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Re: Trapping Booklets [Re: backroadsarcher] #6548782
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I will keep mu eyes open, its been educational for all.

Re: Trapping Booklets [Re: henpecked1] #6548860
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Originally Posted by henpecked1
When i decided to sell my collection, it was mostly gone in 2 days ( i held back a shelf of favorites). I thought I had collected every trapping book that was available; it was quite extensive including magazines like FFG HTT Fur News, old Trappers World. Every piece I sold I had read. The education comes from the reading and the ads. The ads always listed lessons for sale etc. The common stuff will always be available; the problem is most do not not want to read anymore as: CD's, tapes, you tube the web has made it easier; the problem with that is most of it is all rehash. How many ways to make a pocket set or dirt hole. Collecting paper is like coin collecting, rarity, pedigree, type, condition and popularity. Whats hot and whats not. Spends some time looking for the more difficult stuff and you will get an education. If you want a challenge try to find Ray Blacks Evolution of a Beaver Trapper, E.F. Keith's Fox Trapping or Roy Kuykedals (spelling) Fur Harvester (coyote book), read the old magazines and find out when private lessons and methods were offered. Names like E Krepps, E N Woodcock, see E J Dailey as a skunk trapper and read about the wilderness with Raymond Thompson and Neil Lindsey. As far as price goes that depends on what the market will bear, e bay is a guide line just as the trapper shed is on the site. Don;t try to sell coyote material to a muskrat trapper. I now have more paper than when I started and i seem to sell material at the shows I attend and do a far amount of phone sales from people that are looking. Rule of thumb 3 to 5 on common paperbacks. Rae stuff another ball game. MAGS 50 cents to 35 dollars. Dont forget that some mags are favored due to the articles and authors.

Originally Posted by henpecked1
When i decided to sell my collection, it was mostly gone in 2 days ( i held back a shelf of favorites). I thought I had collected every trapping book that was available; it was quite extensive including magazines like FFG HTT Fur News, old Trappers World. Every piece I sold I had read. The education comes from the reading and the ads. The ads always listed lessons for sale etc. The common stuff will always be available; the problem is most do not not want to read anymore as: CD's, tapes, you tube the web has made it easier; the problem with that is most of it is all rehash. How many ways to make a pocket set or dirt hole. Collecting paper is like coin collecting, rarity, pedigree, type, condition and popularity. Whats hot and whats not. Spends some time looking for the more difficult stuff and you will get an education. If you want a challenge try to find Ray Blacks Evolution of a Beaver Trapper, E.F. Keith's Fox Trapping or Roy Kuykedals (spelling) Fur Harvester (coyote book), read the old magazines and find out when private lessons and methods were offered. Names like E Krepps, E N Woodcock, see E J Dailey as a skunk trapper and read about the wilderness with Raymond Thompson and Neil Lindsey. As far as price goes that depends on what the market will bear, e bay is a guide line just as the trapper shed is on the site. Don;t try to sell coyote material to a muskrat trapper. I now have more paper than when I started and i seem to sell material at the shows I attend and do a far amount of phone sales from people that are looking. Rule of thumb 3 to 5 on common paperbacks. Rae stuff another ball game. MAGS 50 cents to 35 dollars. Dont forget that some mags are favored due to the articles and authors.





You mention Ray Blacks Evolution of a Beaver trapper,,,I have some where a set of methods from Ray black but I am pretty sure the title was The Education of a Beaver Trapper,,,did he sell a set of methods under that name,,,I can’t seem to find it right now but as I remember it,,it consisted of several mimeographed 8 1/2 X 11 pages ,,,it cost as I remember $10




Re: Trapping Booklets [Re: backroadsarcher] #6549180
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Paul B, : Rays Book was white with a cover picture of him on the front with a couple of beaver and stacks of hides and a couple of beavers on the boards, the ads in FFG were Ray Black Education of a Beaver Trapper; maybe his early methods were mimeographed papers. The cost was a little pricey for in the 60's but there was not much beaver trapping material at the time and the 330 had just come out. Thanks for the input and yes it was Education not Evolution, my bad (oh Freud !!!) Thanks again Jim.

Re: Trapping Booklets [Re: backroadsarcher] #6549985
06/05/19 02:23 PM
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What I have are the mimeographed sheets,,,if and when I find it I will post a picture,,the cost as I remember was $10. And I think it was the early 60’s




Re: Trapping Booklets [Re: backroadsarcher] #6549998
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PaulB, I would love to see it, I think other readers would like to see it also.

Thanks

Re: Trapping Booklets [Re: backroadsarcher] #6551867
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I suspect all these are reprints, correct me if I'm wrong.

https://sterlingfur.com/books-dvds/?sort=featured&page=1




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Re: Trapping Booklets [Re: backroadsarcher] #6551988
06/09/19 10:26 AM
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You've given us a link to Sterling's entire book inventory. I serious doubt all of them are reprints. Some of the newer titles may be on their second or third printing, but that hardly makes them reprints.


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Please check out my updated inventory of Native American books.

Re: Trapping Booklets [Re: wissmiss] #6552003
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I believe all of the OL Butcher books ( for example) are reprints due to the fact you can order as many as you want and the price is very low.




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Re: Trapping Booklets [Re: backroadsarcher] #6552493
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The reprints have different paper. You can also look at the staples.

Re: Trapping Booklets [Re: backroadsarcher] #6552544
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any info on a small magazine The Pennsylvania Trapper put out by Gard Stephens Curwensville Pa in 1935,How many issues or how long it was printed? thanks

Re: Trapping Booklets [Re: backroadsarcher] #6552610
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Wow, Nittny Lion may be able to help on the PA stuff.

Re: Trapping Booklets [Re: henpecked1] #6556353
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Originally Posted by henpecked1
PaulB, I would love to see it, I think other readers would like to see it also.

Thanks


i found the set of methods i told you about it consists of 8 mimiographed pages, counting the cover page,,it is so faded i am not sure it will photo but i am trying,,,it is pretty fuzzzy but you might be able to make it out

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Re: Trapping Booklets [Re: PaulB] #6557380
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Wow, thats pretty cool, you are very lucky to have that. Great share.

Re: Trapping Booklets [Re: traphound] #6558021
06/18/19 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by traphound
any info on a small magazine The Pennsylvania Trapper put out by Gard Stephens Curwensville Pa in 1935,How many issues or how long it was printed? thanks



Sorry, I don't know anything about that one.


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Re: Trapping Booklets [Re: backroadsarcher] #6570862
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A lot of great information here from one paper collector to another

Re: Trapping Booklets [Re: backroadsarcher] #6572454
07/12/19 11:48 AM
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Can anyone add anything about these two booklets I found yesterday? Not sure what I want to do with them just yet.

Re: Trapping Booklets [Re: backroadsarcher] #6573277
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Re: Trapping Booklets [Re: Nittany Lion] #6573310
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Hawbakers Holy Grail. Looks like a real nice one too

Re: Trapping Booklets [Re: backroadsarcher] #6575017
07/16/19 03:24 PM
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It is a nice one traphound, it was a long and expensive search find it.[Linked Image] The next four, all from Greencastle.

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Re: Trapping Booklets [Re: backroadsarcher] #6575783
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they all look to be in great shape, the 42-43 has eluded me also,very nice set

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