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Old Trapping Photos #7314556 07/26/21 08:01 PM 07/26/21 08:01 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 746 Tennessee Deerhunter51 OP trapper
Deerhunter51 OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 746 Tennessee	Doing some light reading this evening - some of these have probably made it on here before but they’re always fun to look at.

Re: Old Trapping Photos [Re: Deerhunter51] #7314558 07/26/21 08:03 PM 07/26/21 08:03 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 746 Tennessee Deerhunter51 OP trapper
Deerhunter51 OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 746 Tennessee	[img]https://trapperman.com/forum/attach...82e7a57_1823_413b_96cf_693d3c8d6019.jpeg[/img

Re: Old Trapping Photos [Re: Deerhunter51] #7314572 07/26/21 08:18 PM 07/26/21 08:18 PM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 18,173 Oakland, MS yotetrapper30 trapper
yotetrapper30 trapper Joined: May 2011 Posts: 18,173 Oakland, MS	Nice pics! Just give me one thing, that I can hold on to. To believe in this livin' is just a hard way to go.

Re: Old Trapping Photos [Re: Deerhunter51] #7314590 07/26/21 08:30 PM 07/26/21 08:30 PM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,895 pennsylvania 28 yrs old B barry leroy trapper
barry leroy trapper B Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,895 pennsylvania 28 yrs old	Awesome pictures

Re: Old Trapping Photos [Re: Deerhunter51] #7314594 07/26/21 08:34 PM 07/26/21 08:34 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 22,324 St. Louis Co, Mo B BigBob trapper
BigBob trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 22,324 St. Louis Co, Mo	Any idea on the dates of those pic's? Every kid needs a Dog and a Curmudgeon. Remember Bowe Bergdahl, the traitor. Beware! Jill Pudlewski, Ron Oates and Keven Begesse are liars and thiefs!

Re: Old Trapping Photos [Re: Deerhunter51] #7314608 07/26/21 08:52 PM 07/26/21 08:52 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,280 NW MO T TurkeyTime trapper
TurkeyTime trapper T Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,280 NW MO	Thanks for posting. I always wonder what the life story is behind those folks.

Re: Old Trapping Photos [Re: Deerhunter51] #7314614 07/26/21 08:57 PM 07/26/21 08:57 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,312 east central WI K k snow trapper
k snow trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,312 east central WI	Those are some really cool photos. Those men, and boys, were tough as nails.

Re: Old Trapping Photos [Re: BigBob] #7314638 07/26/21 09:22 PM 07/26/21 09:22 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 746 Tennessee Deerhunter51 OP trapper
Deerhunter51 OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 746 Tennessee	Originally Posted by BigBob Any idea on the dates of those pic's? They are from A.J. Hardy’s “Steel Traps” from 1907 I believe.

Re: Old Trapping Photos [Re: Deerhunter51] #7314735 07/26/21 11:32 PM 07/26/21 11:32 PM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,562 fayette,al. G grisseldog trapper
grisseldog trapper G Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,562 fayette,al.	Great pics Thanks

Re: Old Trapping Photos [Re: Deerhunter51] #7314771 07/27/21 05:28 AM 07/27/21 05:28 AM
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 14,877 Michigan T Trapper Dahlgren trapper
Trapper Dahlgren trapper T Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 14,877 Michigan	great pic. thanks for sharing

Re: Old Trapping Photos [Re: Deerhunter51] #7314784 07/27/21 06:11 AM 07/27/21 06:11 AM
Joined: Oct 2018 Posts: 5,617 Dunbar, Wisconsin P Pike River trapper
Pike River trapper P Joined: Oct 2018 Posts: 5,617 Dunbar, Wisconsin	Inspiring

Re: Old Trapping Photos [Re: Deerhunter51] #7315627 07/28/21 06:46 AM 07/28/21 06:46 AM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,948 central arkansas T the Blak Spot trapper
the Blak Spot trapper T Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,948 central arkansas	Guy only weighs 140 iirc the just shall live by faith member FTA, ATA, EAFT 1776 - the year we told a tyrant we weren't to be under a dictator Caveat ater macula

Re: Old Trapping Photos [Re: the Blak Spot] #7315642 07/28/21 07:18 AM 07/28/21 07:18 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,312 east central WI K k snow trapper
k snow trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,312 east central WI	Originally Posted by the Blak Spot Guy only weighs 140 iirc I am guessing that is a locking pin (U-shaped?) of sorts he has in his free hand?

Re: Old Trapping Photos [Re: k snow] #7315665 07/28/21 08:08 AM 07/28/21 08:08 AM
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 2,367 Missouri W WhiteTrash 88 trapper
WhiteTrash 88 trapper W Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 2,367 Missouri	Looks like that guy in the one picture caught 1002 coon.

Re: Old Trapping Photos [Re: k snow] #7315709 07/28/21 09:29 AM 07/28/21 09:29 AM
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,606 SE SD D DWC trapper
DWC trapper D Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,606 SE SD	Originally Posted by k snow Those are some really cool photos. Those men, and boys, were tough as nails. Most of them would wipe the floor with most of us. Twice.

Re: Old Trapping Photos [Re: k snow] #7315711 07/28/21 09:37 AM 07/28/21 09:37 AM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 2,557 Garden,Michigan B Buck (Zandra) trapper
Buck (Zandra) trapper B Joined: May 2011 Posts: 2,557 Garden,Michigan	Originally Posted by k snow Originally Posted by the Blak Spot Guy only weighs 140 iirc I am guessing that is a locking pin (U-shaped?) of sorts he has in his free hand? He's probably putting a nail into the bottom of the jaw post Buck(formely known as Zandra)

Re: Old Trapping Photos [Re: Deerhunter51] #7315732 07/28/21 10:17 AM 07/28/21 10:17 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,312 east central WI K k snow trapper
k snow trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,312 east central WI	Had to think about the nail for a minute Buck, but makes complete sense with the older post jaw supports.

Re: Old Trapping Photos [Re: Deerhunter51] #7315734 07/28/21 10:22 AM 07/28/21 10:22 AM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,948 central arkansas T the Blak Spot trapper
the Blak Spot trapper T Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,948 central arkansas	What Buck said, nail the just shall live by faith member FTA, ATA, EAFT 1776 - the year we told a tyrant we weren't to be under a dictator Caveat ater macula

Re: Old Trapping Photos [Re: Deerhunter51] #7315837 07/28/21 01:02 PM 07/28/21 01:02 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 46,945 james bay frontierOnt. B Boco trapper
Boco trapper B Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 46,945 james bay frontierOnt.	Back in the day wolf and bear trappers using footholds carried a trapwrench in their pocket to remove the jaw post nut in case they needed to release themselves. Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.

Re: Old Trapping Photos [Re: Deerhunter51] #7315848 07/28/21 01:17 PM 07/28/21 01:17 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 746 Tennessee Deerhunter51 OP trapper
Deerhunter51 OP trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 746 Tennessee	Here’s a few more from the same book, its a pretty good read if you get a chance to take a look at it.

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