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Re: A trappers average age? [Re: houndone] #6696484
12/17/19 03:53 PM
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walleyed is 60 years old, and started trapping in 1972.

Major L. Boddicker, Ph.D. , Colorado State University, wrote a paper in 1981 entitled:

"Profiles of the American Trapper" based on 2,500 responses to a questionnaire in

"The Trapper" magazine in 1978, 1979, and 1980. I still have my copy of his paper

Based on Data accumulated from those three years, the average trapper at that time

was 34.7 years old.

It will be interesting to see how much that demographic has changed since 1981 to 2019.

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Last edited by walleyed; 12/17/19 03:58 PM.

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Re: A trappers average age? [Re: BraskaYoter] #6696542
12/17/19 05:09 PM
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Re: A trappers average age? [Re: BraskaYoter] #6696544
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Re: A trappers average age? [Re: BraskaYoter] #6696549
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Re: A trappers average age? [Re: BraskaYoter] #6696554
12/17/19 05:20 PM
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Re: A trappers average age? [Re: BraskaYoter] #6696566
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Re: A trappers average age? [Re: BraskaYoter] #6696574
12/17/19 05:40 PM
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81, started when I was 13. Am still trapping. Mentally I'm 21, physically losing my strength. Can't set 280's anymore. I'm fortunate, had two partners in my life and they are both under ground.

Re: A trappers average age? [Re: Fisher Man] #6696605
12/17/19 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Fisher Man
81, started when I was 13. Am still trapping. Mentally I'm 21, physically losing my strength. Can't set 280's anymore. I'm fortunate, had two partners in my life and they are both under ground.

Good for you fisher man great to see you are still out givener

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Re: A trappers average age? [Re: BraskaYoter] #6696608
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Re: A trappers average age? [Re: BraskaYoter] #6696613
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Re: A trappers average age? [Re: BraskaYoter] #6696617
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Re: A trappers average age? [Re: BraskaYoter] #6696631
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Re: A trappers average age? [Re: robert.d12] #6696638
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Re: A trappers average age? [Re: BraskaYoter] #6696643
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Re: A trappers average age? [Re: BraskaYoter] #6696644
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Re: A trappers average age? [Re: BraskaYoter] #6696648
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Re: A trappers average age? [Re: BraskaYoter] #6696651
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Re: A trappers average age? [Re: BraskaYoter] #6696652
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Re: A trappers average age? [Re: BraskaYoter] #6696657
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Re: A trappers average age? [Re: BraskaYoter] #6696666
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