I want to help folks.. & it's a good way to get outside early in the day!

The messy work (skinning, fleshing, etc) is also pretty meditative imo

I trap year round so other can take pictures of piles and piles of turkeys and to pay the bills to.

Something I always wanted to learn.I am not a big #s guy I only catch a few but have fun doing it.

Because i like a challenge. Learn something new. Hunting seasons arent long enough or tag out early.

Many reasons. Mainly it is another thread in the rope that connects me to the natural world, the real world.

It is a family tradition that dates back a long time. Likely back to when my people first came to Louisiana in the first few years of the 1800's. Maybe back to when they landed in Virginia in the 1650's.

Integral part of wildlife management for both the target species and the other species they affect.

Satisfying to learn a species of animals habits well enough to consistently catch them.

me against them,no one to blame but myself.--just like wrestling,right Les.

Yeah pretty much that. I wanted something to do between deer seasons and over Christmas break. Still not very good at it. But it keeps me just busy enough and provides the hunting like satisfaction.

For me it would have to be the challenge, the wonder... and satisfaction. The greatest satisfaction being, the reverence you get for the animal and Mother Nature.

You can make money off trapping? Sounds like fake news to me.

I like the smell of coyotes.

And that beaver smell on your fingers...

I do it cause I LOVE trapping coyotes. To be honest. I would do it for free,If I could figure out another way to put my daughter threw college.

One word; Anticipation.

Income. Either sole or supplementary to work income. Plus I love pulling into camp at 40 below with a sled load of fur and working quick to get the fire going. Listening to the fire crackling as you start shedding layers is a very rewarding feeling.

These are the words I was looking for. Thank you

The truth of the matter is, being a trapper helps weed out all of the unworthy gals.

Trapping to me is like hunting over a 24 hour period.
While hunting, the excitement of the actual take is condensed into a brief moment, conversely the excitement of the take while trapping is stretched out over a much longer period of time. I lay my head on the pillow at night and visualize each and every set, predicting how many of them will connect.
Of course the prediction is always the same. Every last one of them!

Me 2

I have trapped for 55 seasons now. It is what I (we) do!!

If you listen to the comment on Muskrat411 I trap because I m a sycopath. No doubt about it.