Watching Mountain Men....
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06/13/19 09:59 PM
06/13/19 09:59 PM
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Posts: 23,494 New Hampshire
Nessmuck
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New Hampshire
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Iam getting close to putting my hip boots on to watch this show. The narrator.....with Tom....says his 3 year old beaver will fetch 400.00 and up to 20 beaver could be in that colony.....oh really !....8,000.00 bucks. I do understand he makes items from the beaver....but thats an expensive hat.
Last edited by Nessmuck; 06/13/19 10:00 PM.
It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
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Re: Watching Mountain Men....
[Re: Nessmuck]
#6555207
06/13/19 10:22 PM
06/13/19 10:22 PM
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Posts: 4,908 PA
elkaholic
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He has a touristy niche that he sells to. I think he also does a lot of special order items. I saw one where it looked like he was making a hooped beaver dream catcher.
Millions of trees die every year to print environmentalist publications
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Re: Watching Mountain Men....
[Re: Nessmuck]
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06/13/19 10:26 PM
06/13/19 10:26 PM
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Posts: 45,271 james bay frontierOnt.
Boco
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Trappers know its phony BS.It is entertainment for the masses. Don't over analyse it.Better than a lot of shows on TV.
Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
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Re: Watching Mountain Men....
[Re: Nessmuck]
#6555270
06/14/19 12:12 AM
06/14/19 12:12 AM
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Posts: 2,493 Garden,Michigan
Buck (Zandra)
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The other trappers that have appeared on the show have said they have no control over the narration.
Buck(formely known as Zandra)
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Re: Watching Mountain Men....
[Re: Nessmuck]
#6555318
06/14/19 06:53 AM
06/14/19 06:53 AM
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krispcritter
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krispcritter
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I think when they say it's a $300 Beaver, they edit out the part where they say it will {cost him} $300.
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Re: Watching Mountain Men....
[Re: Trapper Dahlgren]
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06/14/19 07:38 AM
06/14/19 07:38 AM
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Posts: 5,444 Wisconsin
Muskrat
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the show cast us trapper in a positive light unlike a few other I believe the show has help us way more than hurt us as trapper X2 Add to that, it really benefits those of us who sell fur related items to the nontrapping public who watch the program. They come to rendezvous or other events expecting higher priced goods. A win-win in my books.
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Re: Watching Mountain Men....
[Re: Nessmuck]
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06/14/19 01:50 PM
06/14/19 01:50 PM
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Trapper7
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I like the show overall. It does put a decent light on trapping. My favorite person on there would be old Tom. He gets along pretty well considering he obviously has bad knees. I don't care for Rich and his running off mountain lions in most of the episodes. I don't like that character from New Mexico either.
Some of the show is pretty far fetched. Like the guy in AK who walked over 200 miles to claim the land he bought. Then, he has a tiny inflatable raft he goes miles downstream in to get supplies in town in a pretty fast flowing river. As much as he struggled downstream to get there, how does he get back paddling up stream?
I don't care how nice the hand soap smells, you should never walk out of the restroom sniffing your fingers.
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Re: Watching Mountain Men....
[Re: Trapper7]
#6555605
06/14/19 02:32 PM
06/14/19 02:32 PM
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Posts: 5,444 Wisconsin
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I like the show overall. It does put a decent light on trapping. My favorite person on there would be old Tom. He gets along pretty well considering he obviously has bad knees. I don't care for Rich and his running off mountain lions in most of the episodes. I don't like that character from New Mexico either.
Some of the show is pretty far fetched. Like the guy in AK who walked over 200 miles to claim the land he bought. Then, he has a tiny inflatable raft he goes miles downstream in to get supplies in town in a pretty fast flowing river. As much as he struggled downstream to get there, how does he get back paddling up stream? I threw the BS flag as well.
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Re: Watching Mountain Men....
[Re: Nessmuck]
#6555654
06/14/19 04:43 PM
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Fisher Man
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I know there is a lot of baloney, like the fur prices, but I do enjoy the show, considering what else is available to watch on TV. Tom is my favorite. That bird in Carolina I call useless Eustis. Also that guy and his kid in N.Mexico. The guy with that old vehicle chasing lions is unrealistic. I understand the guy that flies way up in Alaska is the real deal, but he's nuts.If that plane ever quits, he's screwed. I also like swamp people and deadliest catch and wicked tuna, but how many of those critters can you stand watching?
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Re: Watching Mountain Men....
[Re: Boco]
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06/14/19 05:39 PM
06/14/19 05:39 PM
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ShawneeMan
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Trappers know its phony BS.It is entertainment for the masses. Don't over analyse it.Better than a lot of shows on TV. My wife doesn't hunt or trap and she sees right through the smoke and mirrors... Rolls her eyes a LOT!!
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Re: Watching Mountain Men....
[Re: Nessmuck]
#6555719
06/14/19 06:47 PM
06/14/19 06:47 PM
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coyote44
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How about finding a still in the middle of the woods where there is no source of water. Must be a new way to make shine Eustes (sp) blew it up because he didn't want somebody making illegal liquor on his new property. Not to worry can't make white liquor without a water source. Fake News
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