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Title: trapping in Alaska with pics
Post by: TeacherMan on December 28, 2010, 07:45:54 PM: Well its been a while since I posted anything on the forum, I guess I will start with I miss Washington :chuckle: I bought my trapping/hunting licence when I got to AK so I would have something to do this fall and I have been staying busy. I really have had fun putting some fur up, mostly fox, with a few marten. I put a line out last week that I will be able to leave out for one more week before I pull it, It's total focus is lynx and wolverine with marten as bi catch. I'm trapping in the Cantwell area for those of you that know AK. There is a descent amount of fur in that area, tons of moose (seeing 20-40 a day) this time of year and tons of other people that trap, you can get a trapping licence over the counter in AK.

Anyway the pics that I'm putting on are mostly of sets, a couple animals but I don't take my camera much in the field because the -20 plus weather drains by batteries really quick. The traps that I have been using are 120 conibears, #4 Northwoods coils, #650 MB, and 280 conibears, plus a few snares. It has been an experience trapping in such cold and deep snow, I have to use my snowshoes or I sink up to my neck, no joke. I shot a bunch of grouse last week (15 out of one tree! :chuckle:) and stepped off the road to get them and was almost over my head. I do have to say that was the best grouse shooting I've ever seen or had. the limit is 15 or 30 depending on your location.

Under each one of my leaning poles I have a #4 or 650. I also put cubbies next to a lot of my leaning poles. just so you know exposed bait in AK is legal.
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Post by: TeacherMan on December 28, 2010, 07:48:29 PM: One of the pics I found of a couple weeks ago, I pulled a couple nice fox off of a cubbie and a lynx urine scent post. The pair was 100yds apart!
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Post by: ser300wsm on December 28, 2010, 07:53:10 PM: Looks like an awesome time up there for sure.... Stay warm.... :brew: :fire.:
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Post by: TeacherMan on December 28, 2010, 07:57:32 PM: The best attractor ever for lynx, I hope! Its a feather boa that you buy in the little girls section of the toy aisle at Walmart. I put them 20yds away from my sets out in the most open spot I can up about 8-10' in a willow so they are really visible. Curiosity hopefully will kill the cat this week.

You can see the marten box behind on the big spruce, it has a MB650 as well under the box with a snowshoe in a root hole behind it, plus some beaver castor and grouse feathers.
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Post by: TeacherMan on December 28, 2010, 07:59:16 PM: The boa's are about 3' long, pink feathers, and have tinsel in them :chuckle: My daughters got mad that I was using them on my trap line.
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Post by: KLRKeith on December 28, 2010, 08:13:31 PM: Nice sets TM. I was in Salcha from 92-04 and loved trapping every year. I still have about 100 snares and one #9 Wolf trap... Can't seem to part with it. Maybe move to Idaho one year and start up again. I shot two nice wolves in 97 in the Cantwell area. They were feeding on a caribou and you could've washed off the chunks of meat in their stomachs and put it in a slow cooker they were the 2lb chunks for sure!
Enjoy your time up there.
keith
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Post by: Kain on December 28, 2010, 08:15:03 PM: THE DREAM LIFE.
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Post by: 220hunter on December 28, 2010, 08:19:59 PM: Quote from: Kain on December 28, 2010, 08:15:03 PM
THE DREAM LIFE.

:yeah:
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Post by: TeacherMan on December 28, 2010, 10:02:37 PM: You guys have it pretty good in WA, the hunting is better hands down, that is unless you have $1,000's to spend on transportation to hunt in AK. The problem with it up in my area is EVERYONE!!! hunts, fishes and traps. Not complaining, you just have to work at it a lot harder.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on December 28, 2010, 10:11:52 PM: Very nice! thanks for sharing!
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Post by: TeacherMan on December 28, 2010, 10:13:26 PM: Like I said you can trap over or in this case under an open bait in AK. I have 5 wolf traps, all #5 Bridger's under the hanging wolf hide, next to the lynx carcase, and then over to the side next to a hanging grouse wing. Its like a giant playground for wolves.

This open water is in an area that has been -20 for weeks but for some reason hasn't frozen, the animals are flocking to it. I have a 330 in the main channel.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on December 28, 2010, 10:37:24 PM: Can't wait to see some wolf pics!
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Post by: TeacherMan on December 28, 2010, 10:45:58 PM: Quote from: carpsniperg2 on December 28, 2010, 10:37:24 PM
Can't wait to see some wolf pics!

Like I said this is my first year after wolves, I have a buddy that has got a couple this season but he is interior. I would love to get a couple, they are going around $700 this year, a person could make some good money if they got into a couple packs. A buddy of mine got a wolverine last year and sold it, he skinned it out so it would be mounted and got $900! It was a nice 52 pound male, a giant in the wolverine world.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed but not worried if I don't get one, just being out is the fun part!
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on December 28, 2010, 10:55:46 PM: Good luck! Hope you get into them.
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Post by: Stomper on December 29, 2010, 12:57:28 PM: Wow! What the hell am I doing still here in WASHington?Oh ya drooling over pics on the net! :bash: :bash:
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Post by: GoldTip on December 29, 2010, 01:14:01 PM: Hey Teach, good looking set's there, you in past the Gracious house from Cantwell where your trapping?
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Post by: dirty24d on December 29, 2010, 01:42:06 PM: great pics thanks for sharing i would love to do trapping like that one day to me it seems like a lengthy chess match with the target.!! love it!
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Post by: Gringo31 on December 29, 2010, 04:14:03 PM: Keep this thread going! Love it!
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Post by: rasbo on December 29, 2010, 05:59:36 PM: love the alaska and canada traplines.Im jealous
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Post by: Machias on December 29, 2010, 08:17:09 PM: Great photos, thanks for sharing. Soo jealous!!
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Post by: saylean on December 29, 2010, 08:54:35 PM: Knarly! You be careful up there man! thanks for postin!
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Post by: bullchaser on December 29, 2010, 09:06:29 PM: Looks like fun keep it up.
Title: Re: trapping in Alaska with pics
Post by: TeacherMan on January 01, 2011, 10:45:08 AM: Out on my line yesterday, I had to dig my sets out so they could be active again. We got about 30" snow in 24 hours and hold around 28 degrees, way to warm. 150 miles south its 42 degrees. Got my jeep good and stuck at one point, there are 33" on it and snow was coming up onto the hood at one point, and that was just on the flats. I saw a moose in a ditch that was only visible by its head. the snow was over her back. Looked like she was swimming.
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Post by: SirSpencer on January 01, 2011, 11:01:47 AM: That is a lot of snow! Sure looks like fun though, keep the photos coming!
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Post by: TeacherMan on April 14, 2011, 05:03:49 PM: Got a nice lynx back today from the tannery I will have to get a pic uploaded!
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Post by: TeacherMan on April 14, 2011, 07:30:49 PM: Quote from: TeacherMan on April 14, 2011, 05:03:49 PM
Got a nice lynx back today from the tannery I will have to get a pic uploaded!

I dropped her off at my classroom tonight to see if my students notice her tomorrow. I skinned a couple muskrats out today in Anatomy, kids thought that was cool.
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Post by: Machias on April 14, 2011, 08:37:24 PM: Very nice, I have a few furs at the tannery, can't wait to get back. Thanks for sharing the photos!
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Post by: TeacherMan on April 14, 2011, 08:54:58 PM: notice all the little shark jaws (dogfish) on the antlers. They remove the jaw after dissection :chuckle:
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Post by: PlateauNDN on April 14, 2011, 09:30:24 PM: Great pics and good luck! That would be a blast!
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Post by: ORCA_SIX on April 15, 2011, 12:30:30 AM: Very cool. Not a lot of trappers anymore.
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Post by: TeacherMan on April 15, 2011, 05:24:41 PM: Just the oposite in AK, everyone traps, to many people! :chuckle: All my buddies are heading out this weekend to chase grizzlies coming out of their dens, can't go my wife has to work so I'm watching little ones :dunno:
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Post by: saylean on April 23, 2011, 08:05:00 PM: My gramps used to run a trap line in South Dakota after beaver etc....i'd love to learn more bout it...thanks for posting..trapping is awesome! That snow looks tough!
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Post by: bucklucky on April 23, 2011, 08:17:01 PM: Awesome Teach!!
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Post by: bearpaw on April 23, 2011, 08:27:05 PM: great thread teach, keep us posted...
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Post by: Special T on April 23, 2011, 08:46:46 PM: I think your statement about needing thousands is interesting to get to real good hunting.. Kinda makes a trip more reasonable if you are saying it and you live up there. :twocents: Cool pics keep em coming!
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Post by: oldleclercrd on April 23, 2011, 09:49:15 PM: Very interesting!
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Post by: bucklucky on April 23, 2011, 10:38:43 PM: So when can I put in my order for 1 Lynx super sized with a side of wolverine , and a Black wolf pie :chuckle:
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Post by: bearpaw on April 23, 2011, 10:41:29 PM: Quote from: bucklucky on April 23, 2011, 10:38:43 PM
So when can I put in my order for 1 Lynx super sized with a side of wolverine , and a Black wolf pie :chuckle:

:yeah: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: trapping in Alaska with pics
Post by: TeacherMan on April 26, 2011, 10:10:35 PM: Quote from: bucklucky on April 23, 2011, 10:38:43 PM
So when can I put in my order for 1 Lynx super sized with a side of wolverine , and a Black wolf pie :chuckle:

Next season my goal is 25 plus lynx and in the process marten, fox and maybe a wolverine or wolf. I think if I'm able to meet that I will be more than willing to send you some nice taxidermy quality skinned hides for taxidermy credit if your up for up :tup:
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Post by: bucklucky on April 27, 2011, 07:46:39 AM: Quote from: TeacherMan on April 26, 2011, 10:10:35 PM
Quote from: bucklucky on April 23, 2011, 10:38:43 PM
So when can I put in my order for 1 Lynx super sized with a side of wolverine , and a Black wolf pie :chuckle:

Next season my goal is 25 plus lynx and in the process marten, fox and maybe a wolverine or wolf. I think if I'm able to meet that I will be more than willing to send you some nice taxidermy quality skinned hides for taxidermy credit if your up for up :tup:

Most definately !
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 27, 2011, 08:15:44 AM: Teacherman .. nice pictures ... I sure miss trapping as a kid ... growing up in Pennsylvania I would run about 100 traps ... most of my trapping was for coon- muskrat- red fox - and alot of grey fox ...I actually bought all my trapping supplies out to Washington to find out trapping was illegal .... Total disapointment .... welcome to Washington ......
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Post by: TeacherMan on April 27, 2011, 06:27:34 PM: Got a couple more furs back. Female mink and a male marten. I have just been putting them up in my classroom, starting to look good. :chuckle:
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Post by: bucklucky on April 27, 2011, 08:21:41 PM: Sweet man.
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Post by: oldleclercrd on April 28, 2011, 08:02:17 PM: Very cool!