Northern Maine Marten Trapline: Snowstorm Check

[@masstrapper7645]

Well that was cool. I like the fact that you show some of the empty sets. Makes it feel more like what trapping can be like. Plus I like the insight into Martin trapping and habitat. The catches are great too but I like the rest equally. I’d watch either way. Good luck out there. 👍😎

[@trappingtoday]

Thanks, I'm glad!

[@littlegriffoffgridalberta6837]

Great job ! Nice to see you finally have some luck, beautiful fur :) watching you out there makes me miss my younger years when I was trapping in the early 90's

[@trappingtoday]

Thank you!

[@quaileggsvermont]

All done.. Nice, got some fur!!! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@bear_hunter1334]

New subscriber in Alaska. I grew up in Maine around the Rumford area. Nice catches!!! Like those marten boxes.

[@trappingtoday]

Thanks, glad you found the channel

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

Ah man missed your live stream! Crazy busy here. We’ve almost got enough snow for the snow machine. Hopefully soon. Keep it up! great to see some snow down in your country

[@trappingtoday]

Hey, busy is good! Glad to hear you'll be able to break out soon!

[@Tommyr]

I love those martin boxes! Nice design!

[@westendtrapper8536]

Good clip. Nice fur. Thanks for sharing

[@trappingtoday]

Thank you man!

[@MilledSteel]

Nice going, we haven’t had any snow where I’m at in Mass.

[@dougsmith548]

Even with the cold you don’t seem to have any problems on the trap freezing to the animal. Everyone you seem to have caught this trip comes right off without any hair loss. I was wondering earlier in the video I was thinking to myself why doesn’t he. carry a Trap with him just in case. Stay safe and God bless. ✌️🇨🇦

[@trappingtoday]

Good observation! The most recent check I had to leave a lot of traps on the animals as it was colder.

[@patrappingandoutdoors2210]

Good run Keep at it don't get burried in all that snow

[@trappingtoday]

Thanks!

[@andystander1891]

Those pistachios on your dash are👌👌👌

[@trappingtoday]

Haha yes they are!

[@charlesmanning2523]

Nice run bud hopefully continues buddy at FHA says the marten prices are lookin up so fingers crossed

[@trappingtoday]

Thanks Charles. I heard that too. My question is....how far up??? Guess we'll have to wait and find out. Fingers not crossed haha.

[@godsoffspring4195]

Put a shelled hardboiled egg in those boxes and the martin won't pass em up even on a full belly. Off to the stash it'll go!! :>)

[@trappingtoday]

Hey that's a good tip, thanks!

[@ottercat8527]

The snow can teach you a lot ........... and make you pull your hair out too ! Can you use the small boxes in the trees like I see them use in Canada ? Really good vid !!!!

[@trappingtoday]

For sure it can. No, our boxes have to have at least 18" distance from the opening to the trap so they have to be big.

[@swampwhiteoak1]

Why do you not set a trap on both sides of the road at each stop where the habitat is suitable on both sides? Or maybe diagonally to increase the spread. On right side go forward a bit. On the right side walk back a bit. Double the sets with the same amount of driving and stopping.

[@trappingtoday]

Could be done, but then I'd cover only half as much ground with same number of traps. If a marten is near one of my stops I'm pretty confident I can catch it with one trap, and the other trap can go into another Martin's home range.

[@terrymagiera1924]

Why do you put the call lure up high on the tree?

[@trappingtoday]

High so the scent can disperse from the set further, and so the animal can differentiate the smell of the bait from the lure when at the set.

[@terrymagiera1924]

@@trappingtoday Okay thank you for letting me know stay safe and God bless you brother

[@quaileggsvermont]

Another wow!

[@quaileggsvermont]

👍

[@terrymagiera1924]

Looks like a good place to rub the paint off the truck

[@enigmaticgwichin1630]

So what’s the holy grail in animals down there? Up here it’s coyote and otter. I’ve only caught one of each but I only scale this by the reaction of the old timers when I told them about the catches.

[@trappingtoday]

Hmmm...good question. In my part of the state it would probably be bobcat, as they are very rare here. But they're common just a couple hours south of me. Mink is a pretty rare catch for me.

[@TravisBrown-bu5zr]

Why no chain saw

[@deadpinecollective]

Do you lose many to predators with boxes on the ground? Great video.

[@trappingtoday]

Occasionally some years. None this year.

[@usmcwaterrescue]

“Ahh This Martin is stiff must have caught him a few days ago” checking them traps every 24hr good job 👍🏻

[@trappingtoday]

These are on a 5 day check, which is the legal requirement for bodygrip traps here.

[@steveneddy9492]

Put traps on an angled log off ground

[@artlehrer7085]

Catch the beaver so you can drive on the road.

[@swampwhiteoak1]

Have you noticed any correlation between distance the trap is set from the road and catches?

[@trappingtoday]

Good question highly variable. I can't say I've nailed down a clear pattern but i would guess generally closer to the road is better. That said, when they are actively hunting the animals usually veer off the road at each of my sets.

[@quaileggsvermont]

I had to come back and watch again. Good Video!! But one thing really bugged me! To the guy that said to pick your traps off the ground so they wont get snow on them. What a foolish thought! Has got to be either meaning something else or is someone from one of those big cities that knows nothing about nothing of life! Wow!!

[@trappingtoday]

Haha everyone has their own preference. I try not to get too stuck on mine!

[@trappingtoday]

And I think he meant well.