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Screw On Beaver Bait Trigger

Posted on February 2, 2012 by gordy

I use a lot of bait triggers with a nice piece of aspen screwed onto the trigger. I’ve experimented with different ways of screwing the bait on and although every way has been successful  I’ve found that a large piece … Continue reading →

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Sunset

Posted on December 21, 2011 by gordy

The days are getting about as short as they can up here now. The sun comes up but it doesn’t get very high. It circles on the horizon and then in less than seven hours drops like a stone. If … Continue reading →

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An Easy Tea Pail

Posted on December 21, 2011 by gordy

I never used to stop for anything and most days I still don’t stop to eat or have a drink. But on some days a little break and a hot drink can make a big difference. I seldom bring a … Continue reading →

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A Hard Way to Make a Living

Posted on December 21, 2011 by gordy

This week the temperatures have hovered between -16 and -20. The water is deep here and warm and the ice is still really thin especially around the houses. To make my management goals this season I have to go hard. … Continue reading →

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Coyote at Beaver Trap

Posted on December 21, 2011 by gordy

This coyote isn’t bothered by the chain holding my beaver trap. In fact he wandered along for about four miles and closely checked out nearly every set that I had under the ice.          

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Beaver Under Ice

Posted on December 21, 2011 by gordy

Four Sauvageau 2011-12 body grips under the ice and baited with large pieces of poplar. Generally speaking I always put four traps to a house. I don’t like fooling around or loving things to death. I move in and take … Continue reading →

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Robert Stitt 2010/2011 Trapline Journal

Posted on October 10, 2011 by gordy

During the 2010/2011 trapping season I was able to spend three uninterrupted months on my newly acquired trap-line. It is located in a very remote part of the SE Yukon, and is only accessible by helicopter. No trapping had occurred … Continue reading →

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Moment of Terror by Robert Stitt

Posted on September 29, 2011 by gordy

It is often the case that our moments of greatest fear occur without warning then pass within seconds to leave us shaking our heads in wonder at how we survived the ordeal. I had this experience last October while on … Continue reading →

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Unwelcome Visitors by Robert Stitt

Posted on September 24, 2011 by gordy

Sept. 23 – It has been seven days now since arriving at my recently acquired trap line in a remote area of the southeast Yukon. So far, all has gone well and I have accomplished a great deal. At approximately 8 p.m., … Continue reading →

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First Coyote by AJ Callbeck

Posted on March 14, 2011 by gordy

It was shortly after I had taken the trapping course and I was already out setting coyote snares. I only had about a half dozen snares to my name at the time but I figured they weren’t gunna catch anything lying on the desk in my room. I’d only ever seen a few snares set during the trapping course and I was trying to remember just how it was done. Continue reading →

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