trapline fun

[trapman]

Well guys ,just had my best day ever on the line. First reason I had my son Cole with me ,he is 13 and really getting into it. Secondly lots of critters we caught 3 lynx 3 erma and 4 wolves . It was our first attempt at a bait pile and snaring and I guess it worked .
We left Langley Saturday afternoon and were at the cabin by 4 pm ,lit the fire and decided to go check a few traps while it heated up.The roads have being plowed on some of the lower parts of the line due to logging so off we went. 3rd trap in and we got a extra large lynx , that got things pumped up so we decided to check the entire lower portion of the line. The next 5 or 6 traps had nothing a couple were missing bait so we re-baited them and tried some new lure. Next was the bait pile ,Cole said lets leave the best for last and we continued up the line. If he know what was waiting for us i'm sure we wouldn't have gone by. 2 traps after the bait pile another lynx ,this was starting to be a great night. Well the last 4 traps in this area are up a steep hill and with the new snow we were not going to make it. After a couple km hike and nothing to show for it ,we headed to the cabin.
But first we checked the bait pile, grabbing the flashlights we slowly entered the area and could see there had been a lot of activity. The 200 pounds of bait from the previous week was almost gone and there were bones everywhere. We started looking for snares, at the first spot we had 2 hanging we could only see one. The other was around the neck of our first wolf, it was a juvenile gay not the big black we were hoping for but it was a wolf. Slowly we made our way through the trees to check out the other snares. 15 feet away we had another and 6 feet from that one we had our 3rd all were juveniles , we were on cloud nine. We decided to back out and come back in the morning did not want to disturb the area in the dark. On the way back to the cabin we followed 3 sets of wolf tracks 2 very large and 1 smaller set. 9 km from the cabin we came to a y in the road, with 4 more cat boxes up the one branch of road. So we were already excited about our catch and thought dinner could wait another 20 min. First three traps nothing but on the 4th we had something. As we climbed over the bank we could see gray , great another lynx . No it was another wolf, a wolf caught in a 330 something I think is quite rare. With the lower end of the line checked we headed back to the cabin for dinner and movie along with a great sleep.
Sunday morning came early and we were off to the bait pile to see our bounty. It was almost what we could see the night before but the amount of activity was amazing. All the snow was compacted there were track every where. After a close look at all the snares we had 3 wolves but it looked like some wolfs had stayed behind after the 3 were snared. There was a dusting of snow on the snared wolfs but some tracks were fresh. We looked at the trail camera and yes there were wolfs on the bait pile right up till Saturday at 2:14 pm days after the wolfs were caught. Well it was already noon and we had to hit another area of the line. It was one of those days on the line that just seemed perfect Sunny,-2 ,3 inches of new snow and with your new trapping partner. We got on our snowmobiles and checked all our higher traps and only came out with 2 erma and a lynx but what a day it was. Well I have a bunch of pictures just need to get them on there, anyone know the best way?

[bearvalley]

Great work trapman....it doesn’t get much better than that!

[kelowna.jordan]

Very cool that you get to share that with your boy. Nice work

[srupp]

Well done indeed thank you for saving the deer and moose..love to see the photos.
Cheers and Congradulations to both trappers
Steven

[REMINGTON JIM]

Excellent read ! I am surprised at the Wolfs actvity ! Thks for Sharing - really want to see the pics ! :wink: RJ

[Buck]

Way to go i was in 100 mile predator hunting no luck but will go a few more times.Not much snow yet up high pretty easy livin for the ungulates so far.

[trapman]

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[trapman]

Sorry guys trying to load pics but what a hassel

[trapman]

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[trapman]

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[trapman]

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[pnbrock]

excellent work keep it up!!

[trapman]

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[Whonnock Boy]

Nice work!

[REMINGTON JIM]

KOOL I can't believe that wolf stuck his head in that connibear trap - RJ

[Red_Mist]

nice haul and thank you

[decker9]

This is to cool!! Your season is starting off great trap!! Keep up the good work!

[chris]

"It was a juvenile gay not the big black we were hoping for" hahaha
This is the best line I have ever seen on hbc. Good job on getting those wolves. Awsome write up too, it sounds like you guys are making a dent on those dogs.

[nature girl]

Trapman way to go what a neat experience for your son to be with you to and get involved with it. Very nice haul you got and great on you for getting some wolves to.

[guest]

Nicely done, great memories with your boy.

[chilcotin hillbilly]

Fantastic, nice haul.

[gcreek]

Thank you Sir.

[Wentrot]

Awesome work!

[afors]

Very cool, thanks for posting!

[steepNdeep]

Thanks for thinning out the wolves a bit! Region 3 or ?

I like lynx & wouldn't shoot one personally. They are specialists & mainly just eat snowshoe hares (which breed like rabbits ; ). However, I do understand that lynx populations are also monitored/managed by wildlife biologists & trapping is the only way to control some species.

[finngun]

exellent work...lots of skinning to do...

[Salty]

That worked out pretty good :)

[trapman]

Hi guys just did a fast trip back up to the line. Setup two more bait pile ,one of then is only a km from the first and the other is about 16 km away. I wanted to set up a new bait pile close to the other just in case they would not go back to where the others were caught. Well they did come back , the remaining 3 spent last night or early morning at the pile. They kept away from where the other wolves were caught and did not go right into the bait. Instead they chewed on the bones they scatted earlier in the week. So another couple doz snares out i'm hoping for a few more next week. We also picked up another lynx

RemingtonJim yes very odd getting any canine in a 330 , so far only 1 yoti and 1 wolf
Finngun yes fun part is checking the traps 12 hours into skinning last weekends catch
SteepNdeep the line is in 3 and there are a lot more lynx around than you think , I will attach a pic of my best weeks catch of lynx

If you guys want I will keep this thread going for the season

[Rattler]

Well done!! Keep up the great work and yes please do keep this thread rolling...

[Knute]

"If you guys want I will keep this thread going for the season"



Please do, nice work by you and your partner.

[antlerking]

Great job keep up the good work!

[Salmon Belly]

If you guys want I will keep this thread going for the season

Yes to that !

SB

[Ourea]

Jassmine should love this awesome thread as she purports to be a wolf hunter now.
Can't wait for her comments and questions.

Great share trapman

[RackStar]

Keep the thread going!
well done on the wolves.

thanks for the good read.

[trapman]

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[trapman]

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[trapman]

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[trapman]

sorry guys pics won't come through now

[Ourea]

Try this


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHJreOvpUxk

[blackbart]

Please keep it going, and for everyone else lets keep it focused on Trapmans stories so as to not derail. Good to see some dogs being managed. Thank-you.

BB

[trapman]

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[trapman]

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[pnbrock]

Wow is that another wolf?

[st99]

a dog in a cubby !!!!

that's rare !!

[wideopenthrottle]

wow...great work on the preds.....the fur must be getting pretty decent by this time?...are you actually making any money or just offsetting your costs to go out in the woods?

[charlie_horse]

Awesome thread ! Keep the pics coming!!

[trapman]

The pics are from last week ,just adding a few more each day.
The wolf was caught in a lynx cubby , no disturbance to the area it was a very fast kill. Fur has prime up ,but could use some more snow and cold weather

[Dash]

Well done! Great memories to cherish with your son. And thank you for thinning the pred population. I don't know much about trapping and now I'm curious. Definitely going to have to spend some time learning about it. I also had no idea lynx were that common.

[tigrr]

Good job. Keep up that wolf thinning. The trappers took 5 of the 6 that hung around me. It is now 3 again. I need a bait pile on the lake.

[Budman]

Excellent work trapman ! Keep up the good work . I think everyone here would appreciate you keeping this post going.

[trapman]

Just a little side note on the wolves , all male 74 to 83 pounds . I'm thinking they would be 1 1/2 old ,what do you think?

[5jackz]

Well done . Yes please keep the thread going . Excellent read .
Also have a 13 year old that I have taken out hunting a few times with some success .

[finngun]

Excellent work trapman ! Keep up the good work . I think everyone here would appreciate you keeping this post going.
Well i woulnt go that far,,,,i'm sure some 'fur activist' are boiling under they folio hat:-):wink: beautiful work trapman..i been trapping only foxes and muskrats wayyy back..love it..oh now i still have mouse traps....no skinning thou:-)

[HarryToolips]

Excellent work Trapman and son, you guys are true conservationists, and are saving a tonne of ungulates..

[floden]

Great work trap an , and yes!!! Please keep the thread going

[Salty]

Just a little side note on the wolves , all male 74 to 83 pounds . I'm thinking they would be 1 1/2 old ,what do you think?

I'd agree with your take trap', pretty much grown to their height but quite a bit of filling out to do by the look of the pics, the nose and head look young still. Pups of spring '16.

[Fosey]

Good thread it is really eat to see someone catching wolves

[trapman]

"It was a juvenile gay not the big black we were hoping for" hahaha
This is the best line I have ever seen on hbc. Good job on getting those wolves. Awsome write up too, it sounds like you guys are making a dent on those dogs.
Sorry guys just noticed the wording , not sure if the wolf was gay or not . He was traveling with a few other males but that doesn't mean he was gay. And if he was that's OK too we should not judge , next time I will get my son to spell check for me:lol:

[trapman]

http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g448/trapman604/IMG_0127_zpsjqlywueq.jpg?1513485911736&1513485921858&1513485932833BEST WEEK ON THE LINE EVER , 3 YEARS AGOhttp://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g448/trapman604/IMG_1265_zpsd5b42345.jpg?1513485932833&1513485944888&1513485961664http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g448/trapman604/IMG_1264_zps9b49e70a.jpg?1513485932833&1513485944888&1513485961664

[Budman]

Trap What time frame were they takin in?

[trapman]

10 to 14 days somewhere in there

[trapman]

Went up to Kelowna today to pick up a new sled and on the way back I stopped in on the line for a couple hours . And this is what I found number 5 for the weekhttp://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g448/trapman604/IMG_08801_zpsgr6vbvwx.jpg?1513576589101&1513576591025&1513576599620http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g448/trapman604/IMG_08841_zpswcfpsg3d.jpg?1513576589101&1513576591025&1513576599620http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g448/trapman604/IMG_08811_zpsgbogq7s4.jpg?1513576589101&1513576591025&1513576599620

[trapman]

And a very large set of cougar trackshttp://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g448/trapman604/IMG_08891_zpshbi6wxjq.jpg?1513576589101&1513576591025&1513576599620http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g448/trapman604/IMG_08851_zpsyqymxmdn.jpg?1513576589101&1513576591025&1513576599620http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g448/trapman604/IMG_08871_zpse1rrl1tw.jpg?1513576589101&1513576591025&1513576599620

[afors]

Went up to Kelowna today to pick up a new sled and on the way back I stopped in on the line for a couple hours . And this is what I found number 5 for the w

Gotta like that! Way to go.

[trapman]

Here are some trail cam pics of some wolveshttp://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g448/trapman604/IMG_09041_zpscpi7jlev.jpg?1513746857576&1513746858331&1513746864971http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g448/trapman604/IMG_09011_zpsf7r4awrn.jpg?1513746857577&1513746858331&1513746864971&1513746877731http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g448/trapman604/IMG_09001_zpsrmtrrycg.jpg?1513746857577&1513746858331&1513746864971&1513746877731http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g448/trapman604/IMG_09031_zpsnw6dwnuu.jpg?1513746857576&1513746858331&1513746864971&1513746877731http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g448/trapman604/IMG_09021_zpsyv0y1zyx.jpg?1513746857577&1513746858331&1513746864971&1513746877731

[Budman]

Trap that's a lot of fur you picked up in 14 days. Congrats

[trapman]

Last trip to the linehttp://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/webkit-fake-url://6C9F263B-6869-4341-AD26-DF72AB53E37F/IMG_0926_zpsumt6aqve.jpg.html.jpgL

[trapman]

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[chilcotin hillbilly]

those where lynx tracks back a few pictures, good on the wolf catches

[Husky7mm]

Impressive, great job! Looks like a pile of work!

[Dirty Steve]

Man thats a lot of skinning!!!! Great harvest man!!!

[canishunter22-250]

Awesome pics. Thanks for sharing.

[Rod]

Maybe he was just born in the wrong gender body... ��

[Dash]

The pics appear to be broken :(

[Skull Hunter]

Hey Trapman, I tried to respond to your message, but your inbox is full.

[elknut]

Trapman..I have a question..How come wolf pelts aren't worth much..When they are made into a rug they are downright pricey..Is there no market for them?..Looks like you have a good line for fur and you sure have lots of wolves..Keep up the great job ..Dennis

[trapman]

Elknut I believe in the garment industry there is just no demand for it, it is a very course fur not as soft as most. When you mount a wolf most of the cost is in the tanning and taxidermy. I trap 4 lines, This gives me the chance to trap really hard without the chance of over trapping. he wolves have just started to show over the last 3 years, I believe there are 3 small packs in my areas (5-6 per). 3 years ago my daughter and I could go out on opening day and see 10 bucks 20-30 does and get our 2 deer. This year we went out ,saw 2 does that was all we saw in 2 days. Maybe that is why I'm trying to hammer the wolves so much this year.
Skull hunter mail box has room now and I have a few of the skulls you are looking for, they are yours if you want them

[Treed]

I've been out on my buddies today traplines and had a great time. Sent my kids to school with cougar sandwiches. Great meat if you haven't tried it. But I would get banned from home if I brought back a wolf. When I showed the pictures of wolves to my family, they thought it was our dog. Even the closeups are identical. He wears blaze orange when in the bush because of this. Good luck with the wolves, just let any wearing blaze orange walk.

[trapman]

Taxidermy Man you must be joking , that is the dumbest thing I have ever heard!!!!!!. It is obvious you know nothing about trapping , regulations or how a snare works . A properly made snare will dispatch a anamal in seconds . What you are suggesting is illegal, cruel and in no way work

[Wild one]

Trapman nice haul by the way

went back zoomed in on snares cam lock kill spring combo treating you well I bet

[trapman]

Wild one yes the snares work well the killing spring is the key I think.
Went back over Taxidermy man's contributions to the site , he must be a Anti not one of his postings made any sense

[pnbrock]

If you need a helper on line for a day pm I would be interested in learning the ropes.

[Wild one]

Wild one yes the snares work well the killing spring is the key I think.
Went back over Taxidermy man's contributions to the site , he must be a Anti not one of his postings made any sense

No logic in that post knew right away he was an idiot at the min

Health issues stopped me this year but healed up now. I have permission on 9 miles of ranch land that I may go trap for the end of the season since work just laid off myself and around 50 others starting next week

might as well enjoy a little time off till I find a new job lol

[deltawaterfowler]

I've been out on my buddies today traplines and had a great time. Sent my kids to school with cougar sandwiches. Great meat if you haven't tried it. But I would get banned from home if I brought back a wolf. When I showed the pictures of wolves to my family, they thought it was our dog. Even the closeups are identical. He wears blaze orange when in the bush because of this. Good luck with the wolves, just let any wearing blaze orange walk.

That's not the first time I've heard that Cougar meat is delicious. Makes me want to try for a cougar one day. Just curious, has anyone tried Lynx? Wonder if they would be good eating too.

[trapman]

Yes we have donated bobcat and Lynx to some wild game banquet and they loved it. I personally as only had cougar and yes it is a great meat

[elknut]

Thanks for the info...I had a feeling that tanning and taxidermy was the problem..Keep up the good work..Too many wolves ...They have become a plague and are really hard to control ..Us hunters don't get a chance to see or shoot them much..They never stick around when you do see them..Trappers are one of the effective ways to reduce them.....Dennis

[Sitkaspruce]

That's not the first time I've heard that Cougar meat is delicious. Makes me want to try for a cougar one day. Just curious, has anyone tried Lynx? Wonder if they would be good eating too.

We traded our fish carcasses (lake trout, salmon and bottom fish) to our local trapper for his lynx carcasses (otherwise known as BushPussy). We would then have a big spring BBQ with the bushpussy in burgers, loins and nuggets as well as moose, elk, deer and fish. It is funny to watch people who have never had lynx just gobble down the nuggets and burgers, then find out they just ate bushpussy!!!!

Cougar and Lynx are delicious!!!

Cheers

SS

[Skull Hunter]

I hope Trapman doesn't mind, but here is a short video I got last year showing just how weary a wolverine can be. I caught 1 in this set early in the season, and had two others (might have been the same one) poking around, but neither would commit. When I took my trapping class, one of the old school trappers who was instructing stating that he believed every mature wolverine has learned to be trap shy from setting off/getting caught in a little marten set. Not sure if there is any truth to it, but makes sense to me, and they sure are strong enough to break free from a 120.


https://youtu.be/lDgkaump5zo

[trapman]

Great video Skull hunter , I have also had them come right up to my boxes and turn away. I would hope all other countries with please show some pictures of your line or videos if you have them on this thread. The threads about trapping and how it could be a great outdoor experience. So everybody let’s hear about your experiences. Sorry there hasn’t been any pictures lately We took a few weeks off at Christmas and then things just got real busy I’ll add some tonight

[tomcat]

Although many wolverine are caught in crate cubbies from experience I find a spacious natural debris double end cubby to be more effective resulting in less refusals. If an animal can see a way out the other end they are much less hesitant to enter or to tear into the cubby from the side. Sorry no pictures.

[trapman]

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[trapman]

Sorry for the long delay in getting photos of the trap line on here , computer went down for a bit and would not let me down load pics , Well here is the last trip up before Christmas. Took a guy up I call me brother http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g448/trapman604/IMG_0926_zpsq4z4jxmr.jpg?1516166658101&1516166658601&1516166663121&1516166676747

[trapman]

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[trapman]

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[trapman]

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[trapman]

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[338win mag]

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Way to go trapman,,
I wonder whats worth more, the cat or the pelt on your buddies mug, lol, looks like my old buddy, GB

[bottles]

Keep up the good work and keep the pics coming.
This is an awesome thread.

[Wild one]

Nice bobcat still by far my favourite thing to trap

[f350ps]

Yogi, a mug only a mother could love! :) :) K

[trapman]

F350 the word love is probably not the right word, tolerate is more like it.

[Weatherby Fan]

Hey Yogi is that you ? Your Trapman ? It’s been a long time since we swung a seine needle in the net loft !

[trapman]

Weatherby fan. The pictures are of Yogi. But he’s not trap man. He’s just one of my best friends and spend the day with me on the driveway

[Weatherby Fan]

Weatherby fan. The pictures are of Yogi. But he’s not trap man. He’s just one of my best friends and spend the day with me on the driveway

I see thanks for the update, used to do some freelance Seine net loft work in Steveston so would work alongside Yogi at times as well as see him fishing.

[Moose63]

Thanks for this thread Trapman. It sure looks like fun....

Did you just start this year?

[trapman]

Moose 63 I’ve been Trapping on and off for 19 years. It can be a lot of fun and a lot of work depending on snow conditions. But it’s a great outdoor activity once hunting season is over and before spring bear starts

[trapman]

Ok slowly getting this thread up to date. So Christmas is coming and we are off to the Caribbean for 12 days, great gives the traps and snares tome to soak. Coming home I discover we have had over 3 feet of snow just after we left on the line, this means the traps will be buried and the snares will have been noneffective well I was away. The day after i'm back, my son and I head up for a couple days of digging out traps and rehanging all the snares what a pain. Like I thought every trap and snare was buried , all empty but for one snare. We had a yote come in to a bail pile and picked him up on one of the very outside snares

[trapman]

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[Moose63]

I should have known better with a handle like Trapman.

Just curious, what would be the budget figure to get started? Assuming that you've acquired a trapline (i know trapline costs can vary). Is a snowmobile a necessity?

[trapman]

I would say ATV and snowmobile are both necessary.
Atv-$5500(good used)
Snow mobile-$5500(good used) should have 2
Winter gear-$1200(snow shoes,parka,pants,boots and so on)
license, permits,insurance- $375
traps, lures, supplies -$450
Fuel per year-$3800(truck, atv, snowmobile ,chainsaw)
Cabin if needed-$ 20,000
But the time is the big one ,I spend 400 hours a year on my line. cutting trail and installing boxes and getting bait areas ready all summer long. Than 2 to 3 days on the line each week of the season, with 6-10 hours a week skinning and drying fur

[Moose63]

I would say ATV and snowmobile are both necessary.
Atv-$5500(good used)
Snow mobile-$5500(good used) should have 2
Winter gear-$1200(snow shoes,parka,pants,boots and so on)
license, permits,insurance- $375
traps, lures, supplies -$450
Fuel per year-$3800(truck, atv, snowmobile ,chainsaw)
Cabin if needed-$ 20,000
But the time is the big one ,I spend 400 hours a year on my line. cutting trail and installing boxes and getting bait areas ready all summer long. Than 2 to 3 days on the line each week of the season, with 6-10 hours a week skinning and drying fur

Thanks for this Info Trapman. On the other side of the coin what kind of income can you expect assuming an average year. I know this is not a money making venture but how long if ever can you break even?

[Drillbit]

Break even on gas on a good year.

Have sled, atv, outdoor gear anyways.


It's all about the experiences and lifestyle. That's something that is priceless.

[trapman]

Drillbit is right ,from the start I have spent somewhere around 60,000. And maybe brought in 35,000 over 14 years of trapping
But the look on my sons face when he catches his first wolf in his own snare or lynx in his own cubby is priceless and what else is there to do between nov and feb

[trapman]

Well after a hellish week last week digging everything out because of all the new snow I was hopping for a better trip up to the line. Left the house at 530 and was on the line by 8 , couple inches of new snow and the sun was out going to be a good day. There were cat tracks everywhere and at the second box I had a great tom. At the first bait pile only birds and yoties , no sign of wolves . So another 10 snares and off to the next bait pile. Half way there, i caught another nice tom lynx next to a little creek number 11 for the year. Get to the station and again no sign off wolves, must be on another area of their territory so sealed off a couple more areas and carried on. The rest of the day was pretty uneventful ,but out a few more bobcat boxes. I an trying a new style of box, they are a double ended and I hung the bait in the middle. the box is 6 inched of the snow, we will see how it works. Heading up on Tuesday with curly top hopefully show him a good day on the line

[trapman]

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[trapman]

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[trapman]

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[trapman]

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[trapman]

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[trapman]

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[whognu]

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is it just me..........or is that a duck?

in for a head first landing

just sayin'

whognu

[trapman]

Whognu not sure what you meant by headfirst landing but yes it is a duck

[whognu]

geez what do I know......I'm looking and looking at that picture trying to figure out what the hell it is you caught

d'oh, its the bait

I should quit while i'm ahead

[trapman]

There’s no such thing as a dumb question. If we learn something new every day it’s a good day

[DeepJeep]

nice pics, trapman. Keep them coming.

[trapman]

Well I had a great trip up to the trapline with curly top, great guy. We shared a lot of laughing and stories which is what the great outdoors is all about. The day started out well let’s say not on the best foot, My new snowmobile would not start so we had to double Luckily we only had 6 inches of new snow. Not much for tracks due to the snow the night before but still we are excited once we left the track. After five or six traps and the first bay pile, we had no fur but curly top never did stop smiling. We made it to the second bait station no Wolf sign anywhere but in the back corner we found a coyote hung up in the tree. We followed up the valley another few kilometres to the end of our traps and found nothing else. We ended up talking to a couple timber cruisers from Merritt looking to mark out another clear-cut. I have met these guys before and seem to really know the area and what goes on in it. I asked them if they had seen any wolf sign anywhere they replied with nothing in the area the last two weeks but they had seen some sign up on the Boston bar side of the mountains. Hopefully these are the remaining two of the pack that we are after and they’ll soon come back to my side of the line. They did tell me I have seen a much larger moose presence in the area since we have trapped the six wolves . Not sure if they’ve moved in because the wolves have moved out or they just move around a lot more when the wolves are not there to bother them. Will back to the truck and loaded up everything then we headed to the north side of the trap line. I’m one of the first boxes were checked we had a bobcat. At the bait station no wolf sign and very few coyotes Tracks well another few miles up the road I unloaded the snowmobile and headed up to the high country alone. Due to the amount of snow we wouldn’t be able to both double on the same sled . Last trap of the day I pull the links out which made it a great day. Curly top got to see three of the furbearing animals on the trap would be nice to see a couple others but that’s how trapping is

[trapman]

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[trapman]

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[trapman]

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[guest]

Thanks so much TM for the great Share with me out there. I enjoyed every minute of it!
maybe next time on the Wolves, that said am happy you put a smack down on the preds in your area. It all helps. The ungulate population will be very grateful.
My first time ever on a trap line, very interesting to say the least.
So .....if you can help a Traper out in any way you can, your helping to bring a balance back to the management of all species.
Get out and see how hard these guys are working to benefit all species.
Thanks again Trapman. I enjoyed you having me along. :mrgreen::mrgreen:

CT

[trapman]

Well another ten days or so and another trip up to the line. Had a great day with my son or should I say good luck charm. First box we had a lynx , second box we had a Erma thinking this is going t to be a great day. On the first half we had 2 lynx,3 Erma and 4 squirrels. Not to bad hoping the north side will be as productive. A 45 min drive 2 pieces of pizza and we were on the north side of the line. Again first box was a bobcat. Next was a Erma than another lynx and 2 more squirrels. Not a bad day on the line with my little buddy. We had snow, wind ,rain and sunshine what a crazy weather day http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g448/trapman604/IMG_1135_zpsunxorifz.jpg?1517975512129&1517975512756&1517975516067

[trapman]

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[trapman]

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[trapman]

Just added to the trap line arsenal, we should be able tto go any were now . Have not seen any wolf activity in 3 weeks ,hopefully they are back tthis week. We have just received permission to trap wolves on another line and 18,000 acres of ranch land http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g448/trapman604/IMG_1164_zpsx8hocjif.jpg?1517975512129&1517975512756&1517975516067

[xfactor]

what a cool machine!

[DeepJeep]

good going trap man...

[FortBoy]

trapman, pm box full....

[Getbent]

Right on...wicked thread

[trapman]

Well I guess its time to show last weeks catch on the line. Took a good friend of mine up for the day and what a great day we had the sun was shinning and the traps had some critters in them. you know the season is over when the snow finally has a bottom to it , sun is shinning and there are cat tracks everywhere. Well we did ok 4 lynx, 1 bobcat and a few smaller things. So we pulled all the traps , set some more snares and re baited the piles

[trapman]

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[trapman]

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[trapman]

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[DeepJeep]

nicely done... looking forward to more updates like this.