Sat, Nov 4, 2006

Moose calf on Burrow Hill trapped by Jill and Bryan.
1 ad BAEA and 1 juv BAEA come in but did not come down to the bait.

Wed, Nov 1, 2006

COLD and clear. -15F when setting traps, high less than 20F

Tom and Bryan set up a moose calf bait on the far side of the river from the Forest Service station.

Tom trapped on the moose, Bryan watched the horse.

An adult and juvie BAEA came to bait and started feeding.
Tom gave the order to fire from across the river through the scope.
Bryan fired and caught a female adult bald eagle.
1st eagle!!!

Tom and Bryan are driving on Elk Ranch S to take down the bait, when Ol' Blue slides off the road and crunches a tree. Side door destroyed.

Tues, Oct 31, 2006

Clear and COLD. 10F high, -15F when setting traps.

Bryan and Tom watch the bait from a distance.
2 adult BAEA arrive and begin to feed.
Bryan and Tom attempt to sneak around the hillside to fire off the launcher.
One eagle takes off. The attempt to set off the launcher with the remote fails.
Bryan attempts to set it off manually from the wire, but the eagle flushes.
We believe that the launcher device lost charge due to the cold temperatures.
Heat packs are now placed in with electronics to keep them warm.

Mon, Oct 30, 2006

Cold. 10F high.

We set up the Hatchet as a trapping station.
Bryan and Tom meet Jack Hatch.
Jack takes the team to a dead horse which has over a dozen eagles and 50 ravens feeding on or around the animal.

Bryan and Tom make plans to trap on the horse the next day.