Alaskan Trapping Adventures; Ep 4

Nearly a full month into the Alaskan trapping season.
Living in a tent. Solo. but I did have a couple of guests accompany me on the trapline.
More weasels, Marten, and Lynx.
The wolves are back and still toying with me and my traps.
Out of bait... need to catch a beaver.
Thanks for watching.

[@joesgotya9930]

By far my favorite trapping channel on YT. 💯 🔥

[@tier1trapper747]

Thanks much. 👍

[@thecamocowboyoutdoors5693]

Well thats a bit of fur. I enjoyed the show. Best of luck out there.

[@dougtaylor8335]

We did want to be on camera. You said we werent pretty enough. We had a great time and I learned a lot.

[@myalaskalife907]

John certainly isn’t pretty enough! Haha! Awesome day to be out.

[@NicoleBoettcher-c4u]

I feel like I felt that when you stuck your naked hand into the freezing water!! Buuurrr! 🥶That ice is thick!🧊

[@steveb486]

Great video.. Thanks for sharing

[@tier1trapper747]

Thanks for watching!

[@westendtrapper8536]

Nice stuff. Thanks for sharing

[@tier1trapper747]

Thanks for watching!

[@myalaskalife907]

Haha! I know the guys that ran the line with you. John is my trapping partner. Good luck!!

[@tier1trapper747]

What a coincidence. John is a really good dude. Very knowledgeable and didn't critique my line too harshly.

[@outdoorsalaska]

when your setting your beaver snares use a dead spruce pole. and use wire to attach your bait to the spruce pole. they wont eat the spruce pole. i have a couple underice beaver videos on my page from this spring we pulled 22 beaver out of about 6 houses. also trapping the interior of alaska but out of fairbanks

[@tier1trapper747]

Yeah, that's a technique. I like to keep it light and simple. My design has had a pretty good success rate. I usually snare around 50 beaver per year in Wisconsin.

[@RichFreireich]

Do the same thing your doing, but use a dried spruce pole and wire on some slightly peeled birch,willow,cottonwood saplings in a bundle around the spruce pole and just set the snares the way you have been doing.

[@christophers5664]

Yet another excellent video!! Thanks for showing this adventure!

[@AustinSmith-ty3ub]

Need a pair of bunny boots

[@tier1trapper747]

Yeah, they're great. I like having removable liners though.

[@billamidon4402]

Wrap a bungee cord around your logs before you split. The cord will keep the logs together allowing you to split multiple times without pickup the logs to take a second swing. ;)

[@tier1trapper747]

I don't go to the gym. This is my way of staying fit. Plus, I'm not always that accurate. I'd probably hit the bungee cord.

[@BenGutzmer]

Can you do a video of the skinning knives you use and where to get them.

[@tier1trapper747]

Sounds like a boring video. I've got quite an assortment, from high-end custom knives by Rustik Knives, Clem's Knives and Viking Tactics. I also have a few old butcher shop boning knives that are great and some small folding pocket knives for smaller critters, like weasel and muskrat.

[@chrisholmes6029]

Not boring to new trappers.

[@DanWarren-y8g]

Don't use green sticks

[@kyleflisk8357]

What is that box you had the weasel in? And where do I get one ?

[@tier1trapper747]

Old plastic mailbox. They are all over the suburbs 😄