Re: Thinking about giving it up.
[Re: Boco]
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09/23/22 02:11 PM
09/23/22 02:11 PM
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patrapperbuster
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If you give it up altogether and get rid of all your traps and equipment,,chances are high that you will never trap again no matter where the market goes.
Keep that in mind before you make the decision. THIS
TILL THAT DAY.....
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Re: Thinking about giving it up.
[Re: barry leroy]
#7677719
09/23/22 07:01 PM
09/23/22 07:01 PM
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20scout
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There may not be any money in it now but I figure it's still cheaper than an ex-wife or a drug habit......
Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.
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Re: Thinking about giving it up.
[Re: barry leroy]
#7677726
09/23/22 07:15 PM
09/23/22 07:15 PM
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Catch22
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"Someone change my mind", what a load of crap. I may be the odd man out but I surely won't try to convince you to do anything. Either your a trapper or your not. Trapping isn't all about the bucks.
Managing predators is a good reason to trap. Yes, the fur market stinks, but. If you don't enjoy being out, if you hunt and don't think to want to help control the populations of coons, possums, skunks, fox, coyotes, etc, then sell out and move on.
I wonder if tap dancers walk into a room, look at the floor, and think, I'd tap that. I wonder about things.....
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Re: Thinking about giving it up.
[Re: barry leroy]
#7677774
09/23/22 08:37 PM
09/23/22 08:37 PM
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Nessmuck
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It is better to have and not need........than it is to need and not have.
It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.
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Re: Thinking about giving it up.
[Re: barry leroy]
#7677800
09/23/22 09:10 PM
09/23/22 09:10 PM
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upstateNY
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Better to have loved and lost,,than never to have loved at all.How much ya want for yer traps?? Just kidding.Dont sell the traps unless you realy need the money.
the wheels of the gods turn very slowly
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Re: Thinking about giving it up.
[Re: barry leroy]
#7677827
09/23/22 09:34 PM
09/23/22 09:34 PM
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elkaholic
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If you do decide to sell them, save for them for the 100-mile yard sale. Nittany Lion will be up to buy them all. Actually that's not a bad idea. If they're nicely rusted up you can sell them as antiques to the flatlanders for well above what they're worth. Those folks love them for decorations. Especially long springs.
Millions of trees die every year to print environmentalist publications
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Re: Thinking about giving it up.
[Re: barry leroy]
#7677832
09/23/22 09:42 PM
09/23/22 09:42 PM
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Wild_WI
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All joking aside when I've had my fill or I'm too broke physically to do it I'll mentor a youth hopefully and hand over my stuff a little at a time. I think traps should be used not sit in my shed , there's always fishing or other low impact outdoor activities. Maybe I'll catch up on westerns I haven't watched in a while and spin some lies at the local tavern at lunch
Last edited by Wild_WI; 09/23/22 09:43 PM.
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Re: Thinking about giving it up.
[Re: barry leroy]
#7677853
09/23/22 10:13 PM
09/23/22 10:13 PM
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Go with what ya feel, I've trapped forty four years while working. At times it got rough, prepare traps, set traps, check traps ,dry, late night skin & stretch fur. All work over the years, But I'm glad had good health to do it & loved every minute. In all those years I planed that when I retired, I could slow down & really enjoy every minute trapping. Maybe sleep a little later before checking traps, All day to skin & put up fur. I had an accident a year ago this past May, Missed trapping last season & I felt I missed out on a lifetime of it. After a year and a half, Still no able to walk on my left leg. It's like a truck that runs great, But the tranny is shot. Your young enough if you have the drive, enjoy it now.
John's Nuisance Wildlife Control If you like what you do for a living, It's better than a vacation. Most days.
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Re: Thinking about giving it up.
[Re: ~ADC~]
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09/24/22 10:18 PM
09/24/22 10:18 PM
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barry leroy
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Didn't you get a good portion of them traps given to you by the good folks on this forum? Maybe you should pay it forward. I'm sure there are kids in need of them. I don't recall ever getting any traps from anyone on here. I may have but can't remember. I've bought a lot of them at conventions and off the web. Only traps I know I have had given to me where ones I received for Christmas and such. But like I said I'm gonna hang on to em. Still run small line each year. I got into it with my great grandfather so I like to spend the time doing it but I've never done it for more than a hobby.
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Re: Thinking about giving it up.
[Re: barry leroy]
#7678423
09/25/22 12:38 AM
09/25/22 12:38 AM
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yotetrapper30
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Didn't you get a good portion of them traps given to you by the good folks on this forum? Maybe you should pay it forward. I'm sure there are kids in need of them. I don't recall ever getting any traps from anyone on here. I may have but can't remember. I've bought a lot of them at conventions and off the web. Only traps I know I have had given to me where ones I received for Christmas and such. But like I said I'm gonna hang on to em. Still run small line each year. I got into it with my great grandfather so I like to spend the time doing it but I've never done it for more than a hobby. ADC may be thinking of Coondagger?
~~Proud Ultra MAGA~~
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Re: Thinking about giving it up.
[Re: barry leroy]
#7678428
09/25/22 12:46 AM
09/25/22 12:46 AM
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~ADC~
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I don't recall ever getting any traps from anyone on here. I may have but can't remember. I've bought a lot of them at conventions and off the web. Only traps I know I have had given to me where ones I received for Christmas and such. But like I said I'm gonna hang on to em. Still run small line each year. I got into it with my great grandfather so I like to spend the time doing it but I've never done it for more than a hobby.
ADC may be thinking of Coondagger? Could be. I'm getting pretty old and suffer greatly from CRS. Glad you've decided on keeping them Barry.
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