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First Moose and Otter Catches Mark Early Trapping Season
A winter trapping account recalls the start of the season with the first ermine, a white weasel, signaling prime fur as traps were set by mid November. The narrator and Plum endure a burnt shelter, then harvest otter and a large bull moose, skin and stretch hides, and continue patrols along a south to north line with traps east and west, noting proximity to moose and caribou sightings amid snowy woods.
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Plum
First Chase Lake