I've been so anti ski-doo for so many years I might have to leave it in the bush and never take a buddy along on the line to avoid the ribbing I would get,lol.
Bushman is that your new ride swimming or is that your old sled? Either way the fun factor is gone in those deals.

Keep the pics coming, stay dry!

Great pics and adventures Bushman, have fun and be safe.

I know you guys are used to that happening, (going thru into the water) but don't see it here to much. How the heck do you get that out now?? Must have a lot of help and winch of some sort??? Nice looking machine to be swimming. Hope it doesn't hurt the motor on you. good luck.

I have a 2014 Skandic WT with the 600 ACE motor. I've very happy with it. I've 1000 km (600 miles) on it this winter and all of it pulling a pig of a sleigh (borrowed). I haven't been stuck and can still break trail while pulling the sleigh. I don't know how much snow we have but it is half way up the side of a moose. Mileage is very good, traction amazing and I have no shortage of power. My main loop from my cabin and back is 168 km. I use less than 5 gallons of fuel while pulling the pig the whole way.

Rich i used the 600 ace last winter and while impressed just couldn't get used top the lag time on the take off, reminded me of my diesel tractor. But the crew that had them loved them. I'm a confirmed BRP user since 1974 and love how innovative they are. unless you've driven a new snowmobile its hard to realize how far they've come in a few years

SK - nope that's one of the 550's from a few years back. Drain carb, drain exhaust, pull plugs and pull over 1000 times expelling water, put plugs back in and hope for best…but get it in shop asap and drain chaincase etc. not fun. I've totally submerged three sleds over the years. i'm off to run a line but will tell you a good story later.

Brian I don't know sh*t form shinnola on snowmobiles, this is my first since the 80s. I do know that there is zero lag time on my throttle. my one boy has a 800 Etec in a Free Ride and he is impressed how responsive the ACE is. Maybe they changed something for 2014, it is bloody touchy. Either way I don't care, the machine hasn't been out of low gear yet with all the pulling. Does anyone have a SWT with the ACE?
My oldest boy just bought a Bearcat 20"x156" track and an 1100 4 stroke motor!! He is supposed to come to the trapline with it Saturday. I will be interested to see how its 125 hp compares to my 60. I don't know what you would do with all the HP, maybe drive bigger paddles?

Always ready to hear a good story of a wreck bushman, I've drowned lots of quads but haven't had the pleasure of a sled yet.

Seriously ? Oklahoma ? You ever spent any time just a ways East of me ? They turn the 'term' redneck in on itself.


Great story and pictures ...

LOL ! You may be too young to remember all the jokes aimed at Okies during and after the depression. The same applies to jokes in Alaska as the pipeline project was winding down.

Very very interesting.

I have also a carcass that is visited by at least three wolverines maybe four.

They eat everything I drag there.

Brian, is that a roll of tpee on the action packet or Ice? I know if I dumped my sled in the water it would be tpee :-)

Thanks for the adventure with more to come.

Have any of you folks seen the movie "running free" made in 1994? Just watched it...amazing footage of Gulo's.

wow weeeee!! excellent Bushman! What and adventure!!YYYYYYYYYYYES! Enjoy every moment,no doubt you are..but keep yer wits aboutcha=)

Thank you for sharing with the rest of us adventurers!

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I blasted back to town to ship my martens today. I ended up with 40 for the first sale, plus a couple fox and fisher. I tried to focus on marten as the loggers are hammering my foothills trapline. Now that i have them out of my system I'm going after lynx and wolves. i don't bother with wolves when I'm marinated in skunk essence every day. But heading out again to try footholding some. I'll post a pic of some marten later.







So these are mostly Bridger's but I have four of the new Lay design as well. I have some liquified wolf scat plus a bottle of wolf urine. I also have a spruce cover scent my buddy a wolfer gave me. You wipe it on your gloves, trap, boots, when setting, he claims it's an amazing product, we'll see. Hopefully I'll connect on a few and have some pics. I really like foot holding even though cash wise it makes little sense.

That cover scent is interesting. I use a spray scentless cover on my snare sets when I'm done setting also just in case.

My furs all ready to go. Our Trapper's local held a meeting and our local NAFA guy showed up to pick up our furs..A fair bit picked up but lots of trappers saying harvest is down. Weather is part of it with records snow. I'm trying to head to mountains on morning but another heavy snowfall warning for overnight.

I was making my way down a steep switchback when I saw a trail of pounded down fisher tracks heading up-slope. I followed them a short ways and found a den it seems to be occupying off and on. Lots of tracks going into the den. I put two sets there so I'm eager to see how I make out.

Wheres all the snow you been getting. That photo looks like you don't have much. Still dirt on a den.