Who Did what? Part Three
Lots can be said about a beaver’s life … How gloomy I would be if I had to live under the ice for half a year.
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Trapper’s troubles: Part Two
Most trappers will have a story about seeing their snow machine dive into a hole in the ice. This happened to us…
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Tales on Trails — Feathers
We were putt-putting along the trail, with Paul riding the snow machine while I was standing in the back of the toboggan.
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Tales on trails — Wildlife, big and small
Moose are big … I think we are not the only ones who happened upon a couple of moose while snowmobiling, checking traps along the trail.
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Tales on trails — wolves
Do they start whining, not leaving your side, begging you to turn around? Or are they interested and wanting to explore?
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Gearing Up For November 1
As summer ends and the upcoming trapping season looms, Sonja explains the anticipation, excitement and preparations with getting ready to go
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Rain Or Snow – Wear Your Fur!
Learn about the craftsmanship and care of fur garments in Sonja Seeber’s column. From Arctic-ready caribou to elegant mink.
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The Trapper’s Life: Whose Track Is It?
Yukon tracker Sonja Seeber breaks down the art of identifying animal tracks. Learn practical tips and explore the wilderness like a pro.
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The Fur Institute of Canada (FIC)
Why do we trap in Canada? The answer is easy: fur is ethical, sustainable, renewable and biodegradable. Before there was the coveted polar fleece (polyester),
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A Way Of Life
I started trapping in 1993, after taking trapper training with Alex Van Bibber and George Darbyshire. In the late 1990s, I began…
‘Vampires’ In Our Midst
They bite and suck blood—vampire-like. Cats such as lynx are a haven for fleas, as are fox and ermine, then squirrel and even mice.
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Skulls And Beetles
As per the Museum of Natural and Cultural History in Eugene, Oregon, the skull is “a framework of bone or cartilage enclosing…
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A Living Legacy
Haa G̱aatáa Haa Ḵusteeyí — Our Trapping Our Way of Life, a new exhibit at Haa Shagóon Hídi…
The Chatterbox Of The Boreal Forest
Envision this … you’re trying to walk quietly through the bush; maybe you’re hunting grouse … Next thing you hear is a squirrel…
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Grizzly Encounter
The grizzly we harvested this fall relied on berries, roots, horsetail and moose. We encountered the big bear only 10 days before…
Another Trapping Season Is Here
Snow came late this year. It was October 5 by the time we saw white on the ground outside the cabin. We received 17 centimetres of snow…
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50 years Yukon Trappers Association
Over the years, the Yukon Trappers Association has moved their location a few times but their mandate remains the same…
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What About Food?
Who doesn’t love precooked meals? And what could be better than for you to prepare them in the first place?
Living Off-Grid
Each year, more people are realizing that on-grid living might not be the best solution for protecting the planet and one’s pocketbook…
Time To Talk Poop
As a trapper and hunter, you learn to identify wildlife excrement rather fast, as you’d want to. Why? To determine what kind of critters…
Books To Read On A Trapline
When the evenings get longer, we enjoy reading a good book. So here we go with the books to hunker down with on a cold, dark night
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Furry Wildlife and Little-Known Facts
Beavers are found in most provinces and territories. They used to be eight-feet long and weigh about 200 pounds.
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Breaking Trail
The new moon brought winter, including swans and more ducks taking a rest on our little lake. We will soon be breaking Trail.
The Trapper’s Life
What is trapping? I had no idea. But I slowly but surely found out that hunting and trapping is a passion. Serious, gorgeous and grounding.
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Vanessa Ægirsdóttir’s magical place
Meeting Bahm set her on a new personal journey, and professional path informed by his Tlingit heritage and traditional approach to trapping.
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Muskrat season
In the delta, March meant one thing—muskrat trapping season was open. And trapped muskrat pelts fetched damned near $2.50 apiece back in 1976.
Yukon Pomp
There’s a furry addition to Team Yukon’s uniforms as they march into the opening ceremony of the Arctic Winter Games in the Northwest Territories on March 18. Athletes will sport fur pom-poms made from wolf pelts harvested in the Haines Junction area and sewn onto their hats by members of the community.
An unfurgettable night
The Yukon’s inaugural 2018 Fur Ball is from the creative minds behind the UnFURled project, and will give Yukon fur-fans a chance to show off their styles.
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Muskrat Trapping
The sun is back and the days are warmer, except in the late evenings. People of Old Crow used to be excited about going to Crow
In the Eyes of a Trapper
There’s a quiet old guy in the town I’m living in named Joel. Joel’s been a trapper all his life. From Joel, I’ve learned that
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