CHECKING BEAVER SETS....BRING A BACKBOARD

 Vikki is bring the I SPOT plus the bear spray this time.  Bryan has the gun.  
These Beaver that we are after damn up the Salmon Creek and have to be removed each year.  This helps the Department of Fisheries.  A lot of people don't realize how many trappers are employed by towns and cities  for animal control..   There are some funny stories we've heard about trappers out in city parks down in the creeks and stream and people not being aware they are there.  Beavers can bare a park in no time at all.

Wolf scat full of moose hair on the trail.  Also fresh bear sign. 

A NICE 40 LB MALE BEAVER

Juniper berries that Vikki is collecting while waiting for Bryan to check the traps.
She is interested in trying some of the Juniper recipes from The BOREAL GOURMET.   

 A 40 lb Beaver is like carrying two large bags of white flour, so we bring a backpack.  It is 1 km each way.  
Today we are going to check the sets again and will both bring pack boards.
The Trumpeter Swans have been on the lake for a week feeding up before they head further south.  We see lots of Canvas Back, Old Squaw, etc traveling south now.