Very sad news. Have talked to John on the phone a few times but never got to meet him. Your suffering is over and I will see you in Heaven John! Praying that you are now at Peace and Praying for healing for your Family. God Bless You All!

God bless his family, R.I.P. John.

RIP traprjohn.

I'm sorry to hear that

Sorry to hear....

I'm sorry to hear about John's passing. It wasn't all that long ago (March of this year) that I ordered more of his drowning locks from him. When I received my last order, John was kind enough to send me some of his beaver tail oil, business cards and a knife too. I always liked doing business with John, he was a great guy and I liked the time I got to visit with him on the phone.

RIP in John, you will be missed!!!

Sure hate to hear that. RIP.

RIP John

Dang sorry to hear. I had seen this post but didnt make the connection that it was trapperjohn. I had talked to him at the NC convention a few times and got some drowning rods from him. A good man gone.

Sad news. Prayers for the family.

Goodness, we are losing more and more trapping buddies lately.
Though this life is through brother John, the saints welcome you to Heaven while we thank God for the Promise of the Ages >>>> the resurrection of the saints upon the New Earth to come.

The Bible doesn't mention any trapping as the embodied saints upon the New Earth in the blessed dawn to come but we sure hope something like that is available.
Can we even imagine that demo!

Jesus ate after his bodily resurrection so food must be in the picture
We pray Blake and John and other trappers we have known are at that rendezvous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blessings,
Mark

God bless John and his family.

Godspeed John. Prayers sent for family.

So very sorry to hear, most get on a vent it's over, only one old guy to survive that. Prayers to the family.

I sure hate to hear this, sure seem like a great guy that I regret never getting to meet.

Celebration of life service for John is June 5 visitation is at 2 PM service is at 3 PM There is a dinner after the service for everyone who would like to stay. Calvary missionary Methodist church,
185 Calvary Church Rd., Olivia, NC 28368

Prayers sent

May u RIP. Prayers sent.

This Saturday afternoon, many of us will gather to celebrate the life of John Shuke aka traprjohn. John may have not been as well know nationwide as some members of this site but he had developed a pretty good regional following with his bait and lure business along with the tools of the trade that he fabricated plus items like his hitch covers. His wife was an integral part of the business as well and they also had products that appealed to the ladies with their goat milk soaps, lip balm and variety of jewelry items including tiny traps.

John and his wife were a fixture at the NC and Bland, VA conventions. John was a big supporter of the NC Trappers Association and always encouraged others to get involved at the local and national level with any effort to protect and promote trapping. John was always willing to answer questions and give encouragement and advice based on his experience. He also encouraged newer trappers to study trapping through trapper education classes as well as books and videos to shorten their learning curve. John has given away many samples of his products at local trapper education classes and many youngsters have gone home from a convention with a free bottle of lure to try out.

I am not sure what will happen with his business going forward but his presence will certainly be missed by those of us who knew and had dealings with him.

Rest in Peace traprjohn!

I was just thinking about John yesterday for some reason. I wanted to make a point to get to the NC convention this September and see him again, then I open Tman for the first time in months and see this.
I was one of the youngsters John was always helping out when I used to attend the conventions as a teen. He'd always have answers to my questions, and his patience seemed absolutely unlimited. I always looked up to him, but it's surprising how hard it hit me to hear this considering I only spent maybe four weekends getting to know him over the years.
He knew I wasn't from a religious household and wasn't a strong believer, but he talked to me about religion a fair amount. He was never preachy or pushy, and I always enjoyed the discussions. If I remember correctly, I think he said he was saved while working as a welder in Idaho. It's fitting that he took the last step of that journey in the same place he took his first. If only he didn't have to take them so soon.
Prayers for Joy and the rest of his family. I can only imagine how hard this must be for them.
Rest in peace John.