Explore the Yukon
Discover the good life of being on the land and a modern trapper's lifestyle. Be comfortable in the wilderness and experience outdoor living. Being on the trapline isn't just survival, it's home and the wilderness teaches lessons you can't learn in the city.
Guided Trapping
Experience life in the mountains. Trapline Tours are six days and six nights for $5000. The tours are from Thursday 10am to Wednesday 10am in December, January and February. Connect with the trapping lifestyle of the Yukon. You will have the unique opportunity to check traps that you set yourself. Be comfortable in the wilderness and use your outdoor living skills. Our basecamp is 50km from Whitehorse. You will be picked up from your hotel in Whitehorse on Thursday morning. Together we'll go get your permit, extra warm clothes if needed, alcohol if desired, groceries, and then drive to basecamp. It is about 45 minutes from Whitehorse to basecamp on the highway. From basecamp to the trapline cabin is 2 hours by snowmachine. We'll go on the trapline in the mountains for a week. On Wednesday, you'll get a ride back to your hotel in Whitehorse.
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The Yukon permits visitors to set and check traps with a registered concession holder guide. Our week-long tours are designed for capable outdoors people who want to learn about the modern trapping lifestyle while enjoying the natural beauty of the Yukon. Tours are open to women and couples. Men can be accommodated on a case-by-case basis. Develop your skills in a supportive environment and make unforgettable memories. Book an experience of a lifetime. All participants will have the opportunity to ask questions during a 30 minute zoom call that is a prerequisite prior to their tour. We will discuss expectations and details for the week-long tour and choose a start date for your adventure. Please read the Liability Waiver, Informed Consent, and Packing List "fine print" link in the footer prior to the zoom call.
Your trapping guide
On the Land, with Family, Community and Country
My name is Andrea Fischer and I live Between Worlds. One boot is among the tracks in the snow, and the other boot walks the pathways of modern Canada, in uniform or at a community board meeting. I balance a hearty life on the trapline with the structure of service and the warmth of family life. My story is about the old and the new, the wild and the built, the personal and the public. I moved to the Trapline in 1993 after forestry college. I appreciate patience, improvisation, subsistence living and I have a deep respect for the people, animals and land. Winters are long and cold, but I love the rhythm of the trapline; setting snares, hauling wood, gazing into the northern lights, getting water, checking trap sets, repairing gear, tanning fur, shipping pelts to market, and sharing meals with other trappers. I listen to the cracking of ice, warning calls of ravens, and stories carried on the wind. To complement the outdoor lifestyle, I joined the Canadian Rangers in 1994. Rangers wear red hoodies and are guardians of Canada’s isolated regions. We guide sovereignty patrols in remote areas and do training in communication, navigation and marksmanship. Rangers are a big family that strengthens Canada. Since 1996, I have also worked at the Alaska Yukon borders during the busy summers. I welcome people from every walk of life, enforce regulations, uphold Canada’s values, and ensure safety while fostering our tradition of openness. Volunteering for NGOs since I was 12 years old keeps me grounded. Whether delivering flowers to patients at hospitals, planting community gardens, organizing soccer, or breaking trail for dog team races, I believe in giving back to the communities that support us. My husband and I live at our basecamp and raised our family on the trapline where the land is home, classroom and playground. The kids grew up spotting tracks and making their own games. My adult children are happy with city life now and they also return to help on the trapline. We enjoy hiking, picking berries, building and sewing together. Living between worlds is a path rich in experiences!
