Fri, Nov 10, 2006

Tom, Vince, and Bryan are trapping at Heart 6 bait.

Multiple rounds of eagles come in.

One ad BAEA comes in and is fired at but missed.
Back lines catch in deep snow and do not fire.

The same thing repeats as a juvie is missed in the afternoon as the back lines catch too soon.

Moral is low, despite yesterday's catch. Vince and Mosie take off.

Thurs, Nov 9, 2006

Tom and Vince are setting up traps. Can of bear spray ejects in Tom's face.
Vince takes Tom to the hospital. Traps not set, but eagles do show up.

Wed, Nov 8, 2006

Cold and much new snow.

Bryan and Tom set traps at Heart 6 with Vince.

Juvie bald starts to feed at about 10:30, and is captured, along with 9 ravens.

Trap is reset and shot at another bald in the afternoon, but only 1 raven and 4 magpies are caught.

Tues, Nov 7, 2006

Tom, Bryan, and Vince are trapping on the burrow hill and hatchet bait.

Heart 6 bait explodes. 14 eagles and dozens of ravens.

Vince and Bryan fire at a juvie bald eagle but miss it at 7:30 am on the Burrow Hill bait.
Tom catches a raven that sets off the bow net on its own.

Mon, Nov 6, 2006

Bryan and Tom trapped up north for the morning.

1 BAEA was seen at both the Burrow hill bait and the bait near the Hatchet, but none fed.

Trappers returned to Kelly road moose to watch an ad BAEA contemplate life, but not feed.

Bryan and Tom put out the Heart 6 deer, the original Money Bait. Magpies feed before we've even left, ravens feed within the hour, and eagles are seen to feed by that afternoon.

Sun, Nov 5, 2006

Jill and Bryan trap on bison calf in Hayfields.
1 ad BAEA comes in but does not feed.