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#532642 - 01/21/08 07:01 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: smalltimetrapper]
chucky22250 chucky22250 trapper Registered: 12/26/06 Posts: 355 Loc: southeast michigan	if you have a money tree send it to me
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#532727 - 01/21/08 07:22 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: chucky22250]
snowman snowman trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 3289 Loc: Michigan	That's a cool idea FT!
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#533440 - 01/21/08 10:45 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: snowman]
Family Trapper Family Trapper trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 1517 Loc: Trapping the Yukon Delta, Ak	It is probably telephone wire. It was laying in a heap in a box so I grabbed some. I prefer old romex if you can get it. Also we have a lot of extra power cords from computers laying around. I will be using those as well. Old broken extensions cords etc. A thick coating that can put up with the ice picking is good. The beauty of them is when it is cold and set is insulated and you hate to disturb to pull up a set trap. Especially bait that might set for a while. As opposed to house entrances that see action quicker. At least early. _________________________ Shoot for the Moon and you will be a lot happier where you land.
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#533442 - 01/21/08 10:46 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: Family Trapper]
canvasback canvasback trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 2335 Loc: The Great State of NEW YORK	How long is the fox hunting season open up there? _________________________ canvasback I check my traps twice a day :
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#533996 - 01/22/08 11:55 AM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: canvasback]
Kusko Kusko "Mr. Mayor" trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 2195 Loc: Bethel, AK	Well, I skinned, fleshed and stretched my mink last night. What a pain in the rear! I skinned it through the mouth, left the feet in and then, went to flesh it. Wow, I didn't realize they were that fatty and the saddle was that tough. I didn't want to use my Necker on it so I used a spoon. Anyhow, it's done and on the board. They sure are big. I think it's 27 inches Nose to base of tail. I put it on a male marten board. Do these Y/K Delta mink have to be turned? I heard that somewhere. _________________________ "There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin." Linus Van Pelt
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#534004 - 01/22/08 12:02 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: Kusko]
jharris jharris trapper Registered: 03/02/07 Posts: 97 Loc: Presently:Koyuk Soon: Galena	Random question... how does trapping compare on the road around Fairbanks to what I am used to in the bush? Regulations, access to trap trail, use of land, etc. I want to be prepared should I have to move to the road anytime in my near or distant future. I have fished around Fairbanks, nothing to write home about. Not as many tourists come up to trap though. I would target fox, lynx, mink, ermine, marten... those animals predominately. If possible, I will stay out of Fairbanks and be in the North Pole/Salcha area as it is at least somewhat rural... hard to call it that after living in the Norton Sound region.
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#534028 - 01/22/08 12:22 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: jharris]
Kusko Kusko "Mr. Mayor" trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 2195 Loc: Bethel, AK	JH, if I were to guess....the competition is fierce. IMO, living in the Bush is a cakewalk as far as competition is concerned. _________________________ "There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin." Linus Van Pelt
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#534090 - 01/22/08 01:19 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: Kusko]
Hupurest Hupurest trapper Registered: 12/26/06 Posts: 4538 Loc: Corner of Capitalism and Commo...	Originally Posted By: Kusko They sure are big. I think it's 27 inches Nose to base of tail. I put it on a male marten board. 27"?????THAT is HUGE,,,, I got a 23" and that is an xxl.and it dwarfs the 18-20"ers..... _________________________ just a Greedy, Typical, Gun Toting, Racist, Hippy Hating, Capitalistic, Republican White male with solid core values, trying to keep a brother down.
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#534132 - 01/22/08 01:40 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: Hupurest]
Kusko Kusko "Mr. Mayor" trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 2195 Loc: Bethel, AK	Yeah, I'll put the tape on it and take a picture tonight when I turn it. I haven't decided what I'm going to do with it. _________________________ "There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin." Linus Van Pelt
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#534322 - 01/22/08 03:22 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: Kusko]
chucky22250 chucky22250 trapper Registered: 12/26/06 Posts: 355 Loc: southeast michigan	if it is that big i would think about gettin it tanned for the wall
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#534363 - 01/22/08 03:44 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: chucky22250]
Kusko Kusko "Mr. Mayor" trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 2195 Loc: Bethel, AK	I will probably get it tanned for the wall. It's my first mink. If that's the case, I won't bother to turn it. I was just curious for future catches. _________________________ "There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin." Linus Van Pelt
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#534384 - 01/22/08 03:55 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: Kusko]
white17 white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington" trapper Registered: 03/17/07 Posts: 5321 Loc: McGrath, AK	Yes the mink from the delta should be turned if you're gonna sell it. CB1: My fox season runs from 11/1-3/31 JH: get a copy of the last Alaska Trapper magazine. Some bad conflicts going on around FAI. _________________________ Mean As Nails
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#534421 - 01/22/08 04:12 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: white17]
Kusko Kusko "Mr. Mayor" trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 2195 Loc: Bethel, AK	White, thanks, that's what I thought. _________________________ "There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin." Linus Van Pelt
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#534716 - 01/22/08 06:51 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: Kusko]
Top Jimmy Top Jimmy trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 1816 Loc: Alaska, USA	Why do they turn Delta Mink and no others? Just curious. I would think they would want to see the hide just like they do with the rest of other mink. -TJ _________________________ Alaskan. . . . . . . the Net Man you don't want to have! If everything seems to be going right, you obviously don't know what going on.
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#535114 - 01/22/08 09:01 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: Top Jimmy]
chucky22250 chucky22250 trapper Registered: 12/26/06 Posts: 355 Loc: southeast michigan	jimmy as far as i know all mink are left leather side out except ranch mink...
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#535190 - 01/22/08 10:15 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: chucky22250]
white17 white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington" trapper Registered: 03/17/07 Posts: 5321 Loc: McGrath, AK	Not true. The delta mink are turned fur out for some (probably traditional) reason. All others are fur in. I guess it could also have something to do with their size since theyare so much larger than other mink. But for some reason it sticks in my head that old man Goldberg told me, in the early 70's, that it's because that's the way it was done 100 years ago. _________________________ Mean As Nails
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#535234 - 01/22/08 10:31 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: white17]
otterman otterman trapper Registered: 12/24/06 Posts: 1559 Loc: SW Alaska	As a general rule when pretty much everyone trapped in the winter all the otter and mink for sale in Dillingham were turned fur out this was for Goldberg and one of the Canadian buyers brought in by AC company plus the local buyer. The local buyer here still prefers them fur out _________________________ It is interesting how much a man will do to suceed and how much more he will doto make sure he has excuses for failure when sucess isa simple process
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#535300 - 01/22/08 11:11 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: otterman]
piperniner piperniner trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 586 Loc: Alaska	White's correct on the history ( fur out ) and size of Kuskokwim mink. At least that's the same explanation I was given in the past.
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#535397 - 01/23/08 02:02 AM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: piperniner]
Kusko Kusko "Mr. Mayor" trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 2195 Loc: Bethel, AK	Here is a picture of the mink on the board. I was off a little with my hand measurements, but the tape tells it all. _________________________ "There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin." Linus Van Pelt
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#536214 - 01/23/08 02:43 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: Top Jimmy]
Family Trapper Family Trapper trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 1517 Loc: Trapping the Yukon Delta, Ak	Kusko I skinned two big males lately both measuring around the same mark Huge I measured one but I can't remember the exact. They are froze right now. I too skinned the last one for tanning, feet on lips and ears split. I am going to tan it myself and try to sell it. Wonder it our big mink would have any appeal to taxidermists that would pay a bonus for big guys. Edited by Family Trapper (01/23/08 02:46 PM) _________________________ Shoot for the Moon and you will be a lot happier where you land.
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#536233 - 01/23/08 02:55 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: Family Trapper]
Family Trapper Family Trapper trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 1517 Loc: Trapping the Yukon Delta, Ak	Well the new bravo I bought last season continues to let me down. As many of you remember I burned a piston at 60 miles on the machine last Dec. Bought a used one while it was out of commison. (4 actually and sold 3). Used the used one all season. My son put on about 700 mile on the new one in March. Thought I would use the new one this year and after using it and it running well for the last Month I lost spark a couple of miles out of St. Mary's last night. ;0(( Sat phone to the rescue. I have a shop manual for it and started the process of elimination. Swapped coil and cid with a good bravo of a friends. Both good. By passed ignition, kill switch and carb/throttle safety. Last thing was to check resistance on the pulsar/charge coil behind the flywheel. Brown and black wire are supposed to yield 20 ohms. NADA Dead. 1000 miles. What the heck. So much for getting a new bravo for reliability. So I retrieved my old reliable used one and will order parts. Sure glad I was not 70 miles away. ;0) _________________________ Shoot for the Moon and you will be a lot happier where you land.
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#536250 - 01/23/08 03:03 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: Family Trapper]
Kusko Kusko "Mr. Mayor" trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 2195 Loc: Bethel, AK	FT, that really sucks...a reliable machine, no matter the make is worth it's weight in gold out here. _________________________ "There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin." Linus Van Pelt
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#536256 - 01/23/08 03:11 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: Kusko]
white17 white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington" trapper Registered: 03/17/07 Posts: 5321 Loc: McGrath, AK	Bummer Len ! I hate those electrical issues. Glad you had the phone. There sure is a lot of comfort in trapping with a dog team. _________________________ Mean As Nails
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#536303 - 01/23/08 03:36 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: white17]
otterman otterman trapper Registered: 12/24/06 Posts: 1559 Loc: SW Alaska	Len I can hear it now that crazy cajun going to be telling you you should have got Phaaaaaaaaaaazer $\:D$ Electrical stuff sucks and can be a nightmare to work on _________________________ It is interesting how much a man will do to suceed and how much more he will doto make sure he has excuses for failure when sucess isa simple process
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#536392 - 01/23/08 04:18 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: otterman]
Family Trapper Family Trapper trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 1517 Loc: Trapping the Yukon Delta, Ak	Here is the latest. All yamaha dealers in Alaska have to order the part. 7-10 days. $184 So I get on line looking for lower 48 possibilities. http://www.powersedge.com/ Order online but I ordered on the phone to get priority mail for sure. 231-924-2694 $147 have to order 1-2 days. They will ship priority mail. The guys name was Mark and I will be ordering more parts from them. That is quite a savings. OEM Yamaha. Having a hard time finding a 3 way puller for the clutch. He is looking into it. Anyone have experience on what exactly I need. Anchorage Yamaha said it is something I can get from a autoparts place. There part number is discontinued. Hate to have the part and not a puller. Headed out with Bravo #2 Edited by Family Trapper (01/23/08 04:19 PM) _________________________ Shoot for the Moon and you will be a lot happier where you land.
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#536561 - 01/23/08 05:33 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: Family Trapper]
Hupurest Hupurest trapper Registered: 12/26/06 Posts: 4538 Loc: Corner of Capitalism and Commo...	somettimes those primary clutches do not want to come off, a puller is the way to go, and it IS NOT a 3 way puller...... http://www.mfgsupply.com/m/c/725-603.html?id=hHcATtNA you can search for the right one, but you really need this.... I think the person was thinking of a bearing puller, which will not work, this one actually forces the clutch off the splined crank. _________________________ just a Greedy, Typical, Gun Toting, Racist, Hippy Hating, Capitalistic, Republican White male with solid core values, trying to keep a brother down.
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#536672 - 01/23/08 06:19 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: Hupurest]
trailblazersteve trailblazersteve trapper Registered: 12/26/06 Posts: 530 Loc: Eagle River,AK	Hup, do you know of anyone who has one?? I have that Yamaha 570 motor pulled and on the bench but also need a puller.
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#537130 - 01/23/08 08:42 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: trailblazersteve]
otterman otterman trapper Registered: 12/24/06 Posts: 1559 Loc: SW Alaska	Steve try http://www.denniskirk.com they have a variety of cluch pullers _________________________ It is interesting how much a man will do to suceed and how much more he will doto make sure he has excuses for failure when sucess isa simple process
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#537275 - 01/23/08 09:26 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: otterman]
Alaskacajun Alaskacajun trapper Registered: 12/26/06 Posts: 669 Loc: Alaska	Originally Posted By: otterman Len I can hear it now that crazy cajun going to be telling you you should have got Phaaaaaaaaaaazer $\:D$ Electrical stuff sucks and can be a nightmare to work on $\:\)$ - Clint _________________________ Pancho
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#537302 - 01/23/08 09:33 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: Alaskacajun]
takotna takotna trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 517 Loc: Takotna AK	Bummer FT, what huperest showed you is what you want. How's the wound Huperest? Were you able to get any wolf sets out for the local wolves?
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#537445 - 01/23/08 10:33 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: white17]
canvasback canvasback trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 2335 Loc: The Great State of NEW YORK	Any suggestions on who might be willing to test out a new Wood Fox Call I turned ? _________________________ canvasback I check my traps twice a day :
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#537460 - 01/23/08 10:39 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: canvasback]
fishermann222 fishermann222 "OX" trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 3163 Loc: Bethel, Alaska	Hey CB if you want it alaskan tested where there are plenty of reds, i will take you up on your offer _________________________ I survived the Tman crash of '06
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#537461 - 01/23/08 10:40 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: fishermann222]
fishermann222 fishermann222 "OX" trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 3163 Loc: Bethel, Alaska	what sound does it make? _________________________ I survived the Tman crash of '06
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#537472 - 01/23/08 10:46 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: fishermann222]
canvasback canvasback trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 2335 Loc: The Great State of NEW YORK	Starting out with an open reed distress call first. Rabbit in distress. _________________________ canvasback I check my traps twice a day :
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#537480 - 01/23/08 10:51 PM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: canvasback]
fishermann222 fishermann222 "OX" trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 3163 Loc: Bethel, Alaska	cool _________________________ I survived the Tman crash of '06
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#537561 - 01/24/08 12:46 AM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: fishermann222]
Aksigns Aksigns trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 10 Loc: Juneau, Alaska	Len, sorry that you had machine problems but was glad to here that the sat phone didn't let you down. I often wonder as I'm reading the kind of terrain you are running in whether it was working out for you and if you were getting good reception. I never put it to the task when I had it. good luck with your snow machine. Daryl
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#537581 - 01/24/08 03:25 AM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: Aksigns]
Family Trapper Family Trapper trapper Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 1517 Loc: Trapping the Yukon Delta, Ak	Edit. Your right guys. I had inadvertently put pull the clutch instead of flywheel which is what I have to pull and gave you guys the wrong info.) The charging coils are not behind the clutch.( I wrote it wrong. Never had to pull a flywheel on a snowmachine. But the Recoil spring side. You actually sink the 3 bolts in to the same hole you remove the recoil from. I have the shop manual. I used a similar clutch puller as you showed last year when I sent the motor in to be rebuilt. No need to pull the clutch for my job. Just the flywheel magneto. Daryl the phone has worked great. It has come in real handy a few times.. And a very convenient more times than I can remember. Our signal out here is frustrating but you can get through if you willing to wait sometimes. A lot of time you hit it just right. Sometimes it might be 15 min 20 min. Or signal lasts about 5 -10 min max Edited by Family Trapper (01/24/08 03:45 PM) _________________________ Shoot for the Moon and you will be a lot happier where you land.
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#537933 - 01/24/08 10:55 AM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: Family Trapper]
canvasback canvasback trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 2335 Loc: The Great State of NEW YORK	fisherman222: USPS or UPS ? Who delivers the mail in your town? _________________________ canvasback I check my traps twice a day :
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#537953 - 01/24/08 11:08 AM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: canvasback]
rueben rueben trapper Registered: 01/07/07 Posts: 161 Loc: USAF Academy Colorado	season catch First Marten Not much for the season but I only trapped over christmas break about 2 and a half weeks with bad conditions. Could only get about half of my line set. I walk or ski my line so it is not real long. Edited by rueben (01/24/08 11:15 AM) _________________________ trap in alaska
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#537955 - 01/24/08 11:09 AM Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #3 [Re: canvasback]
fishermann222 fishermann222 "OX" trapper Registered: 12/22/06 Posts: 3163 Loc: Bethel, Alaska	USPS, i will send you a PM sometime today _________________________ I survived the Tman crash of '06
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