knew if I could quickly get on the south side of them and push them in a northwest direction I had a good chance of getting them into a big smooth flat that would be the perfect place to get them both. I wondered if these were fast runners or average runners? Was I taking too long to get on them? How much ground had they covered since I last seen them? Lots of variables involved and that why it pays to know the areas you hunt. I wasted no time in getting to exactly where they climbed up and i just aimed for a smooth part and held the throttle. When I topped out I looked right and seen nothing. I looked to my left and there was the black standing broadside at about 600 yards.
I could see animals in the distance as the black started trotting away. With the rocks and steep drops I was solely focused on the black wolf in front of me though and I still don’t know for sure of they were more wolves or caribou. This particular spot is a series of benches. The whole valley side is like strips of rock and smooth snow between. Odds were looking decent for sure. I was gaining ground on the smooth snow and managed to get closer. I thought about trying a shot right away but if I missed it would take time to get back closer again so I decided to just get above the black and turn him north to the big flat. Easier said than done. Wolves know where to lead you and this wolf knew he needed to go south. He stayed on the side hill and I stayed above him until we topped the next small hill. That’s where the flat starts to opens up. I spotted the grey running quite always off to my right in the direction of the flats but the black still wouldn’t turn. At the speed the grey was covering the flat I had to make something happen if i was going to get both so I turned hard and gave the black no choice but to leave the rocks and start down hill. This time it worked. I looked again to the grey and it was about halfway across the flat. I was also scanning for more wolves. I didn’t have much time but once the black committed to the flat I made my move and let off a shot. Was I ever relieved to see the black roll! I gave it one more to be sure and then all my focus switched to the grey. As luck would have it the valley was table top smooth so I gained ground fast. I had recently talked with a biologist friend of mine about retrieving a collar that hadn’t moved in days so I knew the remaining collaredwolves were grey. I was okay with letting the grey go if it was collared (we don’t have to but I’ll avoid shooting collared ones if I can) and as I pulled up closer i could see a black ring around it neck. Alright I thought I guess it’s just the one today. I wasnt complaining at all though as I was more than happy with one black wolf. I got up closer and Could see that it only had a black ring of hair around its neck! Fair game!! By now it was almost getting to a deep rocky creek so I got ahead of it and turned it back to the open. Once again I pulled up within rifle range, took a deep breath and settled in behind the scope. I had to take another big breath to calm my aim and then I squeezed off a shot. GREY WOLF DOWN!!
I quickly shut off the skidoo and let out a couple howls. Sometimes you get an answer and you can keep going but today all was quiet. No complaints from me though. I was happy as I loaded the grey onto my cargo rack and started slowly over to the black spot in the distance. See the black spot across the flats to the left? I always love retracing my tracks and picking up wolves.
I had to travel slowly with two wolves on the machine with me. I kept looking to the right at the black wolf feet and the. To the left to the grey wolf feet. Absolute wolf hunting high! Wish I could bottle and sell the stuff. I got back to where I climbed out earlier and I only had to take a quick look to see that it was a bit steep to go back down. I wondered what crazy person had made this trail then I remembered it was me. Haha. Had to go a bit further and make a new trail through the steep creek I mentioned earlier. Soon I was back to my sled and after a couple quick texts on the inreach I loaded the wolves up nice and neat away from the caribou and then I started back towards the cabin with a decent load of meat and fur. Within 20 minutes I crossed a big set of wolverine tracks on a full run. I’m talking bout claws digging in and snow flying behind them. He was headed to a huge flat to the east. I knew I could track this guy too and I was really tempted to but wolverine tend to be losing hair on the legs and rubbing at the base of the tail this time of year. He might’ve still been prime but I had a long ways to go and wasn’t going to risk anything for a wolverine that I figured would be best left alone. At 5am I was finished travelling home and unloading. I didn’t mind being tired the next day at work. A field work day on top of that. I’m sure the research crew was tired of hearing hunting stories by the end of the day. As much as I wanted to go to sleep after work I fired up the warehouse and clean skinned both wolves . I sure love those mountains. I’ll forever be grateful that my Dad and my Grandpa started taking me out there at a young age. If all goes well I’ll be back out for one more weekend wolf hunt in a few days time.
Good stuff Ryan. Bit of adrenalin going on there. Always said wolves good to mid April. Imagine u got studded track for that stuff. We used to unload our gutted caribou from the komatik on really steep descents of the barren ground hills and tie by the waist backwards. We'd tie them to the komatik again and drag the deer backwards down the hill on either side of the komatik but not on the komatik. Drag against the grain of the hair really helped to control coming down. Load them on again when we got to the flatter ground. Sometimes we would leave the deer on the komatik and tie some long tree tops backwards to the sides of the komatik to slow the descent. Some places there were a few trees we could use for that. Still tricky job though coming down through the steep narrow gulches off the high ground. Brings back memories. Thanks for posting.
BTW good writing too. A lotta guys can't write stuff up too well but you got the gift for that.
Great story, reminds me of how guys would hunt coyotes west of me in the wheat fields. Some of the guys will ride double with the passenger using a shotgun. The wolves around here like the timber country and they don't live out where it is open enough and gentle enough to hunt them like that.
I prefer 223. Versatile for long range and minimum damage if I’m shooting at close range. I always carry 22 magnum for back up. 9/10 you can get close enough to shoot them with that. Range can be spitting distance to couple hundred yards. Further if they’re getting away and you send a few Hail Mary's. Terrain is in charge of all the shooting variables I’d say. 270 is another one I like for anything but I think you all already know that. I don’t get off the machine though. The way I carry my rifle makes it easy to pull off with my left hand while I’m still driving. Usually I brake and rest in the windshield or just shoot offhand. Sometimes and mostly with the 22 I’ll shoot at close range as my skidoo comes to a rolling stop. Having the back up gun gives me 25 shots total before I have to reload clips or tube.
Last marten to skin this year. I had 8 since we snapped all our traps last month. I’ve got a couple wolverine and 3 wolves on the go right now. Late spring so far but once it starts I think it will go quick. Good time to get everything taken care of before my time off starts. Looking forward to 16 days out at my camp in may.
Finishing up with fur. Geese are here. Not sure if I’ll go look for a bear or just start hauling loads to the geese camp. Tough decision but it should be fun either way. Time off starts tomorrow. Probably have time to get out of town by Monday. We’ll just see what happens Last decent pile. Still an assortment to get through but I have freezer space and they can wait until July. Got to get out on the land. Best time of year besides September.
First pic maybe a little telling Ryan with all the books and like my place. A little old school now with all the u tube but those books did not hurt your writing skills.
Little man shot his first goose. It seemed like he waited too long but when he shot he spun the goose right around with a headshot. One of those ones where the goose just spreads it wings and comes straight down. His first try of the year.
Yup Good size rats Mike. In good habitat there’s usually straight big rats. One short chain lake I hunted last week had 37 big rats out of 38.
Pete. Sometimes they only have two eye holes but one is just a little bigger than the other.
You sure do get on the mark when you’re shooting good Boco. Good rat hunters usually pick up right where they left off the year before. If a guy is missing claiming he hasn’t shot in a year then leave him at home next time. It’s especially good when you hit a hot corner of the lake and the rats seem to keep coming out of nowhere. Last year we picked up 15 in one spot. This year the best I did was 6 in one spot. I used 4 boxes of shells to get 186 so I was shooting pretty good. Probably 13 Duds and one miss. Haha
I’m thinking the firing pin is work out on the old 572 Smith. I took it out on the first hunt and it kept misfiring so Bobby put his foot down and said to just use his. Ok son ok. I’m also carrying Greg’s Winchester with a red dot this year. Also great for getting on target fast
One of many meals of fresh geese at the cabin “Someday all this mud will be yours son” lol. Me and my boy The river cleared out this day and we launched the boat after a late supper. More yellow legs cooking. Love my traditional food. Still got some good fat caribou out away to switch it up some days too Sonnys turn to be copilot on the way to town this year First evening rat hunt close to town
Thank you for the ride along Ryan ! It's fun watching how much Bobby is growing , maturing and becoming such a good young man ! Keep up the good work !
Darn nice shooting on the muskrats I'm so jealous it's not even funny I always had a place in my heart for those furry buggers !
Said it before. Unbelievable that Delta country, and nearby, how productive it is compared to here. If I were religious I say you are truly blessed with abundance. And govt helps people with subsidy for land based activity too a bit I think. Scarce here that kind of help.
Thanks all. The region is definitely an abundant area. Wide variety of species on the land and in the water. GOV of NWT and local native organizations have funds available at different times of year to offset costs associated with harvesting activities. It’s all though applications. Those funds are aimed more at equipment, groceries and gas. Theres also funds available for traditional skills educational programs A guy could make a livable income accessing the funds to take kids out, or any form of teaching traditional skills. That’s even including taking adults out to learn. Say I applied to take people out to set nets under the ice. For some this will be the first time seeing it in years or at all. Think “Teach a man to fish”. After teaching how to work with the catch The fish will be given out to local families with priority to our elders, the ones that taught us in the first place but are less active in older age. At the end of the program each participant might get a small fish net and leave knowing how to set the thing. Now we have another fisherman that can feed themselves year round and also share the catch. That’s just one quick example. Other examples might include hunting caribou with students then having community members come in to the school and teach proper cutting and bagging followed by a community feast and distributing the bagged caribou. I usually apply for Funding for supplies like groceries and gas twice a year. Over the whole season it’s a couple drops in the bucket but when you’re used to working day in and day out to support yourself and family any help is definitely appreciated. I’ll also usually lead a couple programs a year if time allows and that’s only when I’m asked to do it. “Take a kid trapping” is the name of one of the programs. Learning Traditional skills is even in the school curriculum. Several programs a year that take entire classes out hunting, trapping and fishing. I’ve even taught fur handling to the high school through my current job. I was vollun-told at 9am to go skin a few furs after working with my own fur until 5am. I looked at my boss with traces of sleep still showing in my eyes and said “They better have good coffee at the school”
Sure got off topic there when all I meant to say was yup it’s a 94/22.
I just remembered that fur handling day at the school was a full day. All grades came through the shop throughout the day. Even my own kids. Haha. I made sure I was a cool dad though. Did some sharp witted verbal sparring with the odd student that like disrupting the class or disrespecting the teachers. It was fun. Anyways I’m really stalling again. Last 12 thawed rats to skin and I can get a few hours of sleep. Better get busy
Ryan those school programs that are run in the NWT are great. Friends have their kids in Yellowknife schools and when they come back the kids are really gun-hoe to help grandpa when the times comes. There is not going to be enough room on the fur shed wall for all the Top Lot awards to be hung now
We did get Paul Trepis to teach wolf snaring and the Legend Jim Gibb to teach wolverine skinning. I really want to get Marty Mourioto to come up and teach line cabin building. Maybe one of these years. Any one know if he is still active I heard he retired last year. Dont know if it was just from smoke jumping or trapping also.
One more of elders from Rendevous Lake came and taught us to build dead fall traps. I cut the logs ahead of time and they told me the kill logs were too small and light.
Geez my travelling clothes were brand new in that picture. I still use that parka but it’s more grey than black now. That just about does it don’t it?
I think I’m done until August. Went and chased spring for one last trip. Passed a lot of fighting rats before getting into good lakes with ice at the furthest point north of the ride. Fur quality improved the further north we travelled. Probably let 5-6 go for every one we shot but still got a decent batch of good Muskies.
Yup. We Went up last day to pick up the last two drums and spotted 8. Got 7 and could’ve got he last one but was short of gas. I did end up running out about 10 minutes out of town. Always thought I Should’ve just got the 8th one seeing that I ran out of gas anyways.
I’m pretty sure this is the first picture I took a long time ago when I first wanted to carry a camera. Second picture was 8 black wolves climbing a mountain. Just black dots but I sure felt like a photographer. I think I was 12. Borrowed my moms Kodak camera.
Found it. Easy to see the four walking broadside. The other 4 are to the right of those ones. Angling up hill right to left. Always thought I could see a Couple more up high in the picture but we clearly seen all 8 black ones eating someone’s caribou that they buried and meant to pick up. My grandpa let me drive closer to check them out but he told me not to get my self into any trouble. About two months later is when he finally gave me permission to try get a lone grey wolf we spotted at first daylight. I had a lot of room and my grandpa was sitting on a hill where he could watch everything
I’m posting with a very heavy heart today. My father in law passed away suddenly this past Monday. Mervin always made sure i had what I needed for hunting. He loved his family, he loved his grandchildren and he loved his boat. He was always supportive of anything I did on the land and I’ll never forget the encouragement he gave me in his usual way. One year when I was living out at my camp during trapping season I woke up to a cold windy day. Low visibility. I had some traps that needed to be checked in the back channel by Mackenzie so I got ready and started out for the day. As I travelled along wondering what the heck I was doing out here in this weather I spotted movement in the blizzard. Next thing I know I could see a skidoo light coming along. I wondered who else is crazy enough to be out in this blizzard. Anyways as we got closer I recognized Mervin. He knew the land and wasn’t Afraid of a little storm. We pulled up to each other and gave a big hug.
What the heck you’re doing out in this weather I asked?
I don’t want you to run low on gas so I brought you 30 gallons he said.
I said well go warm up at the camp I just loaded the stove before I left.
No no no Im going to turn back before the weather gets any worst he said
So I took his sled and just before we parted he said wait I almost forgot something.
He pulled out a 12 pack of Pepsi for me.
He named his boat INGLANGAHAURUQ (ING-LUNG-Ah- HAR-UCK) After Bobby’s inuvialuit name which he also gave Bobby when he was born. Mervin loved that the kids were growing up learning everything I could teach them about hunting and trapping and I will continue to do so.
“Life is full of storms. Waves crash and winds blow. Chaos and confusion surround us in the storm but eventually the winds will slow and calm waters will come again.” -Ryan
very sorry to hear of your loss. it sounds like he was a great inspiration to the generations that came after him. im sure hes very proud of how youre passing on the traditions, that he passed on to you. God bless!
very sorry to hear of your loss. it sounds like he was a great inspiration to the generations that came after him. im sure hes very proud of how youre passing on the traditions, that he passed on to you. God bless!
Thanks. It’s my father in law. I learned things from him but My traditional knowledge comes from my parents and grandparents.
Hate to hear of your loss, Ryan. From what you wrote I am confident there is comfort in knowing the love that man had for his family. Keep moving forward as you know he would have wanted you to.
When we use to go stay at Big Eddy and fish char whenever Edward was a baby. Before Sam was born . Muggy nd Ricky would show up with one three wheelers and about 5 people. They took off up the portage to hunt sheep. Come back the next day with sheep. Open camp up there must be. They sure must of had fun. That little trike must have worked really hard.
Ryan so sorry for your loss. with the passing of an Elder a treasure of experience and knowlage are gone , so glad you were great friends and learned so much from him. He lives on with you.
My father in law passed in 2021. I can relate to Ryan’s experience with a man who knows his way around the outdoors, loves his family to no end, and would help anyone without being asked.
From your words, I would say that you have many great memories to look back on - memories that you continue to build as you in turn pass on the many teachings that you have learned.
JAX was supposed to grow up to be a big dog. He got sick about a week ago and was going downhill fast despite our best efforts to save him. I was up all night with him last night keeping him hydrated with a syringe of water and honey but the damage was already done. I ended his suffering this morning at 530 and buried him on a nice hill overlooking a lake. I really liked this young giant and it sure sucks to not have a dog anymore. I Sure don’t feel like doing much today
It's heart wrenching to loose some one your close to a elder or close friend but it's amazing how quick a dog can work it's way into our good social graces and our heart's .
I still miss feeling a ice cold nose nudge my hand because he wanted some attention ha ha
So sorry you lost your friend Ryan! Do you have any idea what he had? Theres another little pup right around the corner that will need some love for sure!
The journal looked a little short of rat pictures. Might have a few more on my other phone too. Last 28 are on the racks and there’s a cool east wind blowing through the warehouse. Pretty quiet besides the occasional creak of my old plywood door and the knock of my even older wooden muskrat stretchers against each other. Stretchers that have stretched thousands more rats Than I’ve even seen in my lifetime. Inherited stretchers from 4 different old timers. I still have a bunch of other fur to keep me busy. I think I’ll thaw my last wolf for something to keep busy this evening besides cleaning up of course. Clean up spring gear and even some messy looking winter stuff that’s still laying around. Once I’m done that I can start getting stuff ready to start it all over in august. Bobby made a few bucks recently and i had a good talk with him about wise investments. By the time we were done our conversation he was prepared to spend it all on 6 traps but then he added, on his own, that snares would be cheaper and that would be a better investment because he could buy more, then carry and set them easier and quicker. My boy is a wise young man. I think I’ll get my kids a few traps each this summer. The town foxes need some thinning out and I don’t mind it if they’re the ones setting up my old spots one bit. Time to get busy now so have yourself a good evening and I’ll post a few more pictures if I find them. Got to start taking lots of pictures again.
This freezer held the pick of the litter.
A stretching day.
Filling the racks
An all out day. I had 30 rats thawing in the other warehouse.
What a Blessed Life you have Ryan! such an amazing exsistance on this planet, a Legacy that was left to you you will now leave to your Son! What a lucky man you are! Thankyou so much for allowing us to share this walk with you! I anxiously await your posts every day!
Good evening trappers and lurkers. Lol. My case of belisle 280’s came in today. Definitely going to get more of these ones. I’ve been a big fan of the 8” savageau but these belisle’s look like they’re going to be my new favourites for wolverine. Going to make some boxes and add some 3/32 7x7 for anchoring later on if I can drag myself off the couch. Hottest summer I’ve very seen. Takes a lot of energy out of a northerner especially combined with our extreme mosquitoes. Come on fall time. Field work has been exhausting lately. Watching world war z with Bobby and Morgan first. Charlotte is in aklavik with my parents. Have a good evening.
I still think Ryan would have been better off with 330s just on the off chance that a wolf decided to stick his head in there. I might aswell keep complaining about it that way when Ryan or somebody else catches a wolf in a 280 they can rub my nose in it.
You never know what an animal supposed to be smart as wolf will do. Had a big healthy dog one in a bear foot snare in late Sept one time. Go figure caught in something as obvious as a bear foot snare in a cubby. Managed to let it go.
Another time only about 5 years ago here one was found dead at the bottom of an outhouse behind of the guys country camps. There was one frozen turd on it before some one noticed it. It was dead and froze solid mid winter. Know the guy quite well as he lives same little town as me. He could not find anyone to skin it so the knocked the frozen dump off it himself and cleaned it up. Turned out fine.
I still think Ryan would have been better off with 330s just on the off chance that a wolf decided to stick his head in there. I might aswell keep complaining about it that way when Ryan or somebody else catches a wolf in a 280 they can rub my nose in it.
I get what youre saying but in all your years of trapping you got how many in 330s? I think 2?
I caught a wolf in a #3 once but im not going to start setting #3's for wolves any time soon. Besides I have LOTTTTS of 330's, I just want these 280's for wolverine specific locations. You Savvy? Ill try set a few 330 magnums this winter in the wolfiest of locations just for your curiosity. Ill call it "The Ian project"
Your right it's none of my business really. Just can't get interested in how much money that my pillow guy makes or does not make. Amazing that if Jan 6 succeeded his would have been the plan for the martial law that followed.
I would give the 280’s a run. They are a good size for a neck/front of the shoulder strike. Are you thinking natural cubbies, milk crates, buckets? Milk crates and 280’s are what that kid from Alberta was killing wolverines in back about 8-10 years ago in his posts. I forget his handle, but he used the 280’s very effectively for wolverine.
I am fond of natural cubbies of limbs, sticks, and natural backing. The plastic sets of milk crates and buckets haven’t worked for me, but others who trap locally have had success with them.
Ask Sam about the 280 there muskrat. Best for wolverine he said but 330’s would be more likely for that few times in a lifetime chance at a wolf willing to stick his head in. Natural cubby would be best bet IMO. Tree roots come to mind. I’ve never had any luck with milk crates Mike. I make boxes to fit every size trap from 120-330. Lots of different measurements amongst brands but I keep tracks of all the different size boxes in my inventory. I like natural cubby’s too. 1 of five wolverines i caught with the 8” savageau last season. Drops them them fast with a single neck strike. I bend the triggers into the box so it’s fires when the head is positioned right but I haven’t straightened them yet since the last catch so they’re bent in a little more than they should be in the picture above. These 8” traps are seriously fast, and small enough to prevent the wolverines whole body from entering the box so it a consistent neck strike. I have nothing against 330’s and use them all the time but these smaller ones sure have a place on my trapline. Picked up quite a few marten in the sav these past couple years. Foxes too. I set one of the 280s and snapped it and to me it’s a little faster than the sav. My 1 wolverine in a 330 last season. Bridger in a natural cubby.
Very interesting Ryan it's always good to keep one's options open to continue to catch what's available along a trap line which you're very good at with Bobbie learning as you both go a great legacy of knowledge of the land and it's animals on how to utilise them as a natural resource !
I remember ordering a batch of 280 one year. I was really excited about some set I saw on TV or something.. So somewhere I have a bunch of them. Il try and remember what set that was I think it might have been that cubby cut into a tree set from Paul Trepis. Could not find big enough trees even for 280. Maybe if I set a line along the coast I can find some big drift logs and use them
Did some painting this weekend. Waiting on a price quote for plywood and white Tin for the roof. Next trip I’ll Jack the house up another 8-12 inches. Never ending project this geese camp of mine. Was sure nice to get out for a night
It’s been on my mind for a while to switch back to a gas engine.first thing in the morning at work the other day while the coffee started doing its magic i searched for a good deal like I often do before getting busy and that morning I found it. Clicked on the contact dealer button and had a good slurp of the first pot of the day at the research institute. The Same guy makes the first pot every day at work and he’s got it perfected. Few minutes later the Phone rang and Jill asked if there was anything she could assist me with to having me sitting in this brand new 2023…and I guess you see what I’m getting at here by now? I cleared my throat and said “yes Jill. Yes there is”” I’ll save $.58 cents per litre $2.08 per gallon. Plus I had good equity on the f350 that brought payments down enough where the deal made sense. Ill miss my big truck but I won’t miss those $120 for a quarter tank day. Now I can start looking for an older model diesel for a deal that can’t be turned down. The trapping bug has started brewing and it’s still only July. Got to hunt first. Nights are getting dimmer by the day now. Long drive to Whitehorse tomorrow to meet the driver that’s coming up from the Edmonton to meet and swap trucks. Lots going on but that’s always good.
5 litre v8 with 6.5 foot box. level kit and toyo open country tires plus the rack and spray in box liner. Found myself a deal on a good new truck that made sense.
Dealership offers the service as far as Whitehorse. Most don’t do the North Klondike and dempster highway anymore. I drove to Whitehorse and caught Walmart with about 20 minutes to spare. Ran the aisles as I already knew what I was going to buy. Spend about 450 on laundry soap, TP and shampoo/body wash and bar soap. Grabbed food from two drive throughs and started back to Inuvik with the new truck. Quick round trip. About 30 minutes after I seen this lone young bull on the way south I got a slow leak in one tire. I was about 60km from the one service station on the dempster. Tire went from 70lbs to 20lbs but I made it. Tire shop was closed for the night so I waited until the next morning to get it repaired. That wait killed some serious travelling time and that was the time I would’ve had to shop around Whitehorse for a few more things I had on my mind like a few more boxes of rifle ammo and some meat bags for the fall. Unfortunately for me I didn’t bring home the new quad I was planning to buy. I did make it home for work though. A little tired but that’s what coffee is for.
I sent this picture to my son. Then when the time comes he won’t hesitate. I told him I figure I’ll take him sheep hunting this fall. Man was he excited. Lots of good hunting coming up and we’re sure looking forward to it all
That's a nice looking pickup Ryan ! A dall sheep hunt would be great for you two . I'm surprised that you don't reload your own cartridges the I initial expense is high but I've found it worth while in the long run if a person has the time to sit down and do it .
I sent this picture to my son. Then when the time comes he won’t hesitate. I told him I figure I’ll take him sheep hunting this fall. Man was he excited. Lots of good hunting coming up and we’re sure looking forward to it all
If I saw a ram like that, I'm not sure I could take the time to AIM! Or even hold the rifle steady enough to aim!
Beauty ram for sure Pete. I coach Bobby a lot on shooting so I’ll have to remind him not to look at the horns. I’m looking forward to calling in a moose for him too. CAnt wait to see his legs start shaking AFTER the moose falls
Beauty ram for sure Pete. I coach Bobby a lot on shooting so I’ll have to remind him not to look at the horns. I’m looking forward to calling in a moose for him too. CAnt wait to see his legs start shaking AFTER the moose falls
My experience has been that it is much harder to miss a moose, than a sheep!
Wicked traps. They seem well made. More than enough power to hold a wolf let alone a lynx or Wolverine. I tried setting it on my knee at first but ended up using my feet. I’ll try again later with work gloves. I think they will be just fine.
I know a couple guys who trap around cattle that use those for wolves. They don't have the jawspread to come up through much snow, and a wolf foot will plumb fill them up, but they are built plenty stout enough to hold them, and unlike the big wolf traps they don't have to worry about them holding a cow.
For my trapping conditions here they will be an excellent lynx and Wolverine trap. We don’t get freeze thaw conditions and I rarely set where wind will blow them over. If my two coiled #3s can come up through the snow here then these k9 extremes will be even better. There’s a few places on my line that I always set a wolf trap because lynx wolverine and wolf all frequent the place. This year I’ll set one of these and see what happens. It’s the same place I caught and held a young black wolf in a #3 one year. He wasn’t caught too long but he rode home on top my third load of fire wood that day. If I notice too many toe catches I’ll trim that pan a bit. First impression is good though. Solid trap and I like the finish on them
Your truck is gonna ride pretty smooth. The FX4 has a nice suspension.
Yessir man. It is a smooth ride. Quiet too. Hit the pedal and it’s at 130-140kmh just like that. I miss the long wheel base and weight of the super duty but this truck will do the job. Already saving at the gas station amd that’s the main reason I switched back to gas. Hopefully diesel doesn’t drop any time soon or I might regret my decision
For my trapping conditions here they will be an excellent lynx and Wolverine trap. We don’t get freeze thaw conditions and I rarely set where wind will blow them over. If my two coiled #3s can come up through the snow here then these k9 extremes will be even better. There’s a few places on my line that I always set a wolf trap because lynx wolverine and wolf all frequent the place. This year I’ll set one of these and see what happens. It’s the same place I caught and held a young black wolf in a #3 one year. He wasn’t caught too long but he rode home on top my third load of fire wood that day. If I notice too many toe catches I’ll trim that pan a bit. First impression is good though. Solid trap and I like the finish on them
They'll hold just fine. I set this one for coyotes knowing wolves were running the same FS road. He was in it for a day or so. 93lb male. K9 Xtreme
Should be a good all around trap for the delta. I like them. I’ve caught a few wolves over the years in #2 and #3 traps but only held once. Usually pulled up to a little mess and a busted up trap. These traps here will pick up bonus fur that might’ve got away with a lesser trap. I’ve still got faith in my old #3s but these traps are on a different level. One hand setters available? I’m setting them easy enough without but for a long cold day on the trapline I’d carry the one hand setters.
Should be a good all around trap for the delta. I like them. I’ve caught a few wolves over the years in #2 and #3 traps but only held once. Usually pulled up to a little mess and a busted up trap. These traps here will pick up bonus fur that might’ve got away with a lesser trap. I’ve still got faith in my old #3s but these traps are on a different level. One hand setters available? I’m setting them easy enough without but for a long cold day on the trapline I’d carry the one hand setters.
Yes, one hand setters are available from NO BS for those traps.
Building the shower house at Mackenzie. Work phone always has internet connection so I took this one to update Fiona in town Letting my grandpa know I made it to the first big hill with no problem.
I'll check for more when I have enough patience to scroll through pics again.
Soon as I got home from Edmonton today I jumped in my truck and took off up the highway to pick up my old 550. I walked out to it with a new clutch in a backpack and brought it back to to some maintenance before fall. It sat since early June 2022 and luckily bears didn’t touch it the whole time. Can see the windshield here. Good little walk and some quick mechanics. Nice to get back to the wilderness after 8 days in the city. I brought some oil for the Rust. Fired up in about 5-6 pulls and still sounds good. My truck handled the load no sweat.
Surprising the bears didn’t destroy it for sure Pete. I’ve had two, a bravo and a 440 Polaris destroyed by bears after leaving for a single night so not sure why this time they left it alone but I’m not complaining one bit.
Tracks had two drift logs under it Boco
Ok. Big hill muskrat. Got it. I know the locations but unsure of some place names.
Nice grizzly Ryan and congratulations on the caribou !
A guy I met the other day went into his barn and came face to face with a grizzly about the same size . Fortunately for it we can't shoot them yet as they're still listed as endangered .
Elders are well taken care of during hunting season for sure. 3 caribou doesnt go far with a family like mine. A real bounty of meat is more like 8-12 caribou. I make sure my grandparents have full freezers before i think about filling my own.
Ill put it this way, for every 6 i get i keep 1. Ill take two moose at a time too when theres no caribou around. My mom has 9 sisters and i hunt for EVERYONE.
My boy. Second day was a repeat of the first. 3 and 3. Bobby knocked the antler off a big bull the night before and I had to take over so when he got his chance for redemption on this young bull he made it right. Big smiles from the little hunter
My boy. Second day was a repeat of the first. 3 and 3. Bobby knocked the antler off a big bull the night before and I had to take over so when he got his chance for redemption on this young bull he made it right. Big smiles from the little hunter
Really enjoy your posts. What is the processing like on caribou and what cuts? Ground, steaks, roasts, stew meat, etc.
Thanks. For caribou it’s All of the above plus we dry a lot of it. It’s not chewy like jerky (which we also make) but more dry and brittle I’d say. Dry meat is Really good when smoked too. I eat it with a little butter and seasoning salt but the old timers used to make grease by boiling the caribou bones for their drymeat topping. When my grandma was in good health she made use of everything from caribou. She used to make us trail grub with shredded over roasted meat mixed with small crispy fried cubes of caribou fat and sometimes fried marrow and/or cranberries depending on preference. Roll them into balls and freeze them. You could thaw it out in your inner parka pocket or throw them in a frying pan. Eat a couple and you’d get Crazy energy and stay warm on the coldest winter days.
This one here came to check us out when we were tagging char last week. Curious young bull made us stop fishing for a bit. That happens from time to time. Crazy part is that I was looking for a bull about this size every day after work that week.
I’ve been with my grandparents the past two weeks and every weekend since mid July. Lots of family at home visiting my grandma right now.
Just me and Bobby are here right now from my own little clan so once we have our daily time with grandma we have been out cruising the delta just to see what we come across. No real high expectations but a gun for every opportunity and just a chance to get out and get our daily on the land therapy even if it’s just for the last 2-3 hours of daylight. Having fun calling out the moose but I’m in no hurry to shoot a greasy looking muddy bull right now. Yesterday I called in a shooter young bull from across a big grassy lake. Bobby and my cousin Pat were with me and I was going to get Pat to shoot his first moose. He came in to about 70-80 yards before he wind switched and he was all of a sudden directly downwind which made him come to a dead stop. There was a dip in the ground behind some high willows that didn’t make for a clear shot and then after about 10 minutes of quick glimpses he just disappeared without a sound. I had a quick chance for a neck shot but didn’t take it with the hope Pat still got his chance but it didn’t work out and we still came home with smiles on our faces along with a good story for the family and a little moose buzz to go along with it. Adrenaline level 5/10.
Todays adrenaline level was a bit higher. Maybe a lot higher depending on whether you ask me or bobby.
Me and Bobby were planning to leave a bit earlier today to first walk a couple long river bends for rabbits before letting out a few calls to see what might answer. We ended up waiting to eat supper first because it just smelled so good and I didn’t want to mistake my own stomach rumblings for distance moose grunts later on either. We ended up leaving at 7 not 4 o’clock like we thought we would all due to chicken Alfredo from scratch with Greek salad and garlic toast but I have no regrets. It was worth it. Anyways. We didn’t waste time after that and hightailed it for a spot I used to hunt rabbits with my grandpa at. While I’m at home I’m finally having time to go and check out a lot of the places i think of daily but haven’t hunted in years. All the better having my son with me to see it all. I seen a couple rabbits from the boat but when we started walking we didn’t see any at all. The light rain and the start of fading daylight killed the rabbit hunt so we b lined back to the boat and skidaddled for a not too distant grassy lake I had in mind. Once the ark was landed and tied up we walked along the grassy creek to where the lake opens up. First bay was empty so we walked to the timbered point that allows looking at the first and second bay plus a grassy willow bar straight across. One of my favourite all time calling places. I was already grunting as we walked from the boat but now from this spot I let out the first 3 good cow calls and then waited. Quiet. Tried a Couple bull grunts then waited. Quiet again. We walked out about 20 yards into the open away from the trees. I didn’t remind Bobby to walk lightly because I wasn’t worried about breaking twigs and little driftwood on the ground. A lot of times it’s that exact noise that first lets you know a moose is around and my grandparents also used to say that noise alone can make a bull come running. I let out another good long cow call and almost immediately heard the first grunt. Pretty faint but no mistaking the deep grunt from further inland. Didn’t sound very close but he started coming our way grunting every now and then. Out of nowhere we heard another grunt behind us. Sounded closer than the other guy. Not really close but still seemed more likely we would see him first. Especially since he was going to come out of the willow bar and not the thick timber the first grunt came from which by the way was still getting closer as we all grunted back and forth like the rut crazed behemoths we are. Haha. Jk I didn’t like our position in the open so we quietly slipped into the trees again and kept calling. Then I didn’t like the limited visibly in the trees so I decided to quickly get closer to the boat to avoid HAVING to shoot 1-2 bull moose as opposed to CHOOSING to shoot 1-2 bull moose. The original grunt sounded big. Deep. Last I heard of him for a bit was a loud tree limb or deadfall snapping like a tooth pick. I put one in the chamber and put on the safety in case I needed 5 shots to do my best as the two bulls were closing in from either side. As we walked along at a quick pace it was very obvious that the second bull was really close now. Then the river came into view and I could see big riffles. Something had just swam across Loud grunts were getting closer as we reached the spot I knew would give me the best options for shooting and safety especially seeing that I wasn’t dead set on even getting a moose at all. I had a view of the river except for the closest 50-60 yards of the beach due to the terrain and curve of the river bend but the way the grunts were coming could only mean this bull was walking along the narrow muddy beach below the 14–15 foot river cutbank Meaning he would likely appear too close for comfort if he was looking for a fight and I really more than anything didn’t want to be forced to shoot a Rutting bull in the soft mud. The original grunter was quiet for a bit and didn’t show yet when all of a sudden we again heard it behind us. It had slipped through the narrow strip of timber across the first bay while the moose at the river had our attention and was behind us again. “Dad, this is a little bit scary but soooo awesome” bobby whispered to me in a slightly shaky voice behind a half smile that I’ll never forget. No mistaking that adrenaline rush. Mission accomplished for the day I thought so I said let’s get to the boat. I knew we might end up close to the swimmer but the boat was just right there. As we got to The last 20 or so feet from the boat and more of the beach came into view it was looking more and more like we were going to meet head on. Sure enough we stepped onto the beach at the same time the bull came into view at about 25-30 feet soaking wet and covered in mud. Not a monster but the way he licked his lips and grunted across a short span of open beach as water dripped from the bell below his swollen neck made him plenty big enough. I wasn’t worried. Adrenaline was going but I have a lot of confidence in myself and my 270 and i save the shakes for later. At least now I do but I haven’t forgotten the old bouts of buck fever.
Staring contest for the ages. A standoff. Neither side budging until the moose twitched and I slowly raised my gun to full aim and flicked the safety.
“Say when” I thought. A good line from one of my old favorite movies “Tombstone” with Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday.
Luckily for everyone involved the bull decided not to be our huckleberry and turned tail and jumped back in the river at about the same time a real cow started calling and took the original bulls attention off of us. I finally looked at bobby, who was standing at my 7 the whole time, and I saw again the unmistakable look of fear and excitement. He smiled at me and I Said “I know man. And now you know why I love calling moose.” We hopped in the boat and got a few quick pictures as the bull swam back across the river. Once he got to the far shore we let him go on his way. I told Bobby now he knows what to expect when adrenaline hits. Got to learn to control it or that’s usually when mistakes can be made. I’m glad he got the experience today and I’ll chalk that up as a success.
As we closed up the boat cover to start back to town I asked him “what were you thinking when that moose was staring at you?”
“Holy chit man” was his honest reply. Lol.
I think I’ll go calling again tomorrow and this time not leave my phone in my jacket at the boat again.
Awesome story. It gets the heart pumping when those big guys are mere steps away. I called up a hawg a week after the season last year, we had a standoff at a few yards. Good stuff!
You ever shot a moose and later thought “I wish I didn’t even bother shooting?” That’s one of those places. Very muddy beach. Moose was covered in mud. Dripping wet. For sure a bit smelly. 10 minutes of daylight left. Plus we have 8 caribou put away. One of my buddies called earlier and he wants a young bull moose so we’ll probably go calling again. My grandmas health is in decline so while I’m home I’m showing bobby a lot of my old stomping grounds and doing a lot of what I used to do but haven’t had time for in years. Calling rutting bulls out was always one of my favourite things to do around freeze up when I was living at home in aklavik.
The delta has some real mud. Water had just dropped a lot the night before so there was more saturated mud further up the beach than usual. I was loaded and aiming when it got to the shore alright but just didn’t pull the trigger. There’s a lot of moose running around right now and once I see a good one in a nice grassy dry lake I’ll for sure pull the trigger. Bobby didn’t like my decision not to shoot but after a few minutes he was talking a mile a minute about the close encounter.
This beautiful lady I had the privilege of calling my Grandma was called home today. I can honestly say I wouldn’t be who I am today if it wasn’t for her. Once the harvest was home she would go to work. Me and my grandpa used to bring home two sleds load of caribou at a time. 7 in each sled. We would give one sled load away and she would work with one sled load. She’d be in the meat house round the clock until it was done then say we can go get more now. I learned lots from watching and helping her. She skinned my first fur too and said “ you better watch close cause I’m not gonna skin all your fur for you”. At the time I thought why not? But now I’m thankful she did that otherwise I wouldn’t know how to work with fur now. I cut off a lot of tails when I was learning. She always said if you’re going to kill something you work with it the best you can. Have respect for what you hunt. One time i brought her 2 caribou in late august and she asked me “where did you get it?”
I said “in the hills how come?”
She said “there’s not even sticks or grass on it.”
I told her if that’s too clean I can always throw some sticks and grass on the next ones. “Don’t you dare” she said with a smile. We liked to tease each other like that. When summer would be coming to an end I was always excited to start hunting but it wasn’t just so I could shoot caribou and moose it was because I knew I would soon bring her all her favourite things to eat and for me that was the best feeling of all.
How lucky I am that I was my Grandmas hunter.
She called bobby her little hunter too. When he was born she said “now Ryan finally has a good partner.”
My deepest condolences go out to you and your family and friends , Grandparents are important people there's no doubt about that ! May she rest in peace !
Awful lot of original type knowledge goes when people like that pass. Unfortunately the way it is and not many left like that now. Hopefully we all met again.
I could’ve made faster time that day but in the back of my mind I knew I wouldn’t get out again. I kept telling Bobby there’s no rush today. Let’s enjoy ourselves and take our time. I sat and washed every page of 3 “bibles” that day in the hills plus the stockings and thimbles and in my mind It felt like it was the last time I would be cleaning what she likes to eat as I’ve done countless times before. The skidoo wasn’t overworking when I stopped but I still chose to stop here and just sit and talk with my boy. Sun was shining. Ocean was calm. Just a beautiful peaceful day. Same with the boat ride home. I took in the familiar feeling of pride all the way home knowing I was bringing Grandma what she likes to eat for what I believed was the last time. I’m going to miss that feeling and now as I think about it, a big part of why I always wanted to hunt, was to make Grandma happy and proud (except for geese hunting. she didn’t like when I was on the ice late).
I keep thinking a part of me died with my grandma but a bigger, stronger part of her will stay alive in me for the rest of my time here on earth. I had a talk with my son earlier about all these feelings and from his replies I know Grandmas lessons, and the outlook I have due to grandmas lessons, are alive and well with Bobby Ryan. We also talked about the last evening hunts we took together when we were still able to tell Grandma our plans. She asked Bobby everyday “you have everything you need?” Bobby usually listed all what we had for lunch to her. Few times Bobby was telling her about all the places he’s seen so far and all the animals he’s harvested. Sure could see how proud she was of him, and few times I caught her listening to him but looking and smiling at me. Im so thankful Bobby was able to see and understand all this in Grandma’s Earthly presence at an age where he will remember it.
Good stuff Ryan. And interesting what you have set up for your grandmother. Fir brush (what people put on tent floors around here over spruce if they can get fir) is starting to be a thing to do here on a grave site. And the caribou antler I put one on the grave of a close good young guy, who had his demons and struggled, the other day. All about respect in this life and after.
Thanks guys. My Grandma always wanted me to continue trapping and hunting so I sure plan to follow that advice. Got a bunch of new gear to play with. Green circle is what I got from a small business grant I applied for. Red I bought for Myself and yellow was given to me from a good friend of mine. I’ve got some beavers and fish ready to go too. Got a new headlight too after I lost my other one.
So short claws in the fall time. Last minute decision to check the mountains paid off. Not the biggest bear but good to see one out and it did me some good to be out there on the solo trip. Lucky to get a trip in before the ferries shut down for freeze up. Lucky to spot the bear in really bad weather. Lucky it was a male. Nice when things work out. The old 270 BDL never let me down once again.
55 traps got chains and swivels now. Ran out of chain for the last 8. Got to send those to my friend the welder next. Making more trap boxes, getting more fish and beavers, and anything else that needs to be done will be done over the next couple weeks. Probably set couple beavers houses up on Friday if I dont plan any bigger trips. I have more than enough gear ready to get started though. Once I set some trapping gear out I’ll have room in my warehouses to get other stuff done. Got to get the bear skull and paws out first then I can freeze it to complete later on during the long cold winter. Good to be busy all the time.
That bear did buff out well, Ryan. I cannot imagine skinning one in a blizzard. Sour smelling Brown Bear meat is my absolute favorite bait in a wolverine cubby.
Splitting the ears last night and came across a buck shot. He was aggressive when I got up to him and had no fear of me and my skidoo at all. Good bear to remove from the population in an area that gets a lot of human activity.
That's a pile of wolf traps, hope you have a great season! Did the griz fall in a good place to trap wolves? They make good bait.
I butchered and hauled it all home. Wolves do really love bear meat and so do the wolverine. So now I have a bear, 14 beavers and 17 coney to get started
Last cup of coffee then I’m off to the trapline for some prep and scouting. Just waiting on bobby to finish hockey to see if he’s coming along. Should have some pictures this evening
Happy to pick up one on the way down after setting almost everything. 2 even better! 3rd marten was icing on the cake!! Can’t wait to see what I see on Saturday after 3 nights of sitting. The reason I said I set ALMOST everything is because I stupidly forgot my axe in my truck and couldn’t chop bait. I had to leave two 220 boxes on the line and I used the whole bear arm to set the one 330 on old sign. Looking forward to a busy season and couldn’t ask for a better start
Come on Saturday. Taking forever to get my first trap check in. I replaced my stove pipe in the fur shack before supper today. Now I’m setting springs and adjusting triggers on 65 more traps.
I’ll cut 60 pieces of fish and screw the bait into the boxes later on or tomorrow if I get tired which I doubt as I’ve barely been sleeping lately. Once I get 100 marten boxes out I’ll feel like I’m getting somewhere.
Bobby is spending a lot of time on his 200. Probably take him down the line after a couple more good snow falls.
Nope. We can use anything. That was originally to protect the use of old trapping methods like deadfalls etc. The exact wording in the agreement is that we can harvest “by any means necessary”. Same reason it’s legal to hunt wolves with snowmobile etc
I Thought I posted this already. Bobby got an award from the GTC for his first harvest in 2021. They recognized 5 or so kids that had made their first big game kill. He got a knife set and a canvas hunting bag.
Wolves close to town. Boiling up some gear then I’m off for a closer look. Friend of mine seen where the pack was chasing a mother and cub grizzly so I’ll take a bear arm and a beaver. 7 snares and two traps are boiling right now.
Heading out shortly to check the wolf sets and try some ice fishing. My trapping partner can’t make it across the Mackenzie yet but that’s not stopping him from catching fur close to his hometown. 3 wolverine and 2 wolves so far for him plus a handful of marten
I’m getting 20 marten boxes, 3 wolverine boxes, some wolf gear, a 10x12 tent, sleeping bag, mattress and a grub box ready for the long weekend. Looking forward to getting more gear out and checking the 86 that’s already set. I’ll set the tent and camp a couple nights. Probably put some real effort into finding a good moose too. When I got to the usual tent site last trip it would’ve been so nice to have the tent there for a quick fire and cup of tea but without it I just had to turn back and start the 4 hour ride back to the truck. Not so bad right now while it’s still warm out but once the temperatures drop I’ll need the tent for a quick warm rest before turning back. I like relaxing in the tent too as it gives the trap a couple hours to catch some bonus fur on the way out
With the entire tent camp and a load of gear I had to leave 15 hanging in this bag on a tree when I ran out of room in the sled. What I picked up after leaving the bag. Got all the way to the tent site and had to set this 10x12. Big bear tracks in the yard and I considered travelling back to the truck but I just set up and stayed on guard. Less than ideal tracking conditions so I left the bear alone. One load of flooring. I hauled two more loads and finished the whole floor. I adjusted the ropes to take those creases out of the walls too
Awful haul Ryan. Tent pretty well like we use w stove in front. Fire in, bank some snow around the outside bottom edges, maybe some poles laid on the inside edges and couple of caribou skins over the brush and good night sleep tight.
[img]http://[/img] Wolf's dug my traps out, when they came to 330s they just walked up and looked in. No commit. Set some snares where they went up into the bush. Lots of rabbit tracks maybe why they not hungry.
First trap of the check. I knew one would show up eventually. Had another bigger one snap a trap about 20 miles further out.
After everything was done and we got back to my truck we somehow locked ourselves out. My door code was written on my iPhone which was dead. My work phone has Ford pass but needed an update to open the door. I was already cold to begin with. Only option was to drive skidoo to town. Luckily there was about a foot of fresh snow. Everything was going good until I came around a corner and seen 2 black and 3 grey wolves running down the highway. I put my gun in the back seat of my truck before it locked. I tried taking a run at a black wolf but he jumped out of the way at the last minute. If I had a gun I could’ve got all 5. But with all the fresh snow they didn’t want to get off the road. Cool to see (and smell) them but what a heartbreaker for a wolf hunter.
Wow that is a tough one cool story though ..live an learn won't let that happen again maybe look into one of those portable battery packs for your phone I never used one but might be handy to have 1 or 2
heartbreaker for sure. I usually carry a charger. I also usually carry my phones in a warmer pocket so they dont die. for some reason i didnt memorize the door code on my truck. Stupid situation for sure. What i wouldve gave for a 22 mag or 223 with a full load of ammo. shoot, i wouldve taken any gun at that point in time
With these new electronic door locks a lot of times you can take the radio antenna off and pry the door out enough to slide it down between the door and the cab and press the door unlock button with it. A lot of these new rigs relock the doors after a certain amount of time if you don't put the key in the ignition. Stupid design in my opinion, I have one that does it and locked me out a year or so ago when I threw the keys in the front seat after unlocking it and then closed the door because a dog was trying to get in the cab. I've unlocked a couple other peoples with antennas also because they had them relock with their keys in the cab. I very seldom lock my rigs anyways, and my others have manual locks if I do, but I usually have a spare key taped on them somewhere.
I had wolves howling while I was checking/setting traps the other day, but all I had with me was a 22 pistol, so I didn't even try and get within sight of them. I know how you feel there.
That door locking a pain. Years ago now started putting a spare key under truck in magnetic box. Those electronic keys a pain too and expensive. Key under truck is a plain key which will manually open the door only. Inside truck, if that is not where ur lost electronic keys are, is another electronic key. Keep the cheap manual key under truck, in case lost* somehow also, and xtra electronic key inside truck. Of course most times lost keys are locked in truck anyway and even if you do not have a spare electronic key in your truck you are least inside it and it might be cold but you are out of the elements.
Cell phone is in pocket all the time in a cheap/thin zip loc bag. Helps keep it waterproofed. Have found phone will "touch" operate thru the thin zip loc but not through the thicker ones. This way you do not have to take out of zip loc to use and then have to reseal after usage. Works for me anyway. I had a Ford Escape one time and had door code on that phone but found using it to open door (instead of electronic key to open) most times caused me to memorize it and so did not depend on phone to access door code number.
Have a Nissan now and no key pad opener but still have manual key under truck in magnetic box and spare electronic key inside truck. Only got to use it once to pay off lol.
Always get a 3rd key cut with the other two so the codes are on all. Otherwise it is 650$ to re-code new keys. My Ranger the car radio antenae opens the door through a hole , check it out ytube
End of the line shot from This weekend. I memorized my door code and carried both keys plus 5 guns this time around. Haha. Makes for a good story anyways. Seen an increase in wolf and wolverine activity. One monster wolverine flipped a 330 box over and walked right up to a 220 box so I figure he’s the one that snapped the spruce bough cubby 330 last week. Lots of pups in the bigger pack. Small pack looks like 3 adults to me. Still seeing lots of marten sign and having bait eaten after making catches so hopefully the luck continues.
My family has been out of town for over a week visiting. Sure feeling lonely today. Missing my little partner. I cooked some fat ribs today from this caribou he shot in September. Sure feels good to eat something my boy harvested. I called him to thank him after supper.
Almost time to check the line again. Planning a long day trip this week to have Sunday to sleep in and get few things done around the house.
I have to remember to take pictures. Pulled off a marathon trapline day and a half or so. Picked up fur, opened more trail, set more marten wolf and wolverine traps. Left yesterday morning around 11am and got home today at 130pm. Little tired but feels good knowing the line is maintained and new gear is sitting. I set a blind wolf trap on a fairly well used trail that I have high hopes for. Set a pee post about 40 feet from the blind trap. Opened trail into an area loaded with marten tracks. We couldn’t make it there last year with the lack of snow we had. No wolverine activity but everything else is looking good. Waiting on pizza and onion rings now from a new take out place here in town
Hours of this. And hours of walking ahead to find trail through the thick places. We are short on time this week so we went and did what we could in less than ideal conditions while we had time even if that meant we had to work through the night. Got into some prime marten country. I stole a couple pictures from the trapping partner. 23 hours straight fueled by caribou meat, dry smoked whitefish and lots of tea and Gatorade Quite a push but that's what you need to do. Put in the work to get the rewards. I've always been drawn to stuff like this. Sucker for punishment I suppose. I have 51 more marten boxes to set. One more day of setting the next chance the schedule allows and then the wolves will get a lot more attention and gear out for them.
You found time to come to Aklavik also? Was that you going down the bank by your Grampa's yesterday when i was going for wood? Tired just reading your post and looking at all them willows and hanging snow.
23 hours is a long stretch! Did a couple 12 hour stretched on the sled breaking the trail open last season and they plumb wore me out. I need to bring more food and drinks for days like that.
Went and did some fishing last night. Ended up pulling this grey Burbot and another grey one later on. This one here had a very unhealthy liver so that might have something to do with the Color. I can’t recall ever seeing one this color but I’ve seen nearly black ones and some very bright green almost yellow ones
Marten. Little man trying to claim the 1100 as soon as he seen it. I told him he needs a left handed one when he’s older. I thought about shooting a fat doe alright but there was just too much traffic at the time. Two mule deer does and a yearling Just north of Whitehorse last weekend. I was just leaving with the new dodge and had lots of room for a deer. Hard to say what id do if I seen a decent buck. I had to get my truck last Saturday so I left after work and drove all night. Shopped for about 40 minutes the next day right before Walmart closed. I would’ve had a lot more time to shop but my two hour nap turned into a 10 hour deep sleep. Crazy. Still got it done and made it back to Inuvik the next evening. My trapping partner picked up some fur travelling solo and it’s my turn later this morning to check 100+ traps with 5 days on them and with decent warm weather the whole time. I’m looking forward To a good trip and have my fingers crossed for a sled load of fur. Should be fun with all the fresh snow we’ve had this week. I’ve been trying to sleep but still can’t so I’m watching the latest from 330 Maniac.
We lost another beautiful soul yesterday. Fionas grandmother Louisa passed away at home surrounded by family. This picture was taken in 2011 out at the camp when she came and spent a couple weeks with us. She was just on her way outside to bank the cabin with snow. She was the kind of person that would never let you leave her home with an empty belly. She was always first in line to volunteer for community events and spent a lot of years as a camp cook for the oil companies and a wide variety of other organizations. She could match wits with the best of them and didn’t take no back talk either. I have a lot of fond memories of her but some of my favourites were from when me and Fiona first got together. I wasn’t trapping full time back then but I was putting on a lot of miles tracking wolves every chance I got. Many mornings i would wake up early to the smell of coffee in her house and that alone would get me out of bed. Once the door to the room was open the smell of bacon was next to hit. After serving me a huge breakfast she’d say “I made you sandwiches too. They’re in the fridge” one morning I woke up early to check traps and over breakfast she asked how much do I charge for a wolverine. I told her i couldn’t take anything from her and that if I was to catch one that day that it was hers. Well wouldn’t you know? I did catch one that day and gladly gave it to her. She will be missed.
My condolences to you and you're family Ryan and Fiona on the loss of Louisa she sounds like a truly great and unique person that we all should try to be more like her and may she rest in peace .
I can only hope that the pain from your loss can be replaced with the blessings of love eternal. People like Louisa have a way of helping those they cared for long after they are gone from the world.
Nice dark one He knocked down 11 marten boxes. Tore the box to pieces to get at the bait. Then he ate a marten. He followed the line for a long ways and eventually found this duke 330 I set about 3 weeks ago baited with some beaver meat. Another one came along and checked it out in the trap before following the line all the way to the end where it found a low hanging wolf snare. He busted that and left the scene. We reset that wolf bait and after a full day of line maintenance a storm came up burying everything and adding a foot to two feet of soft drifted powder. What a trip we had. That wolverine came back during the night and stepped all where he was supposed to but the snow was too much and he didn’t snap the traps. Came close but weather is always the boss and we sure had some weather overnight. The 62 km from the tent to the road was all blown in and you couldn’t tell where the trail was most of the way. Lost track of how many times we got stuck over the day but I’d say at least 8-10 times. Relaxing with lots of fluids today waiting for 15 marten to thaw.
Man that was a rough trip but you still got some marten and a nice wolverine. Hope that other wolverine is waiting for you when you get back. Worse feeling ever seeing foot prints on traps that are frozen up or snowed in. Dang it!
2nd time breaking trail to the tent this week. Made a quick round trip before the weather cools off. So much snow this year.
Luckily the little snare buster came back. Going to see how it cleans up and skin it for sewing. Unfortunate that it's damaged but I'm very relieved knowing it's not running around with a snare on it anymore. Picked up 6 marten since the last trip despite the stormy weather. I'll probably be moving to my own line in the next couple weeks. Hopefully pick up a couple more sled loads of fur from the current line especially the 2-3 wolverine making tracks then start over on my line which I have been missing a lot lately.
Pretty sure you're the only spot in North America that is complaining about too much snow this winter. I've already went through one set of skis on my snowmobile,
Pretty sure you're the only spot in North America that is complaining about too much snow this winter. I've already went through one set of skis on my snowmobile,
Same here but I’m still on quad, need more snow to cross all the dams & swamp to get to the full line. Good to see you’re back in action Ryan, hope you’re doing well. I had a chew out this weekend, three wolves were dead in the rams but the biggest one musta used his side cutter back teeth to snip. He fought for a while though. There was also no way to get tangled up either, just bull rushes around. Wonder if that was a factor?
Congrats on the wolves SJ. Nothing to get tangled up in might've been a factor for sure for the one that chewed out. I have had good results using an extension and a whammy on my snares. The extension let's them take off running and gets a good tight hook up when the slack runs out. Then they usually wrap around a tree or Willows and there isn't much sign of struggle. Type of lock, placement of catch, and amount of initial panic could also be factors when using snares.
In certain drifted sections of my line my elevated sets are almost level with the top of the snow. I usually set them around 5 feet high. I'm glad we opened the trail again and fixed up all the wolf and wolverine gear yesterday. Temperature is dropping this morning and we would've been risking frozen faces and hypothermia breaking trail in the cold weather. Even -20c was a lil cool once you start sweating. Supposed to see mid 30s this week. Good to know the 750s are waiting nice and crisp right now even though the wolves haven't showed up in a few weeks. Forgot to mention we picked up a big lynx in a wolf set too.
Hi Allen. It’s a 6.5 CM Lucky win on the tikka and I’ll for sure find a good use for it. Bobby is trying to claim my 223 tikka all day though. I reminded him he has his own 223 but he likes the tikka more. He sounds pretty convincing alright. “Come on dad we can have one each” lol. I’ll probably get him a left handed 243 or 7mm-08 this summer
Both would be very good choices for him , as Pete mentioned it's all that clean living ! I enjoy the .6 mm myself but either would be a good rifle for him , like Bobbie I also shoot left handed .
Nice rifle Ryan! My coworker won a Benelli Lupo in 6.5 off the Ducks Unlimited calendar for the December draws. He always wins stuff. But he told me…”like a gambler, I’ve probably spent way more entering these draws. I only tell you my winnings”..lol
I got a $20 ticket for a mini draw to fill the main draw. Prizes were 4,3, and 1 entries. my #14 was pulled last so i got one entry. I was given #37 and that was then pulled out of 40. The little girl that pulled the chip said " I hope he buys me a slush when i see him" I said ill be buying her slush every time i see her from now on. It would take a long time to mention all the guns my friends have won so far. Benelli supersport, couple stainless BAR's, some M77's, A5's, Maxus carbon fiber, list goes on and on. My friend, coworker and moose hunting partner greg has a new Benelli Lupo 270 as well. I can say i have won more than i have lost SO FAR shakeyjake. There was a 200th anniversary Model 700 bdl in 7mm mag that i wanted so bad but unfortunately didnt connect on. Same with the BAR's and the Ducks unlimited laminated stainless marlin 22 mag with tube magazine. Theres another site i routinely check that raffles gunwerks rifles. I check HUNTER CREEK OUTFITTERS every morning for anything that interests me.
Considering all the raffle tickets I've bought over the years, I could win a gun at every dinner I go to, for the rest of my life, and never break even!
I prefer to think that I'm making a "donation" to each worthy cause. That way I don't obsess as much about my name not being drawn!!!!
Bottom line is you NEVER win if you don't buy the tickets!
One site i monitor does up to 100k cash draws. They have a can am SxS on tracks up right now. HCO has a benelli legacy 20 gauge today. Have to be careful with these sites man. Theyll clean out all the fur profit if youre trying to win everything.
Young feller made himself 15 1/16 1x19 snares. We’ll be setting those for prime lynx pretty soon. We’ve been busy inside with marten during the cold weather An old friend of my grandpa sent him a bunch of pictures from back in the day. They sure used to walk a long ways to hunt caribou.
Another Gun?!? Nice! I hate those stocks but very nice. I'm almost done reading the book about Frank Glaser in Alaska, different breed of men those old guys like gramps were!
Another Gun?!? Nice! I hate those stocks but very nice. I'm almost done reading the book about Frank Glaser in Alaska, different breed of men those old guys like gramps were!
If you like Frank Glasiers book you should check out " Born on snowshoes " and " Above the Arctic Circle the memoirs of James Carroll " ( my wife's great grandfather )
Bobby was given this custom made hat from a well known seamstress who said she just loves following his adventures. She said it’s like the coat of many colors in the bible and Bobby is “a feeder of the nations”much like Joseph. 6 different animal furs on the hat. Such an unexpected and appreciated gift. Bobby offered to send her one of his furs but she said no need to and that’s it’s a gift just for him.
Yup seal is one of the 6 animals. 4th good batch of marten right there . Bobby speeds up my work so much now. He’s trying everyday to get me to give him my 223. Even though he has his own he just likes mine better. Lots of 22 magnum and shooting a wolf talk from him lately too.
That certainly is a sweet looking hat when I was about the same age as Bobbie is now I was given a seal skin hat that kept me very warm even on our coldest days of winter .
I'm sure that hat will do the same for him !
Thank you for the suggestions on the books too I'll check them out .
When I got that wolverine in first creek I asked Ethan come with me but he said it was too far. When I got back told him he should of come he would have shot that wolverine. He wanted to go after that but it got too cold for him. only caught wolverine in connibear after that anyways. Maybe ill set him a short line next month in School camp so he could get started. Try for some lynx and otter, there usually an odd wolverine in there too. I should extend that trail to behind Jim Firths always wolves going by there to check for fish. i wonder if that trail they cut in the 90s is grown up?
One heck of a marten. Jk Never seen one get it’s head that far into a 120 before
Fresh wolverine running down the highway on the way home after a long night on the line. Didn’t see him but with snow coming down hard he couldn’t have been more than 5 minutes ahead of me by the looks of it. Not much running around during the cold weather but it’s much warmer today so hopefully the traps get some action. Picked up a few foxes and marten. Good to get those foxes off the line
When I got that wolverine in first creek I asked Ethan come with me but he said it was too far. When I got back told him he should of come he would have shot that wolverine. He wanted to go after that but it got too cold for him. only caught wolverine in connibear after that anyways. Maybe ill set him a short line next month in School camp so he could get started. Try for some lynx and otter, there usually an odd wolverine in there too. I should extend that trail to behind Jim Firths always wolves going by there to check for fish. i wonder if that trail they cut in the 90s is grown up?
Any chance there is a relationship between him and the Firth River?
Learning process. Sure beats dealing with liquid grease. Used a bit too much pressure and made two small holes but once I got it figured out I think I'll be doing more like this. I Used to see my grandparents flesh mink with a spoon just like this
Frost scraping just like BOCO has shown and described. Shaving off flesh and fat with a scraper while hide is frozen. Save yourself from dealing with messy grease
Make yourself a frostscraper like this Ryan. Sharpen it so there is a burr on the inside edge,sharpen from the one side only. You will know immediately when you have the edge correct. Could maybe drill a hole in an ulu to fit a threaded rod handle,As long as the steel can be touched up with a file should work good.
Ryan, have you ever had another wolverine refuse a set where you caught a male before? Do you think the scent of a large male at the trap site would make another wolverine weary?
I originally was thinking "Is that a 280?". Awesome catch.
Went for a ridee today to make trail out to the camps and pick up my sled at the same time but instead I got 1 of 2 wolves. Couldn't cut off the one and it got to shore. Luckily the bigger of the two have me a chance and I got it. I came straight back to town to skin it. Camps and sled can wait another day
Ryan, have you ever had another wolverine refuse a set where you caught a male before? Do you think the scent of a large male at the trap site would make another wolverine weary?
I originally was thinking "Is that a 280?". Awesome catch.
Any wolves over there have displasea or flea problems? Making for poor fur?
Yup. Rare to get a nice one in the delta. Mountain wolves are always nice, maybe 1in 100 will be scruffy. I’ve let a lot go in the delta over the years just because I didn’t want to handle them.
Any wolves over there have displasea or flea problems? Making for poor fur?
Yup. Rare to get a nice one in the delta. Mountain wolves are always nice, maybe 1in 100 will be scruffy. I’ve let a lot go in the delta over the years just because I didn’t want to handle them.
Denning sites are in clay or peatmoss in the delta ,vs rock slides or gravel deposits in the mountains . Would that be it ?
Good ride again yesterday. I made it to both camps but didn’t attempt to get up the river banks. At least I know I can get close now without worry about overflow etc. I was running low on gas as I left the farther camp. Kept my machine in eco mode back to the geese camp. I didn’t have any extra gas there so I didn’t bother pulling my sled. I made it back to my jerry can that I left on the Mackenzie river running on fumes. As I poured the gas in I noticed some wolf tracks that weren’t there a couple hours before. I had more than enough gas again so I decided why not follow? Worst that can happen is I follow the tracks to where they enter thick trees but who knows maybe I’d catch it in the open. Didn’t take long to find where another wolf met up and they travelled together. I smelled the wolf just before I caught movement in the dark. I quickly got between the wolf and the shore and pushed it into the open. Tikka 223 did its job once again. Pretty rare to track a wolf down on the delta with all the places you can lose then but it sure is nice when it all works out
Ryan, our Gov. Mike Dunleavey, was in the Yukon recently. Alaska is sharing money with them to fix part of the Alaska Highway. He flew around in a chopper while there with some Yukon game managers. He was amazed at all the wildlife he saw and the places he saw them in. In particular he saw Bison up high, 8000 ft., on some mountains. I'm wondering if you ever see Bison up in your territory? Alaska has one stable Bison population around Delta Jct. The rest of our Bison herds are small and don't do so well. Recently lost half of a transplanted herd out in western Canada. State is working on trying to start a herd just west of Fairbanks. These are all wood Bison, except, I think, the Delta Bison are plains Bison.
Me, Bobby and James spent a couple days out at the camp. We set up a small line to get started. The plan was to set more but the deep snow was more than I’ve ever seen. Sure was nice to be at the camp after trapping sonnys line for a couple full seasons.
That has to be rough going in for the first time so late in the season.
It sure was. I usually make walking trails up the river banks to do my sets with 2 traps and 3-4 snares per spot but for this year I’m just doing sets on the river with drags. Snow is waist to armpit deep in some of the main places I set. We’ve got 20 traps out to get us started. Planning to head back on Friday and set a bunch more.
Heading out to pull the marten line after work today. Hard to believe its already that time of year. Still got some delta trapping to keep me busy for the next few weeks then its on to the mountains and wolf tracking.
After not trapping my own line for 3 years I was missing the cabin and all the old familiar spots. In my mind I could easily imagine it all because I’ve trapped the area since 2009. Last weekend me James and bobby set 20 traps and got the camp operational once again. James had to travel this weekend and it was a bit too cold for bobby so I went and check the traps alone for his weekend.
Trap #4 is where I picked up #1. I’ve caught a few here Two traps later and I pulled up to an empty box with a spring sticking out of the snow. A quick brushing and there was big male #2 for the day. As soon as I seen it I was set on hopefully picking up a third one with 13 traps left to see. Couple big males when I pulled up the camp and got a big fire going. I had one set in the lake where I’ve caught a few in the past and last weekend there was two sets of tracks overnight after making a trail to the woodpile. One big set and one smaller set. From a distance I could see smoking fresh smaller tracks headed to the trap. I zoomed right past and let the excitement build. When I pulled back up the trap I could see the tracks stopped at the box but couldn’t see the trap itself. With some fresh mink tracks close by it was a guessing game but turned out to be #3 freshly caught and it was soft enough to be able to skin it in a couple hours. Right on. Haven’t skinned fur at the camp in 4 years. By the time i got back to the cabin it was warming up inside so I had a can of Dr Pepper and changed my hat and neck warmer for dry ones. I had 7 traps left to see and couldn’t sit still so off I went with hopeful expectations but being realistic I didn’t expect much more that evening. I pulled up to this mess and a robbed box. I could see the female was here but there was also a second size set of tracks. Just around the corner I could see eyes glowing in the headlights long before I realized I had another good sized male caught at the wolf carcass set. Wow. Trappers high. Second to last trap was robbed as well. I figured it was the same one/s that snapped and robbed the other trap until I came around the next river bend and spotted eyes again. I thought this time it has to be a lynx but low and behold I pulled up to wolverine #5!! I headed back to the cabin and hauled a quick load of wood before skinning the two fresh ones while waiting for the female to thaw. 4 males and a female hanging in the cabin. Such an awesome day and one I may never experience again. What a beauty this one is. 3 of them have white toes. I spent the rest of my time getting a few more traps out before travelling back to town arriving at 245am half frozen but very happy. I didn’t have the right trap to replace this spot on Saturday and look at the scene on the way home. Another big male was back during the night to clean out the bait. There was enough fresh overnight wolverine sign that my hopes are high for another good trip this coming weekend. Hopefully it’s mild enough for bobby. It wouldn’t have been fun travelling hope if he came with me. I’m still cold today and can’t remember being that cold in at least 20 years since my skidoo broke down 130km from town and I had to catch a ride home on a sled load of frozen caribou meat. I sure love trapping. Now let’s hope the wolves come through this week.
Tracked 3 wolves in the dark on Friday. Got two of them. I followed the tracks back to where they came from and pulled up to this Luckily they didn’t find the other wolverine Pretty sure I’ll be Shutting it down for wolverine after this coming weekend but I’ll keep wolf traps going fo a while yet
I’ve never caught 5 all season,much less in one day. Then you caught 2 more the next day? Your population must be pretty high. Is it higher than normal?
I caught 5 then 2 the following weekend. I haven’t trapped this line for 3 years so they were piled up in there. Even after 7 catches I’m still seeing fresh tracks. Population increased about ten years ago due to fires to the south. In general they’re more common now than they were when I was a kid
Holy smokes! That's quite a haul in one check! Sounds like fun, and a lot of skinning work. I'd be stoked with one, 5 and I wouldn't sleep for a couple days.
Last intentional wolverine catch of the year. I snapped all the boxes and cubbies on Sunday. Just the wolf traps left now. Catching up on fur before spring starts and things get really busy again. Second attempt at frost scraping wolverine is going alright. Just having a smoke break and I’ll finish that up I’ve got another 4 wolverine skinned and a lynx fox and wolverine still frozen whole so plenty to keep me busy for now. 2 wolves to finish as well. Lots of field work coming up so I’ll do what fit I can depending on how much energetic I am after long days of snow surveys on a record snowfall year.
Know nothing about wolverine but wondering about putting boxes up in trees like for marten to try keep away from things like wolves. Imagine wolverines can climb not too bad in the right tree. Little more work for trapper of course.
Again know nothing about wolverine but must be a reason they not box trapped in trees. Perhaps wolves hitting the ground boxes not common enough to bother w tree boxes. Maybe refusals like female marten to go up tree at times?
First time in my life ive had a wolverine eaten so the occurance isnt common for me. Mice can do a lot of damage on the ground too. Skunky lure will bring in wolverine and keep wolves away. They avoid it at all costs here.
Busy evening in my Messy warehouse. Catching up on the big fur. No more traps to look at but I’m still Trying to add to the wolf effort on skidoo rides when I can. Lots of odds and ends to get done while patiently waiting for my time off this spring. Got a good chunk of time off starting in one month. Big grizzlies, chubby geese and muskrats are all on my mind as I work on fur tonight. I have one skinned and boarded so far and now I’ve got to get these two hefty bulls skinned. Better get back at it. Works starts in 7 hours. I’m sure I’ll be needed in a few strong cups of coffee in the morning.
Few pics of Bobby on some hot wolf tracks. We heard them howling and found their tracks but they had a headstart and all got up onto the thick timber. Seen a pair later on the evening and then 4 right after the second picture above was taken. Was awesome to see 4 grey wolves pop out of a heat wave at last light but In the mirage they looked way closer than they really were. At least we got to drive fast for a while. All my pictures from a couple quick rides into the mountains can’t be loaded. Panoramic pictures. I had 5-6 wolves on the run the first day and spotted a wolf going over the top of a high mountain near last daylight. Because it was my first time making my trails it took much longer than usual to get to where I last seen the big black wolf as I had to travel slow to avoid rocks. I found the tracks once more but it took too long to follow them in rock solid snow and bare ground. At this point it was getting dark and even though they were headed InTo familiar country I had to call it off for my own safety. It snowed the next day and the family had Easter dinner with my grandpa. Monday morning came and the weather wasn’t looking too good. By early afternoon the mountains slowly came into view just enough to make me take off to the first cabin to see what the weather was like up there. The weather was actually getting pretty good and With all the fresh snow I would just have find tracks and I’d know they were fresh and oh so easy to follow. All previous tracks were completely erased as was most of my trail from the previous trip. Perfect tracking situation though with the perfect 4 inches of fresh if only I could just find tracks but unfortunately the route I picked out of three solid choices wasn’t the one that was destined to intercept the pack I didn’t find any tracks but it was still good to see some my good old hunting grounds again. Lots of memories of successful past hunts as I travelled along taking my time. I was about 2-3 hours from home when the weather turned to a flat flight and light snow situation. Took forever to get back to my main trail I made earlier and I came close to going over a couple drop offs that could’ve done some minor damage to me and my skidoo. Luckily I was watching closely but if you’ve ever made a new trail in the mountains in flat light with sections where you’ve got no Willows, rocks or trees to focus on them you know what I’m talking about. On the long completely flat white rolling hills I’d stare at my dash as long as I dared to avoid the awful vertigo that is an awfully uncomfortable situation. Luckily i didn’t have any trouble besides having to drive slower that usual and I managed to get back to aklavik then hook up to my trailer and load two skidoos and a sled managing to get home to Inuvik via ice road by 1257am. I could write a bunch more about the one picture I was able to post but these wolverine aren’t going to skin themselves.
Ryan nobody can say you are a lazy man, you work hard for everything you have! Flat light in terrain like you described is the absolute worse to deal with.
When I lived in. Nome we used a gps. Older model garmin. Could go point to point with it when out in the open and foggy. Long as we knew more or less where we were and weren’t going to go over any drop offs.
Thanks for the ride along and the pictures , you've had another great season of making memories with Bobby on the trap line and snowmobiling for wolves . A cabin picture of your put up fur would be great to see ! Keep up the good work and Stay Safe !
Big dark male with just a few markings. Its the last one to get done for auction. I’ll keep a couple small ones for tanning practice this summer when i get restless. Couple big males I skinned on Wednesday will both be finished up and dried ASAP as will two more wolves. I have one week to finish as much as I can to meet our deadline for shipping to north bay.
The last two I skinned. I could tell this wolf had white feet from a long ways away. Looks weird to see a black wolf with what looked like no feet at first. This is a stalling post. Sometimes I make a few before picking up the knife. Worth mentioning that some of my friends had successful wolf hunts yesterday. One pair of them got 5 and the other duo got 3 in completely separate areas. Crazy part is I had previously tracked both packs within the last 6 days. Lots of more wolves out there.
That one is really nice, Ryan. I always look for that necklace bling. With marten also. Maybe the one white foot denotes a related line ? Thank you for sharing your catches.
Wolves are still good. It's gotten warm the last couple days so not much longer now. I have shot good wolves onto early May but that's not too common to see
For sure the white foot is a local gene. I've seen it in certain areas with lynx, wolverine and marten. I have an old picture of a marten from the delta with a thin white tip of one foot. The only white footed marten i've seen out there to date. On the line I've trapped the past three seasons I'd say roughly 20% of the marten had at least one white foot. Black muskrats are also a regional gene thing from what I've seen
I did wonder, and have seen the same ID marks in populations elsewhere. There was a good discussion a long time ago about marten , and this was mentioned. Trapped4ever was a very good source in contributing to the strange markings he found in areas on some of his marten.
I always like this info. Thank you for your photos shared.
Wolves are still good. It's gotten warm the last couple days so not much longer now. I have shot good wolves onto early May but that's not too common to see
Yes same here for wolves good to about April 20. Never mind all those fur primeness charts - auction grader proved that a few times. And you can get a poor one anytime.
Getting there. Last taxidermy wolverine will be done today. Just have to do the ears and flesh it. I skinned and finished 15 wolverine this winter. Almost done.
I've always thought a nice one, displayed as a rug on the wall would look wonderful. With the colour of the rug around it a nice contrast to the fur. I saw a badger done that way and it looked amazing. All the tones, from the belly to the back , legs, etc, could be enjoyed, all at once.
Earlier in the day I hauled out 52 2x4 and 12 bundles of shingles. As I travelled along I told myself that today I wouldn’t get distracted and I’d just get the load out in one piece. Seriously less than a minute later I crossed these tracks and immediately unhooked my sled and took off after it. Once again I was able to catch sight of it going up the bank without a chance to shoot. I don’t remember any year where I seen so many and got so few shooting chances. I took a picture on the way back to town later on.
40 8 footers and 12 bundles of shingles filled the tub. 12 footers in top. It was all good on the main trail but once it got softer I had to move a few bundles to the back of the sled to get it nice and balanced. Other than that I had to trouble
Did a few hundred km looking for bear. Lots of small ones but no big tracks yet. Lots of wolves though. I called out the last one while skinning the second one.
Proper roof and a good deck railing at the geese camp Les. Moving out there anytime after Friday for some rat trapping and geese hunting for a couple weeks.
This pack had a couple dead moose Allen . I first seen their tracks chasing a cow and calf moose and I cancelled or maybe just postponed that hunt. Earlier I seen where they had some sheep on the run too. I seen 8 altogether in two separate locations but it was the same pack for sure and I'd say there was 4-5 more that I didn't see judging by the tracks. I didn't really push to get more but if I had I think I would've got 6 or 7. Seen one jet black wolf and thats the only one I don't think I could've got even if I tried my hardest. Good fur on them yet. My 270 sps is kind of becoming my favorite rifle. Black wolf was easily the longest shot I've ever made on a running wolf but I had to walk up to get him off the mountain. Absolutely worth the work though. I'll never forget seeing that wolf tumble
Thank you for the rest of the story on your successful wolf hunt ! I also enjoy shooting my .270 it's a great caliber that's for sure it won't be long before Bobby starts trying to talk you out of it or one like it ha ha
As for the geese we've got some pairs that have returned here already and muskrats are few and far between sadly .
This big weather system pushing out of Texas for the past week should push some snow geese up your way, as long as most of your snow has melted. Good luck, and remember when when you load shells that they are heading on target, just the finger has to do the rest
Not sure about Ryan but some of the Cree Bands here fund programs that fly harvesters out to their remote hunting camps on the Bay. Spring goose hunt is a big thing here,Pretty much everything shuts down for the spring goose hunt,kids out of school to go etc. Bands fund their trappers and moose hunters also to help with fuel,building materials for camps etc. Lots of programa available just have to apply.
Picking us up. Once the water takes over its the only guaranteed way youre going to make it home. we never get checked on whether its hunting, fishing or trapping. Luckily most of us dont abuse that freedom but there are always a few that do unfortunately.
Yessir Pete. Some good eating this past 3 weeks for sure. We didnt waste any money on meat and groceries this year. Took the basics and ate what we hunted. Sure was nice to come home to caesar salad, hot wings and pizza after eating geese and spuds every day.
No free flights for us here Boco. Other bands to the south (Sahtu Region) do that. we do get some other forms of help if we apply like you mentioned but chopper time isnt included in that. I consider it money well spent though as spring hunt comes once a year. Im probably flying back out to the camp on Saturday for 3 more nights. Probably takes 3 wolves to pay for that but luckily i have 7 in my warehouse.
Once Im done with birds its on to rats but i think it will be a short window for good rats this year. strange spring we've got going on here in 2024
He’s probably got a few more zeros in his account yup but I do fly in a better chopper. A-STAR will carry at least 100 more geese than the long ranger. I’d be interested in what kind of shotgun he shoots.
Picking us up. Once the water takes over its the only guaranteed way youre going to make it home. we never get checked on whether its hunting, fishing or trapping. Luckily most of us dont abuse that freedom but there are always a few that do unfortunately.
Yessir Pete. Some good eating this past 3 weeks for sure. We didnt waste any money on meat and groceries this year. Took the basics and ate what we hunted. Sure was nice to come home to caesar salad, hot wings and pizza after eating geese and spuds every day.
No free flights for us here Boco. Other bands to the south (Sahtu Region) do that. we do get some other forms of help if we apply like you mentioned but chopper time isnt included in that. I consider it money well spent though as spring hunt comes once a year. Im probably flying back out to the camp on Saturday for 3 more nights. Probably takes 3 wolves to pay for that but luckily i have 7 in my warehouse.
Once Im done with birds its on to rats but i think it will be a short window for good rats this year. strange spring we've got going on here in 2024
Jeez now I got to go check you next year. Apply for geese survey rotary patrol $$ after Christmas I suppose.
Good stuff Ryan! You’re like Big Buff, taking choppers out fishing & hunting…probably not as rich though….lol!
the owner of Prairie heli's Derek and Buff are just doing a little Lake Winnipeg tour of ice fishing, it is the only way he could catch up to Derek Helm who was out in his Snow Bear before a game in Winnipeg
Ryan ,the speckled bird Bobbie is carrying is it one of the geese that is better eating than others ?What is your opinion on this ?Are they not as plentiful as others ?
I prefer them yes. The snow geese outnumber the speckle bellies for sure but when the main run is going you can get a load of them. I like snows too but i just prefer the specks for taste and they are easier to pluck as well.
yes he has turned into a full time Fish Guiding service played for the Jets before the end of his carrier. Derek grew up on the Red and has a snow bear for fishing, one time he took the corner of our road and the trail with SnowBear swung into the ditch. I put a cross brace on the trailer and somehow pulled it out vs sliding deeper, and he made his game on time.
Jets have never been the same. He’s left hockey and living his dream while still healthy. There’s piles of pics of him rag dolling 2 players at once….lol Alotta hockey players are outdoors men.
Sorry Les. No ratting this year. Sure sucks but water is so low this spring that I wouldn't even make it into the ratting lakes. Plenty to keep me busy though. Skinning feet, fleshing and Stretching a little Grizz I got last fall that was getting too comfortable chasing trucks and people. 3 wolves 4 wolverine and another bear still in the freezer
Bobby always want to shoot. Some tasty swan meat Last two of the year a month or so ago My boy He would practice all day if I let him. Been having done issues with my back but still picking away at the freezer of fur Making boxes for 18 new Belisle traps too After cutting 100x100ft chopper landing pad. Still out working teenagers
Some of the chopper pad. Going to save so much time and work on the last day of geese hunting from now on. More hunting time Peaceful. I burned a lot of the brush I cut. Piled up the white willow for singeing geese next spring. Best clean burning flame Traditional knowledge keeper award. Sure proud to see that.
Congratulations Bobby keep up the good work young man !!!
Ryan thanks for the interesting pictures and stories to go with them ! I'm sure you are proud as punch of him and I'm sure you realize that many on here are jealous because they don't get to experience first hand what you are doing ha ha !
There’s a lot of left handed guns and a lot of youth guns available but very few options for left handed youth guns. Found a micro Midas with bottom eject and grabbed it ASAP. Be hard to keep it put away until his birthday. That’ll last until he gets his first semi auto. Stainless 243 and 22 mag next. Lucky kid. Made 5 boxes for 6 new 280s. One trap for replacing after catches for now. See how I like the traps and maybe get more. I have scrap plywood left to start in 10 more slightly bigger 330 belisle boxes for a dozen traps. Got a wolf on the fleshing beam and a small grizzly thawing. Fall bear so it’s going to take some work to flesh it. Luckily i skinned the feet and head before I froze it. Staying busy while it’s rainy and cool. Got terminator 2 playing right now while I work. Quick cigarette break and back to the beam
Couple foxes I kept. My grandpa picked off the dark one. Eye shot so no bullet damage at all on that one. I trapper the bright one in a 8 inch savageau.
I was planning on taking off to my camp to finish the landing pad in the cool weather but plans changed and now I’ll be heading up the highway towards Tuktoyaktuk (TUK) to help my parents out. They’re having some mechanical issues with their Argo so I’ll go get them, Bobby and My nephew kullen back to the road with skidoo in the morning. They’ve got a nice set up out at husky lake now.
I hauled a quad to aklavik along with a load of Pepsi and ginger ale for some friends moving to the coast for the summer. Bobby drove some of the bigger rivers. We had a cup of coffee and pulled my grandpa's dock in while water was barely high enough to help get it off the muddy beach before returning back to Inuvik. Luckily some rain raised the water and one nicely placed Boulder to help swing the dock and I was able to let the sea ark do the hard work with a few good tugs with the bowline. The dock was damaged during Ice break up and was missing one log. Better get to work now and get the wolf done before my next break
Sounds like Tuk has a storm surge warning for Sunday. Stay safe. Seems like yesterday your boy was in a highchair with a gun catalog, he sure grew fast.
Wolf ear I heard a few reports of an aggressive grizzly last fall so I went and found it. It had buck shot in the ears and face so it must’ve been warmed before and had to go. We had a cool week last week and I got a lot of fur done. Kept a good strong fire going along with two fans and the bear dried up nicely. I scraped it three times during the drying and used paper towels to soak up any grease. I’ve been in the warehouses all day. Right from morning coffee and I’m still out here. Bobby was pulling bait screws out of marten boxes as I sorted and hung traps. Lots of sweeping and throwing away garbage along the way. Big warehouse looks much better now. 5 of last years 8. Two black and one grey gone already. Finally pulled them off stretchers once the warehouse was cleaned up. Still a lot to do though and I’ll not tired so I’ll be out here for a couple more hours. There’s 2 mountain and 3 delta wolves hanging there.
Will you market those wolves and bear at the auction next year or tan them for sale and use? I tanned my damaged wolves myself there is a lot of good useable fur on damaged wolves not worth the cost to send to tannery though and not worth shipping. Good well handled wolves like yours sell for a fair price at the auction but if you can wait they sell much higher tanned if you want to market them that way.
My boy helps me with fur and anything else I need help with whenever I ask him. Usually I give him some money at the end of the season for all his hard work. This year I surprised him and rewarded him for all the help throughout the year with something I know he'll make good use. 👌🏾
I sent him out to the truck to grab the parcel. Told him I don’t know what it is then let him open it. Man it’s nice to see Bobby get excited for new hunting supplies. Should’ve seen his face when I said next up is a benelli semi auto once he outgrows this one.
Ryan a few pic's back looks like you are leaving cartilage in wolf ear. Less work if that acceptable. Is that finished or are you taking cartilage out next step.
Had someone tell leave cartilage a while ago like your pic. Got me thinking. Had been peeling cartilage off bears and wolves all along. Decent prices but if can get away with less work then good.
I separate the back of the ear all the way,and trim all the meat off the bulb.I cut a piece of cardboard to fit inside the inside out ear,and when I turn the pelt fur out,I turn the ear back the same time.I wrap the dry cartilage with a damp rag(and the feet) and it makes them easier to turn. If you know you are sending them to the tannery you dont have to turn the ears feet or even the pelt fur out after drying fur in. I dont decide which will go to the auction until after I grade them all so I do them all the same,except bad damaged ones which I tan myself.
Yes do the cardboard too to keep the ear hollow and either side of the ear do not dry together. So I am getting leave the cartilage is the way to go. Seems saw so many references to removing it - takes time but can be done so just skin either side of the ear. If can leave in then a time saver and simply separate as in Ryan's pic.
The ear will dry perfectly same timeframe as the rest of the skin with the catilage just separated from the back of the ear and left attached to the front of the ear. Just make sure the ear is inside out when drying-then turn back when turning the skin Taxidermist like to see the ear butt intact so make sure you clean the meat off the earbutt to prevent problems after turning back fur out. The cartilage in the ear will tan,the taxidermist will soak the tanned ear and remove the tanned piece of cartilage and insert earliners.
If you're sending to FHA I would follow their Pelt handling for profit Manual. I was always told wolf wolverine and bear ear cartilage should be left in. Cleaned of all fat and meat then dried. I've smelled wolf ears that weren't done right and it gets pretty sour. When I first started handling a lot of pelts I followed the manual step by step and even though I knew how to get fur done, by following the instructions on how FHA wants them done I increased my profit by a lot. I won't even pay $1 for coffee that's not made the way I want it so i imagine the fur buyers won't pay much for fur that's not done to their liking.
Last bear thawing on some new 330 boxes Like skinning a bear twice. Usually I'll clean skin a bear on the spot but for this one a few others over the years I had to get the hide off as bad weather closed or I was on the verge of exhaustion. Whiteout conditions and the start of a migraine made me skin this one quick. Scarred up bear with more gristle and scar tissue than smooth buttery fat. Couldnt get it done right on the beam so I ended up hanging it and doing it the long way Heat wave in the delta this summer. Never seen it this hot before with such low water. Besides the patch just above the head this hide is clean fleshed. All the red marks are scars That much more room on my freezer for some fresh caribou and moose in a couple weeks
Long greasy job. Tooth hole. A bear scar that looks like a bear This wound is 100 times worst than the bullet hole. Surprisingly it had good fur with no obvious signs of damage or missing hair from being a scrapper. I saved the best for last That one had to hurt.
Haven't paid close attention. Which town do you live in? Gwichin is your native language? Are there Inupaq speakers in your area also? Nice wolves. Apparently you don't have the parasite/skin problems that some places here have.
MT- Im from Aklavik but I live in Inuvik. I have both Gwichin and Inuvialuit ancestry along with a mix of European. Inupiaq are in Alaska. We do have the skin problems here too with our wolves.
7+ feet so decent size for here. I wanted to go further to find something closer to 8 feet but the weather was the boss and when i crossed this guys tracks I followed and took what was offered that day.
Its now mid august and im free to start hunting whenever i feel like it. Thinking to head out tomorrow for caribou. Weather forecast is predicting a warm day sunday so id have to get home asap if i get anything. Bobby gets home from Edmonton this afternoon so Ill see whats on his mind and maybe head out tonight or early morning. Bobby wont be bothering me for one of my tikkas anymore. If I can just keep it put away until his birthday now.
My mom sent me this picture and said Bobby didn't waste any time. He walked in knowing what he needed. 60" game bags he said. Has to be packs of 4. Made me think of the movie home alone where young Kevin McAlister asks the cashier if this toothbrush was approved by the American dental association. Maybe my boy will get another caribou tomorrow
Good stuff Ryan! I learned more in 5 minutes of reading about ears than an evening of google searching…..lol. So many people do it different. I find the feet the most difficult to flip fur out after a day. I thought my ears looked goofy but I think I’m doing it the same as FHA because they look like yours, takes a while to carefully get to the tips. I got the polar bear that I bought off Ian back from International Fur Dressers, after tanning it’s over 10’, they were impressed. Was mouse crap in the fur, but it turned out awesome!
Good stuff Ryan! I learned more in 5 minutes of reading about ears than an evening of google searching…..lol. So many people do it different. I find the feet the most difficult to flip fur out after a day. I thought my ears looked goofy but I think I’m doing it the same as FHA because they look like yours, takes a while to carefully get to the tips. I got the polar bear that I bought off Ian back from International Fur Dressers, after tanning it’s over 10’, they were impressed. Was mouse crap in the fur, but it turned out awesome!
I like having my wolves on stretcher early enough in the day to monitor the ears and feet for dryness. Id rather flip them as soon as they're just dry enough rather than a bit too dry. This winter i somehow forgot I had a wolf on stretcher in the spare bathroom we rarely use. Had to wrap the nose to just behind the front arms with paper towels for a couple hours before i attempted turning that one over.
Cool (no pun intended). The deer love snow in summer - less flies and good way to hunt them is look for dark spots (the deer) on the snow. Why? Flies hate cold and coldest place for a deer to be is on snow. Shade same way - cool and flies don't like it so the deer so.
For those unfamiliar w caribou flies of different kinds are bad news for caribou in summer and they will a lot to avoid the flies - even go in the shade of building like at abandoned sites.
Look at blue flies - soon as sun gone they gone. Flies that bother the deer same. Shade and and cool are the deer's friend in summer.
Yeah. Bobby was surprised to see you in town already. We barely were able to pass you in Bennett channel. Even then he was asking "what kind of 40 horse is that?'
Time goes so slow when you’re waiting for the weekend. Me and my coworker Greg took tomorrow afternoon off to get a early start in the weekend moose hunt. Warm weather has delayed the rut so they’re still really good yet. No smell at all and not responding to calls but that should change within the next couple days. Looking forward to putting some miles on with Greg and Bobby
It's been torture seeing all the big bulls from the chopper the past couple days. Day 3 of the annual char tagging campaign today. Lots of animals spotted. Moose caribou musk ox wolves bears. Highlight of my work year. Seen 4 absolute monster bulls so far. Probably 40 moose sightings Altogether
It's been torture seeing all the big bulls from the chopper the past couple days. Day 3 of the annual char tagging campaign today. Lots of animals spotted. Moose caribou musk ox wolves bears. Highlight of my work year. Seen 4 absolute monster bulls so far. Probably 40 moose sightings Altogether
We should put in for a Bell River Field trip again. This time we actually have a fair idea where to go. Go see 300 moose and 75 wolves.
Picked up another beav in the same trap two nights ago. I didn't check yesterday because I was very sick. Probably go take a look later his evening. Two weeks until trapping season starts guys. got a good pile of bait ready to go.
season opens at midnight. When me and Fiona were just starting our family I would head out right after midnight with a pocket full of my kids candy and set 7-8 traps. Money was tighter back then and fur trapping has helped us out a lot over the years in our finances. Many a Christmas was paid for with fur. My plan for saturday/sunday is to set 84 traps. Marten and wolverine to get started.
Good morning all. Its November 5th and i dont have a single fur yet. I Must be getting old. Me and my partner had plans to get started this past weekend but i got sick from Friday evening until Monday morning. Healed up just in time for work. I was unsure when i would get out again as my work schedule is busy with last minute FALL stuff. Luckily the schedule has opened up and I have a free weekend coming up so the plan is to take off Saturday morning with 106 traps and the tent. Full speed ahead. Once i get a bunch of gear out of the warehouse and have some room then me and my boy will make a pile of 1/16 snares and set up for the foxes around town until the lynx are priming up then we'll set for them too. He's pretty excited and is constantly watching for tracks on every truck ride we have taken lately. Fox is what i first had success with at a young age but when the prices dropped i realized i didnt like skinning fox very much. I still think a well handled fox is one of the nicest looking pelts and i love the variety in colors. Its going to be a fun busy season.
Got 108 traps and a tent set on Saturday. We hauled wood and boiled up some wolf gear on Sunday then started back to the truck this morning picking up 10 marten and a freshly caught wolverine. First catch in the new Belisle 280 for me. Very good trap.
You did not show us the neck markings? Is there a greater detail RJMcleod Productions YouTube video on the way? Any one trapping for that pack of wolf in Bombardier Ch?
Long push pulling double sleds and setting as we break trail Me. Sonny taking a bid dark marten out of the trap. Freshly caught Nice pull for a short sit I wasn't going to risk green belly so as tired as I was when I got home i still made a fire and got the skinning knives dirty
Ill check the neck markings later. usually if theyre anything special id notice but didnt see much on this one. No good camera for youtube anymore and im not interested in wasting much daylight recording anything. Havent heard of anyone trapping bombardier.
Thanks all. Im glad you enjoy following. There was a point roughly half way down the line where I felt tired as I had very little sleep in the previous 3 nights leading up to the trip. My schedule that week was packed full with kids hockey, field work, trapline prep, bait and gear prep, etc. Knowing we still had about 30km of rough trail to open on top of setting traps seemed like a big task that night. we listened to some distant wolf howls as we enjoyed a good cup of tea and some bannock with caribou meat fixed me up so I set the wolverine trap that ended up connecting and we carried on. i woke up in the tent the next morning feeling satisfied that i had pulled it all off, getting everything done on my list that week left me feeling satisfied and full of anticipation for the traps to connect. We boiled up wolf gear and stocked fire wood at the tent well into the evening before having a good peaceful sleep. The next day on the way back to the road we crossed wolf tracks so we set 10 snares and 3 traps with a beaver chopped up and scattered around. The original reason I started sharing pictures and videos on youtube/trapperman was so the old timers that couldnt get out anymore could still see some of the familiar sights and sounds of the hunting and trapping lifestyle. Now today after work Ive got day 1 of teaching a group of youth how to trap. Day 2 tomorrow then time to pack up for the first real trapline check after 5 night of sitting. Hopefully the wolves found our gear and same for the other much bigger set of fresh wolverine tracks we seen.
Ill check the neck markings later. usually if theyre anything special id notice but didnt see much on this one. No good camera for youtube anymore and im not interested in wasting much daylight recording anything. Havent heard of anyone trapping bombardier.
Yes you are correct that You Tube takes a bunch of time and equipment is expensive. People dont want to watch hand bombed footage anymore either. so setting up tripods and flying drones and adjusting good lenses to get interesting shots. that all takes a lot of time. But think about us OLD TIMMERS that dont get out, we want to enjoy the wilderness too. Where that pack killed that moose in Bombardier Ch I bet you they will come back there every month to sniff around. Maybe once the ice road is in be nice to throw a walking snare line out there. Lots of people over here trying to get rid of expired ukaruk. Some wolverines have not much for neck markings. Remember that one guy on here talked about the different sub species of wolverine and some had fewer neck markings. I forgot who that was but be interesting to look at his post again see if we still agree with his groupings. Bubba's wolverine neck markings are really pail also. i wonder if it has something to do with time of year?
Very first trap of the weekend check. It was still soft so we got it skinned at the tent
Good run this weekend. Had a fox eat a few marten but he found a 330 and he won't be eating any more. Lots of foxes this year. I hope they don't all get a taste for marten. Had another wolverine get pinched for a bit but he got out. I'm thinking he got a paw in the 280. Wolves were on the trail overnight again so I'll see what gear I have in town and get that ready for the next trip
The tent. It sure is a welcome sight after a long ride. Trail maintenance. We try to do at least a coupl bad spots each ride out Made a few snares yesterday at home. Tried coming to work but felt a bit sick so I left early. Wolves are running the line hunting moose and caribou so we'll set their trails and hopefully find a fresh kill. Almost All my wolf traps are at my camp so the two I had in town are set as well as 5 of my partners. I think I'll extend some chain on 5-6 no bs traps and get those set next trip
Last night about 0230 coming home from Inuvik there was a marthe in the middle of the ice road. Just past junction. Also so many foxes they run straight at the truck
I took some time off recently and spent nearly the whole time out on the land. Day1 was a round trip check to the marten line. picked up 18 marten and a couple fox there. day 2 and 3 was a caribou hunt with my boy. we gave all the meat away ahead of Christmas so everyone can enjoy a good meal. day 4 I spent in my warehouse skinning fur and doing some gear maintenance and snare making. day 5 i made a round trip to my cabin breaking trail the whole way and setting 14 wolverine boxes on good sign. Lots of work to do out there so Ill plan to spend more time out there soon. Right the next morning I took off back to the marten line and picked up another 10 of which 8 were big males. staying busy and making plans to get even busier in the coming days and weeks. Barely took any pictures.
One of very few pictures. My son waiting to hunt caribou wearing wolf and wolverine fur. So many wolves and wolverine hanging around the herd like always.
280 catch The start of Bobby's snare line. No fresh tracks since he set his 7 snares A lynx fox marten and a mink from my camp line. Not too bad for 14 traps. Wolves snapped 3, weasels snapped 5 and of course then the Wolverines came along and cleaned out the bait.
Busy week of fur handling. 3 traplines to check this weekend. Shorten up one line and extend the other. Plus get more snares out with Bobby of the sign is good.
There's been a couple wolves snapping coni boxes. Lots of fresh snow overnight and sure enough fresh wolf tracks. It snapped another 280 but my timing was good and I caught up one long corner later. Picked him off just before he hit the top of the river bank.
Pretty cool on all the wolverine you get. I finally had one on my line last week, he was all over a wolf bait station. I only had a #9 with me, so set that for him, looking forward to my next check.
Pretty cool on all the wolverine you get. I finally had one on my line last week, he was all over a wolf bait station. I only had a #9 with me, so set that for him, looking forward to my next check.
Very nice and we'll deserved Bobby there's nothing wrong with being a left handed shooter and Ryan I agree the .243 is a great cartridge for a wide variety of animals .
I expected it to be skinny but surprisingly it was well fed and fat. Curious young pup. We set 4 traps and another 12-14 snares around the area with a chopped up beaver tossed here and there
After 22 years I have replaced my Canada Goose pullover parka. One of the very best parka makers around had a raffle for a custom made parka over the holidays and my Mom won the draw. I was measured up and got to pick the style, color, pocket locations etc for this beauty. 100% down filled and fits like a glove. I couldn't attempt the guess the number of times my old trusty chased wolves, got caribou blood on it, or the number of animals I've picked up in traps while wearing it. I've been under the weather since Thursday evening but on the mend now.
Nice jacket! I’m pretty happy with the GFW ones. I had a wolverine scarf made for the wife, but the fur isn’t as long as that one! I bet you that’s a $2000 jacket, over $500 for the ruff for sure!
After 22 years I have replaced my Canada Goose pullover parka. One of the very best parka makers around had a raffle for a custom made parka over the holidays and my Mom won the draw. I was measured up and got to pick the style, color, pocket locations etc for this beauty. 100% down filled and fits like a glove. I couldn't attempt the guess the number of times my old trusty chased wolves, got caribou blood on it, or the number of animals I've picked up in traps while wearing it. I've been under the weather since Thursday evening but on the mend now.
Good morning folks. Snowing like crazy here since last night. After almost 4 years of mostly marten trapping I forgot how snow affects the confidence of a foothold trapper. I had wolves circle 2 trap locations and wolverine circle 3 boxes but no committing to the set. Hard to say why as the traps are all boiled. Bobbys lynx snares have had no action whatsoever so Im thinking to switch things up this coming weekend and take him out to set a few wolf and wolverine snares as well as some lynx snares out at the cabin. well check his 7 snares this evening after his hockey practice. Looking forward to fishing for some bait next trip to the camp and opening some new trails as long as my energy level comes back by then. Sickness over the holidays took a lot out of me. After the last wolf catch on the marten line we set another 4 traps and about 12 snares. There was fresh tracks hanging around the caught wolf so im pretty confidant they came back to investigate after we left that day.
Honestly, I'm surprised so many of you way up there use footholds for wolf. Snaring seems so much easier. Having said that, I'm relocating some footholds next weekend because I still want to get on with a FH...LOL.
The only problem a guy a few hours north of me had when snaring was the other wolves would cannibalize their buddy, so there's a good reason to FH if that's an issue where you are. But as for green belly? It shouldn't be a big deal as long as it's not brown or tainted. Coyotes & wolves get green belly starting dang near as soon as their heart stops. I've got the skin off thawed wolves after being dead a few days with normal GB, no big deal even with our warmer temps. But when it really warmed up last January, they tainted pretty quick.
Bobby had good luck and bad luck today. First time a family group of lynx came through his sets since he's been setting by himself. Lynx have been scarce the past few years since he got his first catch. Low part of the cycle. This year there's a noticeable increase in the lynx and bunnies so I waited until mid December to let him set 5 in a short walking trail that has been good to me for years. First snare had a good young lynx Second snare had an eaten lynx. I told him it happens from time to time but the bottom line is that he did his part and caught it in the first place. Third one was eaten again. The down side of them family groups. Again I told him he did his part but it happens. At about this time it hit me that my own child that I taught how to snare since he was just a little baby had just caught multiple lynx for the first time. I could tell he was just a little disappointed they were eaten but he was definitely thinking that his old man was right when I said he was doing everything right in the first place to even be catching. His smile pretty much says it all. At about this point he took over the lead to the last two snares which both looks promising but didn't connect. A big adult knocked both down as they were more in the open with less canopy and sitting low with all the fresh snow we've been getting. I myself had a baited double snare pen with bait that got no attention whatsoever. He was extra eager to get everything fixed right up. Got a picture of him filling in the blocking. He reset all the places he caught "for when those cannibals come back" For Bobby today was a day he learned some lessons and accomplished a milestone. Again the smile says it all. For me today was a day all the lessons paid off and I got the honor of being out trapped by my son.
When we got home he got ready for bed and I came out to the fur shack to work on a wolverine. I told him good job son, another 1500 more and you'll start catching up to Dad. Got to start Reminding him who's the boss while I still can.
Congratulations Bobby on the milestone you made there are much older trappers or folks who set snares that haven't accomplished what you have done !
Just a thought not knowing how or what part of the lynx was left , if it's the head and part of the neck you can still tan it for a mountain man pouch , just a thought .
Congrats to the young lad. Gang setting snares will prevent a lot of the cannibalizing when they run in family groups. I always set 6 at a bait.with a couple more on the wings. The damaged ones will be good for him to practice his tanning.
Yessir I usually have two traps and 5-6 snares per stop when I'm going after lynx. It sure pays off when you get multiple catches.
Spotted this mess from a distance last night in the dark. Belisle traps are worth every last penny and the 18 i got last summer have paid them selves off multiple times already. Buying more traps is always a wise investment. Had another big male follow over half the line. He checked out every trap along the way but he knows traps by the looks of it. I'll have to get him in a snare or FH for sure
Got a weekend of fun and work coming up. First me and the boy will check his snares after work then pack up for a late night ride out to the camp. We will check some traps on the way out then do some fishing for bait in the morning then see what we can get done with starting a lynx line. stockpile some wood and Maybe fix a couple cut banks with snow so we can access some of the marten areas. Wont be long until its time to pull traps so now is the time to go hard. Looking forward to having Bobby along this weekend.
I came to Inuvik and the reverse on my Yukon went. Got to get it road sided. Sorry nothing to do with trapping. Electronic shift not good for the north
snared animals cant defend themselves against even a lowly mouse not to mention green belly.
^^This
Plus snares are more indiscriminate, you need to be more discriminate about where you set them, it is more difficult to avoid nontargets in snares if there are nontargets in the area you are trapping.
Honestly I would love to foothold in the cold temperatures they have up there and not have to constantly deal with freeze/thaw and wet snow. Snares are a good tool to have in your toolbag, and I wouldn't want to ever loose them, but honestly they generally stay in my toolbag and I haven't set one in several years, because I prefer footholds. Others prefer snares and seldom set footholds. Different strokes for different folks, but both have their advantages and disadvantages.
I totally disagree about snares being more indiscriminate than footholds. Properly set snares are much more species specific than footholds.
I also have had much less incidents of damage on animals which are frozen rock hard than I have on live animals. Live animals attract a lot of attention.
Trapping partner is running the line alone today. he just text me to say he picked up a wolf and 3 marten already out of the first 14 sets. Hes got a LONG ways to go so ive got high hopes for a pile of fur today. Ill skin my 7 thawed marten at home then take off to the cabin where he left the wolf and get that off the carcass too. Crazy to get so excited and im in my office and not even on the line. Man I love trapping!!
Happy Friday fellow trappers, lurkers and political pundits. Once the work day is done ill be on my way out for the weekend to check and maintain what's already set and get a lynx line going. Ill open some marten trails and get some gear out for them too. I Cant believe were already half way through January. Time to make hay while the sun is shining. Got to stock up the slush fund before trapping is done for the year. Looking forward to piling up some cats as I haven't put much effort towards them for a few seasons now. Ill be happy with what i can take but 50 is a nice goal with a limited amount of time left. Ill get all the main proven spots set up first and then explore with whatever time is left over. Hopefully my skidoo stays on the right side of the ice as the inland creeks and lakes stay much thinner than the main rivers. Ill most likely play it safe and just go lake to lake rather than following the creeks. I might put out a couple otter traps if time allows. Going to be one busy weekend for me but then again they're always busy so I guess it just business as usual. Mid January and still got the drive to expand the line so Im feeling good about that.
Nothing major. Just a broken front shock. It killed my weekend plans to get more traps out though and then costed my some wolves on the way to town. I tried though. 120kmh with the broken side ski in the air AND pulling a sled. I just caught up to the last in line but when i let off the throttle the front end dropped and even the high beam wasnt high enough to see the wolf in the headlights as it made it up the river bank. Maybe i shouldve tried shooting with my left hand while i maintained the 120kmh speed with my throttle hand.lol
I drove an Arctic Cat out about 20 miles one time with a broken shock, double with my wife on the back. You were doing dang good to get it up to that speed. I don't think I hit 20 mph all the way out.
I hauled half a load of firewood home to keep the weight off the front end. Travelling at a certain speed with all my weight on the good side was ok. Once i seen the fresh tracks and smelled wolf in the air its like that broken shock didnt matter anymore. luckily i didnt hit anything at that speed
Nice big cat for the boy today. Also one fat bunny freshly caught. After having 3 out his 5 lynx eaten he was happy to see this one wasn't touched. PRAISE THE LORD ITS NOT EATEN!! He said as we got a good look at it. We skinned and gutted the rabbit and got some fresh scent in the air. He chose one of his many aunts and made her day with a nice clean rabbit for her supper.
But that’s a beautiful wolverine! Good luck getting your sled fixed up and back out there.
When you are setting a line approximately how many lynx and wolverine sets are you able to put out in one day? How many miles are you running?
Always amazed at how hard you go and are able to keep it up throughout the season.
Before the Lynx crashed I would go out to my camp the first trip after freeze up and haul wood, ice fish for bait and set anywhere from 3-20 traps. It was more of a preparation trip with a few traps to look at the following weekend. I usually opened trails too and shovelled a lot of snow to smooth out some steep river banks that I had trails by. The following weekend I aimed for 50 new traps and snares set. 330 boxes, mb 750, and #3’s. Always in the same places that connect so less guess work. Then every weekend after that I would fill a bag with traps and set them. 5-6 new sets every weekend until I was out of traps. High traffic locations would get 2-3 traps and usually 4-6 snares. These were places I knew would get multiple Lynx coming through. Anywhere from singles to big family groups. Other locations would get a single trap and always at least 2 snares. Those were places that got dependable traffic but not what I would call high traffic. Usually big adult singles occasionally 2-3 travelling together. A snare on the way to the trap and one on the walking trail past the trap for those pesky trap refusals. Most Lynx sets were on top the river bank in the shelter so snow wouldn’t drift then over. Very tiring sometimes walking up the steep and usually high banks. Some of the loops I was running were easier through chain lakes and over land trails with less jumping on and off the skidoo to climb banks If I remember right I was doing about 350km total in a weekend when I had every line going from Friday as early as possible until Sunday as late as possible a lot of times getting back just in time to make it to school or work around 8am Monday morning. A lot of times I had long distances between sets. More efficient in the long run to only set the good places for Lynx, wolf and wolverine. Long answer but I got to reminiscing about the good old days. I would’ve been finished the front feet on this wolf I’m working on tonight. I could keep going and add more details as they pop into mind but it’s 149am and I’ve got this wolf to get on the board.
A way shorter answer couldve been that I usually aim for 20-25 Lynx cubbies built in a day with as many snares as I feel like setting. I think I had 65-70 #3s back then. Usually made trails in the daylight and set them up by head lamp for efficient use of my time.
I’ve been opening some old trails this year and setting at a more leisurely pace compared to when the Lynx population was at the peak. I plan to open all my old trails in the next couple weeks. I’ve been trying to do but had two tough weekends in a row that set me back. Ok now I’m really going to pick my knife back up again.
Nothing major. Just a broken front shock. It killed my weekend plans to get more traps out though and then costed my some wolves on the way to town. I tried though. 120kmh with the broken side ski in the air AND pulling a sled. I just caught up to the last in line but when i let off the throttle the front end dropped and even the high beam wasnt high enough to see the wolf in the headlights as it made it up the river bank. Maybe i shouldve tried shooting with my left hand while i maintained the 120kmh speed with my throttle hand.lol
If you ever try this, PLEASE be sure and have someone standing by to video the results!
Nice run last night. Partner shot a couple woodland caribou too We set 3 traps each around the gut piles. One on each side of the trail. Hopefully this is what catches the conibear smart wolverine. Hes a good size wolverine. Got up early this morning to head out to the delta line but had to put in some work on the old lady's car. It's all good again and I got one heck of a breakfast for my mechanics. Shower up and take off anytime now. Hopefully I get a chance at those wolves again.
I think this was the conibear smart wolverine. He came in to the site and stepped all over some frozen footholds. Ducked a few wolf snares then hit the last snare on the way out of the site.
Nice stuff Ryan! Do you set your 750s higher in the trail because of the smaller jaws that don’t reach up as much? I guess mine were a bit too deep and after passing over with a few snow falls, they ended up with bad catches and pull outs. The bigger Duke was a high catch though.
SJ I have the trap set where the jaws and trigger are just under the surface level. less than a cm. Quicker to snap and absolute minimal snow to come up through.
SJ I have the trap set where the jaws and trigger are just under the surface level. less than a cm. Quicker to snap and absolute minimal snow to come up through.
So I guess you aren't driving the sled over it. I made about 6 passes over mine. I'll stick to the bigger traps if I have to drive over the sets, I can get away with them sunk a bit deeper. They way you described is how I reset the 750s, and not on the sled trails that I drive on regularly.
If im setting on the skidoo trail ill set the trap from the back of my sled and use a stick to blend the fresh snow covering the trap to look like skidoo track marks. the down side is you will be resetting them more often. Late night run today after work. Leaving at 4pm to do my 240km run.
Ryan, I was taught to always set your traps, wether trail sets or cubby sets to always place your trap jaws parallel with the trail or entrance to the cubby. Was told there’s chances of high catches or even misses due to the jaw making contact before totally catching and a quick paw withdrawal before being caught. Always set like that ever since. Can’t recall missing much or high catches since. Thoughts? I too am dealing with a coni shy wolverine. Had a bucket hang up a catch and now he’s very cautious to any set and won’t go near a bucket. I changed up with some #9s, we’ll see..
Yea. It's the regular trigger too, way too light for what I'd like it at. Was surprised.
Call Duke traps and they will send you replacement (adjustable tension) pans free of charge. I just got an email from Bill today after I emailed him about buying some replacement dogs and mentioned the pans and that is what he told me. All of mine have the floppy pans, not sure that I will switch to the adjustable pans, looks like there is a lot more joint there for moisture to potentially get in and freeze up than on the floppy ones. But that is just conjecture, I've no evidence that this would be a problem. Mine are mostly about 5-6 lbs with the floppy pans, which is about where I like to run my traps, when you get some frost in them and a crust over them that will increase the pan tension and I don't want it too high.
Trail sets like that they are usually traveling right along and step down hard with no hesitation, so you tend to get nice deep catches regardless of pan tension, but a higher pan tension may reduce snapped traps when driving over them.
I bought the 850 off the Duke table at the Escanaba convention a couple years ago. He said that he’d send me an adjustable pan, I told him that I’m from Canada, says “no problem”. Once he found out how much shipping was, he said “no more”…lol. I’m thinking kinda like you about them seizing up or something, it’s sitting in my parts box. I should lighten some of the sets that are off the trail though. John Heart said to go with 8-10ish pounds, but he was talking summer time ADC wolf trapping.
Ryan, I was taught to always set your traps, wether trail sets or cubby sets to always place your trap jaws parallel with the trail or entrance to the cubby. Was told there’s chances of high catches or even misses due to the jaw making contact before totally catching and a quick paw withdrawal before being caught. Always set like that ever since. Can’t recall missing much or high catches since. Thoughts? I too am dealing with a coni shy wolverine. Had a bucket hang up a catch and now he’s very cautious to any set and won’t go near a bucket. I changed up with some #9s, we’ll see..
I've heard and seen that as well but I still set the jaws perpendicular to the cubby entrance. I used to miss a few but once I got dialed in plus with the help of guide stocks I rarely miss in footholds at least for lynx anyways. I've seen tracks at a set though with a snapped tracks and you could tell it stepped on the jaw and the trap lifted it's foot upwards when the trap fired
Rabbit lynx cycle is climbing fast here Boco. I'm going to set a few more of my good spots for lynx this weekend. I set a couple spots for lynx last weekend too. few snares and traps. I can Extend my trapping season an extra 3 weeks or so after marten is done. Even longer if the shoulder fur doesn't thin out s the season runs later here in some zones. Not looking forward to the seasons ending as I'm having a lot of fun trapping this year. Enjoying spending more time at my own camp and seeing Bobbys progress not to mention the marten line is still producing a lot of males. Time to get busy. Just needs to be fleshed though so starting at quarter to midnight isn't so bad. He was a fat one. Batter get busy now.
Rabbit lynx cycle is climbing fast here Boco. I'm going to set a few more of my good spots for lynx this weekend. I set a couple spots for lynx last weekend too. few snares and traps. I can Extend my trapping season an extra 3 weeks or so after marten is done. Even longer if the shoulder fur doesn't thin out s the season runs later here in some zones. Not looking forward to the seasons ending as I'm having a lot of fun trapping this year. Enjoying spending more time at my own camp and seeing Bobbys progress not to mention the marten line is still producing a lot of males. Time to get busy. Just needs to be fleshed though so starting at quarter to midnight isn't so bad. He was a fat one. Batter get busy now.
Picked up a wolf on the way to town last night. The tracks were fresh on Saturday pretty close to some wolf traps. Fresh tracks on my trail coming to town and had a young grey wolf in one of the 750s.
Picked up a wolf on the way to town last night. The tracks were fresh on Saturday pretty close to some wolf traps. Fresh tracks on my trail coming to town and had a young grey wolf in one of the 750s.
The Henry Golden Boy I won this summer has found a place as my dispatch/backup gun. I carry it around in a tikka soft case strapped to my cargo rack. It's Got a wolf and wolverine so far and it's still at 100% accuracy. Old timers used to say you run the barrel over the longest hair on the neck/shoulder of a guns first kill so that's been done. Old superstition. Nice smooth cycling 22 magnum. Always liked the Exposed hammer especially during colder months. The Tikka Ranahan might be the next rifle for me. Open sight handy rifle. Best for winter since open sights never fog up. Missing the BLR 223 lately. My usual Stalling post when I'm watching the time go by with thawed fur in front of me. Going to get the feet, tail and skull out on last night's wolf. I can't stand green belly so it's always really easy motivation to get the wolves and wolverine fur off the Carcass asap. Whether it's at 3 am on a weekday or right there on the trail while the animal is still hot. I howled every so often while I skinned in the bright moonlight last light. I was hoping to hear something coming down the river but I'm happy with one for now. More effort towards the wolves once marten traps get snapped soon.
I like many others look forward to reading about you're adventures along your trap and snare lines , then seeing the pride you show it the finished product of the fur no matter if it's for a ruff or a rug .
Enjoy your day and Stay Safe out there even if you don't want to ha ha ! Allan
Partner just messaged on the Inreach saying one wolf at the caribou gut pile. His turn to keep a wolf today. I'm finishing up and boarding the one from a couple nights ago right now.
Our weather isn't much different than what you folks have going on with a lot of snow and single digits or sub zero temps for another week or so then more snow , one of the last storm fronts dropped 2' of snow in two days .
Good morning. just got home last night from Bobby and the U11 teams first out of town tournament in Dawson City YT. They finished with a 2-2 record. Lots of lessons learned and mainly they've seen a higher level of competition than they're used to so that's good for their development. Bobby got a bit frustrated one game and laid out a player much bigger than he is with a clean body check. Caribou meat and lots of bush work is making him a solid young feller. I'm Looking forward to running traps after work today and tomorrow especially with the season winding down. Starting out with the delta line today then the marten line tomorrow. We have longer daylight now so I've got about two hours after work to spot some delta dogs running on the big river. Decent warm day today with a bit of overcast.
Little wolverine Eager to play. Bunch of kids that just love the game. We landed in Dawson with about 6 minutes to puck drop for the first game against the host team. luckily the organizers were understanding and gave us 15-20 minutes to get ready. Kids played well and outskated their opponents but a few lucky bounces made the difference and the game was lost 6-4. Sure brought up memories of my younger days playing hockey. The nervousness before the game turning into effort on the ice. The realization that they can skate with the other teams. Big confidence booster for the kids. Bobby and his defense partner earned the nickname "Bash brothers" for their rough and tumble style. I had fun.
I left to traps with high hopes like always. Took off right at 5 from work and had some wolves on the run earlier in daylight. One by one they left the trail and went into the trees with no sightings. Over the years I seen that quite a few times and they usually come back out once I pass. I seen a bunch of ravens take off further upriver in the direction the tracks were heading so I made a trail up into the willow island in hopes they would hang around. I figured they had a dead moose in the willows but didn't see it. I'm sure it's there though. Once i was done running traps I made a fire at the camp and got ready to travel to town. Sure enough fresh tracks on my trail and before long they started running hard for the trees again. I caught up to a black one first. Shot it right away and took off after the other tracks. I Caught up to the second black one just as it hit the willows and couldn't get a shot so I turned back to the main river and picked up more tracks running. I picked the biggest looking trail and followed. Caught up just in time to turn the grey wolf away from the river bank and back onto the open river. I quickly got it and took off around the willow island again in the opposite direction. Crossed a bunch of running/bounding tracks and picked the biggest ones again. these tracks went the long way across the river but once again I just got close enough to see a giant grey make it up the river bank with no chance for a shot. Still happy with a couple though. Lots of Fun to chase full blast in the dark once again. Wolves really howled while I skinned but my phone was dead by then so no video. If i had daylight or even bright moonlight to see more of what was going on I think i wouldve got 6-7 easily but in the dark moonless night all i could do was pick tracks and follow at full speed hoping to catch up. Thinking to get at least one of my friends to go and find them again this weekend.
One of my bros is on his way to town. We're going to see what we can find in the wolf grounds after work. Couple good drivers can do some damage for sure especially with some daylight to work with
Dang, that sounds like a hoot. Would be fun. It would be easier to maneuver a handgun in situations like that, but I don't think you can do that in your neck of the woods. Congrats on the wolves.
It sure is a rush and probably one of the top 3 things I would like to do everyday. A handgun would be nice but for the longer shots it's hard to beat a long gun. Adrenaline is going full blast plus the wind in the face and cold hands so it's nice to have a rifle to settle in behind for some stability.
Few pics from Bobby's wisdom fest project. Judging by his answers I'll say he's paying full attention to his old man. "The only animal that can get hit by a parked car" that's hilarious
Ryan I can certainly imagine how proud you are of Bobby and his honesty about hunting a renewable resource and willingness to manage it for the long term and betterment for the animals but the people too !
Bobby wasn't feeling well earlier So I ran his snares for him. He sure made me work hard getting his 5 lynx back to the truck. 5 out of 7 snares today. I was smiling the whole way though. His first white toes. We will go back when he's better and reset everything. Still have two snares set so we have something to look froward to when we reset in a couple days. Marten line tomorrow. Thawing traps off marten is the only plans I have for the evening plus maybe sort out some frozen critters
The white feet are fairly common but the white tip on the tail is probably 1 in 250 roughly for the past 5 years. I Always like the white feet because they were so rare to see on my delta marten line. Fairly common to see white feet in wolverine and lynx at my camp but just a single marten with a white toe in all the years I've trapped the delta prior to trapping marten to the east.
Lynx come right onto town. I got 37 one year all within town limits. Marten are just around the outskirts as well but better county to the east towards treeline limit. Got the second conibear smart wolverine yesterday. Snare did the trick again. Not much longer now until traps start getting pulled guys. Season has flown by
One year there was no lynx in the country. No rabbits. People used to use the shop for skinning. I used to dump the carcasses on that portage between the dump road and Pump Lake. Sewage truck started complaining about lynx running across the road. So just before 5 I would drive by and shoot them sitting on the carcasses trying to thaw them out. I got 8 lynx like that.
Lynx come right onto town. I got 37 one year all within town limits. Marten are just around the outskirts as well but better county to the east towards treeline limit. Got the second conibear smart wolverine yesterday. Snare did the trick again. Not much longer now until traps start getting pulled guys. Season has flown by
Great way to end the delta line yesterday evening. And another great day pulling the marten line today. Another to skin before bed time. Three wolverines skinned within 20 hours to end my season. Feeling grateful and accomplished and just a lil tired. Lots of skinning to do for the next month before serious warm weather starts up. Maybe some wolf tracking in the mountains coming up.
What a great way to end a trapping season on a successful note with a good collection of marten & some nice colored wolverine ! Bobby it's good to see you back out and about on the trap line , keep up the good work I like others would like to hear you're thoughts on how you feel your season went this year when you get a chance .
Enjoy your day and Stay Safe out there even if you don't want to ha ha
Ryan that is some clear leather on the wolverine , no wood tick bites or marks or bullet or shotgun pellet burns , that should make some great ruffs for the local crafters .
Bobby before winning the last tournament of the season. His team played great and won the final 7-5. He's got some battle scars from blocking shots all weekend. Got a game winning goal on Saturday to make the finals too. Getting some time on the skinning knife lately too. We just picked up his lynx #18 earlier today. We will Probably pick up his snares on Thursday and call it a season.
Curious of what your total catch is for the season? Beautiful pile of furs.
I caught about 215 marten, 13 wolverine, 7 wolves, 28 lynx and about 10-12 foxes that got into wolf or wolverine gear. Next year I think ill mainly go after lynx. maybe Set a nice high goal like 150 and run wolf, wolverine and a few marten sets as well.
A trapper and biologist in Norman Wells figures with the exchange rate on his lynx sales and the NWT Prime Fur bonus he will average $250 Canadian on lynx (about $30USD, just kidding $175 USD or 3636 Mexican Peso).
Curious of what your total catch is for the season? Beautiful pile of furs.
I caught about 215 marten, 13 wolverine, 7 wolves, 28 lynx and about 10-12 foxes that got into wolf or wolverine gear. Next year I think ill mainly go after lynx. maybe Set a nice high goal like 150 and run wolf, wolverine and a few marten sets as well.
To my knowledge it's very hard to find an area in Alaska to catch a large number of marten and a decent number of lynx. How far apart, or close, are where you catch the marten, and where you catch the lynx?
You can find areas thick with both marten and lynx MT. lots of overlap of good habitat for both. I think ill make 200 snares once spring activities are done. Prepare for a big lynx year next season.
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167252-e253766d_c94b_41ca_a8f3_dfad1df8f0a7.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167253-3d42d630_0b0b_4dc7_8c15_4fce649ebbfd.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167254-d9e09ff6_48ad_4477_9ba6_c4dfcb688bbb.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167255-de111698_bb00_4a70_acf7_cac593ac113c.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167256-49b41dc4_28e0_4d6f_9d4f_9c806b942809.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167257-e0369e8b_90e7_4e01_812f_6dd7c5a92498.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167258-b1165969_942e_43f7_af3e_80db19e8ee67.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167259-b1b723bb_4d31_4bd4_9bc0_c9bda22a7adf.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167260-91f4af45_4c50_4cd6_a2e2_eca8df3933f3.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167261-c8a3092f_f70e_40a5_a4cb_0fe9ed9a45d4.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167262-ba57ed96_86c8_4eb0_8c68_d04360777271.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167263-7678e83c_d8b3_4d07_afc4_80148eedacfd.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167264-29d35a54_6e27_4b52_a2fd_b08493116d0a.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167265-8e47f382_1bf3_4e07_bffe_aef206c7e8fc.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167266-6676c5c6_d480_489f_a42f_d6a83fd9978b.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167267-d33163c4_08dd_4f5e_b0c9_d4f7ab00770f.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167268-a1c0a22f_6fd3_40ec_a6d1_850f2ee974d7.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167472-efd6de67_e9bd_44d8_9023_bb2d9090d2f1.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167473-a8527b8e_f98a_4e24_86b3_5ba28045e8a0.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167474-af3c6088_ee06_4d16_bd7b_910f48fdd90d.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167475-d376b1cd_8938_4008_b20b_efb0766b70a2.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167476-cfc601b6_5ec9_4a5e_b878_e1785be09532.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167477-f8c35e5a_d3d5_4079_b572_4cc8813c813d.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167478-8723de26_ec30_476c_a8fa_72af168989cd.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167479-40340edc_f148_45ee_a243_c8997f8ae58e.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167480-6409c010_02f5_4e7c_b3db_24c41643437d.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167481-f5444301_f87e_43e5_979b_60fc7f3389c4.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167482-0968ee5c_0c51_4d63_b15e_c3c388c0b212.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167483-645294d9_a495_4dac_b7ab_aea13577d9c3.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167484-aec855ee_462f_4843_8480_9357dab968db.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167485-aca30eca_641e_4263_98d9_126a0c3b7320.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167487-f1774afe_4068_4c3d_80d5_ac744dc114d5.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167488-e3d9fce9_fa74_491a_a6f0_0b3ab598c27c.png)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167489-505bfdc8_21a4_4cdd_9fbf_9749881268e8.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167490-775d8449_e67d_4f9d_8a71_5dbb0fe43343.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167491-72c3b0d2_4ce1_40b1_8af0_04aaf7d61907.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167492-93ced2bd_7fff_443e_9c0f_b4366369213a.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-167909-506199b4_d48a_4388_8314_50209c13845b.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-34058-167932-rcnx0088_2.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-168050-70d54265_5487_4fab_8880_d2f1d5ef5f50.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-168069-02401c7c_4c05_403c_aceb_2927b397f45d.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-168238-d89dc953_bb11_4248_ab16_55ea2c27c39e.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-168525-c2d23f3d_95a4_42d2_854a_5a39e7de3e7f.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-168526-9af675c2_84aa_43b1_aca7_341cbcf85166.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-168527-c2d79a77_b23f_424e_8fe1_cf26054f5ee3.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-169312-63519dca_f29a_4e5c_8de5_9fc5a80d42a6.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-169313-e8329329_c067_48db_8622_18c20528191d.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-169332-8470d26f_8908_4ebd_843e_a522ca0d9d06.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-169333-53f302e8_77ce_4a20_9ac0_19f0c8c7ba1c.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-169334-d659f8f4_75b1_4c6c_8b08_a7c6b223f017.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-169488-89d8671c_6ab8_4604_8d27_b37bc184e271.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-169489-f176997c_e190_4402_9479_fc913f88bba9.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-169490-f761833c_581b_469b_9d11_d502cfc19e10.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-170008-d400a45e_05a9_4ee8_ba3d_6ccf24552141.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-170009-05bb7291_dcbe_43ee_b414_587aedcb56a2.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-170010-f087bcd5_3dfa_4bde_b219_48fbf44fb7d2.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-170069-81e13df6_0d8f_4b3a_a060_c9cac175baa8.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/02/full-40115-170089-74b12a04_d23b_4de8_8cb6_9ee6b719a973.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-170186-73ad6ba4_e125_43f9_9fac_b01e58c6b1f8.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-170257-4962d674_4d6e_4c25_84d2_695f0df24455.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-170258-10452110_f65c_48ea_9474_d4f739fecf2e.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-170295-0fc5fe72_6d07_4d8e_800c_d3e3b08abc49.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-170298-543dacf0_bc84_4943_a305_d638ded1a20e.png)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-170496-14457498_0f9d_4313_b77f_cc715b753d04.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-171162-b99c4432_a764_4eb6_9313_b24087025ffd.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-171230-9b6c004e_b0cc_4d91_8a61_c8442601f4f7.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-171274-ae5a7c39_8346_44ed_aa8f_1601cc0d63f9.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-171275-3e86e291_6cfb_4a4a_a22a_34d1aa4201af.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-171372-8987a0dd_0aaa_409b_a72c_6590655aaa1e.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-171628-10dd5df5_cd25_447a_aa3b_a18de1b6da16.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-171629-390825ce_ac39_473e_892c_ddbc340d6e65.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-171630-a6d505a1_6a69_4c56_b6a7_f5e91a3c55df.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-171836-bee64521_1229_402b_b403_afe57afa2ef2.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-172155-00804193_95e2_4bbe_ab3f_df4b8ffeec51.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-172156-a2e7d4b2_1fac_4324_9f79_8e5df7b04c8b.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-173158-e42c5dba_12f3_4030_bc58_1a9c2de5bd81.png)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-173159-3e6d4db4_8f1d_432c_a92f_4702ec26d284.png)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-173160-82846477_93f9_4652_8759_678821088e9c.png)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-173161-2a9663c8_de86_4872_92ba_338c528714f9.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/03/full-40115-173162-32c76ebc_4c48_425c_a15f_78edd467bf86.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/04/full-40115-173535-9cc63602_eefb_4cb6_ba36_86f4847c59d1.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/04/full-34058-173755-picture_005.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/04/full-34058-173756-picture_007.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/04/full-34058-173759-p4170106.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/04/full-40115-174262-4e2b9d85_46b1_4ed9_8deb_f8a024f4022b.png)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/04/full-40115-174263-79ca4b3a_ccf2_47b3_b4fc_9907b8a2e72f.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/04/full-40115-174877-555579c6_ffa1_4912_9562_11c71f459e18.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/04/full-40115-174878-ff5741c6_ef3f_426e_a75c_76199ee8c83a.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/04/full-40115-174879-3754b603_b9f6_4eb6_a90c_8019fa864559.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/04/full-40115-174943-5a53713a_d1a6_4bbd_be0b_68fc7ac28a4e.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/04/full-40115-174944-e016ba97_c1bc_4272_80c0_d919141ec6cc.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/04/full-40115-175006-5a065008_d6c1_48e4_8e9a_a677228df189.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/04/full-40115-175007-2b11f1e4_b83f_4622_b1ad_4044b8b82b9a.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/04/full-40115-175008-fabb1c2a_0af7_4fee_a4dd_ef6e4d2aa117.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/04/full-40115-175442-42c1d912_0a37_4df8_b760_74db72f8396d.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/05/full-40115-176298-ee522d9b_2b41_4464_a62e_42cb036fe49f.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/05/full-40115-176299-cffabf05_9f69_477b_bc2a_83d3e86cb826.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/05/full-40115-176882-87e8c19c_b13c_4f6e_af9d_228ca584de16.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/05/full-40115-178235-a70ae08e_553c_442a_a955_592b2894ddbf.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/05/full-40115-178236-dacfd746_4475_4c4c_a292_879b8515dbb3.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/05/full-40115-178327-94ba3794_9d5c_4b61_b24a_7d68d79162ba.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/05/full-40115-178328-54b691d3_0436_4170_928b_c573d41e99ba.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/05/full-40115-178329-a9c09db2_83ae_4631_8810_1a4c03d333ac.png)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/05/full-40115-178330-6c04c0e4_73ab_4842_91cf_de77a2aea250.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/05/full-40115-178331-2225430d_3f01_454b_9548_1ced089af216.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/05/full-40115-178332-9a622593_1146_4a4e_a6fc_c0ea4b0f28eb.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/05/full-40115-178333-6504bd35_69bf_40fc_b6e2_a6a206ffaa51.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/05/full-40115-178334-9aef9d29_a546_4695_95ec_e34f795b2b12.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/05/full-40115-178335-5437242c_011f_49b4_a232_f59d0951c4e0.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/05/full-40115-178336-56be8e90_e275_466e_97e4_d00832aebe5d.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/05/full-40115-178337-c870e7a7_0d46_4be7_accb_46e46ec123eb.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/05/full-40115-178338-737123bf_5d7f_4cea_8c1b_aec726b02f14.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/06/full-40115-178480-baaf4aed_b907_4722_8dbe_b1fe304121d0.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/06/full-34058-178496-edwinmuskox.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/06/full-34058-178497-img_0999.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/06/full-34058-178498-img_1010.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/06/full-34058-178499-img_1745.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/06/full-34058-178500-img_0801.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/06/full-34058-178501-img_1710.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/06/full-34058-178502-cache_creek_clean_up.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/06/full-40115-178785-e64ce51c_382f_484e_870d_055b97f378fb.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/06/full-40115-178853-771cf128_cac6_48b2_9ecc_c0c981385f0a.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/06/full-40115-178979-92ffdf50_bea0_4691_b03a_0f6b83c9a8ed.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/06/full-40115-178981-5ac07a33_259e_4b78_9b9c_5a483d2f8160.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/06/full-40115-179308-e0e0fd0e_359f_45b2_8d22_568305ccc1d1.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/06/full-40115-180106-50b9e67c_6e9a_4074_a589_82fb2e566641.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/06/full-40115-180109-fcabed37_697a_4663_ace7_774540ab6875.png)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/06/full-40115-180798-d7f1f652_8b7a_4cc8_83d9_9c7d24521b98.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/06/full-40115-181083-64d26e81_8607_4632_851f_0d7aea37b0dd.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-181555-d16e69cc_60a8_4165_b192_392ae49fef23.png)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-181529-42e54243_6272_4b1f_81f4_545431246737.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-181530-555725e2_84c2_4dc5_a1ac_60aa7b6453f9.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-181531-e2102b5e_1f0b_42fc_a62d_5ddbba66b23b.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-181533-90413436_324f_4ad2_b47b_883791e47382.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-181534-c65407fb_7a4e_453e_aad2_0ce2412c2629.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-181535-fc92e1a1_e8b8_4f32_a224_fa3a7a5e8224.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-181537-4897ef33_8ee3_4328_9331_3b2e2486c215.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-181538-582b82bd_3a6b_46c9_9db6_573c90c13435.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-182068-30382463_dfb6_46fa_861d_4d93c8368e14.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-182595-134c7579_9453_46d2_a78c_09ae052475b2.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-182596-89830714_e4b6_47f8_b1ec_eac00e305587.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-182597-4dd8c0e5_4972_4e4f_925f_0089182536f2.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-182598-f2f10f4e_cc6c_44a4_8e79_b9a277d48dbd.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-182599-872fe702_04d8_45cb_8158_23f09dce6926.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-182600-684cdfe3_db02_4d08_b659_30b00236e421.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-183083-6ac5981d_1e73_4949_905f_1a21a9974d26.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-183315-f73d9a2e_2c31_40b2_9a3d_d9f89dfa6022.png)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-183317-img_20230722_032223.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-183607-abf19947_36fb_4b80_8aef_c0e0552fd7f7.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-183608-639fcbd5_abc4_49ab_8423_5ea8a6123de8.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-40115-183755-55c562b6_d533_41bc_b69f_e5e08f423876.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/07/full-53413-183786-1000000644.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/08/full-40115-184670-7a518881_75cc_493e_99d1_a6c860600f30.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/08/full-40115-184671-6966b949_5a46_4607_bd4e_516a08467163.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/08/full-40115-184672-b1413c21_6b35_4450_931c_1245d92dea9a.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/08/full-40115-184673-cbd3113c_7a0e_4820_9780_cdfd284dd1af.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/08/full-40115-185516-img_20220807_095730356.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/08/full-40115-185520-img_20230513_221333_01.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/08/full-40115-185521-img_20230401_185529.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/08/full-40115-186224-img_20230817_215305972.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/08/full-40115-186225-063df0b9_cf9e_4e5c_9fcb_1a09582bc4a3.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/08/full-40115-186507-38f4e002_89fa_4fcd_bca6_3116ece029e1.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/08/full-40115-186508-51a0dc94_8ba4_4417_9bee_c326a14a22f9.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/08/full-40115-186509-5fe6b0c4_2d54_40e0_8c3a_b1f7b157257a.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/08/full-40115-186510-4716f0f6_c4ac_49aa_839b_3dc091c8ff65.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/08/full-40115-186511-24364c3c_3697_4bde_8973_6c3ddc276bce.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/09/full-40115-188079-2eb4ab63_f487_4708_9e36_690740851c3f.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/09/full-40115-188726-c82f4eb0_0edd_42d2_8b7c_a22e56720912.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/09/full-40115-188727-c9308600_cd39_4bdc_8b28_0f79597f5456.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-190948-e5f8243d_e19d_474e_8044_2a772420299f.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-190950-81c5b68a_5afa_4f5e_b5a8_66c3992e7b56.png)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-191861-2bf134db_37d2_4d50_8234_8f6457e25622.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-191862-ecdb2456_84f9_4ea1_a377_b13aaf9fafd9.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-192109-fa8fe189_70f3_462f_9511_72243ae48aa8.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-192110-be0c5cce_63c2_4690_882f_12faa38c2763.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-192172-60b1e4cc_f5dc_4b27_a3a4_5848a73b0ea2.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-192173-4d36ddaa_5674_424a_af6f_fceaed47bf43.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-192174-43198fe2_5310_4ce1_bca3_2bcac15c1ae1.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-192656-e27bde1c_3ea9_4b5c_bad3_30d4e40011a6.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-192657-4ecb6b3f_aea4_463a_b53d_02160d051c97.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-192658-868e77ca_d03a_4cd3_8f37_5db540609fc8.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-192856-6a5506c4_9cc3_4dd6_bde1_c557a3cf9680.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-192857-4260b87b_eaf3_441f_997a_7ff6e62756d0.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-192858-473cefcb_c671_4b6d_9fb2_568d8536db7c.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-192975-0e51e8ef_6e91_44bb_bd6b_7664238c5d23.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-193054-f4898b26_4957_43a1_8ca3_197f90316cb4.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-193055-204467ef_349b_41f7_9cc8_c1c4df7af909.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-193116-917596d5_7aa4_4fa1_8688_54ce3645763a.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-193199-img_20231025_190548.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-193790-f68699d6_857f_4fab_a6dd_fb32eca553d8.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/10/full-40115-193791-3869ebb3_35aa_4c04_b38a_f91477025245.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-40115-194180-6f363657_abb6_406e_8f25_bac683effbaf.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-40115-194181-4f495295_cc68_48a8_bcc5_e31ec4c4ae39.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-40115-194182-eeadd104_54ad_418c_b9ea_ad2c9b42cdcb.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-40115-194183-fa4375e3_a7d1_4cd2_b161_c156c2300913.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-40115-194184-54e7b5e8_b20f_4dca_9bef_843e1c43a4f6.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-40115-194294-67c6ea61_8c66_4e19_90d6_fe9f73c95a14.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-40115-194296-4ab7d410_cdff_494c_8791_1df628289894.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-40115-194687-ba2ecc33_6443_4471_86ba_889d7497e53d.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-40115-195143-img_20231110_120114953.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-40115-195144-f13a61e8_936f_45cd_a260_19dc63ffc034.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-40115-195148-screenshot_20231110_110231.png)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-40115-195623-98beb0d5_b73d_4bbc_8a2b_c9c9edaab1ea.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-40115-195663-e2f97605_a0c4_4d78_96ec_99462ac683c1.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-40115-195664-48d49971_9956_4d42_b9de_2f4df4e2d3ae.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-40115-195665-6f54a963_c852_45fc_9339_848bc892848a.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-40115-195666-5e60bccc_9046_4b19_bf5f_e1f60e1bad96.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-34058-195815-1000001533.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-34058-195816-1000001532.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-40115-196449-f633dae5_e9ef_4635_8a06_6881a07f5e7a.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-40115-197327-f034b25f_8a62_43ae_aa5f_eab15980a3ab.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-40115-197333-d6335004_02f5_4250_a8a2_856243d3725c.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/11/full-40115-197334-3a311ef4_9449_4d55_a6f6_4b6dd4d6ecd7.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/12/full-40115-197772-edc8ea86_06ee_452f_9dc5_9337053022aa.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/12/full-40115-198195-fb_img_1701648838669.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/12/full-40115-198196-fb_img_1701648824849.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/12/full-40115-198996-da8b05ba_832d_457f_80f2_ed61ad5ec28a.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/12/full-40115-198997-ea17e491_9b65_44fe_bf81_598c03c3acbc.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/12/full-40115-200264-6b4c59bc_f4d5_4f14_b936_dc34c24d7ae2.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/12/full-40115-200265-9f277354_fe1c_4cd0_8792_7deebd62c415.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/12/full-40115-200266-d08b2dfa_af7b_42f3_b889_bcb10e6855ae.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/12/full-40115-200939-70ca9e6b_7d4a_4413_b126_b82a4ba0cb73.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/12/full-40115-201953-a411b358_72d5_458a_a47a_5c7e3af72890.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2023/12/full-40115-201954-7691559e_0981_43a7_a0c1_412d200eb872.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/01/full-40115-202336-1000000221.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/01/full-40115-202337-1000000222.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/01/full-28844-202384-957e72f6_ea7c_4892_884e_b33cce756edc.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/01/full-40115-202539-409ecd31_a7b4_4f56_b86a_ac64ec433742.png)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/01/full-40115-203257-d90fe7e9_c10f_415d_ae27_04324898080f.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/01/full-40115-203531-5b583e05_2695_4956_826c_1f3edb9ab1a9.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/01/full-40115-203532-a8603d6c_7018_4126_a612_5b2815eacf11.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/01/full-40115-203533-b5c5c1b2_3bef_4684_9d0c_4bfc31ec95c7.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/01/full-40115-203534-e7039b2b_7624_4df8_9259_64500d32dac0.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/01/full-40115-203535-8d70ae38_3c13_4582_a7af_e3b24a436c71.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/01/full-40115-203536-863b6524_8eed_4ca5_8c15_b8355c1ed350.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/01/full-40115-204426-8625699b_79e4_4709_bf94_5a2c8e0785ae.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/01/full-40115-204665-aabc3b9c_301d_4cb2_b61a_25bc7b55ae58.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/01/full-40115-204666-4d058024_ba23_46f1_8654_353f384e3db3.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/01/full-40115-206017-img_20240128_143842408.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/01/full-34058-206132-frost_scrape_dec_2024.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/01/full-21521-206135-pc100190.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-206829-020f09c0_bca3_40fc_b668_1cb18b30a1cd.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-207385-1000000361.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-207845-1be95ca6_fa8f_4370_ab69_75b73b404f47.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-34058-208686-img_1191.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-34058-208687-img_1190.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-208734-4d9c5e55_56f5_4a5e_a8c0_5228da12b49b.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-208735-cb3ee91b_54d4_4324_b9e5_18960740ccc9.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-208736-c82e8d88_6836_49e1_96a0_c01e87fa3afe.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-208831-862798c2_251c_4b4c_be8d_378041f24ef6.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-209555-a3b8cdd6_a462_408c_b72e_5547b9d93595.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-209556-af413a44_f387_4d87_b0eb_ec5897602691.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-209557-219ede40_d0c2_4899_b24e_efd7c8511950.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-209558-a4856bc8_3656_4fea_8997_5091706150d1.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-209559-ffe22286_cbe9_45a6_bcb8_700d9e82d142.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-209560-93a5fa7b_1349_414f_bc81_93aa6595618e.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-209562-d340df25_7b0a_404f_b5fc_86ec5329ff1f.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-209563-1e89597e_78da_441a_a3cb_e92bfa02cfd3.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-209564-bced4f3a_2c76_421c_af76_7c496e0ed07c.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-209565-6450d8ae_ad6f_4f7f_85ef_62a95b0c9802.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-209566-75abf966_e3fe_43fc_bb34_ea2597e2d662.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-209567-4695f117_c968_4213_a908_7787b5d9d613.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-209568-0ec5f79d_3ba0_4a1d_875e_212c36a849ca.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-209569-b8192ce7_0626_4c74_a355_2a22e874f704.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/02/full-40115-209570-6a5567c3_e619_48a8_a37e_41c88f14e785.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/03/full-40115-210560-ffc64a8b_5c5d_44ba_9a2e_24d66816a642.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/03/full-40115-210561-474586a1_17a2_44b5_92c9_10910acdea37.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/03/full-40115-210562-9bedb525_9f57_41bf_85f9_5a37956bd754.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/03/full-40115-211506-bb401cf7_973c_4a3f_bac7_324c79f2451d.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/03/full-40115-211507-f55c432d_9d6f_4712_af68_58b105b1bd53.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/03/full-40115-211508-c3c4c7af_4208_4c01_9dee_1a49abdba4e4.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/04/full-40115-214129-c33d45d7_27cd_4798_a1ab_b2285c9de233.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/04/full-40115-214130-d376e5e8_20a5_4ffa_8b03_02a954e93bc8.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/04/full-40115-214131-fc29cc7a_36c9_4391_8072_5740b0aa8f5c.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/04/full-40115-214132-c564c570_ff21_489d_b375_8e84d3656f2f.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/04/full-40115-214133-89cf1afd_44ce_488a_93bd_28833126f3c2.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/04/full-40115-214305-153cca2d_2c7b_40f4_94c2_28c98e6e4459.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/04/full-40115-214306-62ba9d5b_b69f_429b_8c54_7abd0fd87874.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/04/full-40115-214307-54e788de_d992_41d2_95fa_286ef6e92742.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/04/full-40115-214308-5a6e17d1_b23c_4a42_a08f_bc723c8b1f10.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/04/full-40115-214309-e891b704_2690_4bcd_bd2e_592424d15103.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/04/full-40115-214310-28cd211d_bb5f_4e66_ad89_4d28270fbf95.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/04/full-40115-214626-51330a08_74c4_42f5_8844_5a48fc0d3076.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/04/full-40115-215625-img_20240411_212600831.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/04/full-40115-215626-img_20240411_212533140.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/04/full-40115-215837-25f5ce06_5bc5_445e_8c4b_e2031563a2f9.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/04/full-40115-215838-img_20240418_212403991.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/05/full-40115-216776-31561f04_e9b9_4760_8ed4_a896e9409d3c.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/05/full-40115-216777-6996b677_043d_4a39_a251_a5ed55fb31e1.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/05/full-40115-216778-bcef6bbb_e21a_48fd_86a3_f0a10dfd6c24.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/05/full-40115-218465-0ff80932_10ca_474b_9a2c_3738500c1923.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/05/full-40115-218466-7001cc3e_1a40_4d19_b9ab_d46b6afe9e07.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/05/full-40115-218467-9c82c572_32fa_4291_8548_ea28cdb4a854.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/05/full-40115-218471-06662377_99a9_4d90_9dfc_d8cc7713584b.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/05/full-40115-218472-26281b56_d25e_42ae_af5c_590ba1a1f741.png)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/05/full-40115-218473-43607446_7772_4726_b7cf_0e7003dab6d3.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/05/full-56418-218521-img_0506.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/05/full-56418-219242-img_0521.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/06/full-40115-221569-img_20240519_005653436.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/06/full-40115-221570-img_20240529_182400504.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/06/full-40115-221571-63425775_8cd4_4964_a0ad_d863a4b9b277.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/06/full-40115-221572-img_20240614_223404091_hdr.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/06/full-40115-221573-img_20240615_211046152_hdr.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/06/full-40115-221574-img_20240621_154056095.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/06/full-40115-221575-img_20240621_165439580_hdr.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/06/full-40115-221576-img_20240623_193817076.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/06/full-40115-221577-img_20240623_205606173_hdr.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/06/full-40115-221578-img_20240623_024720056_hdr.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/06/full-40115-221579-fb_img_1719460406482.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-40115-222594-45c50e44_e2d4_486e_9876_1767028cb071.png)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-40115-222595-f72e9f0a_4f79_4523_8289_f17118f6206c.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-40115-222596-86f0e42e_b2c3_4426_91c2_270163606751.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-40115-222597-fb_img_1720150264317.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-40115-222598-img_20240630_184555087_hdr.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-40115-222599-img_20240630_224439208_hdr.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-40115-222600-img_20240630_192152344_hdr.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-40115-222602-img_20240706_212144604.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-40115-223534-c2c4fc29_a8b0_4a14_83f4_22830fcdd99b.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-40115-223535-76a1932d_b162_4498_9e4f_77658d09d4b3.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-40115-223536-64ff6747_97cf_4f1a_95cd_a82c87039826.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-40115-223537-ed028cb7_9276_4e4b_8b86_0cf6e6a193fc.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-40115-223538-7eda9230_20f1_4fee_a351_a34a29b6edc5.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/07/full-40115-223655-4f215dcb_820a_4efb_9ed0_16d1238441ed.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/08/full-40115-226278-48136c0b_1b56_4641_a3b9_9012c67fefdb.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/08/full-40115-226279-d288e091_8c15_4783_a845_3a23d010547d.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/08/full-40115-226280-098cd4c9_4af0_423a_9dae_d29812d31ff2.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/08/full-40115-226281-881ca748_33fc_4301_bd85_1caf9342c8e1.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/08/full-40115-226304-aa5ae24e_5ee2_4f6d_9b3d_654966f62ebe.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/08/full-40115-226305-574ef525_ac98_4007_bf54_31d6014b34da.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/08/full-40115-226306-b548b1fc_1c86_4950_b03b_4da78b88c276.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/08/full-40115-226307-0d92c058_74ed_401a_83cc_f72031a60899.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/08/full-40115-226308-e97c2f29_e2ce_4349_8053_94a0259afa59.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/08/full-40115-226962-fb_img_1723828606294.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/08/full-56418-227005-img_0618.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/08/full-40115-228109-28ec874b_b815_4352_98fc_1375cf20f26b.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/08/full-40115-228110-6fafdb8e_534a_461d_8fbf_663bd027c1a7.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/08/full-40115-228111-88ff1bbe_4699_449f_9149_eaf6cf40c116.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/08/full-40115-228112-d4df826c_9220_4997_a54c_3ace9f566d0c.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/08/full-40115-228113-d445d521_b9bc_4b75_b5b2_441f681eee91.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/08/full-40115-228131-7f74b1c4_0f4e_4f5b_9f47_7bbde836ea54.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/08/full-40115-228132-854a4cc5_23ba_43b7_92eb_c042d29ac353.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/09/full-40115-228773-680cde15_0754_4302_a835_d9009ff6853b.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/10/full-40115-231521-fb_img_1727636440871.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/10/full-40115-232588-img_20241014_125042029_hdr.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/10/full-40115-232776-img_20241015_185624436.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/11/full-40115-236377-img_20241111_170618517.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/11/full-40115-236579-fb_img_1731515241672.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/11/full-40115-236580-fb_img_1731515253678.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/11/full-40115-236581-img_20241111_193026308.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/11/full-40115-236582-img_20241111_204853128.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/11/full-40115-236583-img_20241112_030058129.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/11/full-34058-236748-bubba_wolverine.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/11/full-40115-237114-img_20241116_183437669.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/11/full-40115-237115-img_20241117_011634502.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/11/full-40115-237119-fb_img_1731949436733.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/11/full-40115-238020-fb_img_1732646636357.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/11/full-40115-238021-fb_img_1732646631440.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/11/full-40115-238022-fb_img_1732646653421.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/11/full-40115-238025-img_20241126_003941087.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/11/full-40115-238212-img_20241127_214223513.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/11/full-40115-238215-img_20241127_214304354.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/11/full-40115-238216-img_20241127_214317948.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/12/full-40115-239812-37171a46_f36c_44fb_8300_35740c245862.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/12/full-40115-240359-img_20241214_155442453.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/12/full-40115-240361-img_20241214_150104609.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/12/full-40115-240362-img_20241212_211812567.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/12/full-40115-240363-img_20241215_165001644.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/12/full-40115-240568-img_20241220_002725195.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/12/full-6202-240733-20201230_143302.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/12/full-40115-241023-img_20241222_191546711.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/12/full-40115-241024-img_20241222_191736836.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/12/full-40115-241025-img_20241223_154744463.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/12/full-40115-241189-img_0750.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/12/full-40115-241233-img_20241225_153054806.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/12/full-40115-241726-fb_img_1735505663387.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/12/full-40115-241727-fb_img_1735505678384.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/12/full-40115-241728-img_20241228_065534936.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2024/12/full-40115-241731-img_20241228_065835055.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/01/full-40115-242178-img_20241231_150803322.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/01/full-40115-242844-img_0846.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/01/full-40115-242958-img_20250107_210657005.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/01/full-40115-242959-img_20250107_211035391.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/01/full-40115-242960-img_20250107_211407762.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/01/full-40115-242961-img_20250107_212859862.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/01/full-40115-243319-img_20250109_212807385.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/01/full-40115-243320-img_20250109_213000644.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/01/full-40115-243349-img_20250110_201013946.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/01/full-40115-243820-img_20250111_161237483.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/01/full-40115-243968-fb_img_1736958575524.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/01/full-40115-244695-img_20250117_235406649.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/01/full-40115-244697-img_20250119_154953102.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/01/full-40115-245067-img_20250122_180446447.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/01/full-40115-245070-img_20250122_180852446.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/01/full-40115-245420-img_20250125_000206216.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/01/full-40115-245421-img_20250124_212118960.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/01/full-40115-245422-img_20250124_212523128.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/01/full-40115-245423-img_20250124_211750333.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-246599-img_20250202_203939997.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-56418-246714-img_2010.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-56418-246715-img_2003.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-247131-img_20250206_204709505.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-247132-img_20250206_203830884.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-247133-img_20250206_204143690.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-247136-img_20250206_234102089.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-248582-img_20250215_084858028.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-248583-img_20250215_184912920.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-248585-img_20250215_175618842.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-248838-img_20250219_020013805.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-248839-img_20250219_021917033.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-249071-img_20250221_142756.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-249072-img_20250221_142806.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-249073-img_20250221_142830.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-249074-screenshot_20250221_135821.png)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-249075-fb_img_1740174068938.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-249142-a51f127a_5968_4451_b48d_0d561df52fc5.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-249143-img_20250221_220421240.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-249144-img_20250221_220539351.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-249147-img_20250221_231422170.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-249148-img_20250222_003307384.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-249149-img_20250222_012743620.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-249150-img_20250222_012752730.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-249428-img_20250222_164404040_hdr.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/02/full-40115-249756-received_537178999391694.jpeg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/03/full-40115-250415-img_20250301_230634778.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/03/full-40115-250416-img_20250302_203830716.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/03/full-40115-250417-img_20250302_195033762.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/03/full-40115-250418-img_20250302_223536359.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/03/full-40115-250419-img_20250302_143100550_hdr.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/03/full-40115-250478-img_20250303_005749698.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/03/full-40115-250509-img_20250303_040019698.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/03/full-40115-252056-img_20250316_112743336.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/03/full-40115-252057-img_20250311_215443503.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/03/full-40115-252240-img_20250318_213531405.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/03/full-40115-253005-img_20250321_100715707.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/03/full-40115-253006-img_20250321_103608944.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/04/full-40115-254419-img_20250320_213419480.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/04/full-40115-254420-img_20250321_082520050.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/04/full-40115-254421-img_20250404_081505184.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/04/full-40115-254422-img_20250328_210321666.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](https://trapperman.com/forum/attachments/usergals/2025/04/full-40115-254423-img_20250328_210736820.jpg)