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Trapper Talk
4 minutes ago
I like em all. Enjoy it man!
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Trapper Talk
4 minutes ago
Brewery on every corner here





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Trap Shed
5 minutes ago
Sold
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Trapper Talk
6 minutes ago
Originally Posted by Marty B
What is your town now Gary?

I thought you were in Valentine?

Near Pawnee City where I grew up.
My life changed 5 yrs ago.
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Trapper Talk
12 minutes ago
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Just ordered a new toy... like 'em, hate 'em... thoughts?
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Trapper Talk
13 minutes ago
Wow, Bruce! You were a “ man on a mission” with that project. Great job
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Trapper Talk
20 minutes ago
… I thought you only posted in the morning lol
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Trapper Talk
21 minutes ago
…. Had a malamute that would drink plastic bottle tequila out of a 81 ford hubcap till he passed out while listening to Willie Nelson
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Trapper Talk
22 minutes ago
FishGuts called me and here I am
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Trapper Talk
22 minutes ago
…. I was never in the chats much so y’all yanks can’t blame me lol
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Trapper Talk
23 minutes ago
Originally Posted by WI Outdoors
A chat would be fun. Why can't we get one.

Had it several tines, but the usual bozo's kept trashing the place and the boss deleted it, finally for the last time, most likely!
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Trapper Talk
24 minutes ago
Originally Posted by Muskratwalt
Stop the pics Mike! My old heart can only take so much excitement! 😆

See what you have done! I've lost control of my keyboard and am typing numbers!
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Trapper Talk
29 minutes ago
Originally Posted by ABeardedTrapper
Ashley, does Jordy like beer? My quarter horse loves beer, and my English setter likes a sip of bourbon when I pour a glass. Eric



He is interested. But would rather have Acana instead!
My beagle Sampson wouldn’t touch beer but he would throw a fit for a drop of gin! My little London boy
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Trapper Talk
29 minutes ago
Stop the pics Mike! My old heart can only take so much excitement! 😆
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Trapper Talk
30 minutes ago
Originally Posted by The Beav
Better catch them before freeze up if you don't, they will all be dead. Or they will have moved on to better locations.


More than likely moved on.

Always have been a lifelong learner and never thought I knew just about everything about anything. The older I get the less I seem to know. Case in point.

Years ago a commercial fisherman by the name of Jeff Morrison contacted me about becoming a trapper ed instructor. Said he was at that point in his life where he wanted to share his knowledge with younger folk and encourage them to get and stay in trapping. He had to jump through a couple of hoops to become an instructor including helping out at a live trapper ed class. When it got to that point I invited Jeff down to our class to help us educate a couple dozen students. He asked what he should bring. I said bring your knowledge and whatever you need to deliver that. We were camped there at the clubhouse and he asked if he could bring something to share for dinner. I said sure.

He showed up with some trapping gear, a turtle trap, and three live snapping turtles. At the end of the session Saturday he butchered the three turtles with a crowd of wide-eyed youngsters circled around him. Cleaned up the meats, dropped them into a kettle along with other goodies, and set that on the grill over the campfire. Awhile later we were dining on turtle stew.

Around the campfire that evening the talk got around to muskrat trapping on the big river. The refuge. I asked him if he was out there opening day. Nope . . he waits until the ice is thick enough to hold his ATV. I shared my vast knowledge about the 'rats all hammered by multiple trappers by that time. He said it's worth the wait. I said educate me

Jeff made his living off the river. Commercial fisherman, trapper and part-time carpenter. He knew the river well. He said, under normal conditions, there are two major migrations of muskrats on the big river. The first is occurring now. 'Rats that detect cold weather coming combined by dropping river levels leave the bank dens and head out to build huts. The second migration comes later once ice forms on the back sloughs and marshes. As ice thickens these 'rats that are in shallow waters continue to migrate out to deeper huts. Many of these huts have been trapped out and are vacant. By the time Jeff got out there with his ATV towing his sled with willows and #1 jump traps the competition was home on the couch. He had the area to himself. As the ice continued to thicken the migration slowed, but was still there.

My last visit with Jeff was prior to his passing in 2011. Heart complications. He knew it was coming and had videos made of himself talking to his grandkids. If you visit the Upper Mississippi Wildlife Refuge Center on Brice Prairie, you'll find a small section featuring Jeff's work on the river and if memory serves correctly you can push a button and hear Jeff talk about his days on the river. Fellas like that are gold.
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Trapper Talk
32 minutes ago
Online search of trapping forums
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Wilderness Trapping and Living
35 minutes ago
Congrats
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Trapper Talk
37 minutes ago
Ashley, does Jordy like beer? My quarter horse loves beer, and my English setter likes a sip of bourbon when I pour a glass. Eric
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Trapper Talk
37 minutes ago
Finally picking on something your size.

Nice fish.
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Wilderness Trapping and Living
38 minutes ago
Congrats
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Trapper Talk
38 minutes ago
Originally Posted by ABeardedTrapper
Originally Posted by k snow
Or just stubborn and resistant to change.

LOL, my wife tells me that all the time.


They act like its some sort of character flaw. It shows strength, and determination.
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Trapper Talk
39 minutes ago
…. They get big around here … I live close to the Trinity… world famous for big gator gar

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Trapper Talk
39 minutes ago
Originally Posted by k snow
Or just stubborn and resistant to change.

LOL, my wife tells me that all the time.
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Trapper Talk
41 minutes ago
Originally Posted by k snow
Or just stubborn and resistant to change.


That’s okay too
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Trapper Talk
42 minutes ago
Doesnt get old




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