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Post by musher on Jan 6, 2011 6:12:08 GMT -6
Big 'un.
The beaver getting knocked out makes sense given the non-disturbance of the catch site. I wonder how often that happens.
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Post by musher on Jan 4, 2011 19:49:25 GMT -6
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see it?
Jan 4, 2011 19:05:24 GMT -6
Post by musher on Jan 4, 2011 19:05:24 GMT -6
If I was setting that trail I'd have a few snares on it.
I'm guessing that yours is just before the stump by the popular tree near the 45 degree angles one. It looks like human tracks on the left where you went in to set. Is that a whammy support wire on the right hand side of the trail on the larger popular?
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Post by musher on Jan 4, 2011 16:22:07 GMT -6
Lighting a fire when on snow is a major pain. The snow melts, the wood gets wet, you get not much heat and you get wet due to the melted snow. With the fire log much of this is avoided. The burning log becomes the stand for your cooking pot. The heat is all up and the snow isn't slushy around you. And it burns HOT.
But you need a dead tree (rarely a problem) and your chain saw. It's one of the most useful pieces of bush craft I've learned in a while.
"Right on. Peace."
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Post by musher on Jan 3, 2011 5:51:53 GMT -6
Cool 330 cubbies made into tree trunks, also. No maintenance sets that will last for years.
The one where he has just shot a moose is pretty intense. The fact that he grabs the camera, while in the boat, is surprising. TWN isn't certain where the moose is then it lifts it's head. Charlie the dog gets an earful! You really get a feel as if you are there.
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Post by musher on Jan 2, 2011 18:20:25 GMT -6
I've been watching trapping videos made by TheWildNorth on youtube. The lad knows his stuff and his videos really put you on the line with him. His line is in the NWT. His bush craft is good also. I've used his "fire log" trick a few times this week and it has 100% changed how I start a fire on snow. "Right on. Peace." www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXY3pmAkFPo
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Post by musher on Jan 2, 2011 12:04:30 GMT -6
Wouldn't you be better off tossing the poor stuff Instead of putting all that time into putting them up. $5 is $5. Might as well take it as opposed to throwing it out. I skin squirrels! Brown weasels, too.
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Post by musher on Jan 1, 2011 13:10:47 GMT -6
Does anyone know of a dealer that has CDR wolf/lion traps in stock?
Thanks.
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Post by musher on Jan 1, 2011 9:06:38 GMT -6
It's heating right now. It's very mild here today so it isn't much of a test. I'm just burning off the "new" smell. It burns very clean. You cannot even see smoke. You must squirt some diesel into the stove to get it burning properly so that's a hassle. I hate the smell of diesel and it just lingers when you get a drop on your hands. I bought the middle sized one along with the chimney/jerry can kit. The small one would have been enough but I figured why take a chance when for $100 more I could roast myself. I might also need it in a bigger building one day. When looking for a dealer I contacted Kuijjuak! The guy there was really cool. He said that they loved them up there and that the only complaint he ever got was that they were too warm in their tents. He recommended the smaller one. He also gave me a price that was $1 more than buying it from Montreal! ;D I re-phoned Montreal and he knocked a hundred off the price as well as more off the "kits." It's made in B.C.. They ARE pricey. I had wood stoves lying about and my wood is free for the cutting. But a wood stove takes up lots of room in a shed. You must also tend it more carefully (especially when it is a small one) and you cook/freeze if you don't. I also have 5 places I heat with wood already so ... Here's a web link. www.pioneerspaceheaters.com/heaters.html
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Post by musher on Dec 31, 2010 15:18:38 GMT -6
Just did a little heater installation today. I used to heat with the Martin propane heater on the right. I froze a little too much while in the skinning shed this season so I bought the diesel heater on the left. Up to 40,00 BTU's. Even though my skinning shed is uninsulated (mice/mold/crud worries), and considering that my shed it is only about 8 x 10, I might be skinning in my skivvies! I haven't tried it yet because I don't have any diesel fuel. College boy is bringing some home tonight after work.
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Post by musher on Dec 30, 2010 11:02:48 GMT -6
I thought that it looked like a hot spot on the ice. Some warmer water under the ice seeped up and melted out the spot. It could be a current, vegetation, something rotting under the water or whatever.
The critters investigated due to the new smells.
Tough to tell when you aren't there. What were the yotes marking. It looks flat?
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Post by musher on Dec 28, 2010 18:49:15 GMT -6
Hmmm - So the taxi guys want butt holes with stitches through them? I don't understand how it would give you length, either. The first PIGEC mamual was a bit of a joke. I'm hoping that this one isn't the same. The wolves I sold this year didn't get their butts looked at by the buyer. However, the feet and ears got a look over.
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Post by musher on Dec 28, 2010 15:58:59 GMT -6
thats alot of pee for a marking fox. I agree. Usually I see a couple of drops. Sure it was a fox? That pee says dog to me.
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Post by musher on Dec 28, 2010 6:26:55 GMT -6
Change the clothing and he looks like Don Cherry! (Canuck hockey fans get it.)
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Post by musher on Dec 26, 2010 22:09:34 GMT -6
Since this post is going "urine" ...
I once was setting neck snares at a bait pile for bears. My eldest daughter who was pretty young then, was with me and she had to "go wee" right now. And she did. Right beside a snare I was setting.
I remember thinking that she had just scrapped that bear trail.
Next day that snare held a bear.
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Post by musher on Dec 26, 2010 17:43:56 GMT -6
Good sized beaver!
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Post by musher on Dec 26, 2010 17:43:03 GMT -6
I'd like to know the grebe/beaver story.
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Post by musher on Dec 26, 2010 17:42:11 GMT -6
Good times are worth lots of $$.
Congrats.
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Post by musher on Dec 26, 2010 17:41:02 GMT -6
Glad you got it! ;D Weird leg position on the fisher. What's with that? It looks like it put the brakes on when it realized that it was half way through a 220.
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Post by musher on Dec 26, 2010 17:38:45 GMT -6
I've been using propane such as yourself (10500 BTU's). But I froze my fingers a couple of times too often.
I just ordered a diesel heater 10,000 to 30, 000 BTU's.
Skinning while your fingers cramp up gets old really fast.
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