EquipmentSnowTrailsTrapper's LifestyleTrapping

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 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…
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CommunicationTrapper's LifestyleWinter preparations

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 drums of fuel to the plane that’s picking them up in April or collecting mail…
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Plants, berries etc.Trapper's LifestyleTrappingWildlife

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 be coming to the Yukon this year as well. That means we’ll have to bring our camp in order: clean and…
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FurMammalsWildlife

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. Busy is the beaver Beavers are found in most provinces/territories and they’re used to be 8 feet long and weighed about 200 pounds; check out the Beringia Museum in Whitehorse. Did…
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