I saw a post on fb where a guy just got his copy with updates and it was well over $100 ! I'd love to have the book but wonder if it worth that price. Seems steep to me

that seems to be about right

https://trapperman.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/6346951/hoofbeats-of-a-wolfer

I don't think it's that high from ogormans, give them a call,
406-436-2234

I just looked in there catalog from 2015-20116. Show's it is 41.50 plus postage. Says it includes 1992 and 2003 updates. I'd say save 58.50 and order it from nancy 406-436-2234

I have it. It has ideas that you don't see other places. I think it was worth it.

Save nearly all of your money and buy Land Sets and Trapping Techniques by Charles Dobbins. Best trapping book on the market.

Btw...I have Hoofbeats of a Wolfer. Pic quality is bad. You might pick up a tip or two if you read it about three times.

Lol

Tactical. 20,
You must have a different copy of Hoofbeats than I do...

The hoof beats is not for the novice trapper and well worth the investment into yourself. After you have a couple seasons of real pup chasing the hoof beats makes more sense. It gives you the ideas to improve where you know your problems are and also gives you info on catching large numbers. You can study all you want but being out in the field is where you will get better

45 years trapping long enough?

That's my receipt from when I bought my copy last year. Personally for me it was worth every penny because it's kinda like the......not sure of the term to use but it's to most when it comes to history. Like who is what and why and how . That dosent mean much to some but for me I love it. Again as mentioned, this is not a beginners book. It's just. If you want somthing animals but cheaper you cn get his high rolling fox book at F&T fr like $20 an it cover alot o the same thing. The part about the Mafia Set is exactly the same as well.

I found my copy fascinating and VERY educational.I wasn't a novice when I bought mine,but I still get mine out from time to time.One thing its not is the same old rehash that many other authors are famous for.I loved the info on coyote trapline history on different wolfers,the numbers that they took,the equipment that they used and how they operated.I will agree with Wolfdog about his book"High rolling fox trapping"about the Mafia set part being the same,but that's where the similarities end,I've never met O'Gorman but judging by the way he writes being Politically correct is not in his DNA.He definitely tells it like it is and a lot of guys are put off by that.I don't trap in the west,never have,I'm in the upper peninsula of Michigan but I can still adapt his methods and the "coyotology"that he exudes.What I found interesting when I first got on to him back in the mid '80's was the different types of habitats,animal populations and problems he encountered thru working different states as either a professional fur trapper or working as a government trapper.Most books dealt with one type or way of doing things,which was really hard to understand when your young with not a lot of experience and the prior books you'd read had nothing in common with the conditions in your area and that was because the authors of these books had no experience outside of their area.I'm not down on any author or book out there today, there's so many out there anymore and I'm sure a lot of good ones.But in my opinion O'Gorman gets you thinking like a coyote,or wolfer after him.If your just looking for a this is how I make a dirt hole,or this is my version of a flat set I could see where you'd be disappointed.I think it was around $35-$40 for my copy and I know for a fact its paid itself back many times over in coyote pelts.Just my 2 cents worth.

Well worth 127$, didn't know all the updates added up to that much

One update got me two coyotes just in one day, the set in that one works real good

His vhs tape was very informational the quality was so so for the time era! Hope he makes a new one with todays video technology!I'll say hands down the best yote trapping video ive seen! The details on sett making was outstanding and locations and why! Videos that show sets being made then zomming out to show location then checking them later with catchs ! Those are my kind of videos. Not a fan of videos that show catch after catch and the same exact style of set repeatedly. That said if feel books are more personable! And id gladly own and read hoofbeats!

I bought my copy a few yrs ago. It might be worth it if the way it was put together was a little more professional. The pictures are horrible. And how many people in the east have coal shale for trap covering ? I think some of it is already dated and better traps have come out since it was originally written. I am by no means any kind of real coyote trapper but maybe the bigger numbers guys have gotten way more out of it. And a side note his videos are terrible for clarity,wind,noise.etc. Buy just my opinion.

When I pickup a copy back in the 80s it had info.
He gives credit where its due.
Like it or not the Man has killed some predators in his lifetime. Info is there,,, But personal instruction might be a better answer for some guys.
It's just like school we learn better from some teachers than others. Imo

I have coal shale here in Illinois. Lots of places where strip mines dumped it. Some places have big piles of it right along the road where you can just pull over and dig it. Some of that coal shale he has out there is grey and some of it is black and I bet it would burn. Any of it works.

Yeah - those videos are tough to hear sometimes. I had one eaten and had to take it and copied to CD to watch it. I met Craig he's a nice guy. There are many good ideas in those videos and books. He analyses ideas way more than most folks do and comes a some interesting conclusions. He hung around some pretty good trappers and what else is there to do in Powder River County Montana?

I picked up about 3500 lbs of coal shale, a couple years ago, it will last me a long time !