All my traps are ready, still. I did make up and boil a bunch of cable extensions which should prove useful.

I'll have to go make a couple of sets today while I keep an eye on the Ol' Blister. She has to cut some more dry wood while she can still get the truck close to it.

Made a few sets today, need a bit more snow! Good luck all, and remember to take your cameras out w/ you! We want pics!

Kusko, I'll be trapping closer to home this year and spending lots of time calling lynx.

I set up a couple of bait stations with about 150 lbs of hog guts. The ravens were circling before I even got my sled unloaded.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if the bears are still out. They might find that bait pile.

That would not be good. At least a bear would spread the scent of the bait pile around.

Maybe you could eliminate a moose muncher and get some winter's meat too.

the bears are or were still a week ago around here hup and i saw some fresh tracks when we were rabbit hunting..kind felt alittle under gunned with a .17 hmr. that little bullet sure does some damage to a bunny with a head shot.

martentrapper... how far off are the caribou now? sure hoping they come down this way. they havent been as close as when we had them across the river. sure was nice, was able to see them from my steps during the night. that was like 2-3 years ago. they been stayin up above koyuk since.

Well, spent Sat. cutting 8 cords of firewood and then a trip up the Taylor Hwy to find a caribou on Sunday, but no luck. Looks like trapping will be put off for another week or two!

Set a little for marten yesterday. 8 flower boxes and 2 leaner poles with a lot of sign. Stretched out about 5 miles. 8" of snow on the ground makes it tough for 4 wheelers but it's fun to try. Pulled the last 4 beaver sets. 2 froze in overflow and the other two had marten, mink and ermine sign around and between the jaws so we are resetting with 110's and 120's on the beaver lodge. Traps have only been set for a day and it was hard as @#$? to not check them tonight. I know we have a marten!

Two months ago we had seen 3 different lynx with 2 bunnies and a parkie within a 1/2 mile of the house. We would see at least a couple bunnies a day, then they dissapeared for two months. It snowed and I have hundreds of bunny tracks around but I have yet to see one. Wolf, Lynx, Wolverine and marten tracks every place I go. Thought this year would have lower numbers but it's looking pretty darn good so far. Lynx pics to follow if I can figure it out.

Holy cow I figured it out. Here are some summer time lynx pics on the hunt. We followed him on a 6 wheeler hanging out the doors and he didn't care at all. AS he walked down the road he/she let us follow for a hundred yards or so.









Of course these are set up backwards but oh well.

Man that is one ugly cat! Is that a bunny in its mouth ? Cool pix though !

Man I gotta go with White on this one. That lynx will not win any beauty contests.( At least not this last Summer) But that said, I think this winter he will look much better when he is hung up in an MB 750 wolfer.

cool pictures though.

I am also curious what he has in his mouth.

Parky squirrel. The lynx dove off into the ditch, 3 seconds later back up on the road with dinner. Yes it is a summer time cat, not to good looking. In December he will be a rug!!

BB, looks like you are the first to post a score on here, congrats on the marten.

Thanks Smalltimetrapper (man thats a long name), we are pretty excited, it's only been three days since we set. A little worried it's to early for fur conditions but we'll see. Flower pot set, 1 of 11 sets in that area. Lastnight we set another 10. In two days our temps went from -2 to lastnight 38 and today was 40 something. Bummer!! No camera tonight because we are idiots and it sucks since I figured out how to post pics.

Yeah I had 18 below two days ago but this morning it's 15 above.