OK Guys what did I catch on trail cam

Heres a Marten and a Fisher on the receiving end of conibear traps (Marten left, fisher right). I took these pics just before Christmas

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The Marten

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Approaching the fisher

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Nice pole set Blasted Sabre and nice catch. I love martens, so much easier to skin and flesh than fishers. Of course, I've been in AB for 10 years and haven't set for anything except the odd pesky cat since. All the RTL's here are getting bought up for some odd reason, big bucks for lines that are not getting used. Kinda a shame, but the fur market won't support a family, so I continue to run my oilfield truck. Trapping is much more fun tho.

JT.
 
If marten grew to be 25lbs it wouldn't be safe to walk in the Boreal forest.
Mean little devils..........

No kidding! I lost the sleeve of my winter coat to one while trapping. (The underwear were salvagable! ;) ) It's amazing how they can pack 300lbs of rage into a 3lb animal. Fisher seem to know they are bigger and don't have to 'show off' as much. :D When I worked on them in Idaho we got to see them running wild all the time and were pretty cool to watch.
 
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