Wed, Mar. 15

Snowy and 20F at 7am.

It snowed a good 4 inches last night. I figured with all the new snow, the ravens would be out feeding in their old haunts. May be a good day for trapping.....

Jill and I set up the net launcher in Spring Gulch at the cow feeders after herding the cattle. Within 10 minutes the ravens were coming back. Within the hour, a hundred or so were working their way into the trapping area. The wind was also picking up at that point; not too good for the flying net.

When there were about 50 ravens within the trapping area, I decided to go for it, despite the wind. Even if we don't get as many as we should, it should still be plenty.

Shot fired! A mess of ravens flew up and started circling and calling, but I could tell there were some birds squirming under the net. 15 total! not too shabby. One recapture - B/7 - a female caught last winter in Dec up in the park.

Thanks to Jill and Jared for their help.