Mike Conrad from Ohio sent this to me. It was in the Ohio Trapper dated March 1950. I was 11 months old and dad was 25 years old.

Lot of information in that short article.

Neat article, thanks for posting Paul. Your dad sure wrote some interesting articles.

Wow!

More, these old stories remind me of myself in the 50's. Needing money for car insurance on a cold frozen day in January got two small mink both frozen to the traps high above the water line. The creek-almost river was lowered for fear of flooding due to a rain coming up. Paid most of the 6 months of insurance ($30)that I needed.....jk

I have to wonder if these are those two mink.

It is cool to think they may be!

Very nice.

Great story!

Great article and picture. Your father had a knack for making the reader feel like he was on the Trap line with him.

I love how he just nonchalantly talks about a trap thief. Very cool article.

Very cool Mr. Paul!! Thanks for posting.

At 25 he was a good writer. Nice article, thanks for sharing it.

Another glimpse into the past When I began trapping n the 1960's trapping was a very secretive endeavor Trappers did not reveal where they where trapping or what methods they used to catch animals .Lures where considered to be of some kind of majic formula made to trick the animal into a trap Charlie was a man ahead of his time Trapping was more like a science to him He studied the critters he was trying to catch and knew their habits And he did the same with the traps he was using . He made sets the animals told him .would be successful He was a great teacher to many trappers like me . I can say without any doubt that his thoughts on trap adjustment and fastening traps and his way of explaining things in a down to earth way had a big influence on my success and my enjoyment throughout my trapping career .Thanks for posting Paul It is very interesting history to me .

Great read! Thanks!

What a life he lived. I wonder if the kids coming along will ever see the days some of us did. I made more money in fur than I could working my job. My employer got used to me leaving about the 15th of October and coming back in early December. Looking at your age in that picture Paul, I would say there’s a high probability those are the mink referenced in the article. Thanks for posting that. Please keep posting his stories.

That's pretty darn cool!!

Awesome!

I always love reading anything Charlie wrote. Thanks for sharing Paul!

What a great article, and shared again by Charlie’s son 72 years later. Good stuff, Paul.