I'm completely jealous of y'all having old timey pictures. I don't have a single picture of me trapping in my youth(52 now), just pictures of the last 8 years of ADC work. But in my mind the pictures are clear and vivid, I caught a lot more then anybody else,everything was bigger and my pelts were handled to perfection.

Here's me and my trapping rig, about 1964
The more I think about it the date is probably closer to 1967

Sully has the best ones so far! check out those curb-feelers on his cheeks! lol

While I am not an old timer, I do feel like it many times.

Here is my first Yote when I was 9---




First elk- 27 years old



First Alaskan Moose- 23 years old



Albino fisher 19 years old



Cat- 19 years old

Circa 1958:



2008: Same stuff different day


Still smell like muskrat musk.

Man This is one cool thread especially the old black and white pics.

Sullivan K: Your picture reminds me of when I was to young to drive and had to use my bike....I don't think there is a young trapper on here that hasn't used his bike on time or another as a means of transportation.

Here's an oldie from around the fall of 1951. Dad and me....

snow on the ground and in your shorts? lol.

Yeah J, dad started toughening me up early - lol.

Lmao J i seen that to was gonna say something but ya beat me to it

Bet he made you walk uphill both ways bare footed to school also, lol.

About 25 years ago. I'm the one on the right....PS That's not the "leprechaun" Jtwappa on my right. That's another friend of mine.

Paul, I bet from the big smile on Mr. Dobbin's face that was back when a mink was worth about two weeks worth of wages.
Good One!

After seeing how slow you skinned catfish for matt jones i can only imagine how many hours it took you to skin them out Marty, lol.

wissmiss I'm so surprised ... you still look the same.

Thank you everyone who has shared. I enjoyed this post very much.

some great pics ... kinda neat to see that some of y'all actually existed before the internet

I still get a chuckle looking at Jackies pic ... it kills me ... aint figured if'n he grew up Amish or if that "beard" is one of them "Be A Spy" fake beards you use to be able to order out of the back of comic books (bet he got free sea monkeys with his order) lol lmao

Seth - that's a neat old picture ... even though it aint really Jackie ... do you by chance have anymore of them ?

About 26 yrs ago about 5-6 miles from Russ Carmen's house...use to check the sets on a 1981 yam DT 125



Last year talking with the Governor about coyotes in Indiana

omg, morgan was so cuuuuute when he was little!!!! And paul! I think everyone should see baby pictures of trappers before they got all big and stinky...

how 'bout a pic or two of "baby bit" huh? how 'bout it (it's ok if you ordered the same fake beard as J did ... we'll still love ya )

will grab them from grandmas this week and scan them. I happen to have a crap load of lil lil'bit pics cause I was the 1st grandchild on both sides.

What are ya tryin to say? I should go to the (how old are you post) and tell them I ain't gonna make it to 56! lol (I didn't see you post over there.)

Your not gonna be at Lima are ya?

I was gonna say how cute you were, but then had a bout with that nasty ol hoof in mouth syndrome. ( I sorry :o( )

If your going to Lima your still pretty cute, if your not going then na na na na na! I might make it to 56 so long as you don't get that MsCat involved!