The theft of several “bushlife essential” items from a cabin near Mendenhall took time and may have involved more than one suspect, according to Whitehorse RCMP.

Andrea Fischer returned to her family’s log cabin, base camp for their trapline, at Annie Ned Creek on Monday to find the place had been broken into.

Several items had been stolen, including a quad, a long-track Bravo, a wall tent, snowshoes and a wood stove.

She’d been out breaking trail for the upcoming Yukon Quest, so the theft likely occurred between Jan. 12 and 22, Cpl. Natasha Dunmall said this morning.

The suspects damaged the driveway gate and cabin door to gain access.

The theft is a “big blow” to Fischer, her husband and their three children, she said this morning in an email.

“Our family has been affected but we are going to keep trapping. The equipment stolen is essential to work our trapline and get our kids out on the land.

“Friends have offered us equipment to keep going, we can’t stand idle when something like this happens.”

She and her husband, Ryan Sealy, began trapping in 1993. They make their living off the trapline in the fall and winter.

“Neither of us grew up trapping, but we were both interested in the bush and a healthy lifestyle,” Sealy wrote in a post on the Fur Institute of Canada’s website.

“When we came north, we came for adventure, and the people we met here showed us how to make a living in the bush.”

Their cabin, situated about 10 kilometres before Mendenhall on the way to Haines Junction from Whitehorse, is visible from the Alaska Highway.

“It was not a smash-and-run, as large, cumbersome items were taken,” said Dunmall.

“Hopefully, a good Samaritan sees one of the items, and calls the police.”

Anyone with any knowledge about the theft can contact Whitehorse RCMP at 667-5551.

To view a full and detailed list of the stolen items, visit Fischer’s Kijiji post.

Search the ID 1048073809.