Alaska Wolverine and Wolf Trapping 2023 (Episode 3)

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  • @8626John
    @8626John 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for sharing your trap line and some of your techniques.

  • @toddg9659
    @toddg9659 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You are living my dream. I am stuck down in the lower 48 where for some reason people think wolves are precious.

    • @holgerawakens7784
      @holgerawakens7784 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Todd, I hear ya. I'm in the lower 48 in a state that absolutely has wolves completely protected. If you hit one with your car, you'd probably do 5 to 10 years. Meanwhile, the deer are disappearing, the moose are almost gone.

    • @tbenedict6335
      @tbenedict6335 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not around my home town they aren't but yeah outside here they think that way but it is slowly changing. Idaho

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah that’s horrible especially when wolves put pets/livestock in danger. Just last night I caught a wolf within 600 yards straight away from the last house on the edge of the village. They are an important part of the entire wildlife ecosystem here and I don’t want to wipe them out but banning trapping for them doesn’t help anybody

    • @tbenedict6335
      @tbenedict6335 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@enigmaticgwichin1630 we traditionally had the smaller timber wolves and rarely seen when the government in its infinite wisdom brought in Canadian Grey's which are much larger.they destroyed elk herds,deer,killed livestock and attacked hunters.only took about five years of them reproducing before a guy shot one in self defense while archery hunting I believe.last year a friend lost around 40 Buffalo to wolves on his ranch,cattle ranchers didn't fair any better in the past.now you can hunt them year round I think but the damage they've done is unbelievable. Long range hunters have hurt them and reduced the numbers overall but the wolves have spread into other states as everyone knew they would except our wonderful fish and game biologists and politicians who went against hunters,ranchers etc!

    • @toddg9659
      @toddg9659 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@holgerawakens7784 Minnesota?

  • @LWRoad
    @LWRoad ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Epic video, thanks for sharing!

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! It’s great to be able to show everybody what I do and how I do it. What program/app do you use to edit your videos?

  • @NorthernTrapper
    @NorthernTrapper ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice looking sets. Looking forward to your sled over flowing with fur.

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you sir, I’ll sure work hard to make that a reality. 👍

  • @bowbailey69
    @bowbailey69 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.

  • @whatido3021
    @whatido3021 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome sets and good luck to you!

  • @kirkandtonidaman2583
    @kirkandtonidaman2583 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really nice job explaining your sets. Very impressive video!

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! Glad you enjoyed, I caught a 2 lynx a wolverine and a marten this last Saturday but I’m a couple videos behind editing. Thanks for watching

  • @bigbuck1218
    @bigbuck1218 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really in joy watching your show, thank you. +

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for watching. I’ll be working hard to capture my world and share it with y’all. Have a good one

  • @bullwinkled790
    @bullwinkled790 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice job! Thanks

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching. The video of the next check will be out by the end of the week. Have a good one

  • @leonardguno5065
    @leonardguno5065 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    See you have toques, do you sell them. My father use to trap and my brother did some trapping. So I am enjoying your channel. I never did get a chance to be taught by my father, as I was sent to residential school. You sure teach alot while out on the trapline. Greatly appreciated

  • @westendtrapper8536
    @westendtrapper8536 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like the way you explain why you it certain ways. Thats cool. Thanks for sharing

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      Cool I’m glad my explanations are coming across clear. Thanks for watching. Dude the bison in your last video are seriously huge! Are you allowed to hunt them?

    • @westendtrapper8536
      @westendtrapper8536 ปีที่แล้ว

      No those ones are penned. I have to travel north for 3 hrs to get to the buffalo hunting grounds. Some of the bulls up there are even bigger. I think my next hunt is and of April.

  • @daveenns1119
    @daveenns1119 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ..Another great video. I can hardly wait for the next check. I like the music.

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks. Near the end of this video I put a sneak peak of the next video. I filmed the next check yesterday. I hope to have it up by the end of the week. Thanks for watching 👍

  • @southernrootsalaskanbranches7
    @southernrootsalaskanbranches7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome vid brother! Thanks for the pointers! Definitely need them! Lol. Looking forward to the next 1!! God bless yall!

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! No problem I forgot to show how you connect the trap to the drag but I’ll do that on another video. I checked traps last night and caught 2 more wolves. So I’ll be editing that video and putting it up by the end of the week. God bless you and your family as well bro!

    • @southernrootsalaskanbranches7
      @southernrootsalaskanbranches7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@enigmaticgwichin1630 You are the Man! 👊🤛🤜💪

  • @bradlangvardt4138
    @bradlangvardt4138 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well done

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you sir! I’ll have another video up from last nights check by the end of the week. Thanks for watching

  • @NSTRAPPERHUNTER
    @NSTRAPPERHUNTER ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Any day out on the land is a good day. Later and all the best.

  • @normbutler6627
    @normbutler6627 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great job, keep up the good work.

  • @dafrmami
    @dafrmami ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very entertaining video. Eager to see the results of your next check!!

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! I checked my line again last night and caught 2 more wolves! I’ll be editing the video and hope to get it up by Thursday-Friday

  • @rupertmcnaughtdavis3649
    @rupertmcnaughtdavis3649 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fascinating! Such a different world from mine.From South Africa.

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow! South Africa! I’m pretty sure your the farthest from me to comment on my channel. Oh yeah welcome to the channel, I hope you enjoy, we’re in the middle of trapping season but we have a lot of cultural activities throughout the year we’ll be filming. I worked with a carpenter back when I was a teenager that traveled to South Africa and he said it was amazing. Have a great day

  • @deadpinecollective
    @deadpinecollective ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great explanation on the lynx set. Love your videos and commentary. Learning lots and confirming stuff I knew. Thanks and keep them coming!

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks I’m glad it turned out ok. I filmed the next video last night and it turned out awesome. Thanks for the encouragement the next video will be out by the end of the week.

    • @deadpinecollective
      @deadpinecollective ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@enigmaticgwichin1630 awesome really looking forward to it. You explain things very well.

  • @rickwright7267
    @rickwright7267 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    good trapping guy i hope you caught a lot.of fur on your sets i like your video to👍👍y

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you sir. Trapping got started late but it’s been going great. Working on a few more videos

  • @billamidon4402
    @billamidon4402 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Old cd's or dvd's on a string work really well! The old timers used aluminum pipe plates. Good luck!

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah they definitely do. CDs don’t tangle up like the flagging in this video can. Thanks for watching 👍

  • @janwillemnl
    @janwillemnl ปีที่แล้ว +2

    hello i am new here i watched a few videos from you ..and i love them you live in a nice state with your family ...we only have deer and wolves here (recently) that come from poland and germany and we have raccoons that's the biggest thing we have here.... greetings from the netherlands god bless you

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow! Welcome to the channel. How low does the temperature get over there? Thanks for watching and god bless you as well!

    • @janwillemnl
      @janwillemnl ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@enigmaticgwichin1630 in recent years it does not get colder than -7 Celsius

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@janwillemnl ah ok. The coldest I’ve seen it here in my village was -72 Fahrenheit or -57 Celsius. I remember the smoke from peoples wood stoves would just fall back to the ground the low temp so far this winter was -58 f.

  • @holgerawakens7784
    @holgerawakens7784 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great tutorial on the lynx set/cubby. The only thing I missed was what the trap was anchored to - was that a wood stick that the lynx would step over used as a drag pole?

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! Oh yeah that toggle is what the trap was connected to. I’ll make sure to add that in a future video. 👍

  • @garytaylor623
    @garytaylor623 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    good luck,,hope you get some wolves!!!

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks! I’ll be working hard to catch the smartest furbearer up here. Hope you like the next episode

  • @jimlivingston7077
    @jimlivingston7077 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Those critters can be tricky. Use a small branchy tree to lay on ground, with but end near your lynx pen, forming a funnel to place a snare or trap to catch animals too tricky to enter pen.

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh yeah that sounds good 👍. When the lynx population is high I pack down trails surrounding the set and hang a few snares with bait. The video after next I’ll make sure to show how I make a double snare Lynx pen. Maybe I’ll put in a fox set as well. Thanks for watching and the input. Have a good one

  • @richfreireich4528
    @richfreireich4528 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Try Vicks mentholatum in your lynx sets works awesome as a call lure! Best wolverine lure I ever tried is laugemans big sky, but marten magnum is just as good! Awesome video good luck buddy, Lotta sign down here in the middle yukon.

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the info. I’ve heard of Vicks being used but never tried it myself. Bout time I put it out there. My dad told me they used to use womens perfume. So a few years ago I used cologne and perfume. I did make catches around where I used that. I’ll definitely look up these different lures. Thanks! I just took a screenshot of the lure names 👍

  • @kencaudle7802
    @kencaudle7802 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If u put your traps in white grocery sacks fast keeps the coil springs from freezing down. Just use broom to cover um up. If u preset use a drag takes few minutes and your gone

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah I can try that. I like the idea of presetting my traps. I’m heading out on the line in 7hours I’ll set one and try it out

  • @kencaudle7802
    @kencaudle7802 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Try presetun ur traps. Use wire around dog and the jaw. Especially woof traps. Get ur hand caught 1 time. Saves lots time. Lay flat in sled. Less scent around set. Snip wire and good 2 go

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah I should start doing that. I tried for a while, especially with a trap I have with teeth, but I guess I got a bit lazy. Yeah I’m not ok with catching my hand. Thanks

  • @gkhuntertrapper2738
    @gkhuntertrapper2738 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Rite on bud 👊

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! The next video will have a couple wolves in it.

    • @gkhuntertrapper2738
      @gkhuntertrapper2738 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@enigmaticgwichin1630 Looking forward to a hook up

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gkhuntertrapper2738 where is home base for you? If you can’t say no worries

    • @gkhuntertrapper2738
      @gkhuntertrapper2738 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@enigmaticgwichin1630 Manitoba

  • @Northwoods208
    @Northwoods208 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wolves are sharp, even if they haven't been trapped heavy they're still very paranoid and suspicious of anything they don't recognize. They give me fits often 😂

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah your exactly right they are really smart and wary of anything made by humans. I swear they smell 2-Stroke snow machines long after they have driven that part of the trail and avoid traveling on it if possible. It seems like they can detect magnetic fields the way they can spot out a trap or snare that is camouflaged. Their noses play a big part in what they do all the time. The wolves on my line avoid 330 sets after I caught a few in those wolverine sets. They also learn as they watch others step in traps and run into snares. So we as trappers have to work harder and always be willing to learn something new. That’s what’s great about TH-cam you can really skip over the learning curve if you follow the right people

    • @Northwoods208
      @Northwoods208 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@enigmaticgwichin1630 you're absolutely right. Around here I haven't noticed them avoid snowmobile trails, but there's also a lot of them, this is kind of a destination spot in the 48 for riding snow machines. They do avoid boot tracks like the plague, and they seem to know what traps are meant for them...I've had them walk right up to a half submerged 330 and knocked it over out of curiosity, but also had them circle a good 6-7 foot out of their way to miss a snare you can't see in the trail at all lol

  • @leonardryan8723
    @leonardryan8723 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I use old clean plastic CD , work great on your lynx track . 😊

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah I’ve tied them up using fishing line and they spin and catch their eye really well. Thanks for watching. 👍

  • @kencaudle7802
    @kencaudle7802 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1 thing u might want to try. Get a small piece plywood draw a woof paw print on it. Take a dremel tool or grinder. Cut some of wood out so makes a impression. Get a clean broom screw woof paw on end. Can use broom 2 sweep out area 4 traps. Covering um up. Then put paw print directly on pan. Sweep ur way out putting tracks as u back out. Fools even the smart 1s

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      Ah man I thought about doing something like that before but I wasn’t sure what material would be best to make the paw part out of. Hadn’t though about the broom part. That would make an awesome TH-cam video. Thanks again for the pro tip👍

    • @kencaudle7802
      @kencaudle7802 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      U can't tell the paw prints from a woofs if make a good paw out of plywood. Works really good at piss posts 2. Takes away suspicion and they'll step directly on pan

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kencaudle7802 cool I gotta go dig out my dremel and give it a shot

    • @kencaudle7802
      @kencaudle7802 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      U need to cut broom head off flat drill little hole in center 2 mount paw on with screw so don't split. No

    • @kencaudle7802
      @kencaudle7802 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you want 2 no how 2 snare woofs and get a bunch at a time. Watch traping inc. Trapping with Morley. Guy really knows his shit

  • @kencaudle7802
    @kencaudle7802 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If u bend jaws on long springs towards dog more power lay flatter. I would use a.much.bigger drag in case a woof or wolverine gets in trap. Make you some out of 1x2 inch rebar long chains 10ft

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      I’ve done good with holding wolverine with these toggles. I’ve only ever held one wolf with this size trap and it was the smallest wolf I’ve ever caught at 50lbs. Wolves here will tear the trap to pieces, so I don’t bother with to big a toggle because if a lynx gets into this set I want him to be able to drag it around a bit. Yeah I have some pieces of rebar that I need to weld together to make drags. Only problem is they are so effective at stopping the trap. The one rebar drag I have got drug about 15’ before gumming up in low brush and I never used it again. I gotta say though for its purpose it works crazy well. Some day I’ll invest in more chain, but it’s pretty cost prohibited by the air travel being the only way in and out.
      Where is home for you?

    • @kencaudle7802
      @kencaudle7802 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm a ak timber cutter south east. Been all over ak. Nephews are ak guides gold miner. Trapped for 45 years. Own property in Montana by Canadian border. Its ruined so many people. You are lucky dont have all the regulations. Lynk are now protected same wolverine. Woofs have decimated the ungulates. They act like woofs are gods. Almost every road is gated. Just a matter of time all trapun in lower 48 be banned. Already is in alot of states. Price of fur and trappers giving up. No 1 to help kids 2 learn how. Fur harvesters last auction house left. Fish cops took and sprung bunch my woof traps last week. 4 no reason other than there woof huggers

  • @broncoformudv
    @broncoformudv ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You are getting a good amount of sets in. Should start picking up fur any time now. Amazing how much wolf traffic you have out there. I have a pack of 4-6 on my line but they only come through every 4-6 weeks which makes it hard planning for them.

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah it’s really different every season. The years when the caribou aren’t around I do good with wolves and years when they winter close I won’t catch much. The amount of time between their pass throughs are around a week this year. I caught 2 wolves on the last check. J hope I can finish that video by the end of the week. Man 4-6 weeks between is a huge space of time. Yeah that would be hard to plan for

    • @broncoformudv
      @broncoformudv ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@enigmaticgwichin1630 that’s surprising about you not getting as many when the caribou are around. Figured they would be running all over then. Granted I have caribou in my area this year and the wolves are not hanging out.

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@broncoformudv desperate wolves=more catches. I’m getting excited about the next check here in a day or 2

  • @kencaudle7802
    @kencaudle7802 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Blue ribbons are better than red. They did study on cats. A Pepsi can if you got any

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      I’ve used a bunch of different flagging colors but I don’t remember trying blue. I’ll add it to my eBay cart right now. Thanks! I’ll see if I can get a couple Pepsi cans this week.

  • @garyburns9668
    @garyburns9668 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What general are you in in Alaska? Gb

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m in Venetie Alaska. 150 miles North of Fairbanks Alaska. About 50 miles north of the Arctic circle

  • @jimtheobald1141
    @jimtheobald1141 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is there any way to buy some of your furs from you

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      At some point near the end of the season after everything is skinned and put up we can definitely set something up if you’d like 👍 thanks for asking I hadn’t thought to much about it. Have a nice day

  • @kyle8370
    @kyle8370 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Naizon. U should go buy a lotto ticket, u have 777 subscribers.

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha I was able to get a screenshot of that! Thanks for watching!

  • @deernutOO
    @deernutOO ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why the annoying music in the back ground making it hard to hear the voice. Annoying music not needed. The rest of the video is very good.

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the input. I messed up editing the video to sound and just pulled all the music and put it back together a little quicker then I had hoped to. 👍

  • @jamestboehm6450
    @jamestboehm6450 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What's so enigmatic about running a trap line? Not really impressed..

    • @enigmaticgwichin1630
      @enigmaticgwichin1630  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s a play on Gwich’in which is my Native Alaskan heritage. A lot of my people’s ideas and traditions have changed over the last 100 years. I’m here to show the mysterious side that not everybody sees. Trapping is just a part of what life in the Arctic entails, and is only 3-4 months of the entire year. Thanks for watching and commenting