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Good to see you back at it again Teacherman!! Nice write up and picsNice to see you up and running Teacher
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Awesome, love this topic and photos every year! Congrats on the new addition to the family! Glad to hear you are a happy man!
I couldn't be more excited about the snow machine and 6x6 also Machias! I'm just kidding, lol. My wife is amazing!!!
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Thanks so much for starting this again teacherman. I love your threads on trapping! Great to see your life is going better all the way around!
Post by: pips4bucks on November 18, 2013, 09:24:00 PM
Tagging along for the ride!
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Glad that you got your life back. Are you doing any good on wolves?
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Red fox $120
Silver fox $250
Cross fox $165
Beaver $75-100
Lynx $250-400
Wolverine $400-600
Wolves $400-1,000
Otter - $100-150
Mink - $30-50
Marten - $150
Ermine - $15
These prices are tanned (Moyles). I trade firearms also 😉
Post by: TeacherMan on December 10, 2013, 11:51:22 PM
Post by: 6.8mmARHunter on December 11, 2013, 12:43:21 AM
You are a very lucky man. You have your kids, and a woman that appreciates you. And you're trapping in Alaska. Way to make it happen...
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Post by: TeacherMan on December 11, 2013, 11:08:30 AM
You left Muskrat off the list :chuckle:
Put 300 up last season but they just go straight to market 😉
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Set a few more sets and keep praying for more snow.
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Next time you talk to Brad ask him how much for one of those Kodiak foxes. Thanks!!
I will do that. They are usually around $150 for Reds and silvers are $250. But I'll ask him, I know most are sold on Taxi.net and sell as fast as he can list them.
Post by: Machias on December 19, 2013, 07:31:44 PM
Post by: TeacherMan on December 19, 2013, 09:46:28 PM
Beautiful addition to a collection. Those are dried prices not tanned 😉
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And congrats on life's new adventure. Sounds like you found yourself a great one to boot.
Post by: TeacherMan on December 26, 2013, 04:30:07 PM
that lynx and wolverine are just flat awesome :tup: looks a bit cold thats for sure, how long will you useally stay out on a line when its that cold? do you run one line a day or are they set up on like a two or 3 day rotation? looks like fun but i know its alot of work. how many hours a day do you have to put up fur?
I'm running three lines right now as of yesterday it was two just got a great area today. I'm going to pull most of my other two except the bust pile and focus only new one, a lot more sign!!! Lynx and fox. I only check my lines once a week usually no legal check time in AK and it's cold!!! Animals are little bricks when I get them. I use 99% snares or conibears. Most of my sets are snare pens, I'll put a pic of one below. I stay outside all day if it's above -20. When it gets below the to actually wear a coat and stay out no more than 2-3 hrs. As for fur prep I have a young kid at my school that I pay to skin. He grew up in the bush and is better and faster than me! Here are a few pics from today's line.
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Post by: Special T on January 06, 2014, 02:32:57 PM
Post by: TeacherMan on January 06, 2014, 07:01:59 PM
On the trails that you don't use your snow machine do you pust pull a kids/cargo sled to pack the snow down?
All my traps are in a backpack. I pull a frozen beaver carcass lol. Breaks down all my tracks and lays a scent trail. Helps keep animals on my trail long enough to get them in a snare 😉
Post by: jackmaster on January 07, 2014, 06:44:58 AM
Post by: TeacherMan on January 07, 2014, 12:21:50 PM
teacherman are there any blacktail where you live? do you hunt anything besides what you trap?
No blacktail in my area. Only moose, black and brown bear and wolves. If I travel a couple hrs north I can get into caribou as a resident I can hunt them. To get into blacktail I have to fly out into PWS or head to Kodiak. Or head way south!
I do hunt but the hunting in AK for the normal joe is not the best. Everyone has the toys to do it! I've got a new 6x6 all decked out this year and I can get 60 miles back into wild country and still run into guys all day. YOU NEED A PLANE!
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I thought the way it worked was, you do the trappn and the runnin of the line, and the wife and kids put up the fur while you watch football and have a few soda pops :tup: :chuckle: :chuckle:
that me nice, lol. I actually have a skinner but when I get a big push of fur I have to get my hands dirty :chuckle:
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Post by: TeacherMan on January 10, 2014, 07:16:56 PM
How did he get that bare spot on his side
Not a bare spot just chunk of snow. After I shot him I went back in and ate breakfast and he started to freeze to the snow lol. He was just in my driveway. The dogs started barking so I went outside to see what was up and he was trotting up the driveway quick shot with the .22 mag next to the door and I was back to getting ready for work.
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Post by: TeacherMan on January 12, 2014, 12:34:16 AM
Is that unusual in Anchorage at the mall? (wearing flannel and packing a gun)
No the mall looks like your typical city atmosphere. Bunch punks with saggy pants and flat billed hats. I didn't see anyone else today in flannel, one other set of Carharts lol...
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Post by: TeacherMan on January 15, 2014, 02:59:58 PM
Have you ever been too Wild West gun shop? :dunno: Its fun to watch the shop drama.
Drive past it all the time in South Anchorage but never stopped in. Shows like that kill me hard to watch, lol. Plus the one I watched they hunted the buffalo farm outside delta junction little ridiculous. In Alaska and they have to go to a high fence farm :chuckle:
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Have you ever been too Wild West gun shop? :dunno: Its fun to watch the shop drama.
Drive past it all the time in South Anchorage but never stopped in. Shows like that kill me hard to watch, lol. Plus the one I watched they hunted the buffalo farm outside delta junction little ridiculous. In Alaska and they have to go to a high fence farm :chuckle:
Man I thought that buffalo hunt looked funny, now I know why.
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Post by: TeacherMan on January 23, 2014, 08:40:14 AM
Why does hay attract animals? how/why is it used?
It has a HUGE visual apeal because of the color but it also covers scent extremely well. I like it in crappy weather also because it help keep the trap out of mud and creates a nice bed. There is a muskrat down in the hole I created in it. I also put a shot of pee on the tree behind it ;)
Post by: jackmaster on January 23, 2014, 12:30:10 PM
Post by: TeacherMan on January 23, 2014, 12:53:42 PM
cool lookin fox teacherman, have you got a total of all your fur yet, like how many of each species?
Once I get everything skinned up and out of the freezer ready for auction I'll let you know :chuckle: I'm not sure at this point, I just keep catching and handing them to my skinner :o :chuckle:
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Not sure if I've ever given a web address to our lodge, check it out: alaskadreamslodge.com
Good luck and be safe on your lines!
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Post by: TeacherMan on February 25, 2014, 09:27:27 AM
did you and the family find a place down here yet teacherman? hope the spring goes well for ya, as always its pretty cool following your threads :tup: maybe someday we will have a population of lynx good enough here in warshington :chuckle: to hunt them, YEAH, RIGHT, well a guy can dream, right? :chuckle:
We are going to stay in AK at for one more season :chuckle: we cant seem to break away and I got my caibou permit in the mail another reason to stay lol... Looking forward to a good spring bear season up here so I'll keep the thread up and running still for a while. I've been trapping still but haven't been keeping my journal very up to date :'( :P I picked up a nice red this last weekend and another one that a coyote decided looked like a good snack... lnothing but feet and a head left so I reset and hopefully will pick up the yote on a return snack visit.
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Post by: TeacherMan on March 04, 2014, 10:28:27 PM
I sent you a pm. Reed
Reed been super busy don't think I got your PM? I'm pretty much done for the general season at this point I'm waiting for watervtobopen ion of and and that shouldn't be long.
Saylean, thanks it's been a lot of fun. If we stay in AK we are going to expand the lodge business out. I've been looking at lodges on the Kenai. My wife has a very good granite, flooring, cabinet business we have been thinking of putting on the market. She started it in '95 and is just ready for a change. She loves the outdoors and hospitality industry so lodges fit well.
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Post by: TeacherMan on April 03, 2014, 03:47:04 PM
teacheman, you guys look to be having a little to much fun up there in alaska, shame on you!!!!! :tup: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
your not supposed to zoom in on the pic :chuckle: no bears that day... lots of ptarmigan and fox.
Post by: big wood on April 03, 2014, 06:19:15 PM
Post by: jackmaster on April 03, 2014, 08:23:24 PM
lets see your end of the line pic. what was the totals of your catch:yeah: :yeah:cant wait
Post by: TeacherMan on April 03, 2014, 10:14:54 PM
lets see your end of the line pic. what was the totals of your catch:yeah: :yeah:cant wait
Okay guys well I ended up with 3 lynx, 11 fox, 2 wolverine, 1 wolf, 15 beaver, 5 weasels muskrat still going and 13 otter.
Not a great season on any standards but it was a very bad snow yr. I'll get it all together for a pic.
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Post by: jackmaster on April 04, 2014, 10:25:44 AM
nice job. cant wait to see pichey bigwood my cabin is ready for you to come and frame it up...... you gotta swing by dude
Post by: big wood on April 04, 2014, 01:02:08 PM