Re: Who helped you out the most?
[Re: bic]
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03/13/18 05:22 AM
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jabNE
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Firth, Nebraska
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Dad showed me the outdoors, spent a lot of time playing in woods or riding in the log skidder while he worked logging. Then when he took a job as a cop I have to credit my uncle Fred for teaching me trapping. Fred was and still is my coyote and coon guru. Kenny kreshel taught me a lot about coyotes and cats too. Dennis vicars I have to credit for beaver and rats. And for many years now, 1crazytrapper has kept me focused and back to roots on coyote and coon work. Same with Cougarw. Both on here from time to time. God bless all of them and their patience with me, I know I haven't been the best pupil. I hope I can pass this all down to my boys too. Jim
Last edited by jabNE; 03/13/18 05:24 AM.
Money cannot buy you happiness, but it can buy you a trapping license and that's pretty close.
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Re: Who helped you out the most?
[Re: bic]
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03/13/18 07:20 AM
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Posts: 9,833 St. Cloud, MN
trapperkeck
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I started out by finding 3 old traps in my dad's shed that he bought in a box of stuff at a household auction. I suppose I was about 9 or 10 years old. There was a #1 a #2 and a #3 Victor LS. I bet I set/set off those traps a million times before I convinced my dad to haul me out in the country to set them. He knew nothing about trapping. I made some pretty stupid sets and caught a couple rats and a coon the first year (a couple of weekends) I trapped. The second season, I was prepared! I bought the book "Trapping North American Fur-Bearers" by Hawbaker and a dozen #1 Victor Longsprings. I convinced my folks to let me ride my bike to a creek on the North side of town. I suspect that a 10 year old out by themselves on a bike would be unheard of now..? Anyway, I went through a lot of trial and error and every time I sold fur to my locol buyer (who lived just 2 blocks from me) I asked a ton of questions about what I was doing right/wrong. He helped me a lot. I ended up finishing fur for him in high school for a little extra cash. Mostly, the trapping part I learned through trial and error and reading books and Fur-Fish-Game magazine.
"The voice of reason!"
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Re: Who helped you out the most?
[Re: bic]
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03/13/18 08:56 AM
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Posts: 1,600 Ohio
newtoga
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Pretty much self taught. Picked up my fox trapping from a book called Space Age Fox Trapping, the book simplified everything. I received lot of good info from Art Scott on trapping and Lester Fitzgerald on fur handeling. No one in my family trapped.
lifetime member NTA, OSTA, GTA
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Re: Who helped you out the most?
[Re: bic]
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03/13/18 09:56 AM
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Posts: 34,872 Central, SD
Law Dog
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Beaverman on here showed me how to trap beaver, I ran with him (carried his beaver) for a week and learned a lot in that time well worth the time spent!
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: Who helped you out the most?
[Re: bic]
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03/13/18 10:04 AM
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Posts: 35 Brainerd, MN
AJOutdoors
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My grandpa was a lumberjack/hunting guide from International Falls; he also happened to be one of the biggest poachers in Koochiching county at the time (had to put food on the table). After WWII he got a job with the state as a game warden. He loved hunting, fishing and trapping. He always had traps but other than some nuisance animal sets, and some poaching sets, he never taught me much about trapping.
My dad, as a kid, trapped muskrats primarily with some incidental mink and coon. Again, never really taught me much about trapping other than some rat sets.
I've been around traps my whole life, but other than nuisance animals (I never utilized the poaching sets) I never did much tapping until this past fall. The itch has always been there and I've always wanted to trap but I just never got going until this year. Now it's way more than an itch, I've got the full on fever.
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Re: Who helped you out the most?
[Re: bic]
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03/15/18 07:27 PM
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Posts: 3,223 Midlands South Carolina
SGT. C
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My Uncle Wayne when I was growing up(dad was away too much). Taught me to fish, garden. Went everywhere with him. he wasn't perfect(fought with the bottle for years and eventually beat it, only to die from brain cancer at the age of 48). Very gentle man except when he gave me Noogies (I hated them). He never married.Had his heart broken when a young lady backed out of marriage (started drinking thereafter) and he never tried to marry again. Man we used to surf fish all the time. When he passed, I put my sergeant strips on his chest, he was so proud of me. Rest in peace Uncle Wayne. Your nephew Dale (Sarge)
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Getting old is a fatal mistake
Always looking for reloading componets
I know a beaver or two, because I've seen a beaver or two
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Re: Who helped you out the most?
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03/15/18 10:23 PM
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Posts: 3,011 USA MN
Snowpa
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I started on my own at 12 yrs. old. Dad hunted but never trapped. FFG helped a lot. Back in the 70's there was no internet, youtube,etc. School of hard knocks for me.
Brad X2
Never Confuse Stupid With Crazy
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Re: Who helped you out the most?
[Re: bic]
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03/16/18 04:07 PM
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Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 815 Nebraska
1crazytrapper
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Grew up in a waterfowling family,that did not trap. Two of my cousins trapped. Got the bug from them. Set my first few traps at 8 years old and caught a couple coons before freeze up that year. Was hooked. Back in those days (mid 70's), I learned the most from publications that came out of Sutton Ne. Trapper and Predator caller and other paper back books. Over the years trial and error and the animals themselves have taught me how to be more efficient. What a wonderful sport...Every time I run my line, I feel like a young kid on Christmas morning.
Member of NFH and NRA
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