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Title: 2023 marten line
Post by: JakeLand on January 11, 2023, 04:36:41 AM
This year Kinda got a late start but here we go
I got 12 boxes out in a new area on Saturday and figure I’ll extend the line every weekend and just check during the week , heading back down after setting the last and low and behold my first box had a juvenile male in it after about 7 hours of being set ! Fast forward to Tuesday night check and pulled 2 more off the line
Title: Re: 2023 marten line
Post by: JakeLand on January 11, 2023, 04:38:21 AM
The big old grey specked male
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Post by: 3nails on January 11, 2023, 05:53:28 AM
 Nice work!
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Post by: greenhead_killer on January 11, 2023, 06:58:57 AM
That’s awesome! Nice work!
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Post by: Trapper John on January 11, 2023, 11:22:30 AM

Good Job young man.  Two thumbs up  :tup: :tup:
JC   :hello:


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Post by: pianoman9701 on January 11, 2023, 11:26:23 AM
Wow, beautiful animals.  :tup:
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Post by: redi on January 11, 2023, 12:31:47 PM
Awesome Jake. Keep it up
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Post by: Mustelidae on January 11, 2023, 03:28:09 PM
Good job :tup:
Thank you for posting. I look forward to seeing pics from your line every year.
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Post by: Birdguy on January 11, 2023, 07:59:58 PM
That is great! Certainly some cool looking critters as well. Like the in the field photos too! :tup:
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Post by: RB on January 11, 2023, 11:15:38 PM
Nice!
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Post by: Machias on January 12, 2023, 01:41:21 PM
Awesome!!!  Be safe up there!!
Title: Re: 2023 marten line
Post by: JakeLand on January 17, 2023, 09:26:30 PM
Weird weather for sure thought I would of had some more then what I caught but that’s the way it goes ended with 2 males
Title: Re: 2023 marten line
Post by: redi on January 18, 2023, 04:50:13 AM
Nice work
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Post by: Machias on January 18, 2023, 08:42:58 AM
Awesome!!
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Post by: JakeLand on January 18, 2023, 12:27:09 PM
Awesome!!
Fred you trapping this year ?
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Post by: Machias on January 18, 2023, 12:34:02 PM
Awesome!!
Fred you trapping this year ?

Nope, I can barely walk at all and bending over or kneeling down is out of the question.  Trapping and most hunting is out until I get the knees replaced.  Hopefully this summer.
Title: Re: 2023 marten line
Post by: Birdgetter on January 18, 2023, 02:01:42 PM
Awesome! Marten trapping is a lot of work. Looking forward to following along this year.
Title: Re: 2023 marten line
Post by: JakeLand on January 18, 2023, 02:34:40 PM
Awesome!!
Fred you trapping this year ?

Nope, I can barely walk at all and bending over or kneeling down is out of the question.  Trapping and most hunting is out until I get the knees replaced.  Hopefully this summer.
dang hoping the best for ya and a quick turnaround for next season
Title: Re: 2023 marten line
Post by: JakeLand on January 18, 2023, 02:37:20 PM
Awesome! Marten trapping is a lot of work. Looking forward to following along this year.
how you guys doing this year ? You put up great numbers last year !
Title: Re: 2023 marten line
Post by: JakeLand on January 19, 2023, 06:18:13 PM
A Wolverine is wandering around my line 😡
My foot prints are on the right side
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Post by: Boss .300 winmag on January 19, 2023, 06:27:45 PM
A Wolverine is wandering around my line 😡
My foot prints are on the right side

Love the tail swipe in the snow.

I ran across tracks in the snow in the early 90’s while snowshoeing up boulder creek in the Northcascades long before they were getting any press.

A guy I served with in the Navy saw two fighting one summer on the trail that goes around Baker lakes south side before my tack sighting.
Title: Re: 2023 marten line
Post by: idaho guy on January 19, 2023, 07:18:43 PM
Nice job so far 👍 I like following this thread thanks for posting. Hopefully That’s my next addition to the trap line marten just a lot further than my regular spots
Title: Re: 2023 marten line
Post by: Cylvertip on January 21, 2023, 09:53:40 AM
A Wolverine is wandering around my line 😡
My foot prints are on the right side

" We're gonna need a bigger boat"
Title: Re: 2023 marten line
Post by: JakeLand on January 21, 2023, 06:08:22 PM
Well ran the line and only picked up one small one but got out 8 more running pole setups out and found where a Fisher is running so there’s another obstacle to battle
Title: Re: 2023 marten line
Post by: JakeLand on January 28, 2023, 04:58:31 PM
Well I should of had 12 marten but 6 boxes ended up being frozen rock solid and the traps unsprung and pulled outta the box and all the bait eaten and marten tracks all over but ended up with 6 today
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Post by: JakeLand on January 28, 2023, 06:10:16 PM
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Post by: redi on January 28, 2023, 06:15:02 PM
Nice work
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Post by: Machias on January 31, 2023, 08:59:35 AM
Awesome!!
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Post by: JakeLand on January 31, 2023, 11:16:27 PM
Got 4 more tonight
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Post by: JakeLand on January 31, 2023, 11:17:15 PM
Other 2
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Post by: JakeLand on January 31, 2023, 11:18:00 PM
Group photo
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Post by: redi on February 01, 2023, 04:41:00 AM
Stacking them up. Nice
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Post by: Machias on February 01, 2023, 08:53:20 AM
Great job!!
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Post by: JakeLand on February 05, 2023, 04:22:05 PM
Caught 5 today but a Fischer decided to snack on 2 of them as in left me a head and tail of them 😡
He’s the 3 leftovers
Title: Re: 2023 marten line
Post by: Birdgetter on February 06, 2023, 08:26:11 AM
Awesome! Marten trapping is a lot of work. Looking forward to following along this year.
how you guys doing this year ? You put up great numbers last year !
Well I’m done with the marten for the year. I trapped them for a few weeks and ended with 8. My buddy is still trapping them and is at 19. I think he’s going to pull traps this weekend. You’re having a great season!
Title: Re: 2023 marten line
Post by: JakeLand on February 16, 2023, 10:56:17 PM
2 more
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Post by: JakeLand on February 18, 2023, 06:53:16 PM
One more today plus a bobcat ate all but the head of another😡
Started doing a new box setup in the big trees where there’s not many pecker poles for sets
Title: Re: 2023 marten line
Post by: JakeLand on February 18, 2023, 06:54:19 PM
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Post by: Boss .300 winmag on February 18, 2023, 06:57:29 PM
What percentage do you loose to predators?
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Post by: JakeLand on February 18, 2023, 07:49:23 PM
Bad year this year with cats and Fischer … I’ve got 28 in the fur shed and after today that makes 7 have been taken by the *censored*s
Title: Re: 2023 marten line
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on February 18, 2023, 07:57:17 PM
Bad year this year with cats and Fischer … I’ve got 28 in the fur shed and after today that makes 7 have been taken by the *censored*s

Not great, but not terrible.
Title: Re: 2023 marten line
Post by: Alchase on February 18, 2023, 10:17:39 PM
Forgive my ignorance about martins. My only knowledge has come from watching those Alaskan trapping shows. Most of the martins they show are black or almost black with a little white. All of those shown in this thread are reddish? Is that a regional difference in color?
Title: Re: 2023 marten line
Post by: JakeLand on February 19, 2023, 04:58:13 AM
Marten in the norther territories are bigger and darker for sure kinda of a dark chocolate. Here we have pacific marten which are typically a little smaller but I’ve caught them light and dark and some have white chests but most have the peach throat patches
Title: Re: 2023 marten line
Post by: Alchase on February 19, 2023, 08:24:33 PM
Marten in the norther territories are bigger and darker for sure kinda of a dark chocolate. Here we have pacific marten which are typically a little smaller but I’ve caught them light and dark and some have white chests but most have the peach throat patches

Thank you Jakeland

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