Incredible! Where to buy berry-picking rake in Finland? I didn't find it in stores.
@geo85762 ай бұрын
Great video. Thanks for the idea. Is there a washer under the end stop. Im going to be ordering the parts
@MarkJLarsonOutdoors2 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing my friend! We don't have fisher in Illinois would you like to sell one so I can tan ir myself for my mancave?
@yvonnehighland2 ай бұрын
Great tips! I met you when you did a mink handling demo in Wisconsin many years ago. When you have time you should do a video on mink. Thanks
@jamesdickson75152 ай бұрын
rolled 2 gallons twice in less than 5 minutes !! I used 1/4 hardware wire , CRAZY clean and fast !
@robertstitt95123 ай бұрын
Where can one purchase these?
@gibbsadventures123 ай бұрын
I get them made by Mactraps in Quebec, They have them on their website but in french only. I prefer my cable to be 12 feet long they sell them 6 feet but i get them custom made.
@Bryce_Robert3 ай бұрын
I love this… looks very user friendly and organized! I just lost a 330 cause a bear grabbed it.. now I was cheap on the wire length so I was kind of asking for it but this method here looks great!
@MarkJLarsonOutdoors3 ай бұрын
Great info! Thank you for sharing my friend!
@nbeaudry77103 ай бұрын
Thorough and clear.....as usual, Thank you. Been using the clips a few years now, but have always been clipping them on a spring ( near the coil) , your set up makes more sense.
@gksox3 ай бұрын
Thanks Jim ... another very informative video !
@fernfournier36253 ай бұрын
Jim is right I’ve been using the same method for many years now you don’t need wire you don’t need pliers very quick method fast easy simple . Good job Jim
@kenwilson58963 ай бұрын
Little slack on the nails!
@gibbsadventures123 ай бұрын
Most folks go overbroad with the nails, just enough to maintain the oval pattern. Too many nails cost you a lot of time.
@sarahklein45163 ай бұрын
Hi! Loved the video it was informative and easy to follow. Do you tan it after it’s done drying and if so what is your process? And if not, why? How does it stay preserved? Sorry for all the questions Im new to harvesting fur and have a fisher id like to dry using your board method but im concerned about how soft it will be after drying.
@gibbsadventures123 ай бұрын
I ship them to sell after I dry them. If I hold them for any amount I store the raw dried pelt in my freezer. The pelt will turn yellow and the bugs will get into it if not in a freezer.
@bryanjones143 ай бұрын
This year here in michigan a dozen leaches are $7.99 .....thats why im watchinh this video ,I wont pay that , or 6 bucks for crawlers. Prices have gottten crazy . I like to use the little leaches for bluegill and the big ones for smallmouth and brown trout .... Thanks for the video
@dlansburg26733 ай бұрын
Thanks Jim for the tips,friend of Toby here
@frez7774 ай бұрын
love your videos
@scottk06234 ай бұрын
I like that table with the lift up top to hold the feet. Sometime a video on it would be great. Thanks for sharing
@greasemonkeygarage78554 ай бұрын
Hi JIm, do you wash them before boarding?
@philipjean10865 ай бұрын
So interesting that you leave flesh on mink a no-no in northern Alberta lots of fat under the saddle In my section. Good to see price is finally starting to rise
@gibbsadventures125 ай бұрын
different sections of mink are handled a little different a western type mink has a heavey saddle with a lot of fat that needs to be scraped a northern type has very fine leather and little fat so better to leave the saddle on. Central type mink same deal you have to take the saddle off.
@robertstitt95125 ай бұрын
Here in SE Yukon, nearly all juvenile female marten will make the large size when put on male board- a prime example of Bergmans Law. Biggest marten occur at higher elevation-3,000-3500'. Why, I have yet to determine.
@philipjean10865 ай бұрын
Good video Jim the worst thing I see in marten trappers is ground sets and handling the trapped animal from trap location to skinning shed. Mouse chews 80 % discount to select. If I can’t catch a marten hanging from a pole and then wrapped up in a fur bag and moving blanket on its way to the fur shed better to let it live and breed
@coondogbob5 ай бұрын
Awesome info sir
@trapperstrailsandtales46575 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing Jim Miigwech
@NorthernTrapper5 ай бұрын
Good explanation Jim. I always tell my students. You are spending money until you catch the animal. Now how you handle it can either make you money or lose you money. It’s all in presentation and primeness of the pelt.
@briansnyder33165 ай бұрын
As per usual another great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
@camaro68105 ай бұрын
Great to see you post more videos its been a while, this is one of my favorite channels I learn so much, thank you!
@timminstraprs21695 ай бұрын
Still have fur for ya Jim. Froze 3 beaver in ball form, once I get those stretched, I’ll text ya, if you’re still buying. 👍✌️
@whatido30215 ай бұрын
Awesome Jim, always great information!
@corygardner1019815 ай бұрын
What do you mean by the sawdust in the drum and I missing a step skinned to fleshing but I'm having issues
@camefromthenorth5 ай бұрын
Great educational vid helps a lot.
@douglasbattjes39916 ай бұрын
Jim, I'm in Michigan, do you put yours in sawdust before you flesh all you hides out,, or just to dry them and then freeze with the sawdust.? Fill me in please , great video and presentation 👍👍👍👍
@gibbsadventures126 ай бұрын
I use the regular sawdust when fleshing the beaver, I make sure to get it all of the hide before stretching them. If they are wet I will use an old dryer that I have modified into a drum to clean and dry the fur. using hardwood sawdust.
@douglasbattjes39916 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Jim, great idea with a old dryer, @@gibbsadventures12
@kusterflattail6 ай бұрын
One tip for anyone drumming fur, for really greasy animals like coon, beaver or bear capes , we always added mineral spirits to our sawdust . It's like night and day how well it cleans that dirt grease crap out of the fur and leaves it soft silky and clean. Obviously before fleshing.
@camefromthenorth7 ай бұрын
Ya great video, good idea with the box construction, will copy this. Thanks I subscribed and thumbs up...
@pine4567 ай бұрын
Where can you get the aluminum to build those traps?
@gibbsadventures127 ай бұрын
Roofing supply places you can buy it by the roll used to make fascia and soffits.
@jonathanwhite92427 ай бұрын
What thickness boards do you prefer and what do you use instead of a sharpie to make your pattern? Great video.
@gibbsadventures127 ай бұрын
3/4 Plywood and pencil crayons
@craigsager96607 ай бұрын
Isn't a Leech a blood sucker to?
@jocelynbourgoin7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the demo Jim. I used to frost scrape after learning from a trapper from Hearst. I agree, the leather side is much better looking but I thought FHA has requested that beavers not be frost scraped anymore? That is why I have not done it in years. One thing I did, was a simple A frame and would sit the beaver board about belt height on the cross piece to not have to bend down. My legs could work in between the A frame legs. Worked really well. I just rest the board against the wall. The scrapings are awesome for marten bait. I would put them in plastic milk bags. Kept the bait nice an clean. At the set, I just slice the bag open and squeeze into the box. Gloves don't touch the bait. All your other tips, are 100% on the money, especially not going sideways!! You only do that once or twice. :) Thanks for taking the time to make these videos. Always learn something from them.
@Timberbeartrail7 ай бұрын
Great stuff here I really enjoy this
@barrydeacon35518 ай бұрын
Very educational! Couple of questions: 1). How heavy a Swivel do you use? 2) You don’t leave the triggers cocked? Set them after snare is set up? Roughly how many wolves do you catch per season? 3) use same weight of wire for coyotes? B Deacon Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦
@chrislawson21038 ай бұрын
best fisher demo! Thanks Jim
@tysonvolks11378 ай бұрын
Make it look so easy!! thanks!!
@TheRyantanner8 ай бұрын
very helpful for putting up my first marten, thank you
@matu2538 ай бұрын
I feel you! We just WASTE things :( I have this saw, dies on me when worked to warm and let idle. Seems to flood. I'll watch video til the end
@loneranger82939 ай бұрын
I like the design and functionality Jim. Wanting to switch out my plastic boxes which do work well. Curious, do the squirrels not eat the bait? I wonder about a screen in the back and using another screen with compression fit to protect bait?
@moochkawasaki11089 ай бұрын
Nice idea drilling tree for snare support I have rebar with wire attached for snare support tap rebar down and good to go I have a lot made up through the summer carry them in a bucket when go to set a snare I grab a rebar with wire for a support
@kevinwilkey46879 ай бұрын
Should you put them in plastic trash bags when freezing?
@mikewhitman7459 ай бұрын
I got my first fisher cat this morning and this video is perfect, thank you. Also, milk in a bag? That tidbit was almost as interesting as the stuff I actually needed to know today, skinning, fleshing and milk bags. Good stuff bud!
@stevenallen25309 ай бұрын
Nice skinning job. When I was a teenager (1970s) my brother and I met an old trapper with a bum leg and he smoked a pipe. We would stop by his place to watch him skin out the beaver, coons, skunks and fox fox ect. He told us to keep an eye out for road kill and pick it up and bring it to him to process. Some were quite ripe but if the pelt was good enough he would get to work. I found the process very interesting.
@iowaoutdoorfamily9 ай бұрын
Nice video going to add some float sets to the arsenal next spring!