I've always loved gettin' out, especially well before sunup, with a thermos, some sammiches, or mebbe a small pan, stove and some breakfast, pick up Jim, or Bill, and head out fer "coyote huntin'", though mostly it was just drivin' slow an' quiet, talkin', solvin' all the world's problems, mebbe even gettin' a shot or two in at a 'yote or bobcat, but that wasn't always the point. Sometimes, I'd surprise myself, and I'd happen onto a ridge just as the sun was breakin' over, an the 'Ol Man would show me what he'd done with the landscape overnight. Mebbe why I enjoy my place here so much. I look to the east, an I see a yella at the bottom, with a layer of pink, while the early mornin' sky is still that cobalt blue, then the details of the buttes on the desert start to come up. I turn round as the first blindin' rays overwhelm, look to the nrth an west toward the Big Lost Range, the Pioneers, sometimes the Sawtooths, or dependin', even the Tetons. I love the quiet and solitude of the fog in timber, and on the rollin sagebrush hills. I have been knowed to stop in awe, watchin clouds roll over and down mountains like waterfalls. Man thinks he's artistic! I spose so, but he dont hold a candle to the 'Ol Man!
AMEN!! You nailed it! There's much more to hunting or trapping than hunting or trapping! Much, much more! We could do it without hunting or trapping, but we probably wouldn't. It's the excuse to go that hunting or trapping gives us we like so much.
I think it’s a good thing that you pulled your traps, since you weren’t seeing any tracks. Hopefully you can put them somewhere else that will be more promising.
I hope so. It always makes you question if it's the thing to do or not, but I think the pack I was after is gone. I'll keep trying other places though.
Good Morning! I've never found an easy way. I really wish someone would have one to show me. Yeah, it's hard to give up, but I think I'm wasting time and money there. I hope you have a great weekend too!
I feel ya brother. I'm over the divide from you a ways and I've been checking empty bobcat traps for coming up on 5 weeks now with no sign in sight. Probably let em soak another 10 days or so and by then the quota will likely be filled. Kinda discouraging when there's just zero activity. But that's hunting and trapping for ya. Some years it's exciting has heck, some years it's just exercise and outdoor air. Here's to looking forward to next season.
Happy New Year. Yes, putting tire chains on a skidder like that separates the men from the boys pretty quickly. Always a sad day when you have to pull traps but that's what trapping is like sometimes. All the best to you in 2025.
@@MuskratOutdoors I drape a tow chain over my tire. Tuck it under & drive. Chain goes up & over by itself. Gathering the ends tight is the real hassle.
Good evening, I am sorry about your luck my friend. I hope things get better for you. You're a really good person and you deserve great things. Have a nice evening and take care
Good Morning Muskrat, Well that's not really what you wanted to do, but like you said, there is no sign. Hopefully you can find a better place to stay in the game. I always liked those snowy days, but not on the hiway. 😢 Talking about chains, 😢 I've got a wealth of experience with them , my entire life seems like, that's something that we always had ,and had to use just to get around. To start with, make sure you get all the kinks out. And if you had hangers-on the truck, it would be easier to keep the kinks out. Pickup or 3 railers the principal is the same ,it's sure better than sliding down the hill backwards. In Oregon we had to use a lot of chains to get the job done, including 3 railers and singles. 😅 But it's very satisfying to actually get where I had to go. Hauling Hay ranch to ranch, over two different mountain passes, ice covered. I always enjoyed repairing chains, sounds kinda crazy Ha.😅 Have a Great Day, and Happy Trapping. 😊 I sent you the article about the large wolf, did you get it?
Good morning! It's never fun, but chains sure do the job. The ones with the carbide ice cleats are the best I think. Yeah, those 3 rail/dual tire chains are a real pain!!! I've only had to mess with them a few times, but that was enough!
Good morning! Ball and cap revolver rabbit hunting! Holy smokes,that will make you a good shot if your starvin!when your not having luck and just spinning your tires,its time for a change sometimes.keep your chin up.anything can happen.my friend snared a 3 toed wolf the other day.i think it had escaped a trap.thanks again and have a good day!
Good morning! Very neat! You caught "Old Three Toes!" Funny how all the old movies talked about that. Probably exactly what happened. What color? Cap-n-ball revolver hunting was a lot of fun!
Happy New Year! Good Luck to you this season! If I can find a spot, I think I'll end up setting snares now too. The snow is getting too deep to deal with for foot traps.
Good mornin' MO. IMHO you made the right decision but no difference now, decision made. I can certainly share in the sense of disappointment but on to other things, I guess. I might be stupid but I think everything is the way it is for a reason and it's usually for our own good. No way to prove that, I'm guessin', but I choose to believe that's the way it is LOL. But what a beautiful winter day! Really enjoyed bein' the come-along. Thank you my brother. You and Miss Kitty have a peaceful day as you plan your next move. Blessings.
Good Morning! I agree. If it's meant to be, it will be. I did good last year, maybe it's not my turn this year? I'll still get out some more, so who knows?
I work as a burial vault service! I have a vault trailer that I’ve named Pepe the little mule! I get into things with snow mud n nasty hills in cemetery’s! Chains are my lifeline! I’ve gotten ugly stuff done with them on! I say when in doubt chain up! Almost 40 years at it I’ve gotten pretty fast at putting chains on! Bummer the game isn’t near your traps! The scenery is beautiful going to look at them ! Really cool! Be safe!
Sorry about the empty traps, as you said you can't catch what is not there. Talking about the rabbit with the pierced ear. I did that with a squirrel. I was shooting a 22 and shot at one and it went berserk, running around and around the tree to the top took off and left. I came back by that area a few hours later saw one, made a head shot. when I picked it up it, it had a perfect half moon hole in its ear. Truth is stranger than fiction. Be blessed my friend. PB
That is a bummer! I know you can't catch what isn't there but I still feel bad for ya brother! Snow doesn't lie! I know you are a great trapper and would have got them! I really wish the best for you my friend!
I’m new to your channel and curious about what you do with the wolves, my Daddy hunted a lot but I never remember him talking about trapping? Blessings, have a good day!!!
Welcome!!! There is a group her called The Foundation 4 Wildlife Management or F4WM, that will reimburse you for expenses for wolf trapping or hunting. It's not a bounty, but it's similar. You have to have recites for expenses in order to get your refund. In my area, it's $2,000 per wolf. Across the road in another spot, it's $500 per wolf. The reason why is problems with wolves eating cattle and the number of deer and elk. Both Idaho Fish & Game, and cattlemen's groups help to fund them. Wolf hunting and trapping is not cheap, and this group helps successful hunters and trappers to get out and manage wolf numbers. When this first started, I thought it was an anti-wolf group, and was against it, but it is just promoting management. Without them, fewer people would be able to do this and by now our deer and elk would probably be gone. The wolves I catch, I have had tanned and keep myself. I could sell them, but they are too hard to come by. With this program, I can get money back that I've already spent, and keep the wolf too.
@ I learn something new everyday!!! That’s awesome, I’m glad I found you. You, Idaho and East Coast way of life reminds me of my Daddy, I love y’all’s channels!!!
Had 1971 3/4 ton International was a snow eating mother but no power steering would rip your thumbs off when you got in the rough stuff --good old days
Muskrat now you have to sweat for the next week now wondering if a big pack moved in on the 2nd😅.No you made the right move.But keep your nose in the wind for a old broke trampoline them springs on them make great chain tighteners.Have a good rest of the season
@MuskratOutdoors No Muskrat I think you stayed in the saddle longer than I wouldhave on that line but it always is a let down when ya pull a line.But I think you had a lot of human activity in that area with the loggers and others and woofs seem like they move on with much human presence .hell with the snow you had they could top out and go about anywhere they wanted. Old J Whitman says they might travel 50 miles in thier loops and probably will hang in drainage with less people longer.But there's always next year.And them springs do work great as chain tighteners I use them on my 4 wheelers.And another tip you might want to do on your chains is tie some orange ribbon on them for when you chew into camp and ones missing it makes them easier to spot when you backtrack looking for them.
I think the problem is is there’s no wolves in that area first of all second of all I think you’re gonna have to find a dead cow elk deer and bathe it and then do the thing with the traps. Just not enough enough for the for them to come there if they’re there, they’re there if they’re not I have the same problem I go put traps out nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing then I pull on so yeah you gotta find a lot of sign first or like I saidget a dead cow or whatever put it somewhere tie it and wait for sign to come. Good luck, man I hope you get something beautiful country or go after mountain lion😅😊
I agree. They were on my camera in Sept, and Oct, but nothing since. Last year, I had a dead cow given to me and that pulled them in and got them to hang around awhile. Not my turn this year I guess....at least not yet. Good Luck to you this season.
Good morning Gary, Thats tough, pulling traps. But it's true, you can't catch what isn't there. I hope you can locate some Critters somewhere else. Those traps all snapped really nice! Have a good day my friend
Good Morning! I hate pulling traps! Sometimes though, you gotta know when you are beat! That packing foam works really well. I did put a little ice melt on top too though. I hope you have better luck with the wolves. So far your trapline seems to be doing pretty darn well! Thank you, and have a great day too. Getting more snow today here....
Time to go on the scout? Take a wood job? Go ice fishing? I'd sit by the warm stove with some hot coffee associated with some Christmas cookies and think it over.....You wouldn't want to jump the wrong way.
It looks like winter is setting in over there, here in Northwestern SD, we only got 2-3 inches of white now chance of getting about that much more (in a few days) and subzero temps in the next several days, a brief moderating of temps then cold again. January is gonna be colder this year I think.......(in my location anyway) We had the hottest summer (2024) I can ever remember, maybe we will now have a cold winter...... 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
South Dakota does get some terrible weather! I've been hearing they are predicting record cold for your half of the USA in a week or two. I hope they are wrong!
Good morning Gary. Can't catch them if they aren't there. Traps were in perfect working order to. There are a lot of factors at play for wolves moving on. A heavy snowpack will most definitely kill off a lot of deer that's for sure. It is what it is.
Good Morning! Yeah, I think other folks beat me to this pack. Not my turn I guess. I'm not done just yet, I'll keep trying as much as possible. Bad winters kill off a LOT of animals. More than people realize.
I never had a block handy or thought of it, but I would just lay the chains out in front of the tires, drive up on them and then apply. No fun way to do it, for sure.
We used to do all 4 wheels on the truck plus a horse trailer that way when I was guiding hunters. The trailer brakes would grab better with chains, but I sure hated doing it. For me at least, the block works best. No way I've found is fun or easy.
Imo, well done. After some weeks of no tracks or results, cold snap coming in and fuel costs, pulling traps seems wise. Loss of income is never easy. Those traps, had they been successful, represented good money. On another note, every time you film through your windshield and I see that Crack, I think it's a hair on my phone and I try to blow it off lol. And every time, I chuckle to myself. Tire chains are never easy. They're a pita. I've tried several methods of installation and it's never simple. If your method gets tight chains then kudos to you. And yes, I bet your nose was sore for a while. Little something for your friends to poke fun about keeping your nose out of others business etc😅. Sure wish you'd have trapped a couple wolves. Wonder how much the big fires had to do with their travel patterns.
Thank you very much! I really hate to give up, but I really think it was a waste of time and money. I'll try a few other things yet. Wolf trapping season go's until the end of February, but hunting is still year 'round. Sorry about the Hair! Ha! That is funny though!
I had a fantastic New New Years hope you all did too! We’re getting closer to the 20th yeeehaaa can’t wait! Gonna be exciting, it’s a great day to be alive! ✝️🏡🙏🤠❄️🦌👀🇺🇸🎄♥️🎅🧑🎄👴
I archery hunted aound opal Lake had to been around 10 years ago when I would bugle the whole mountain side would lite up with coyotes yelping and barking, I was camo'd out and would watch those coyotes come looking for me and they stand out about 20 yards from me shifting their head back and forth and I'll just be as still as could be.
Neat! I like Opal Lake. We fished it years ago. Fishing was great, but they were all "Endangered Bull Trout". There was a white mountain goat there too. Neat little lake.
Are you still getting Muskrats? Nevermind. I commented before the very end. PS- Run your route one more time on the next good day and you will have tracks all over dancing on your empty beds. Thats what always happened to me...lol
That homemade bungie snappin' could've been a great vid title...."the day I got my nose pierced". The thumbnail could've been a pic of you, but use a filter and make your hair purple. Sucks about the trapping, but logic must always prevail.
Ha! Maybe so! I brother sent me a picture the other day of a hippy fella that sure looks like me! I kind of wonder if they didn't steal my face! I'll have to show it before too long.
I've always loved gettin' out, especially well before sunup, with a thermos, some sammiches, or mebbe a small pan, stove and some breakfast, pick up Jim, or Bill, and head out fer "coyote huntin'", though mostly it was just drivin' slow an' quiet, talkin', solvin' all the world's problems, mebbe even gettin' a shot or two in at a 'yote or bobcat, but that wasn't always the point. Sometimes, I'd surprise myself, and I'd happen onto a ridge just as the sun was breakin' over, an the 'Ol Man would show me what he'd done with the landscape overnight. Mebbe why I enjoy my place here so much. I look to the east, an I see a yella at the bottom, with a layer of pink, while the early mornin' sky is still that cobalt blue, then the details of the buttes on the desert start to come up. I turn round as the first blindin' rays overwhelm, look to the nrth an west toward the Big Lost Range, the Pioneers, sometimes the Sawtooths, or dependin', even the Tetons.
I love the quiet and solitude of the fog in timber, and on the rollin sagebrush hills. I have been knowed to stop in awe, watchin clouds roll over and down mountains like waterfalls. Man thinks he's artistic! I spose so, but he dont hold a candle to the 'Ol Man!
AMEN!! You nailed it! There's much more to hunting or trapping than hunting or trapping! Much, much more! We could do it without hunting or trapping, but we probably wouldn't. It's the excuse to go that hunting or trapping gives us we like so much.
Well said.
You summed it up well: *_"You can't catch what isn't there"._* 🤠👍
Actually there's a whole lot of nothing there and he caught a whole lot of nothing. Better luck next year Gary.
Thanks. Unfortunately, I think they are gone....
Ha! Very true!!!
I think it’s a good thing that you pulled your traps, since you weren’t seeing any tracks. Hopefully you can put them somewhere else that will be more promising.
I hope so. It always makes you question if it's the thing to do or not, but I think the pack I was after is gone. I'll keep trying other places though.
Good morning young man.
No easy way to put chains on for sure.
Bummer om wolf traps.
Have a good weekend
Good Morning! I've never found an easy way. I really wish someone would have one to show me. Yeah, it's hard to give up, but I think I'm wasting time and money there. I hope you have a great weekend too!
Good Morning 🌄
GOOD MORNING!!
I feel ya brother. I'm over the divide from you a ways and I've been checking empty bobcat traps for coming up on 5 weeks now with no sign in sight. Probably let em soak another 10 days or so and by then the quota will likely be filled. Kinda discouraging when there's just zero activity. But that's hunting and trapping for ya. Some years it's exciting has heck, some years it's just exercise and outdoor air. Here's to looking forward to next season.
I wonder why? It sure seems empty this year. Are you near Dillon? We were over there yesterday. (tomorrow's video)
Morning 👋🏻 Have a great day ❤🙏🏻❤️
Good Morning! You too!
Happy New Year. Yes, putting tire chains on a skidder like that separates the men from the boys pretty quickly. Always a sad day when you have to pull traps but that's what trapping is like sometimes. All the best to you in 2025.
Takes a good half hour to get a skidder chain on. 😓
Happy New Year! I'll say! Those chains have to weigh a lot!
I bet so! Probably not a one man job either?
@@MuskratOutdoors I drape a tow chain over my tire. Tuck it under & drive. Chain goes up & over by itself. Gathering the ends tight is the real hassle.
Happy New Year to you and Ms. Cindy!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Right decision!
Thank you! It's tough, but I think it was the thing to do.
Good morning ! I probably would have made the same decision and pulled them also.
It's hard to do, but I think it was the smart thing to do....Good Morning!
Still a nice outing , thanks for taking me along.
You are very welcome! Thank you too.
Good morning brother hope you and miss Cindy have a great day today
THANKS! You too!
Thanks for the video, stay safe and warm.
The snow is beautiful man.
It is!
You too! Thanks!
Good evening, I am sorry about your luck my friend. I hope things get better for you. You're a really good person and you deserve great things. Have a nice evening and take care
Thank you very much. It's not over ust yet. Season go's until the end of February. Maybe it will still work out? I hope you had a great day!
Good Morning Muskrat, Well that's not really what you wanted to do, but like you said, there is no sign. Hopefully you can find a better place to stay in the game. I always liked those snowy days, but not on the hiway. 😢 Talking about chains, 😢 I've got a wealth of experience with them , my entire life seems like, that's something that we always had ,and had to use just to get around. To start with, make sure you get all the kinks out. And if you had hangers-on the truck, it would be easier to keep the kinks out. Pickup or 3 railers the principal is the same ,it's sure better than sliding down the hill backwards. In Oregon we had to use a lot of chains to get the job done, including 3 railers and singles. 😅 But it's very satisfying to actually get where I had to go. Hauling Hay ranch to ranch, over two different mountain passes, ice covered. I always enjoyed repairing chains, sounds kinda crazy Ha.😅 Have a Great Day, and Happy Trapping. 😊 I sent you the article about the large wolf, did you get it?
Good morning! It's never fun, but chains sure do the job. The ones with the carbide ice cleats are the best I think. Yeah, those 3 rail/dual tire chains are a real pain!!! I've only had to mess with them a few times, but that was enough!
I'll have to look in my emails. Thank you for sending it!
Well I hope you can find another place to put your traps it’s fun to do good luck stay positive thanks have a great day
It is. I enjoy getting out.
Good morning! Ball and cap revolver rabbit hunting! Holy smokes,that will make you a good shot if your starvin!when your not having luck and just spinning your tires,its time for a change sometimes.keep your chin up.anything can happen.my friend snared a 3 toed wolf the other day.i think it had escaped a trap.thanks again and have a good day!
Good morning! Very neat! You caught "Old Three Toes!" Funny how all the old movies talked about that. Probably exactly what happened. What color? Cap-n-ball revolver hunting was a lot of fun!
@MuskratOutdoors dark grey almost black,couple spots,pretty neat.about 70 -80 lbs
Hello Muskrat! Its winter! Have a safe day!!
It's here, ready or not!
@MuskratOutdoors yes it is,,,lol
Happy New Year hope the trapping gets better for you getting snow here in Ohio now time to snare some coyotes have a great day
Happy New Year! Good Luck to you this season! If I can find a spot, I think I'll end up setting snares now too. The snow is getting too deep to deal with for foot traps.
Good mornin' MO. IMHO you made the right decision but no difference now, decision made. I can certainly share in the sense of disappointment but on to other things, I guess. I might be stupid but I think everything is the way it is for a reason and it's usually for our own good. No way to prove that, I'm guessin', but I choose to believe that's the way it is LOL. But what a beautiful winter day! Really enjoyed bein' the come-along. Thank you my brother. You and Miss Kitty have a peaceful day as you plan your next move. Blessings.
@@AlexT-k7p He is trapping a trapped out county.
Good Morning! I agree. If it's meant to be, it will be. I did good last year, maybe it's not my turn this year? I'll still get out some more, so who knows?
I'm afraid so....
If it weren't for bad luck i'd have no luck at all. Remember Hee Haw? Cheers Gary!
BR549
I sure do! I loved that silly show!
Ha! Yep!
@@MuskratOutdoors Doc Campbell & nurse Goodbody! 😆
Happy New Year to you and Cindy Gary. Thanks for your videos. Good luck with your traps.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Thank you!
Hope the next spot will bring success. 🤞🏼
@@texlahomagirl9809 Too far from Canada.
Thank you! Me too.
I work as a burial vault service! I have a vault trailer that I’ve named Pepe the little mule! I get into things with snow mud n nasty hills in cemetery’s! Chains are my lifeline! I’ve gotten ugly stuff done with them on! I say when in doubt chain up! Almost 40 years at it I’ve gotten pretty fast at putting chains on! Bummer the game isn’t near your traps! The scenery is beautiful going to look at them ! Really cool! Be safe!
Getting stuck there and tearing up someone's grave would be a bad thing for sure!
I'm old and I'm thinking that maaayyybeee they could bring back studded snow tires ! I'm sure you remember.✌
This truck came with a set, but the studs are worn out. I bet I could get new ones put in though?
Sorry about the empty traps, as you said you can't catch what is not there. Talking about the rabbit with the pierced ear. I did that with a squirrel. I was shooting a 22 and shot at one and it went berserk, running around and around the tree to the top took off and left. I came back by that area a few hours later saw one, made a head shot. when I picked it up it, it had a perfect half moon hole in its ear. Truth is stranger than fiction. Be blessed my friend. PB
That's funny! Unlucky squirrel! If you hunt enough, there's always things that happen, but nobody believes when you tell them about it.
Good mornin and many blessings
Good Morning! You too!
That is a bummer! I know you can't catch what isn't there but I still feel bad for ya brother! Snow doesn't lie! I know you are a great trapper and would have got them! I really wish the best for you my friend!
Thank you very much Mark. I really hate giving up, but I think it's time.....Good Luck on your trapline too.
Mornin brother hope 2025 is a great year for you and Cindy 👍👍
Thank you, you too! Good Morning!
I’m new to your channel and curious about what you do with the wolves, my Daddy hunted a lot but I never remember him talking about trapping? Blessings, have a good day!!!
Welcome!!! There is a group her called The Foundation 4 Wildlife Management or F4WM, that will reimburse you for expenses for wolf trapping or hunting. It's not a bounty, but it's similar. You have to have recites for expenses in order to get your refund. In my area, it's $2,000 per wolf. Across the road in another spot, it's $500 per wolf. The reason why is problems with wolves eating cattle and the number of deer and elk. Both Idaho Fish & Game, and cattlemen's groups help to fund them. Wolf hunting and trapping is not cheap, and this group helps successful hunters and trappers to get out and manage wolf numbers. When this first started, I thought it was an anti-wolf group, and was against it, but it is just promoting management. Without them, fewer people would be able to do this and by now our deer and elk would probably be gone. The wolves I catch, I have had tanned and keep myself. I could sell them, but they are too hard to come by. With this program, I can get money back that I've already spent, and keep the wolf too.
@ I learn something new everyday!!! That’s awesome, I’m glad I found you. You, Idaho and East Coast way of life reminds me of my Daddy, I love y’all’s channels!!!
@@lalatotheworld1671 GREAT!! THANK YOU!
Had 1971 3/4 ton International was a snow eating mother but no power steering would rip your thumbs off when you got in the rough stuff --good old days
International trucks were tough, but pretty basic. Terrible gas milage too.
Muskrat now you have to sweat for the next week now wondering if a big pack moved in on the 2nd😅.No you made the right move.But keep your nose in the wind for a old broke trampoline them springs on them make great chain tighteners.Have a good rest of the season
With my luck more came through, but I'm betting not really. I bet those springs would work good.
@MuskratOutdoors No Muskrat I think you stayed in the saddle longer than I wouldhave on that line but it always is a let down when ya pull a line.But I think you had a lot of human activity in that area with the loggers and others and woofs seem like they move on with much human presence .hell with the snow you had they could top out and go about anywhere they wanted. Old J Whitman says they might travel 50 miles in thier loops and probably will hang in drainage with less people longer.But there's always next year.And them springs do work great as chain tighteners I use them on my 4 wheelers.And another tip you might want to do on your chains is tie some orange ribbon on them for when you chew into camp and ones missing it makes them easier to spot when you backtrack looking for them.
I think the problem is is there’s no wolves in that area first of all second of all I think you’re gonna have to find a dead cow elk deer and bathe it and then do the thing with the traps. Just not enough enough for the for them to come there if they’re there, they’re there if they’re not I have the same problem I go put traps out nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing then I pull on so yeah you gotta find a lot of sign first or like I saidget a dead cow or whatever put it somewhere tie it and wait for sign to come. Good luck, man I hope you get something beautiful country or go after mountain lion😅😊
Cougar is tasty
I agree. They were on my camera in Sept, and Oct, but nothing since. Last year, I had a dead cow given to me and that pulled them in and got them to hang around awhile. Not my turn this year I guess....at least not yet. Good Luck to you this season.
Good morning Gary,
Thats tough, pulling traps. But it's true, you can't catch what isn't there. I hope you can locate some Critters somewhere else. Those traps all snapped really nice!
Have a good day my friend
He wants to trap, he needs to move to Boundary county Idaho.
Good Morning! I hate pulling traps! Sometimes though, you gotta know when you are beat! That packing foam works really well. I did put a little ice melt on top too though. I hope you have better luck with the wolves. So far your trapline seems to be doing pretty darn well! Thank you, and have a great day too. Getting more snow today here....
That area does have more than we do.
Good morning Muskrat😊
Good Morning Amye!
Good afternoon Gary. 🇺🇲🌲🔥🔪
Good After Noon!
They worked pretty up to a point and they may be insufficient for your area but nostalgia for things sometimes bites me !
I'm old !
I think they are better on icy, plowed roads really, but better than nothing I bet?
Time to go on the scout? Take a wood job? Go ice fishing?
I'd sit by the warm stove with some hot coffee associated with some Christmas cookies and think it over.....You wouldn't want to jump the wrong way.
HA! Christmas cookies and coffee is a great idea!
@@MuskratOutdoors Move to Riggins area. Stays warm down in the canyon by the rivers. Lotta game. Shopping close in Lewiston. Salmon in the rivers.
Let’s hope for some you can go after that are easier on the truck and wallet. Enjoy the day👍👍
Thank you! I think if I do find more, they will be farther away, but the road is better.
Hope you are able to find some sign and make a few more sets, thanks
Me too!
It looks like winter is setting in over there, here in Northwestern SD, we only got 2-3 inches of white now chance of getting about that much more (in a few days) and subzero temps in the next several days, a brief moderating of temps then cold again. January is gonna be colder this year I think.......(in my location anyway) We had the hottest summer (2024) I can ever remember, maybe we will now have a cold winter...... 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
South Dakota does get some terrible weather! I've been hearing they are predicting record cold for your half of the USA in a week or two. I hope they are wrong!
If you aren't putting any fur on the boards or seeing any sogn there other things to do. Probably not as much fun but more productive.
Exactly. There's never "nothing to do".
Yep, bummer. Do you have an idea of how much range the wolves in your area cover?
I really don't. To be gone 2-3 weeks on a loop, they must cover a lot of ground though. Dog type critters are always on the move at a trot!
Good morning Gary.
Can't catch them if they aren't there. Traps were in perfect working order to. There are a lot of factors at play for wolves moving on. A heavy snowpack will most definitely kill off a lot of deer that's for sure. It is what it is.
@@reginaldwinsor2759 Better predation elsewhere. They left.
Good Morning! Yeah, I think other folks beat me to this pack. Not my turn I guess. I'm not done just yet, I'll keep trying as much as possible. Bad winters kill off a LOT of animals. More than people realize.
@MuskratOutdoors This winters on +off so much. Im worried wild fires will start early.
Bummer Dude 😐
It sure is.....
I never had a block handy or thought of it, but I would just lay the chains out in front of the tires, drive up on them and then apply. No fun way to do it, for sure.
We used to do all 4 wheels on the truck plus a horse trailer that way when I was guiding hunters. The trailer brakes would grab better with chains, but I sure hated doing it. For me at least, the block works best. No way I've found is fun or easy.
Gary Do you have steel toed shoes,😱🤣😂
Ha! No, learned my lesson with frostbite back in the 1980's!!!
Imo, well done. After some weeks of no tracks or results, cold snap coming in and fuel costs, pulling traps seems wise. Loss of income is never easy. Those traps, had they been successful, represented good money. On another note, every time you film through your windshield and I see that Crack, I think it's a hair on my phone and I try to blow it off lol. And every time, I chuckle to myself. Tire chains are never easy. They're a pita. I've tried several methods of installation and it's never simple. If your method gets tight chains then kudos to you. And yes, I bet your nose was sore for a while. Little something for your friends to poke fun about keeping your nose out of others business etc😅. Sure wish you'd have trapped a couple wolves. Wonder how much the big fires had to do with their travel patterns.
Thank you very much! I really hate to give up, but I really think it was a waste of time and money. I'll try a few other things yet. Wolf trapping season go's until the end of February, but hunting is still year 'round. Sorry about the Hair! Ha! That is funny though!
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GREAT!! Glad to hear that! Yeah, I'll breathe easier one he's in.
@ me too
Mornin' !
Good Morning!!!
I archery hunted aound opal Lake had to been around 10 years ago when I would bugle the whole mountain side would lite up with coyotes yelping and barking, I was camo'd out and would watch those coyotes come looking for me and they stand out about 20 yards from me shifting their head back and forth and I'll just be as still as could be.
Neat! I like Opal Lake. We fished it years ago. Fishing was great, but they were all "Endangered Bull Trout". There was a white mountain goat there too. Neat little lake.
Trappin has been slow here to muskrat. Usto be able to fill the truck bed.
I wonder why? Everything seems way down.
Are you still getting Muskrats? Nevermind. I commented before the very end.
PS- Run your route one more time on the next good day and you will have tracks all over dancing on your empty beds. Thats what always happened to me...lol
Not in awhile. The traps are still there, but I caught about 17 and it stopped. That's about normal for that spot.
That homemade bungie snappin' could've been a great vid title...."the day I got my nose pierced". The thumbnail could've been a pic of you, but use a filter and make your hair purple. Sucks about the trapping, but logic must always prevail.
Ha! Maybe so! I brother sent me a picture the other day of a hippy fella that sure looks like me! I kind of wonder if they didn't steal my face! I'll have to show it before too long.
Howdy y'all 🌄
Good Morning!
Was hoping for tight chains, not the ones on your tires, the other ones.
HA! Me too! At least these stayed on.
I was hoping that you would have trapped some there. Maybe your luck will change in a different place.
I had high hopes too. Right at the start there was a lot of tracks, but nothing since. I think other folks beat me to them.
The easiest way to put tire chains on is having someone else do it 😅
VERY TRUE!
There might be a reason some skidders have the chains on year around!!!???
Maybe!!!! Traction, but maybe just not wanting to struggle putting them on again too!