2014-15 Alaskan Trapping Journal

[TeacherMan]

Few more sets out today! Here kitty kitty! Few marten sets as well.

[jasnt]

Wow that's huge!  Biggest I've heard of taken over here was 42". I thought that was big. Was that taken near his place?

[TeacherMan]

Wow that's huge!  Biggest I've heard of taken over here was 42". I thought that was big. Was that taken near his place?

No, pass between west side and east side. Couple hundred miles from his place.

[Da stump]

Nope, it was on the wet side

[Da stump]

  Teach and I replied at the same time.

[jasnt]

I guess the 42" cat taken up by deer lake is still the biggest I've heard of from this area.   wish I could have seen it in person. 

[jasnt]

Da stump. Pm sent

[TeacherMan]

Couple more pics from today. Remade a set that I put out the first week. Snare cubby. Been thinking about it and once you add bait to a set animals go on full alert and don't barge in with the gusto I like them to on a snare. My best snare sets are blind trail sets. Still left two side entrances to the bait snared but opened up the front. Other is a new dirt hole in that same area. It's just off the trail at a spot three trails meet!

[carpsniperg2]

Man that is a DANDY cat.

[jackmaster]

that lynx is so cool, i think bobcats, lynx and wolverines are the coolest looking critters out there... hard part will be finding a taxi that can get a cats face to look like a cats face ... all though there are a couple guys on this very site that seem to nail it everytime they do a cat, it is rare in taxi work imho... keep the pics flowin teacheman

[TeacherMan]

Checked a set tonight and found a squirrel in a #3 Northwoods frozen stiff lol. Took him out reset the trap and shoved him in the dirt hole. Cool looking set now!

[TeacherMan]

Fun, but tense night on my cat line. Finally snowing pretty heavy today. No cats or marten. Had a marten eat a bird out of a trap. Reset the trap should pick him up soon. His tracks looked like they went into a stump about 15' away lol. Put all my baits in boxes now since it's snowing.

As I was cleaning the snow out of my cubby I had a pack of wolves start howling just down the ravine from me. Guessing since I was near a stream and that muffles noise they must been within 250-300 yds.

I put 4 snares on the main trail. When I head up next time I'll put in a couple 750s or #9s on scent posts. Always makes you watch your back little more when you know there right there

[pips4bucks]

Hey Teach...

I work with a trapper who lives in Fairbanks.  He's starting to use a piece of #9 wire to hang his bait in front of his marten sets.  He says it keeps him from catching birds.  I don't think he uses boxes either, but I'm not positive about that.  He primarily targets marten.  It's fun talking with him. 

Just a tip I learned that I thought you might find helpful.

[TeacherMan]

Hey Teach...

I work with a trapper who lives in Fairbanks.  He's starting to use a piece of #9 wire to hang his bait in front of his marten sets.  He says it keeps him from catching birds.  I don't think he uses boxes either, but I'm not positive about that.  He primarily targets marten.  It's fun talking with him. 

Just a tip I learned that I thought you might find helpful.

Great idea! I'll give it a shot. Not a lot of marten in my area but love catching them. Only issue I can see is a magpie could clean my baits out really quick lol.

[TeacherMan]

Few pics from today. Had a heavy freeze and snow. My footholds were iced in. Had a fox tap dance on one of them. Then go down a trail I figured for sure Id pick him up on and one of my snares was knocked over the other had an eaten bunny in it. Added a scent post/bait pile with what was left of the rabbit and reset snares. Next time!