Youth harvester Paul Nice’s personal update on his harvesting over the cold winter months.

By Paul Nice

Throughout January, I’ve been sticking in my nice little rhythm throughout this cold month, doing rabbit snaring with some hunting and fishing. 

The rabbits are pretty hard to track down this winter. There aren’t too many moving around in my area, though I still manage to find good trails to set my snares on.

Once all the snare checking is done, I usually head out on the lake to do some fishing. 

I recently got myself a nice hand auger and I’m in love with how portable it is. 

I’m out fishing as much as I can be. There’s something awesome about being out in the wilderness and sharing this cold landscape with all the other animals trying to survive these frozen months. 

The ptarmigans don’t let the cold phase them and I won’t let it phase me either. 

I’m making the most out of the days even when it gets to -40 C. I can’t wait to see what’s in store for me in the future. You never know what you may come across when you’re out in the woods or on the ice. 

As the days keep passing, slowly going through the month of February, I’ve been keeping my schedule going with hunting and fishing whenever I can. 

The cold snaps are pretty gnarly this time of year. The one thing it’s done is teach me how much I need to bundle up. 

This month so far has been pretty nice with fishing and hunting. I can’t wait to see how the rest of the month turns out for me. It’s always a treat to see what you stumble across in the wilderness. There’s always something moving about, even in this bitter cold.