How to prepare a trail in the bush in order to go trapping
Dogs, snowshoes or snow machine?
the new snow machines have good lights, therefore we can head back when still dark
The New Moon brought winter, including swans and more ducks taking a rest on our little lake. The clouds are becoming a white-greyish sheet and the rain is turning into wet snow. Every year we wonder what kind of…
How to get your items needed for 7 months to your camp
Trappers who spend most of their time in the bush throughout the year rely on friends to help out with things like picking up items on sale at Canadian Tire (every dollar counts, since gas and flights are mighty expensive!), filling and taking a few drums of fuel to the plane that’s picking them up in April or collecting mail…
It was 1999 and my first winter out on the trapline
Bull moose in the fall
Paul’s first moose at camp. It was late in the fall, October 2, 1999. And it happened as follows: I was working away in the guest cabin, making it livable, as it was mainly used as a storage room. He was sawing and hammering away, building bunk beds for eventual, future guests. My dog at the time, Max, a Bernese…
Answer: The Sub-Alpine Fir
The sub-alpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) is found in most areas of Yukon. The territory adopted the tree as its symbol in 2001, in part because of its fame among the territory’s Aboriginal people for its healing powers. They would boil the needles to make a cold-fighting tea rich in vitamin C and use the sap to treat lung ailments.
Abies-lasiocarpa. Subalpine fir…
Winter is just around the corner
Snow came late this year (2023) – it was October 5th by the time we saw white on the ground outside the cabin. We received 17 centimetres of snow but 4 days later the rain washed it all away. So, we all received the wake-up call that winter WILL be coming to the Yukon this year as well. That means we’ll have to bring our camp in order: clean and…