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Re: Sold fur today [Re: Trap Setter] #6747602
01/28/20 07:28 AM
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Good deal, the kids had fun and are learning valuable lessons.

Re: Sold fur today [Re: Trap Setter] #6747847
01/28/20 11:40 AM
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Great job Trap Setter. My kids went along when they were younger and it was great. They also go with now when they're home and we all have a great time. Enjoy these moments.


57 years trapping. It's who I am. Every day is still as exciting as it was when I was a kid but a little more work.
Re: Sold fur today [Re: Trap Setter] #6747874
01/28/20 12:10 PM
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Oh I do one of the kids is a friends kid who is 14 so hopefully in a couple years I can extend my line with him as a true partner. He really enjoys trapping his dad doesn't hunt or trap and only fishes a few times a year. They lived near 5he twin cities till recently so this was his first chance to get out.


Life sure is tough when you don't learn from the mistakes of others.
Re: Sold fur today [Re: Trap Setter] #6747875
01/28/20 12:13 PM
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man,even had my dad addicted for a lotta years plus both boys...good memories for sure.









Re: Sold fur today [Re: yumm] #6747894
01/28/20 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by yumm
IF ITS ABOUT THE MONEY DONT TRAP PLAIN AND SIMPLE. REAL TRAPPERS TRAP NO MATTER WHAT. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT THIS WHEN THIS SUBJECT COMES UP.


Whoa there bud! Everything in life is about the money. The car you drive. The house you live in. Your job or business. Money allows us to do the things we want and need. Trapping is, and should be, "about the money ". That being said, most of us are trapping regardless of the money. But every year we also hope we might actually turn a little profit.
Real trappers are those who trap according to their states laws, help pass on their knowledge, and support trapping.........often with MONEY. I just hate to see the term REAL applied to trappers, hunters, and fishermen. That just divides us and makes us weaker as a group.
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Re: Sold fur today [Re: yumm] #6748162
01/28/20 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by yumm
IF ITS ABOUT THE MONEY DONT TRAP PLAIN AND SIMPLE. REAL TRAPPERS TRAP NO MATTER WHAT. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT THIS WHEN THIS SUBJECT COMES UP.


I can hear non-real trappers rolling in their graves from throughout the history of the trapping trade, since they now know they were not real trappers because they trapped to make a living and didn't trap for chits and giggles.
crazy


Who is John Galt?
Re: Sold fur today [Re: Trap Setter] #6748170
01/28/20 05:03 PM
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How much money do you have to lose per year to qualify as a real trapper?


Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
Re: Sold fur today [Re: Trap Setter] #6748175
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In todays world of trapping, I think for most trappers the work/enjoyment involved in trapping " is in the doing"', not the financial reward.

Re: Sold fur today [Re: Trap Setter] #6748188
01/28/20 05:22 PM
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Nice job!


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Re: Sold fur today [Re: Boco] #6748190
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Originally Posted by Boco
How much money do you have to lose per year to qualify as a real trapper?


laugh

Re: Sold fur today [Re: Boco] #6748195
01/28/20 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Boco
How much money do you have to lose per year to qualify as a real trapper?

remember---how to make a million in the fur market??

start with a million and a half.









Re: Sold fur today [Re: Trap Setter] #6748202
01/28/20 05:36 PM
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Well done!

Was the castor just out of the 4 Beaver?

Re: Sold fur today [Re: Trap Setter] #6748207
01/28/20 05:39 PM
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Three beaver one small one I kept for myself so 3 castors probably not a quarter pound maybe just 1/4


Life sure is tough when you don't learn from the mistakes of others.
Re: Sold fur today [Re: Trap Setter] #6748232
01/28/20 05:58 PM
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Got ya, thanks.

He wrote 4 Bev's on receipt so I was wondering.

I've got a couple kids from town already asking when I'm starting spring Beaver trapping this year. They are kind of like your deal, parents don't hunt or fish and these kids are crazy for it. LOL I told them to keep an eye on the river. When its ice free bank to bank, come on out.

Re: Sold fur today [Re: Trap Setter] #6748268
01/28/20 06:28 PM
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Good deal with the kids trapset!! I sold 4 hides but kept some castor for a job I need to finish and figured some recognizable castor may do the trick if a tough one presents itself.


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