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Post by northof50 on Feb 5, 2013 13:52:14 GMT -6
with those dark colours I would put another 20 on your averages of those marten, judging what was happening in the Thompson fur table. this year.
two week and we will know for sure
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Post by TrapperRon on Feb 15, 2013 12:18:41 GMT -6
We were out pulling our lynx and marten sets the other day (end of season) We stopped to check the otter sets and as my buddies Ryan and Minette pulled out ahead of me I heard a strange noise. Just down the trail I picked up a few spare parts including a rear wheel. I caught up to them at our wolf snare station. Min was riding my old 97 Tundra. A great old machine with probably less than 1500 Kms on it. One of the rear wheels was missing on the Tundra. So we left the sled there and doubled up on my machine for the rest of the trip. When we returned Ryan got on the Tundra and started limping it down the trail for about 2 Kms. We made it just about onto the main road (unplowed but good trail). The whole back wheel assembly had moved sideways and jammed the track. We man handled it onto the main road. So this is what we did. First we removed the skies and put them back on backwards. Unhooked his sleigh and hooked it behind my sled. Next we lifted the back end of the sled up onto the top of the rack on Ryan's machine and tied it on snugly. Way he went down the trail non stop til we reached the trucks.   The only problem was that we should have secured the skies so they solid, not able to turn. Every time the skies it a rut they wanted to turn. Subsequently it sort of had Ryan's sled wanting to do tricks on the trail with a mind of its own. Hope there is not a "next time" that we have to improve on this. Sent the pictures to our son who flies helicopter recovery of sled in the mountains with a long line. His comments were not to publish those pictures in the North Thompson.  |
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Post by northof50 on Feb 17, 2013 12:02:40 GMT -6
So how do you propose to tie up the ski's to not move about ?
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Post by TrapperRon on Feb 19, 2013 22:13:50 GMT -6
So how do you propose to tie up the ski's to not move about ? Put the skies straight and wire tightly to a hole at the edge of the running board. Same for both sides and then they can not move. \Hope I do not have to try it again.  |
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