Trapping Jan 28th-Feb 10th 2024

[@duanes5117]

I watch alot of your videos. You are smart, knowledgeable and a good speaker. I have learned a lot. Keep up the great work. Thank you.

[@whatido3021]

Thanks for the kind words Duane, glad you enjoy the channel!

[@anthonymason2186]

Great great idea on the pvc pipe idea. In that area I sometimes cut that area when shinning die to being so tight

[@TubeLubochka]

Thanks for new video is very interesting and we enjoyed it. 🎉

[@leonardryan8723]

Great looking line off fur , I can see the coat 🧥, mittens and hats now . 😊

[@rweisele]

I am 75 years old old trapper, and when 12 volt winches came on the market in the early 70s, we got one, and anchored it to the concrete floor, and using a heavy duty skinning gambrel chained to an anchor at the ceiling, I could peel the hide from a coyote in about 4 minutes, and only had the cut the back legs and front feet, and the head. Really saved the old arms, and you could do the same. All you do is put a loop on the hood from the winch, and put it on the hide after skinning out the back legs, and the tail, and pull it tight, run the winch until it pulls, and slowly pull the skin down the where you have to cut the front cuffs off, then winch until you come to the ears, clip them and winch to the eyes, then take the loop off, and finish by hand. After a while you can get really quick and efficient with this method, sure takes the hard work out it!

[@whatido3021]

Thanks! I actually did have a skinning machine, then I got away from it after ripping a few apart, being too aggressive I guess! Anyway since the price of coyotes went down and not getting as many, I eventually got rid of it and went back to the same old way, might have to get it back or figure out my elbows!

[@scottlindquist9107]

Awesome video, thanks!!!

[@alanhelmin4406]

Thanks for the good videos

[@DuncanSelvester]

From the UK, love your work, and thank you!

[@ClarenceOlsen-o2g]

Enjoyed your video,thanks for sharing

[@Tommyr]

Love that cabin and coming along. Thanks!

[@jimsutton9143]

Another great video! Thanks for sharing with all of us.

[@sheldonwinsor4037]

Nice video! Thanks for sharing!

[@roberteddy8962]

Great video .

[@bombardier3qtrlbpsi]

You're not 20 anymore 😂 You're 25 Nice job thanks for sharing your days on the trapline.

[@gkhuntertrapper2738]

well done ✅ thanks for sharing that comparison with the cougar night & day difference i might have to try that pole set a go 👊 thanks for video

[@stevetople5023]

Invest in a small winch and put anchor in your floor so much easier on yor arms,back etc.

[@ludwigderzanker9767]

I'm in awe, the pure zen! Listen to you like an old tale and I love it. The outfit on the wood pole we did to for marten but's forbidden since decades. Your Cougars are the biggest subspecies of all the mountain lions, bigger, heavier and stronger than the biggest Leppard from the Amur, but zoological small cats! All the best from Northern Germany Ludwig.

[@whatido3021]

Thanks Ludwig!

[@timgurtner5248]

Great looking fur! As we age our wisdom keeps us from going to hard. That sir is how we can continue to do what we love!!

[@whatido3021]

Great point Tim! Thanks for watching!

[@TheSkinking]

That is a heck of a nice trapping cabin! I saw on Fur Harvesters that they only have 2000 lynx offering in the next sale, that is pretty low. Makes you wonder how many trap lines got burnt out

[@whatido3021]

Thanks Perry, hopefully the Lynx prices stay up there, I averaged 163$ last year, good but still not close to what it was 30 years ago!

[@leonardryan8723]

Got yourself a beautiful cabin , you got to feed the Canadian jays buddy . I got hundreds off Canadian jays in the wood 🪵 I feed them raisins out off my pockets easy to make them into pet for sure . We can’t catch Martin on the ROCK 🪨 but there can in the big land ( Labrador) . We don’t have fisher in the 709 that I know off buddy .

[@trapperfurever]

Some beautiful put up fur there Brother. Always enjoy your adventures. And you're totally right, we are not 20 anymore. Take Care.

[@firstinlastout8324]

I’ve been watching you for a couple years now and I don’t know why you don’t have more followers. You always deliver awesome content. Thanks for sharing

[@whatido3021]

Thanks! Glad you enjoy the channel!

[@bennyboiii4774]

Love it. Thank you.

[@FinsandFur-y7c]

I'm like an excited kid at Christmas when I see that you posted a new video. I did sense frustration in your voice over what's going on in the world as it pertains to protesters and the way the past couple generations think. As far as I think, your channel is the best as far as the content goes. Keep your head up my friend, us subs got your back!!!

[@whatido3021]

Thanks for the kind words! The world is sure different then it use to be!

[@FinsandFur-y7c]

@@whatido3021 no problem my friend. You're still living the dream. Just a question. Are you in the Peace River/Keg River area? I've moose/bear hunted on the Chinchaga River a couple years ago, once the opened the border back up.

[@whatido3021]

I am south east of peace river about 200kms or 120 miles.

[@FinsandFur-y7c]

@@whatido3021 I also bear hunted with a guy out of Grande Prairie, around Lesser Slave.

[@FinsandFur-y7c]

Haven't heard from you in a while as videos go. Are you okay is everything fine with you.

[@bdhabets3250]

Appreciate your videos from Montana. You’re a great sportsman and good example of hard work.

[@whatido3021]

Thanks!

[@stephenroberts6511]

Nice assortment of catches ,great video Have get rebar Ron help with the skinning 😂

[@bigd3454]

Looks good guy 👍👍

[@Cascades-yj4mr]

Always great videos

[@leonardryan8723]

Keep up 🔝 the great job on the trap lines . Iiiiii iiiii up 🔝 to 17 coyotes in snares and 15 now with the rifle over road kill off moose highway in the 709 . My buddy got a coyotes 85 lbs , iiiii and you know it a wolf at that weight buddy . The 17 in the snare two under 40 lbs and 15 over 40 lbs to 67 lbs so far buddy . Lynx grown big in 709 see them over 100 lbs on the ROCK 🪨.

[@araratoutdoors]

Nice video. The cougar is a brutal animal, good info on skinning and setting. 👍

[@oldnewtrapper5330]

Beautiful fur. Those shoulders are a pain for sure. I started using a wooden handle from an old window squeegee. I fold a shop towel twice and put it over the tapered end and that does the trick. Hopefully those wolves come around for you!

[@whatido3021]

Thanks! Every trapper has a trick someone else would definitely be interested in!

[@gregstang5950]

Great Vids!

[@glengillis7775]

good job. we had cougar tracks near our cabin last week.

[@whatido3021]

Thanks Glen! Not sure where you're located but they're all over the place here, especially the south Trappline.

[@brettkryski2674]

Another excellent video! Heading to my trapline cabin, near the Montana border this weekend to see if there are any wolves down there

[@whatido3021]

Good luck and be safe out there!

[@reginaldwinsor2759]

To bad coyotes aren't in demand. Since Canada Goose & companies like them aren't using as many or not at all, their isn't much use for them. Thanks for the ride.

[@Divemedic73]

always great to see your successes and take in your knowledge. Looking at your fleshing beam in the corner, do you have a video showing how your did that I see that you can change our different diameter beams on that main structure.

[@whatido3021]

Thanks! I don't have a video on how I actually built it, but it is just a piece of birch that I carved down, I like it coming to a thin point for fleshing smaller animals, and it sure helps to split the ears as well, I will try to include something on future videos.

[@Divemedic73]

Thank you very much @@whatido3021

[@steveakamooseman7786]

good job on the trapline.....hopefully them wolves come back and can get a few more lol .

[@whatido3021]

Thanks! Sure hope they do!

[@rweisele]

I meant the 'hook' of the winch, not the hood! Old fingers don't work so good sometimes!

[@bombardier3qtrlbpsi]

I'll keep my comments on that subject to my horses. They would understand it more than those...

[@doncallies8803]

nice young cougar cat ... tender steaks / Best meat I ever eat.

[@holgerawakens7784]

I noticed that shot of the cabin....you have a ladder attached to the roof of the cabin - is that to help you get up and clean out the chimney? Are you burning pine in the cabin?

[@whatido3021]

I am burning pine in the cabin, the chimney is straight pipe, I never clean it and always let the stove buck to clear any potential creosote, the ladder is for when I made the roof extension and had to seal some roof leaks, just left it there since it's handy if needed.

[@VADogHunter]

I'm 56. guessing we're probably close to the same age +/- a few. Completely understand using tricks to help with a semi wore out body. My dad always said try to work smarter not harder, as the years go on you definitely try to do things smarter. Message to the young guys, it's easy when your in your 20s and 30s, it gets harder after that, especially if your hard on yourself young.

[@whatido3021]

Great point! thanks for watching!

[@bigal7125]

It's been a while since you've posted, I'm just checking in on you and pray all is well.

[@whatido3021]

Thanks BigAl! I'm still going at it, been a very different and slow trapping season due to the lack of snow, but I'll actually be posting a video today or tomorrow. Thanks again!

[@eliteforces9548]

Show us how you process step by step. Skinning, fleshing, tanning etc!

[@whatido3021]

I just might some day, thanks for watching!

[@Whiskeythrottle86]

Your channel is my new favorite. Do you wash your cats like you do your other critters? I was taught to dry wash in borax

[@whatido3021]

I only wash any furs when dirt or blood is present, Lynx tend to keep themselves very clean and most times doe not require washing, Marten and Fisher are pretty much the same. Thanks!

[@oneshotme]

What does the sawdust do to help???

[@whatido3021]

Traction when skinning and traction for the fleshing knife, also retains the oil and fat from getting into the fur, way easier to clean up for a nice finished product. Thanks!

[@ferengiprofiteer9145]

Only thing that's worked to get me over a bout of tennis elbow is gin soaked golden raisins. Let them soak a week then take a teaspoon each morning. I've never got over it without it. I'm testifying.

[@whatido3021]

Well heck, I'll have to give it a try! Thanks!

[@buckhunter1378]

Sawdust or cornmeal used to take care of the slipperyness of the hide? Suspect sawdust. Great video.

[@whatido3021]

Yes I use sawdust, thanks for watching!

[@mully220]

Try a small ball-peen hammer around the front leg area. Use the rounded end and use like you are pounding a nail.

[@whatido3021]

Great Idea, I never tried that, Thanks!

[@Eric-n4l7p]

How much the cougar fur go for?

[@whatido3021]

Thanks for watching, the cougars are not a fur bearing animal so we can't keep them, it was turned into fish and wildlife.

[@matthewmcdaniel8846]

How much for a good lynx fur?

[@whatido3021]

Last season I averaged 163$, I haven't sold any yet this season but I hope the prices don't go down, about 4 years ago they were around 45$.

[@Cascades-yj4mr]

How did the mods on the pelican sleigh work for you

[@whatido3021]

I wish I could comment, but haven't had enough snow to try it! Thanks!

[@NWMT]

Thank you for your videos. You have an unusual avocation and certainly not without controversy. Towards the end of this vid, around 13:35, you start to mention fossil fuels, oil & gas, that you're unaware of alternate power solutions, etc. Your comments were made in the context of protesters who may object to your trapping industry, but who wear synthetic clothing and who (ironically) may not be aware of synthetic fiber origins emanating from fossil fuels. You seem resigned that there are no alternatives to manufacturing without continual use of fossil fuels. Fortunately, both Canadian and American manufacturing in many cases do use renewable energy sources, as do many companies around the globe. The links below are examples of information about solar power industry solutions in both Ca and the USA which should give you a snapshot of alternative power sources. Of course, there are other alternative power sources besides solar which are being utilized globally to power, or partially power, commercial businesses and any type of small business or household as well. As many synthetic garments are made overseas, some further research would undoubtedly tie in news about alternative power solutions used there, too. It's a small world for global warming and North Americans often chase the global curve on change.... Anyway, these two links may give you hope, and work to inform you that we are not doomed to fossil fuel use, and sound alternatives are there for us. Even with our own personal off-grid (or partial off-grid) living choices, we can power everything we have using solar, batteries, etc., even in winter, for ALL our power needs. It has been done for years. (As you are obviously talented in many things, if you're curious on how you'd leverage solar into your future, and wean yourself off fossil fuels: www.youtube.com/@WillProwse ). www.statista.com/topics/5386/us-solar-photovoltaics/#topicOverview natural-resources.canada.ca/energy/energy-sources-distribution/renewables/solar-photovoltaic-energy/7303 🐺

[@whatido3021]

Thanks! I am sure there are some alternatives, but the majority involve products that are from fossil fuels or require oil to get to them. Solar system don't grow from trees either. Especially these electric vehicles that need some extreme addition to the power grid which is already overwhelmed. Totally agree that it can be done, but with todays comforts, not everyone will be inline to work for it. Again I totally agree and it sure is controversial! Just my thoughts is all.

[@desiremontgomery2762]

Do you wear anything for you tennis elbow??

[@whatido3021]

No I haven't been, just more careful now! Thanks!

[@doncallies8803]

They made it illegal to trap here in New Mexico ... so stupid.

[@whatido3021]

That's too bad! Thanks for watching!