Re: helfrich trapping supply
[Re: west river rogue]
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05/21/19 10:48 AM
05/21/19 10:48 AM
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beartooth trapr
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I met him several year's back now he stopped by my booth and bought some bobcat urine. And that was at the montana trappers rondy.
Let me sugar coat this
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Re: helfrich trapping supply
[Re: west river rogue]
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05/21/19 02:45 PM
05/21/19 02:45 PM
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PAskinner
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When someone rips you off, it kinda leaves a bad taste, kinda like some guy in Montana recently did to a bunch of folks. It's even worse when you really look up to the guy. But, stuff happens and Jim did have a positive impact on me as a young trapper. A student of Blackies and Blackie was Thorpe student, so they had some good methods.
Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before.
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Re: helfrich trapping supply
[Re: Snowpa]
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05/21/19 03:03 PM
05/21/19 03:03 PM
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The Beav
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I sure liked him , Traps were ahead of his time and lures were good as any back then ,Boda , Helfritch ,Bishop ,Carrol ,Milligan just a few trappin fools. Bishop lived about 10 miles down the road from me. He was the biggest con artist that ever lived. Back In the day Jim and Charles were on the road giving demos. They did one down here for District 10 and they both stayed at my place.
The forum Know It All according to Muskrat
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Re: helfrich trapping supply
[Re: The Beav]
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05/21/19 03:11 PM
05/21/19 03:11 PM
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Buck (Zandra)
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I sure liked him , Traps were ahead of his time and lures were good as any back then ,Boda , Helfritch ,Bishop ,Carrol ,Milligan just a few trappin fools. Bishop lived about 10 miles down the road from me. He was the biggest con artist that ever lived. Back In the day Jim and Charles were on the road giving demos. They did one down here for District 10 and they both stayed at my place. Love threads like this,this is trapline history from guys who knew them.I was around then but never got to meet any of them,I did read everything these guys put out there.
Buck(formely known as Zandra)
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Re: helfrich trapping supply
[Re: ebsurveyor]
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05/21/19 05:17 PM
05/21/19 05:17 PM
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house was at the back,,trap supply was back the lane on right,then the new trap shop -mft building was up by the main road..... You should be able to find it with google earth. I did a google earth hunt for Hawbakers' a few weeks ago. It was not quite how I remembered it but I found it. Last time I was there was either 1964 or 1965. tried but didnt know the address,,looked under rd1 and rd 2 on earth and co rd 15 (which it wasnt)i believe. Didnt see anything like it
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Re: helfrich trapping supply
[Re: ebsurveyor]
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05/21/19 06:00 PM
05/21/19 06:00 PM
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west river rogue
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holy moly,,,the road doesnt even look the same....nothing looks the same,not even remotely. Im in the twilight zone!!!
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Re: helfrich trapping supply
[Re: west river rogue]
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05/21/19 06:22 PM
05/21/19 06:22 PM
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west river rogue
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makes me sick.......i guess i drove right by it and didnt even know it. If thats progress I surely dont like it. looks more like swimmin pools and movie stars,,eek,,,sad,a piece of history gone.
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Re: helfrich trapping supply
[Re: west river rogue]
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05/21/19 06:46 PM
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tjm
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County road 15 is several miles long and really a vague address. RFD routes change all the time and what was Route 1 back then might be route 27 now. My mailbox hasn't moved since the one in ~1985 and the address of it has changed 4 times in that time, including the street name, street number, route number, even the town and zipcode.
A James C Helfrich (formerly of Sun River MT and Fredericktown OH.) is listed in Vaughn Mt. His profile on this site contains an email address, I'd guess if you have enough interest, you could contact the man and ask him the particulars of his former business and home.
> I see eb found it through records, good job
Last edited by tjm; 05/21/19 06:49 PM.
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Re: helfrich trapping supply
[Re: tjm]
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05/21/19 06:53 PM
05/21/19 06:53 PM
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west river rogue
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County road 15 is several miles long and really a vague address. RFD routes change all the time and what was Route 1 back then might be route 27 now. My mailbox hasn't moved since the one in ~1985 and the address of it has changed 4 times in that time, including the street name, street number, route number, even the town and zipcode.
A James C Helfrich (formerly of Sun River MT and Fredericktown OH.) is listed in Vaughn Mt. His profile on this site contains an email address, I'd guess if you have enough interest, you could contact the man and ask him the particulars of his former business and home.
> I see eb found it through records, good job his email doesnt work already tried
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Re: helfrich trapping supply
[Re: west river rogue]
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05/21/19 07:44 PM
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Jim was the first trapper that actually demonstrated to me how to bed a trap right at a convention. I tried to take instructions from Jim but he was booked. He introduced me to Blackie for instructions, who introduced me to Mike Marsysada and Ray Milligan. They all gave me a solid foundation to build on. Hats off to all and Thanks Jim wherever you are. They all taught me to think like an animal.
Common sense catches alot of fur.. Pay homage to all you harvest..
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