Archive for December, 2009

[trapshack] Stoploss Traps for Muskrat and Mink

December 4 2009 Categorized Under: Newsletter No Commented

Delightful weather to be out in the backwaters. Warm temps and clear moon-lit nights have slowed down the movement of the animals. We’ve initially ended up with 25 muskrats, mostly of good size. The fur is of decent quality for being early in the season-dark brown with a red/blue mottled leather. Numerous scars and bite [...]

Get Mooned!

December 2 2009 Categorized Under: Family, Nature, Trapping No Commented

Dec. 1, ‘09-Look up in the sky and do you see the full moon? Tom and Hawken are trapping in the moonlight along Muir Creek. They caught a mink last time Hawken was along.  Just spectacular  beams bouncing all blurred and murky by the dark clouds in the West.  “Kinda looks like a ball!” Hawken tells Pops [...]