Good morning

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Hey Turtle...... good choices!

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This was my grandfather’s, it has opened a lot of bales.

Look for salts and sediment in the bottom of container. If none is there, it is probably fake man made stuff. If just a little sediment, it is really fresh ( probably not ) or the good stuff has been removed and remainder is still good but may of been diluted.

Thanks guys! I don't know how to avoid raccoon, but I don't catch alot of coon. I set alot of trail sets and scent post sets.

My first thought as well.

And thank you for trying to help me not get too optimistic. You're a true pal!

I emailed them. Great looking knife

Yup noice

Yes you are correct that is a great museum also and covers way more than just the mountain man era.Concerning the man who was killed when the cache caved in according to Philip Covington and again in the 2020 Fur Trade Journal at least in one incident it was someone named Ponto who was in the hole along with Joe Meek who was badly injured.

The more west you are in Alaska the less cross and silver fox you see. I think we caught a cross or 2 when I lived in Nome. Eastern Alaska has more.