There is some overlap in Nicks books, but you will get something from all 3
Then ya need Kaatz's and Thorpes and Carmans.
Clint has a book or dvd out that is good too!
If ya can find the 13 pages of formulas on here, somewhere, maybe the Bait/Lure Makers Forum on here, that would help too.
You are sposd to get loved ones to get them for you for birthday and Christmas gifts.
Didn't you get that memo?
Anyway, get a few supply catalogs and circle those books and give to loved ones to buy your gifts, explaining you want their money to go to what you need, want, and will use, as opposed to a sweater that may only get worn once/yr.

that's great ,good to see you posting again

nice job and great set up.

sounds like a great man ,prayers sent

Would be interesting to see property tax or insurance records to determine what was the assessed value of those in slavery. Also would be curious what was the ROI for the average size slave holding property.

Wow, you do way better than I do with 17 traps, sir.
Jim

2nd one out of this pasture. i hope they are the only 2. i really hate mange. not even coyotes ought to end up like the one in this old photo



this one is better. bought a pair of these sleepycreek longsprings from marty 4-5 years ago to use in rocks or places where bedding is an issue. was showing my just turned 8year old grandson how to make a set with them on saturday. this guy showed up yesterday. he was in school but liked the photo



took 20 minutes to get all the cockle burrs picked out. was decent after though. need to go out now and turn skins but think i will drink some more coffee first BTW cockle burrs in KS are not burdock. cockle burrs are hard things not soft like burdock. real pain to deal with. you have to pull fur and hair away from each one by hand. try combing them out and you get bald spots.

i cook mine. country ham doesn't get cooked while being cured. either a dry cure is rubbed on and scraped off a couple times then rubbed on and allowed to sit for 3-4 weeks or it is submerged in a brine and held under with a rock, then cold smoked. no heat. just smoke. modern domestic hogs all get anti parasitic drugs so trichinosis and tape worm is not a big deal really but i still cook mine.

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Oh boy, you're in for it now.

I use the same thread taxidermist uses on capes or any strong nylon thread will work just be sure to cut out the red rim on any bullet holes or wounds I then run in a little borax just because.

Ttt

I also use Diethyl Phthalate. I can't distinguish a difference in the asafoetida odor between using that and alcohol.

I would like to buy Trapperman volume 1 book. Please PM me if anyone has the book they would sell. Thanks