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Old 12-14-2008, 05:58 AM
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Just got back from the UP of michigan. I caught my first Marten. It's a beautiful animal but a mouse ate a hole in the side of it. I would like to give a special thanks to Mike for all of his help.




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Old 12-14-2008, 08:50 AM
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Yeah baby!

He emailed me and said it was a monster, he wasn't kidding. It was the area you put the cat set too wasn't it?
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Old 12-14-2008, 09:34 AM
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Very, very nice Fixed Blade!!!
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Old 12-14-2008, 09:52 AM
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nice
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Old 12-14-2008, 10:27 AM
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congrats!!!! wish i could have made it up for season
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Old 12-14-2008, 12:40 PM
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Yes. It was, in the beaches with the carniverous mice.
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lol...the mouse's revenge!
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Old 12-15-2008, 10:09 AM
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Fixed,

Congratulations on bringing home a great prize!

Pine Marten are amazing fur bearers and being able to harvest one in Michigan is truly a special privilege.

Thanks for sharing the great photos of your successful U. P. trapping adventure.
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Old 12-15-2008, 10:54 AM
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A true trophy.....Congrats on the catch.....Thanks for the pics also.....Mack
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Old 12-15-2008, 05:21 PM
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Nice job,some beautiful fur right there!!
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Congrat's!!!!Marten and fisher are working there way up on my "bucket list" Working on the cat's this year
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Old 12-15-2008, 07:35 PM
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Next year I am going to focus on fisher and cats. I'd still like to get a badger also.
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Great job on the Marten! Looks like it has some very beautiful
colors to it. Thanks for sharing.

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congratz on the beauty!
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Great job on the Marten!!!!! I want to get up there one of these years. On a side note, not to be a know it all. But it was probably a Shrew that ate the hole in it, as they are meat eaters. Not a mouse.
Again congratulations.
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