My Uncle was a government trapper for the state of Oregon back in the sixties maybe early seventies. His name was Bob Asher. He lived in John Day. Im wondering if there are any old trappers on here who knew him? I would love to hear some stories of him good or bad.

Howdy , I don't have any stories to share , BUT!!.. I do have a picture . It has a bunch of Gov. trappers in it , one is my uncle Bob Palmer another is a tall, good looking man (id'd by my Mama) as Robert Asher . Betcha it's your uncle ! A friend of mine in Fossil, OR. has rcently made it better & copied it for me . They are all from Eastern Oregon (i think) and are almost all id'd . I am willing to share . Let me know please .

Welcome to trapperman DMY5674

Thanks

DMY5674 I would love to see that picture. Can you post it?

You gotta wait till next week cuz the library is where i use the scanner/puter to it . I am happy you saw my response because after your post here came on a search for my uncle Bob i just wanted to share . There are 12 OR gov trappers in the pic. 6 are id'd . It was in horrible shape so a friend got it fixed for me, just got it back today .

watching love old pic,

dmy5674 welcome

Thanks DMY5674!

If you also had an uncle Lee then this is your guy ! Ican probably also hook you up with a story teller .

I also do a bit of volunteer stuff /findagrave , there is a great story on memorial # 7490578 . Its got rifles, ropes ,a bear & our kin in it ! btw- my name is Donna ya'll

This site is not letting me post it so...unless someone wants to send me their email address so I can send it that way...I gotta get off here before I hurt the computer here !! Sorry guys .

I knew several of the old government trappers, Ray Huston,his brother Van, woody webb, Rusty Cox, Brian Jones, George can't remember his last name, he was in Baker County
Marlin Riggs

Dmy5674. Please pm me, I've got some group photos from the mid 80s with a lot of the old trappers in it

peej that name Bob Asher sure sounds familiar if I get a look at dmy5674 photo i might remember him or some of the others

George Ruger and Santi Mendiatia also Butch Brown

Forgot also Pud Long he had a unique way to make a drag rock
And if you found them they are the best cat producers
They were all in my area

Ican email it to you .

Here it is !
back row l-r, 3 ukn, George Dunn Fossil, Wheeler cnty., Carl McDaniels Morrow cnty, Robert"Bob"Asher Grant cnty. via Wheeler cnty., Bob"Robert" Palmer , Wheeler cnty. horseback trapper ( my gr Uncle) . front ukn., Billy Fry, Jess Harris Lonerock ,Gilliam cnty., ukn . Picture was taken between 1951-1965 , looks like Grant or Wheeler cnty. from background . Please help me to id the unknowns, thanks.