Good to see all these new folks interested in trapping.

Most of us on here are 50 plus....many much older. We are dying out as a natural resource user group....almost as fast as the fur market drops....

Fur market bounces

I've noticed lots of new members too

Glad to see them as well. Seems like most are coming into it having more of a ADC reason than fur. Entirely predictable as we've lost so much of the fur side of things. I hope we don't lose much more of it.

Unless trappers start taking kids trapping then yes it will fade away. Trappers organisations need to focus more on educating kids about trapping and getting them interested. Maybe a mentor program? The Alaska trappers organization is going into schools and doing trapping clinics which is a good idea.

There was a thread on here a while back where many of us posted our age.

I'd guess, after several pages of posts, that about 75% to 80% of us were well over 50.

It is very good to see

I look forward to the first catch stories they make my day a blast from the past.

Fresh meat....

I’m a newer trapper myself and I’m gonna try my darndest to raise a couple more.

Pretty spots, looks like they are not quite sure about it yet. They'll get there if you keep them in the woods.

Granddaughter and my son. Hoping she’ll be setting her own one day.

My daughter has been going with me this year for the first time and has been having fun!!!

Agreed!!! Most new folks assume my username foxkidd44 that I’m under the age of 18,,, instead of being north of 50.of course my wife would argue that I really am a kid lol.
It’s really really nice to see newer folks finding a home here and educating themselves on proper and ethical trapping techniques.
Each and every one of us were beginners too at some point.

My kids started trapping with me when they were five, it's been a lot of fun watching them progress through the years. Once they were able to make their own sets and connect with an animal they really started to get excited. You could see the pride in their eyes. Now they are trapping and skinning their own fur ( 11 and 13 ) and when the fur buyer slaps that check in their hand they are grins from ear to ear.

glad to see the younger folks getting involved in what us older farts have loved doing for most of our life. Lets keep making them feel welcomed here and coach them to success. Then, they too can experience the love for trapping that we have enjoyed for many years.

It’s a tough sell to young folks.
We had a financial incentive when we started.
The long term poor fur market will hurt trappings future faster than anything.

Does my heart good to see all these youngen beginning to trap

Good Job all of you Young Trappers

Nice to see the younger people getting out and enjoying the great outdoors.

In this day and age of money for everything, it's difficult to keep most anyone interested in trapping, most trap for funding,
thats going the end as well with auctions fading away and many states not having any fur auctions

Difficult to warrant time and effort the costs for fun as well in a fuel related endeavor, can't blame people for not keeping young ones interested, do blame them for not trying though.

What could change it ? A need for it first of all, a desire to have fur used for more other purposes more often than just for show, peoples right to have it if they so choose with out the worry of some one running their mouth off at them or destroying personal property for a news article.

These things need to be worked into the learning as well, so young people know how to deal with zealots who wish to control everything every one else does they don't like

Its a rough road of hoe to deal with, besides the smiles for a reward when the kids make their first catch !!