Let's Trap Alaska Ep 7 (Long Day On The Line)

This is an educational Video made in an attempt to show the real lives of our Gwich'in Athabaskan People and our way of life/culture that has existed for thousands of years. We strive to bring the truth behind our daily lives living above the Arctic Circle.
Wolverine, Wolf, Marten and Lynx trapping in the Yukon Flats, Alaska. North of the Gwich'in village of Venetie, under the Brooks Range Mountains over 60 miles north north of the Arctic Circle. South of ANWR, ALASKA National Wildlife Refuge. Filmed on a GoPro Hero Black 12 and iPhone 11. While driving a 2020 SKANDIC 600ACE Wide Track. Bridger #5 double long spring and coil spring wolf traps. FPS and Duke 330 Conibear wolverine traps. 1/8
and 3/32 aircraft cable wolf snares. 7by7 and 1by19 cable. With #9 tie wire for support wire. Carrying a DPMS Ar-15 in .556 NATO. Winchester 22 longrifle, marlin 22mag, Sig Sauer 1911-22 pistol. Sled is UHMW plastic from Northern Sled Works.
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#.556 #22Ir #22mag #skidoo #600ACE Trapping in Alaska. Conibear trap. Alaska wolf trapping. Alaska hunting. Alaska Trapping. Alaska life. Off grid. The Waffle House has found a new host. lol
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[@3zshmr2]

I am your follower from Saudi Arabia, and the best thing that happened to me today is watching this video. I wish you millions of views, as many missed this fun with this brave man. I hope to spread the channel more widely. My greetings to you and my best wishes for you.

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

@@3zshmr2 the support is much appreciated 🙏. If you ever have any questions feel free to ask. God Bless you, your family, and your people.

[@budtwitty5266]

Great ❤ show

[@philipwolf1556]

I really enjoy watching you, all your knowledge about the wildlife and nature. thanks for spending your time,so we can enjoy too

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Thanks for watching Philip, glad you enjoyed, have a happy Thanksgiving 👍

[@donvincent895]

Enjoying your videos!!! Learning a few things that I can use on my trap line. Thanks

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Awesome! If you have any questions at all just let me know 👍

[@UpstateFamily]

Great job!

[@afj3rd]

Very exciting to go along with you running your trap line. Thank you for explaining all that you do.May God bless you with a bountiful harvest.

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Thanks for watching and writing. I do enjoy filming these videos, editing can take a bit though. God Bless you and yours, and have a happy Thanksgiving

[@standingstone1973]

Thanks for bringing us with. Good luck with those wolves.

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

@@standingstone1973 oh yeah its our pleasure to share this, God Bless and thanks for watching

[@northwoodstrapper8778]

Another great video. I love the sound of snow squeaking wile walking on it. I know weird.

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

@@northwoodstrapper8778 thanks! Yeah that sound can be really loud out there. But it’s definitely a nice sound 👍. Have a good one

[@davekarczewski2282]

Let them know that the snow squeak is an indicator of how cold it is. I live 45th parallel in Michigan, and love it when the snow talks as i walk.

[@briannagorman3119]

That’s something that goes right through me so I have to turn volume down but enjoy the videos

[@chadsapp608]

AWESOME VIDEO, I CAN'T WAIT TILL THE NEXT ONE,HOPE EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL FOR YOU

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Thanks Chad! Next video will drop this coming sunday, well be trying to stick to a schedule this winter if everything works out. Life is good, very busy but we are blessed. Have a good one and thanks for watching

[@steverelaford48]

I really miss Alaska when I watch your videos.

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

We sure love it up here, thanks for watching

[@SwampDonkey530]

Thanks Gary, I enjoy all of it 👍

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Oh yeah and thank you for watching and commenting. God Bless

[@northwoodsrat6686]

Thanks Gary for taking us along for another fine day on the trapline. Man, this is some good stuff! I always enjoy how you explain what you're doing. Wishing you and your family a blessed Thanksgiving Day!

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Thanks you for watching 👍. I hope you and yours had a great thanksgiving and a wonderful Christmas to come, God Bless

[@Tommyr]

I love the snowmobile rides! Good luck with all those snares!

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Thanks for watching, oh it is so nice out there 👍

[@SteveandSusiesHomestead]

Great trip . Im glad you made it home safe . God Bless

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

@@SteveandSusiesHomestead definitely a great day. And even better being safe out there, thanks for watching my friend and God Bless you and yours as well 🙏

[@deadpinecollective]

I never thought of using ungulate hair for bait and scent but it makes sense. Good visual lure as well

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Yeah for sure, wolverine and wolf like the sight of it, lynx alot of the time could care less but having something along the trail to keep the fur-bearers on it is great. Thanks for watching my friend 👍

[@LTD99649]

I love those vintage B&L single long springs.

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

@@LTD99649 yeah, whenever i get a chance to buy used traps i do my best to scoop some up. I hope to find more #5 longsprings of any make this coming year

[@EdwardRoderickMarks]

new to your channel i subbed to u today i am a trapper from newfoundland and labrador got 2 lynx sold for 150.00 each, we have coy wolfs here wolves mated with coyotes, our beaver r not worth much reddish beaver bye

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Thanks for subbing. 150 thats great, we havent seen those prices in 6 years, i hope it holds 👍

[@jakehenry-c9q]

Awesome, thanks for the ride along, stay safe, shakyjake out.

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

@@jakehenry-c9q oh man its a blast out there. Thanks for watching well have anything video out next Sunday 👍

[@shanetalbot4148]

Excellent videos for us arm chair trappers.

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

We’re glad you enjoyed. More to come, God Bless

[@ScottDore-jn3nf]

I once saw a silver colored fazed red fox oh man it was so pretty it was black with silver colored guard. Hairs so pretty would be a great mount or a wonderful hat /coat trim

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Thats awesome. There was a den a few miles from here that was pumping out those silver foxes for years. Such an awesome color variant. Thanks for watching 👍

[@ScottDore-jn3nf]

@@enigmaticgwichin1630 be safe hey so is your area buried in snow yet here in Maine we got some flakes but this week is going to pile up happy Thanksgiving brother love your videos 🦃

[@dennisparisian7040]

Good tips

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Thanks for watching and have a happy Thanksgiving

[@larsandersson4394]

Once i dropped my sledge with my wife in it😂 I drove several km before I notice

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Oh No! Haha, its a bit hard to hear any yelling while driving. When we were kids out with my dad you better hang on because he would almost never look back

[@howardlashbrook8500]

I love watching what you do. Thank you for the mini vacation. Do you ever catch birds in your traps? I wish I would have gotten into trapping, a lot of work but worth the experience. Stay safe and I will patiently wait for your next video.

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Oh yeah its our pleasure to share. If we set more marten pole sets well get more bird catches. But most people dont like to see that part here on youtube. Thanks for watching and God Bless

[@kingslew1866]

Thanks EG! Enjoying your vids from coastal Oregon. Did you ever catch up to that bear that was tearing up the nets? 🙃

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

@@kingslew1866 awesome! I just subbed your channel. Yeah we got one on video. And another larger one that we didnt get any video of. Bear hunting can happen so fast theres not to many we get on video.

[@kingslew1866]

@@enigmaticgwichin1630 Hey! Thanks for the sub! We don't have brown bears down here, but I've shot a bunch of black bears. Black bears ain't too scary, I even had one young sow pop out into my trail just a couple feet away and when her cub popped out of the brush behind her and she turned around and saw me she just put it in gear and left the country, leaving the little bear too catch up as best he could. They sounded like a herd of elk crashing down through the timber... I really enjoy your channel and look forward to your vids... Jerry 🙃

[@AlKryzanowski]

Love the video, especially the wolf trap set. Which set for wolves are you most successful with, trail set, bait set, etc.

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

@@AlKryzanowski thanks for watching 👍. The most successful would prolly be an even split between trap and snares. Also the same between baited areas and unbaited, they are so random. When you think you got it down they switch it up. Thats why its good to have all kinda of sets put out for the wolves in our area. Every wolf seems to have sets that they are trained on and stay away from

[@907trapperAK]

Do you have any measurements or videos of you making the 110 martin boxes! I really like the design! Tight chains sir!

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Thanks for reminding me, ill disassemble one before this next season starts. Thanks for watching 👍

[@quaileggsvermont]

👍🏼👍🏼

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

@@quaileggsvermont thanks for watching and God Bless

[@quaileggsvermont]

@@enigmaticgwichin1630 You 2! We use to get your snow way over here, but not any more! May get 1 snow storm with a few inches. But soon after melts off!

[@eg.wife1441]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

❤

[@ariestrijker4619]

Hello from the netherlands what are the costs for a lyncs or a marten that ar nice animals in jour bautiful country and one good video

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Hello, the prices can vary between each animal. I could only hope for $60 for the marten and $80 for the lynx. There have been years where the lynx and marten are at $100 a piece. Thanks for watching 👍

[@OldSchoolAlaska]

👍👍

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

@@OldSchoolAlaska thanks for watching my friend, God Bless

[@Riley-np1ug]

If you don't mind me asking im curious on what guns you bring with out on the line

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

@@Riley-np1ug Hi, i carry a 223 ar-15 with 55 grain fmj, and 55 grain barnes vortex. Marlin 22 mag, sig Sauer 22lr and a Sig Sauer P227 45 acp. So i have different calibers for different situations. Thanks for watching

[@EgorSakerdonov]

👍🏼✋🏼

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Thanks for watching, God Bless

[@EdwardRoderickMarks]

I am english, irish ,mic max indian and labrador innu indian

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Cool, welcome to the channel. 👍

[@BackcountryAlaska]

What sort of survival gear do you carry with you if any? I at least try to have a lighter in my pocket

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

@@BackcountryAlaska Hi dude, yeah ive got lighters and matches on me and in my bag and box under the seat, also lighter fluid and a couple fuzees (road flares). Prolly 3 extra pairs of gloves. 2-3 pairs of wool socks, 1 or two pairs of boots or canvas boots. A couple mountain houses, an MRE, water in a thermos, tea in another thermos. Extra mags, face masks and hats, jet boil, extra thick sweater, candy, chocolate, backup glasses, snowshoes at least two different hudson bay axes, folding saw, canvas tarp, extra snow machine belt, secondary clutch spreader, 1-2 quarts of oil. Wire cutters, lineman pliers, couple rolls of tie wire. Tie down straps. 550 paracord and thicker rope. Small jumper pack for the snow machine battery. Depending on the cold, a sleeping bag and parka. There are prolly a handful of different things in missing in the crazy runon sentence above but yeah i think i hit on most of it

[@BackcountryAlaska]

@ right on!! Pretty hard to kill a skidoo four stroke with a spare belt, oil and a jump pack you should be covered! Maybe a can of red heat, just in case you get some bad gas. Good luck this season 🤘🏻👍🏻

[@EdwardRoderickMarks]

ALL i do to catch lynx is find a natural opening by the skioo trail ,rub the BEAVER castor on the trees by ski doo trail then tie castor with a line and tie it in back of natural cubby, put fox snares in natural opening around lynx set on ski doo trails , SET SNARES ON SKIDOO GOOD FOR WOLVES AND COYS WOLVES, FOR WOLVES I STAY ON SKI DOO TO SET SNARES

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Yeah i hope the price of lynx holds this winter, I havent tried to catch many since 2018-2019 winter where we caught around 38. Beaver castor works great for lynx. Also lynx meat is an amazing one as well. Wolves are a very wary animal so anything we can do to keep our scent/tracks away from the traps and snares the better. Thanks for the tips, its much appreciated. Have a good one and thanks for watching

[@mosesjackson4203]

Do you buy or make your lynx/wolverine lure?

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

We usually buy our lures, except on high lynx years we can make a urine lure that works really well. Wolverine here will shy away from any lure and even pure beaver castor. Wolves will as well. I do need t on make an order. Thanks for watching and reminding me, God Bless

[@tonygalinski5524]

Why do you put your catch in a blanket?

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Hi Tony, the ride is really rough and with the animal frozen the fur can be damaged if not wrapped or covered. I usually just use any old blanket thats around the shop. Thanks for watching, have a blessed Thanksgiving

[@tonygalinski5524]

@enigmaticgwichin1630 Blanket=Bubblewrap😎

[@51spook70]

ever catch any rez dogs in your snares?

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

@@51spook70 they usually dont go far from the village. Wolves will take them out pretty quick

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

@@51spook70 thanks for watching 👍

[@kyle8370]

Is that last winter's trapping season?

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

@@kyle8370 yeah, this was back in February. We got to busy back then to edit the footage. Thanks for watching

[@51spook70]

@@enigmaticgwichin1630 a friend of mine, has 2 dogs and when the wolves come by, they stay close as she asked them to guard her.

[@alaskanawesomeness9017]

Hey do you have any hats to sell?

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Send me an email, my email is in my channel description

[@MrIslandlogger]

Is the majority of the meat from your trapped animals repurposed for bait...?? Stay safe out there bro!!

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

@@MrIslandlogger hi, yeah most of it, a few years ago all of the carcasses went to an elder here in the village to feed his dogs, but now most of it goes back out to the land. Thanks for watching! We really appreciate it 👍

[@MrIslandlogger]

@@enigmaticgwichin1630 very nice....the circle never ends my friend...I love it...I also love how you care for your elders, very heartwarming and should be practiced by all!!

[@EdwardRoderickMarks]

i send my pelts to Ontario trappers association they auction the pelts it is in ontario CANADA it is run by TRAPPERS all across CANADA LOOK THEM UP, labrador marten goo

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Very cool, thanks for the info, its aways great to have multiple places to send fur. God Bless and thanks for watching

[@TylerSonnentag]

A

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@alaskanawesomeness9017]

Well i guess thats a no

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Send me an email. Well see if theres something we can put together