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Re: When did you start trapping? [Re: goldnut] #6377779
11/20/18 06:45 AM
11/20/18 06:45 AM
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Fredonia, PA.
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Fredonia, PA.
The mods should make this thread sticky so when I'm feeling old I can read it! grin


I BELIEVE IN MY GOD, MY COUNTRY AND IN MYSELF.
Re: When did you start trapping? [Re: goldnut] #6377793
11/20/18 07:16 AM
11/20/18 07:16 AM
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Posts: 3,446
Houghton Lake, MI
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Houghton Lake, MI
Started at age 10 with a friend's dad. Thank you Mr. Duncan. He took the time to take his son and me out trapping. He taught us mink and muskrat trapping. He also took us to the state convention a couple years. That was many years ago. I trapped through high school then joined the Navy and life took over. I am now 55 and have been trapping for the past 7 years and added canine to my trapping although I still love playing around the water.i have tried to get my kids and grandkids involved. My youngest daughter is 10, she love to come when she can. She also helps in the fur shed. I love trapping and the outdoors and plan to continue until I can not do it . Again, thank you Mr. Duncan....


Wish I had more time to trap....
Re: When did you start trapping? [Re: goldnut] #6377807
11/20/18 07:58 AM
11/20/18 07:58 AM
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Posts: 5,152
Northern Minnesota
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Northern Minnesota
Started in 1973 at 14 years old. Didn't know anyone who trapped but I set a #1 longspring not knowing what I was doing and came back before daylight the next morning, had my first muskrat in my first trap on my first check. The obsession took over my life at that point.

Re: When did you start trapping? [Re: goldnut] #6377815
11/20/18 08:20 AM
11/20/18 08:20 AM
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Posts: 530
southwest Alberta .Canada
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southwest Alberta .Canada
Started going with my dad as a youngster in the 70's on the farm ..moved to town early 80's started trapping with my big brother mostly beaver as the prices were awesome back then ..life and family came in to play for along time but the passion for it never subsided ..kids are gone now ..started up again snaring coyotes bout 5 years ago and cant get enough

Re: When did you start trapping? [Re: goldnut] #6377828
11/20/18 08:37 AM
11/20/18 08:37 AM
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N.E. Nebr
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N.E. Nebr
Started in 1970 when I was ten. First catch was a huge possum, to this day the biggest one I have ever seen. Sold for 4 dollars. Trapped into my early 20's, then life got in the way. Started back up 4 years ago at age 54. Having a blast. With a bad back, I don't get around so good. I will trap till I can't move.

Re: When did you start trapping? [Re: goldnut] #6377953
11/20/18 10:47 AM
11/20/18 10:47 AM
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Michigan
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Michigan
Recall setting old long springs for rabbits in the garden maybe around 1971 or so. But actually learned from dad going on red fox/dry land mink line every weekend as a kid. Still have framed pictures of my first coon, red and mink---think dates on those are 74/75/76 so I was basically 8-10 years old. always trapped with dad on weekends thru high school but started running small foot line after school near house around 12 years old up to time I could drive when the line got a little bigger. at that time everything i knew was dryland so mainly looking for coon, fox and mink. i didnt learn to water trap until much later and i'm still pretty lousy at it

awww back in the late 70's & early 80's, good prices and lots of reds. times sure have changed---coyotes moved in to south part of state and grew in population then stabilized, reds decreased and now hang on in the brush, and we have become absolutely overrun with stinky coon.

Re: When did you start trapping? [Re: goldnut] #6377983
11/20/18 11:16 AM
11/20/18 11:16 AM
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wantage n.j.
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wantage n.j.
Started in 1956 when I was 4. This was back when skunk pelts were King!!

Re: When did you start trapping? [Re: goldnut] #6377991
11/20/18 11:29 AM
11/20/18 11:29 AM
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nebraska
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nebraska
At 10 years of age. Caught a muskrat and didn't know what it was! Still at it 49 years later.

Re: When did you start trapping? [Re: goldnut] #6377999
11/20/18 11:45 AM
11/20/18 11:45 AM
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Takotna AK
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Takotna AK
1974

Re: When did you start trapping? [Re: strike2x] #6378048
11/20/18 01:32 PM
11/20/18 01:32 PM
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Michigan
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Originally Posted by strike2x
Started at age 10 with a friend's dad. Thank you Mr. Duncan. He took the time to take his son and me out trapping. He taught us mink and muskrat trapping. He also took us to the state convention a couple years. That was many years ago. I trapped through high school then joined the Navy and life took over. I am now 55 and have been trapping for the past 7 years and added canine to my trapping although I still love playing around the water.i have tried to get my kids and grandkids involved. My youngest daughter is 10, she love to come when she can. She also helps in the fur shed. I love trapping and the outdoors and plan to continue until I can not do it . Again, thank you Mr. Duncan....



Dave Duncan?

Re: When did you start trapping? [Re: goldnut] #6378062
11/20/18 01:57 PM
11/20/18 01:57 PM
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N/E Il. NOT Chicago!!
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N/E Il. NOT Chicago!!
I started in 1971 at age 19. My dad did not like trapping and i had to wait to leave home to do it. There was little good information about trapping to learn from and it made for a rough start. From 2000 till 2015, I had to give it up for my career. It gnawed on me something terrible every November. 2016, I retired! I am now a trapper again. There have been some great innovation in trapping since I had left it. I never got rid of my old traps and they required some updates but some of the new traps are absolute works of art in functionality compared to the older styles. Especially in canine traps.

Re: When did you start trapping? [Re: goldnut] #6378074
11/20/18 02:18 PM
11/20/18 02:18 PM
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S.W. Ontario. Canada
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Dad taught me to catch muskrats probably about 1960, I had to stand on the spring of a #1 LS because I didn't yet have the hand strength to set it.Sold them to a trapper friend for a dollar unskinned. Big money for a 8 year old kid.


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Re: When did you start trapping? [Re: Don] #6378134
11/20/18 03:49 PM
11/20/18 03:49 PM
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East-Central Wisconsin
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1957- I was nine and started trapping Pocket Gophers. I ordered a dozen #1 longsprings from Montomery Wards and the next year I bought a single speed bike and was a long liner!
Trapped gophers from 57-61
Trapped rats, fox and skunks from 63-66
Took a 14 year break with college, Nam and work.
Started in 1980 and have trapped every year since Rats, coons, mink, fox are the main species I trap for. Grinners are my main non target wildlife species.

Bryce

Re: When did you start trapping? [Re: bblwi] #6378143
11/20/18 04:03 PM
11/20/18 04:03 PM
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Otsego, MI 66
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Somewhere around 1973. 15 years old or so.


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Re: When did you start trapping? [Re: goldnut] #6378245
11/20/18 07:26 PM
11/20/18 07:26 PM
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Alabama (Bama for short) 108 y...
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1977, I was 12 years old.


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Re: When did you start trapping? [Re: goldnut] #6378304
11/20/18 08:33 PM
11/20/18 08:33 PM
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Northeast Oklahoma
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2001... 25 years old.

Mike


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Re: When did you start trapping? [Re: goldnut] #6378505
11/21/18 12:48 AM
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11 years old. 1955.

Re: When did you start trapping? [Re: goldnut] #6378574
11/21/18 08:40 AM
11/21/18 08:40 AM
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Beatrice, NE
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I'm on my 6th season. Started when I was 25. Saw some traps in a outdoors store, and thought "Heck, I can do that." Learned most everything I know from this forum.

Re: When did you start trapping? [Re: goldnut] #6378577
11/21/18 08:46 AM
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southern Wi.
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I started out in 1966. Dad brought home a doz. number1 long springs.Caught 8 muskrats my first night .

Re: When did you start trapping? [Re: goldnut] #6378639
11/21/18 10:07 AM
11/21/18 10:07 AM
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UP Michigan
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UP Michigan
My first memory of trapping is 1983 and I was 4 years old. It was Christmas morning and a few of my cousins were visiting to check out the Christmas presents. When my Dad asked, “Who wants to go and check traps?”, I jumped at the offer. My Dad carried me through the woods to a hidden beaver pond. We came out with a beautiful Christmas Day Mink. I caught my first animal, a Muskrat, at about the age of 8. My first mink came at around 9 years old. I haven’t missed an opening day in UP Michigan since I started riding along with dad at 10 years old.

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