Alaskan Trapping Journal

[TeacherMan]

Well guys I've decided to head up my trapping journal again this year! With that said my life has done about 180 degree turn. All I really have to say is GOD is good!!! Last Nov. I ended up getting a divorce, I can't say this was a total shock with all the ups and downs my marriage had but at the same time it was... With that said I was able to move forward and really just focused on my teaching, trapping and two little girls. Since then I met a new lady, got engaged and just remarried a couple weeks ago  I chuckle because I swore up and down Id never do it again. Well like I said God is good and its amazing being with a woman that actually loves me (and only me  ) and loves both my little girls. The only reason I'm giving a little back story is some of you know that I'm a teacher. Now I'm also a double small business owner, lol. My wife's past husband past away four years ago. They ran and owned a cabinet and granite company that she kept going after he past unexpectedly. Since then she also opened up a Lodge. So now besides teaching I'm helping run two businesses with my wife  I never thought I'd love working with someone so much. To top it off she loves the outdoors! We have been working on our trapline together since season opened the end of Sept. and have been doing pretty good on beaver! We have been trapping unit 13 and will set 14 this weekend. Alaska has been having a VERY VERY mild fall. We still have little to no snow and very little if any ice on our ponds. I hope you enjoy the journal this season I just picked up a new sled and 6x6 so I will be able to get even deeper into the back country this fall/winter. I'm now living out of town up toward Sutton so I'm smack in the middle of great territory! 

[TeacherMan]

Mostly pics off my trapline with one panorama in my backyard.

[TeacherMan]

few more pics...

[TheNoob]

The one female still looks alive.

[3nails]

 Tagging along for the year! 

[Skyvalhunter]

Good to see you back at it again Teacherman!! Nice write up and pics

[oldleclercrd]

Good to see things are looking up Chris 

[wadu1]

Good to see you back at it again Teacherman!! Nice write up and pics

Nice to see you up and running Teacher

[Houndhunter]

Ive been following your threads, this will be my first year trapping using real traps. Just a heads up you might be getting a few pm's come season . Glad to see your still getting after it 

[BOWHUNTER45]

sweet ... it that time again 

[TeacherMan]

A few more pics of some of my new trapping toys this season and some of my trapping area... The snow machine is a 600 Etec Summit with a Tundra extreme clutch plate and a ton of other extras, the 6x6 is a Polaris Ranger with 27" Mudpros and a custom cage in the bed. The truck load of traps was only my first load out to my house when I was moving  The pic of the house is what I get to wake up to every day  The mountain across the canyon is the upper part of my line, ZERO roads in the area.

[combs338]

Awesome. Thanks for taking us along again this season. 

[hardkorrhunter]

Awesome but I gotta say I might be a bit on the jealous side!!! I look forward to following your adventures this year.

[woodywsu]

Awesome, I've been waiting for this post. Been thinking about starting a post similiar to this for Washington Trapping.

[TeacherMan]

One problem I've been having on my line this season are bears. With it being so warm the water in my area hasn't frozen and there are tons of dead salmon. Had a curious 6' blacky at 10yds on my last check just watching me walk down the river system floating/towing a couple beaver behind me. I wasn't sure if I was going to have to use my pistol. I really don't have a need for another black bear rug otherwise his late season hide would have been nice. There meat this time of year along the rivers is pretty much inedible due to all the fish.