Greetings trappers, off to a late start this season. Went outside to visit family and friends instead of trapping the first part of the season. Got across the river and set a bit of line out. Not much marten sign across the flats so didn't set but a dozen poles with no results. Saw a little cat sign at the start but that's what I normally have is a little cat sign. Put out some of my usual wolverine cubbies and pole sets.




Didn't have much snow to begin with but got about 4" when I left which was a welcome sight for the trail. Troopers stopped me on the trail with a Helicopter looking for a couple overdue moose hunters. Wrong area fellas.
Lots of trees down along the trail.





Saw lots of moose and caribou and even some bulls with their antlers still on. Didn't find any wolf kills but seen good wolf sign. Cut 3 different wolverine tracks. That makes me hopeful. Ended up picking up a beautiful 35# male wolverine in a cat cubby right behind the cabin during the daytime. Went by the set in the morn and came back by it at 5pm and had this guy. Didn't mess around just took the first shot he gave me and put him down. Good thing, I had him by his pinky toe in a #3 DLS. Glad I came back down that trail or he'd a been gone in the morn. Better lucky than good.
Left the truck it was +20 and when I got back 6 days later, it was -50. Never even got cold til I looked at the thermometer. Picked three bait stealing marten for my efforts and that big ol wolverine. Happy with the start even without any canines on the the boards. Spent Christmas day skinning marten even if it was only a couple.


When I got home, my Moyle's shipment came in. They did a great job as usual.
Well good luck to all, Happy holidays and may we all have a safe and successful season.

Beautiful pics AKHowler. Love that pile of fur......

Saw your truck sitting there Christmas eve coming back from town and kept wondering when you were gonna post! Always enjoy your pics! Hope you have a good, safe season!

Been wondering where you been Howler. Good to see all is well.I really enjoy the pics and the stories that go along with you season.

As always cool pic thanks for sharing

Good stuff howler! looks like fun...i am jealous...you actually have winter....in southeast we have freeze thaw and dumps of snow..then 35 and rain the next day.

Keep at it.

Sweet critters! Good to see you back on the board and look forward to reading about your adventures this year!

Wow that a pig of a wolverine! As usual, nice pic!

Love your posts. Glad you are back.

Love reading your journal and I see your off to a good start. Where is all the snow, it must be a pain and hard on the sleds with out much snow? Congrats on the gulo always nice to get a pig for the first one.

Great stuff. I love those canyon shots.

Great pics and looks like you are off to a good start!

What hitch setup are you using on your sleds to haul doubles?

BF: A.H. can answer your question, as he is handy welder.

For those who are not , a pintle hitch would be in order and a close up can be seen at northernsledworks.com - under customization.

I have looked at Northernsledworks site and the setup they use but it looked like AKhowler had something slightly different on his cargo sleds.

That is what I thought when I saw it. But then again what do I know, don't see to many of them in Central Ohio!
Would that be considered a big one?

Great pics and thanks for the post!

Great pics!

I'll get some pics of my hitch setup for ya. Don't know if it's the best hitch but it's what I learned with and along with some of my running mates have used for 20+ years.
Darwin.. They get bigger, I caught a 38 pounder with a full belly and seen a giant wolverine while I was guiding in Unit 17 one fall but wouldn't let the hunter shoot it because the hair wasn't prime. It would have been a waste of a awesome animal.

I noticed you have a snow deflector on the front of your siglin, how well does it work for keeping snow out of your sled? My only complaint about my siglin is that it fills up with snow pretty quickly if it's soft powdery snow which it always is till spring.........

beautiful scenics , thanks for sharing. Looks like a nice mature male in it's prime,

It's about time Howler. Hope everything goes well with you this season. White, what's your opinion on the Robinson rotor?

Well it's a recip and that in itself is a reliability issue. But just in my personal experience, I never experienced an engine failure unless it was caused by an external source..i.e bullets. I'd much rather see a turbine in there but the up front costs would be a lot higher.

Apparently the state has a good maintenance program and has been happy with the R44 & R22. The size is also nice for tight work in the mountains during sheep season. Also handy for darting critters. It surprises me that they don't use the Hughes 500 but maybe it's a cost issue. The next step up would be the Jet Ranger or the A-Star and that would be a big step in cost and size so maybe it's just the best compromise.

I don't know if you knew or knew of the late Bud Woods. Owned Woods Air out of Palmer. Back in the old days he did most of the high altitude rescues on Denali with an old bell 47. Most of those were supercharged so that really helped when the air got thin but they were still reciprocal engines.

Thank you for sharing all the great pictures AK. Nice office you have there. Three tier bunk for power naps

thanks for the great pics,nice wolverine .Did you work down at greeley you look like a guy i worked with.

I have a rule to never trust anything that flies and is driven by a fan belt! The price on the 500's and Death Rangers has really come down. The R22's and 44's are great for on-field crashes but I would be scared o operate in the bush with one. The Robby's and Scweitzers scare the heck out of me!

The Robinsons have had a few issues with fires after crashes. The aluminum fuel tanks crack and leak after impact. The fact that the fuel is gasoline rather than jet A or B compounds the problem especially if the master is still on at impact. Hot exhaust is another obvious problem that we can't get away from.

Robinson has ordered all aluminum tanks replaced with bladders by the end of 2014 in an attempt to improve safety after a crash or hard auto-rotation.


I think I'd prefer to put one down into vegetation rather than an open field, depending on the size of the vegetation. But I'd prefer not to do it at all.

Very nice Howler! Glad you are back at it!

Awesome pics like always. Good job on the wolverine. Be careful on the rivers, sometimes you can't get out if ya break through, trust me, I know.

Hey guys, came in early to attend the monthly ATA meeting. Great showing. Started out pretty slow on the line. Saw quite a bit of wolf sign and they didn't like something about my Pee post sets. Back to the drawing boards. Ran 50 miles of line without a single piece of fur in a trap so to the cabin to pout and get a fire going. Unloaded the sled, fire going safe and off down the line. Wolf tracks everywhere and something is amuck with my Pee posts. They milled around on the creek way to much. Gotta be a kill. I find a totally eaten caribou. Hang a few snares on it for next trip through and place some #9's on their pee posts. Down the trail I go and low and behold in the four snares I hung on my first trip out wait two wolves. The snares were placed on a trail where they came to investigate an old fall moose kill.

79# black female
73# gray female

So the black was caught by a front foot in a snare. She chewed her foot a little, ended up skinning her out that night. Brought the gray out frozen. Feeling a little better now being on the board so continued on up the trail and ended up with a lynx in a root cubby towards the end of the line

Found a nice bull caribou kill from earlier. Must have drove by this rack 20 times 20 feet away. Wolves showed me the way.
Saw quite a few moose and caribou along the way. Still a few bulls with antlers on.



Broke into some new country and got to witness some spectacular country. One man shouldn't get to have this much fun. Didn't see much fur sign but lots of food for them.






Had a wolverine hanging around a buddys cabin so I left him a gift.
Came across the Tanana this afternoon and overflow froze plum across the river. Nice to see. Bank to bank.

Someone was asking for my hitch set up.

Yes Louie, I worked in Greely for about 8 years as a Union Ironworker.

Larry, That's what I was thinking.

Congrats on the wolves! That black one is a dandy!! Hope you connect with a few more!

Great pics again, that black wolf is a heart stopper. Congrats and good luck on the Gulo.

Great pic!!! Congrats on the wolf's, I like your sled box

I thought that was you.I was a carpenter there for four years.Actually went four wheeling with you and some friends.Congrats on some nice wolves and the lynx.That is some good looking country your in.

The Black Wolf is stunning!!!

Nice job and beautiful country

Nice pics howler, some great country you are in. That is a very nicely colored black. Is there much for cat sign out your way?

Thanks for the pics of your hitch setup thats an interesting twist on the normal setups.

Congrats on the wolves and lynx that black is something else!

Awesome post once again...truly enjoy the pics and all the posts. Keep it up and good luck to you.

Man looks like you get to trap God's line.... awesome looking country!

I once held a black by a paw in a snare wasn't as pretty as yours though.

Came in this afternoon, had a heck of a trip with lots of HIGHS and LOWS. Picked a couple marten and a beautiful wolf on the ride across the flats(HIGH).

Dropped down on the creek and was auger'n along thru the over flow and the Skidoo went left and I went straight. Right on my face sliding along the ice. That was definitely LOW. Had a hard time righting the Skidoo as the sled was jacked under her. Once everything was back on their skags, up the trail we went to the cabin.

+46 degrees. Unloaded, got a fire goin and took a couple asprin and washed it down with a good snort or two of E&J brandy and on up the line. My bait station had a couple coyotes working it and snagged one, that chewed out and only made it 30 feet. Nice big 35# male
Hung a few more snares and picked up a lynx on the next cubby
Went venturing around cleaning off traps for a couple days. Finally gave up with the warm windy weather and just went exploring.



Skun the wolf. 80# gray female caught in a #9 pee post
Built a new fleshing beam and mounted it in the fur shed/shop. Worked good, never used a horizontal beam and kinda like it. Built an ear turning attachment for it.


Ended up getting a shot on a beautiful 35# fat coyote and connecting
On the way back to the cabin the trail went away. Great trip over all even with a few bumps and bruises.

Those are some good pics ,congrats on some nice animals,this weather is been pretty tough be careful out there .It is getting pretty sloppy down here.

Sometimes the machines are like a horse, they just throw ya! What did ya shoot the 'yote with? Great work!

Beauty looking wolf and not so beauty of a nose. Take care out there, that looks like it hurt.

Ive heard about these here and dont doubt it, but have yet to come across one 45+. I still have many years to put into this park. Thanks for sharing. Its nice to look into similar lifestyles for once. I dont feel like such a hermit when I read the Alaskan journals.

Great pics, beauty wolf. Thanks for posting.

Beauty wolf and coyotes! Congratulations! Great pics!
To bad about the crash, glad you are ok.

Nice looking wolf, you are getting good ones this year! Were there more traveling with her? That snared coyote looks nice too, pretty cool that he laid down and died after chewing out.

Looks like you managed to do pretty good despite the sled crash and slide you did. You have some real nice looking country to explore out there!

That wolf is a beauty. So is that nose!! A great post as always.

Enjoyed the photos !

The color on the coyote that chewed out looks exceptional. Was it as pretty as it looks?

That wolf is a stunner and if that coyote is as pale as it looks you need to send that one to NAFA. Well at least you should have last year. LOL. That thing looks like a MT Pale. Great story and pics as always.
Mike

Congrats on the critters! Bites that you wiped out, better a nose then a dang leg or arm though! Hope conditions get better for you!

Your photo really shows the huge feet on a lynx. Thanks for the stories and pics.

With that much glare ice on your line, is your track studded or have screws? That wolf is a beauty!!

Weldnfella, I carry a Savage Predator .204Ruger
Smalltime, looked like pack of 6 or 7 and caught the 1st one and they went back.
Kusko, got a couple hundred screws in the track but in dire need of new ones. 4k on them and they are a little dull.

akhowler get these, i have 5K on them and they are still as good as new.

http://carbidetractionproducts.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22&Itemid=53

O and your face twin is here in Bethel, guy I know did the same thing on the ice this week, and his nose looks similar but he also needed 10 stitches on his head

Thanks for the journal Howler, I appreciate and enjoy all the photos and the time to put this up. You have a great thing going thanks for sharing.

Hope the nose heals fast. I did the same a few years ago on Ice crust snow and peeled my upper lip back below my nose for 26 stitches.

Came home a little early this week, not much snow and hard on the machine and rider. Healed up good after last trips misadventure. Kept the WT on it's skis the whole trip. The trail was so hard that the skags didn't even leave a mark. I cannot believe how much snow we lost, looked like May out there. Didn't have a single work wise #9 on the line. They were all either under 3" of overflow or sitting on top of the ground. I had wolf snares that were 2 1/2 feet to bottom of the loop. Didn't even know I had that much snow to begin with. Picked a couple marten, ermine and one mad ol tom cat. Pretty much tripped most of the line til things get better out there.


Saw a few moose, couple dozen caribou and 3 dall sheep. They were liking the lack of snow. Didn't see any wolf sign this trip but probably couldn't see it anyway on the frozen trail. Nice day for a walk so went up in the mountains to try to call some wolves. First howl had a response but it was coyotes instead of wolves. Gotta love the mating season. That ol male wasn't giving any ground to no trespassers. I gave him a couple challenge howls and off on a walk I was. Bout a mile and half later I was 217 yards below him and 2 other yotes sleeping on a knoll. Took careful aim with the .204, let out a woof and as he jumped to his feet, I touched the trigger on the Savage. Right in the forehead and it was over. Didn't compensate for the steep uphill angle, but it worked. Talk about a long walk back to the sled carrying that stinking dog thru ice crusted snow. Found out I ain't in very good shape for this walking BS.

Had to do a little trail clearing and maintenance on the way out today. Kinda nice when the snow's gone, makes it easier to cut down to the dirt. The Tanana crossing was great with a slight breeze to keep the mosquitoes at bay.

Parts of that looks like my mountaiin line. I banged over so many rocks yesterday my arms are sore. Snow dropped a couple feet and what's left is super hard, hero snow, you can go anywhere. Nice pics and story AK hope those mosquitos stay away

Great pics again, can't believe how the snow has melted. It has been quite the winter.

It's always nice to read about your adventures. The snow is like concrete around here as well. I'm not looking forward to this weekends check as the snow seems to get worse (harder) every week. Pretty hard on the liquid cooled machines and the hyfax. Will it ever snow again...

Awesomes Pics! Envy Envy Envy

Thanks for sharing your line with us ! The pictures of your area must be a real kick to trap and snare in with both the brush and open areas . Our snow has been different here to it settles in a little then the wind picks up and it's gone or drifted off into the coulees .
Keep up the good work !
Allan

Thanks again for sharing your pictures and story AK. Always enjoy your postings.

Always love your pictures and adventures! Yeah, we didn't lose that much snow, but everything is as hard as a rock now. All wolf traps were encased with a rock hard cover of ice.

Nice!! Thanks for sharing that!
Nice shot on the yote! Congrats!

Envy is right! Thanks for sharing! Kinda bites about the weather and snow conditions. Next trip out you need to toss out a few haysets!

Came home this afternoon with 2 inches of powder on a groomed trail with fur in the sled and no new scuffs. Does life get any better? Had a pretty good trip this week. Started off with the very first snare I set this season at the beginning of the line, holding a pretty little male cross fox. Crossed the Tanana, hooked up to the groomer and off down the line. Bout 16 miles in came on wolf tracks coming at me, looked like good sized pack. Of course speed picked up knowing there was gear up the trail. Rounding the corner to my Pee post and.... NO Wolf. MB 750 froze in good and hard. 3 more times this happened and then BAM.. 90# male Gray in a #9 Pee post. Bout time.

Every corner was now getting exciting til I got to the river. They cut a corner and missed my party. Wolf sign everywhere and I pulled most of my gear out of the river last week. Ended up hooking up on a wolf in a #3 coil cat cubby. Surprisingly it held for quite awhile before the jaws pulled out of the frame.
Got to the cabin, got a fire going and on up the line. Wolves came to an old kill I had set up and didn't like something and went upriver. I followed them up river getting closer to the bait again my speed ever increasing til I came up to the bait. Seeing the tracks all over the river is a tell tale sign I'm holding something. As I approach the bait site counting snares as I go I see I have had something. I caught a wolf in a snare and it separated the moose stop below the lock. Was always nervous with those and finally lost a wolf. Had another wolf open one of my Thompson locks that I cut and pinched. Ok, 5 wolves caught and only have one in the sled. Getting PO'd. The next day picked up a 22# female lynx in a cubby behind the cabin. She'd visited the set many times this year and finally caught her.
That evening found myself checking a kill site up Caribou Cr noticing the overflow was greatly increased from last week. It's kind of a adventure in itself just climbing up this creek. And this what I find...
You've got to be kidding me. Back to the cabin for some rest in preparation for the battle to come. 6 hours with about every tool I had at the cabin and the wolf was free from it's icy tomb. It had a bobbed tail and missing a paw or should I say it has. Little careless with the chainsaw. Used a sledge to knock the block ice free once it was out of the water.



Ate like a king, drank like a sailor and slept like a baby that night. Got the lynx and fox put up and went back up river only to find a bit more overflow, enough to stop me. Pulled out the rope a long again and Ice screw and yarded the whole outfit back up and on the ice.

Tools of the Trade



Put a lot of wolf gear back out paying careful attention to where the overflow can get. Have a few #9's in danger but not worried about a live wolf in a trap vs a dead wolf in a snare. Live and learn. Howled from the cabin at night cause of the full moon or maybe I do it all the time but anyway, in the morn there was wolf tracks 75 yards in front of the cabin. 2 wolves came up to see who's on the river making all that noise. Left them some gifts, hope to see them upon my return. On the way out today, got outfoxed by a fox.

The good, the bad, and the ugly, sounds like you had it all that trip!

That wolf had the last laugh!

That right there is something i will keep in mind when setting on creeks.
Nice pic of the other one in the #9. Great post.

"Ate like a king, drank like a sailor and slept like a baby " That's good writing.

AK I loved the story of your wolf. You can come ride with me anytime.

Does it get any better?

awesome pics and story. Sure is exciting to see other trappers and their catches.

Adventurous trip you had there, congrats on the critters. You earned that wolf. Nice to have snow to play in again.

good read howler and congrats on the fur, one thing I have wondered is are you taking all these pics of yourself or are you toting some chick or someone around with you? seems like a lot of work to stage the pics but I never see any other sled or anything around, just curious.

as usual good stuff man!

did you get the 2x2 out to the cabin?

WOW! You have some serious adventures!!!!!!!! Bites that you had to dig that one out, and that the jaws popped on the one trap, but the one you did get looks good! Congrats on the critters and thanks for sharing!

as always looks like a good time stillninternet trapping out here for lack of snow and ice Ive had a few critters hit overflow over the years but never a wolf and never anything like that what a fun mess that was

Wow. Crazy trip. Frozen fur is better than no fur I guess but you earned every dollar that wolf puts in your pocket. Thanks for bringing us along. Quite the adventure.

WOW thanks for sharing Howler, as always good read

Great writing and pics of your trapline!

Awesome photo journal!
Congrats

Awesome posting as usual.

That is a trip and a half!! Thanks for sharing. Congratulations!

A great post!

I'd have loved to have read your mind when you first saw that wolf!!! hahahahahahahaha

Howler, those wolves on your line are special. First one is cross eyed, no wonder why he didn't see the trap. The second one is half beaver.....

BTW, the one in the over flow is epic......OMG, that had to suck!!!

Great story, great pics

Thanks everyone, pleasure is all mine being able to do what I love and able to share the adventure and experiences (Good and Bad) with everyone. Got the big gray male boarded tonight and the 225# ice wolf is hanging in the shop and loosing weight fast. Guessing it'll be ready to skin in a couple days.
Martenpine, I rarely have the opportunity to take someone on the line with me and never been able to find a woman that likes me and the outdoors as much as I do or would go out and do this with me willingly. Always enjoy having someone out there with me just to share the experiences and adventures. It's not always a picnic of a trip and don't really like to take just anyone out there for safety reasons. Sometimes you get to experience or see things that others just would not believe and nice to have a witness. This is why I take bunches of pictures and these new little digital cameras are awesome and most are expendable now. I usually shoot around 100 pics every trip out and erase the ones I don't like. A lot of pics were not near as neat as they looked when I took them. I carry a little light weight tripod in the box with me at all times and set the camera on timer and snap the self portraits and action shots.

Hey Kusko I never claimed to me a good trapper nor a wolfer but be damned if you are gonna take these wolves from me. I'll cull the retards just the same. Just happy putting iron in the field and some fur on the board.

God said he wants his trapline back.

LOL!!! The good, the bad and the stupid. Good for you!!! Come on now, am I the only one that noticed the cross eyed wolf???

First thing I noticed was the crossed eyes. I thought it would make the wolf twice as vigilant with the extra ocular angle. But I can't go cross eyed so I really can't say

Noticed that his left eye, eye on our right when looking at it was looking outward. Not cross eyed.
A condition that I looked up and found to be called. Strabismus The opposite of cross eyed where the eyes look outward from one another.
Interesting enough it is associated with in breeding. Good one to cull out. ;0)
Still a beauty.

I see some nice guns on the wall behind you and the Wolf. What you using for rifles there? One looks like a Savage in a .17 HMR or a .22 Mag. in Savage. I say that because I just bought a Savage in a .22 Mag scope combo that looks like one on your wall. Just curious.

Really enjoyed this one! Great pictures and crossed eyed, frozen in or not I'd be happy with every one of those wolves especially that first black one ( I'd have some big mitts made out of that one!) Looking forward to following your adventures! I've got caribou heart and potatoes cooking then I'm off to my short line, not expecting much if anything though because snow's been drifting since my last check! Take Care!

Wow...good times

howler congrats on some really nice animals,thanks for the great photos ,i wish i could have seen the look on your face when you realized what you had caught.

Howler where did you get the ice screws?

I usually used sheet metal stitch screws and removed the rubber washer on my polaris WT's. For the Skidoo, I used some "special screws" from the Polaris dealer in Fairbanks. Bigger heads and sharper, but they didn't last long and were 3 times the price. I believe if I reversed the track on the Skidoo, the screws would bite better due to the flex in the 1 & 1/2" track lug. She will have full blown studs next season.

If you reverse it, you won't need screw as it will levitate...

My bad, I meant that you use with the rope along. I've been using the screws in my track that they have at Compeaus. They've lasted along time but full blown studs would be awesome!

I think Beaver Sports has those here in town.

Martenpine.. I'm reading ya now, the Ice Anchors are Black Dimonds and you can get them at Beaver Sports as Bairdi said but they are a lot cheaper through Amazon. I use 9 or 10" anchors. Not sure if ya need them that big but that's what I've always used. Very handy tool in the bag of tricks. Caution.. always put a coat or log over the middle of your rope to stop the snap-back if the screw pulls out. Common sense just like with tow straps and winch lines. I have pulled the anchors out a time or two in Overflow ice.
Skeeter.. That is a Savage 93 in .17 HMR. Awesome little rifle. Others I carry are a .204 Ruger, .300 win mag and occasionally my .22-250 Rem or 6.5-06. Never have enough fire power. Rifles depend on where I am goin, what time of year and what I'm after. Kind of an oppurtunist and wanna be prepared. Seems like I always have 3 guns onboard at all times including the .22 pistol on my person.

I thought it was a Savage .17HMR or .22 MAG. I have the Savage 93 in a .22Mag, just bought a month ago. Yours looked like mine, so figured it was one or the other. Nice guns. Enjoy the stories, keep it up. Thanks. And of course becareful , looks like it can get a person in trouble in a hurry out there. Especially alone.
Good luck.

Thanks for the adventure AKHOWLER! Always enjoy the pictures!

So I finally got the overflow wolf put up. 5 days hanging in my shop at 60 degrees and still froze around the neck and front shoulders. Little bit of green belly but think he's saveable. Lost one front foot and the tail and a few little rips. I put him on the board and rubbed salt into it good with a fan on it and turned it the next eve and left the fan on. Here he is next to the cross eyed dark gray.
Couple more pics from last week.

Here's my Pee Posts on Pee Post Pass. #9
MB 750
So I tried some commercial wolf urine this year and it was expensive and my wolves didn't like it one bit. They wouldn't come within 10 feet of the pee post with this urine on it. They would pee on the next thing on both sides of it be it 15 feet or 20 yards. Kinda strange, really potent stuff but there is something about it they don't like.
Heading out on the line. Hoping to have a few wolves {not in Overflow} waiting for me. Have fun and be safe.

Your journal is one of the best. Thanks for taking the time to post.

Nice work as always. Looks like the fuselage project you hauled out last year is coming along nicely.

Awesome thread AK, miss the mountains every time I look at your pics.
I just started using traps for wolves this year and got 2 on pee posts but I used fox urine on top of the natural post. Seems they don't like a smaller k nine using their spot.

I'm curious, did you then find the perfect pee post location,set blindly there, and use the commercial urine very close to that perfect spot knowing they would avoid the commercial and use the visually better blind set location? Or does it not work that way up there with wolves?

I noticed it to. Still a beautiful wolf!

I work with a guy that has eyes like that....we call him grader eyes. One eye on the blade, one eye on the road hahaha

Those wolves turned out nice! Nice lynx. I tried the store bought urine last year also. I didn't have much luck. My best luck so far was with female german shepard dog in heat. Fresh from home. LOL. But I don't have enough experience with any of it really to say for sure. Good luck out there!!

Came home a little early from the trapline this week. Got some home projects to do and monthly ATA meeting tomorrow. Had a pretty good trip out this week. Took my neighbor out with me and had some beautiful weather. Lots of overflow this week, some froze and some not so frozen. Found a spot where the ravens were washing up in the snow along the trail and the wolves were doin the same. Just so happens I happen to have a bag of new snares that HFT sent up to me and took them out for a walk. Found a moose calf the wolves had killed a couple days before about 1/3 of a mile back up into the woods. Huh, might as well lighten my load, I hung all 18 snares around the kill and walked back to the river. Found 7 beds on the cut bank overlooking the trail. On up the trail they pee'd on the stump 15 feet from my pee post. Dropped a few more 9's and on up the trail to the cabin. +32 degrees. Got a fire goin, unloaded the sleds and off to check the line.
The wolves hadn't been back by the cabin so we continued on up to Pee Post Pass. Low and behold Pee Post Pass strikes again. Had this pretty little 62# gray female. Guessing she's this years pup. Posted the set pic in last weeks posting. #9 does it again.


Took her back to the cabin and when on up the river. Wolves had been in and out of the river between my set until we came up on this pee post with this big gray female in it. She was fighting the trap pretty hard so I look at her through the binos to make sure of the catch before proceeding the last couple hundred yards. Full paw in the #9, just like we like it. She was a feisty 82# female.

Continue in on up the river following the rest of the pack, they missed a couple sets and then came to this set. Evidently they didn't like something about it but both the coyote and the wolf left me a present after scratching off the wax paper.
Pretty happy with the day's catch and returned back to the cabin for the night. Next day went and pulled most everything but the wolf gear. Overflow had come into the trees and down my trail from a spring in the hill. Made my trail a little difficult. This is one of my cat cubbys under 10 inches of ice.
Went out exploring and in this beautiful weather, it was amazing. Saw a few moose, three dall sheep and these three caribou. Not much game but lots of sign.



Ran into a couple guys up Caribou Cr, lost, nice guys but along way off from where they thought they were. Took them to the cabin, showed them where they were on the map, had coffee and sent them back to the truck. Come to find out one of them is my neighbor. Small world. Unprepared 40 miles from the truck even in the springtime can be dangerous. On the way out today Brooke slowed down when he should have sped up. Stay on the trail men.

Always enjoy your pic! nice looking wolves!