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Breaking trail in the Yukon bush
How to prepare a trail in the bush in order to go trapping Dogs, snowshoes or snow machine? 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…
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Supplying the trapline
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…
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My first bull moose
It was 1999 and my first winter out on the trapline 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…
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Which is the Yukon’s official tree?
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…
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Another trapping season is upon us
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…
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Furry Wildlife and its little-known facts
I’ve visited the canoe museum once in Peterborough, Ontario. The lady who worked there mentioned that rather the canoe or the beaver should be the Canadian flag’s emblem, not the maple leaf.
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Hoar frost on Sonja's eyelashes and brows