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Re: How old is the oldest trapper you knew [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #8108114 03/26/24 09:40 AM 03/26/24 09:40 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 4,571 Nebraska Trapset trapper
Trapset trapper Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 4,571 Nebraska	Jonny, who taught me yo trap muskrats in 1978 died at 80 in 2016. He trapped into his mid 70s and rode with me a lot after he quit trapping on his own. I was glad to be able to take him trapping, like he took me all those years before. www.rtssetter.com

Re: How old is the oldest trapper you knew [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #8108118 03/26/24 09:45 AM 03/26/24 09:45 AM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,253 wantage n.j. E eric space trapper
eric space trapper E Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,253 wantage n.j.	My father, Fred, trapped until 2 weeks before he died in January 2021 at age 92. Would not go in the ambulance until he was driven around his snares, called me to get and skin a red fox he had in a snare. That's when he told me he was on the way to the hospital.

Re: How old is the oldest trapper you knew [Re: MnMan] #8108130 03/26/24 10:11 AM 03/26/24 10:11 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,220 Northern Minnesota BernieB. trapper
BernieB. trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,220 Northern Minnesota	Originally Posted by MnMan Originally Posted by BernieB. In 2001, I bought some #220's from a guy living just west of Pine River, he was 100 years old and said he just couldn't do it any more. He had some great stories of the old days in Northern Minnesota. I wonder if that was old John Knutson.. He lived to be 100+ and still trapped with his son in law, Larry Buschmann. He trapped in the Pequot/Pine River area. I'll bet it was him. The name rings a bell now that you say it. www.berniesbearcamp.com https://www.youtube.com/user/BowhuntingRoad/about

Re: How old is the oldest trapper you knew [Re: BernieB.] #8108139 03/26/24 10:28 AM 03/26/24 10:28 AM
Joined: Apr 2020 Posts: 25 Iowa S Squirt trapper
Squirt trapper S Joined: Apr 2020 Posts: 25 Iowa	Giant Sage wasn’t Jake Korell 93 when he passed? I still have a baby food jar of his homemade lure all he would ever tell me about it was horse after birth was one of the ingredients The Last of the Breed the Story of Trapper Jake Korell as told to Kit Collings is a good book about him

Re: How old is the oldest trapper you knew [Re: eric space] #8108143 03/26/24 10:31 AM 03/26/24 10:31 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,338 Fairbanks, Alaska Pete in Frbks trapper
Pete in Frbks trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,338 Fairbanks, Alaska	Originally Posted by eric space My father, Fred, trapped until 2 weeks before he died in January 2021 at age 92. Would not go in the ambulance until he was driven around his snares, called me to get and skin a red fox he had in a snare. That's when he told me he was on the way to the hospital. He was such an amazing man and is sorely missed. Pete

Re: How old is the oldest trapper you knew [Re: newfox1] #8108217 03/26/24 12:23 PM 03/26/24 12:23 PM
Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 2,969 new york M mike mason trapper
mike mason trapper M Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 2,969 new york	Originally Posted by newfox1 Mike, I got to go with Frank on his line one day on the West Canada. We cut logs in that country for years, Frank was nice man. That's great! I would have loved to run the trapline with him.

Re: How old is the oldest trapper you knew [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #8108240 03/26/24 12:50 PM 03/26/24 12:50 PM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 591 central IA B bodycount trapper
bodycount trapper B Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 591 central IA	I know a 60 year old that is nearing 1000 beaver this year working alone. Not real old but has always been a numbers trapper. Shows no sign of slowing down.

Re: How old is the oldest trapper you knew [Re: bodycount] #8108244 03/26/24 12:52 PM 03/26/24 12:52 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,220 Northern Minnesota BernieB. trapper
BernieB. trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,220 Northern Minnesota	Originally Posted by bodycount I know a 60 year old that is nearing 1000 beaver this year working alone. Not real old but has always been a numbers trapper. Shows no sign of slowing down. That's amazing. More power to him. www.berniesbearcamp.com https://www.youtube.com/user/BowhuntingRoad/about

Re: How old is the oldest trapper you knew [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #8108256 03/26/24 01:05 PM 03/26/24 01:05 PM
Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 3,115 Ks Flint Hill fur trapper
Flint Hill fur trapper Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 3,115 Ks	guy from s central KS. he's in his 80s an caught 34 cats this yr. keep trucking ol Jim!

Re: How old is the oldest trapper you knew [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #8108259 03/26/24 01:08 PM 03/26/24 01:08 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,176 McGrath, AK W white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington"
white17 "General (Mr.Sunshine) Washington" W Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 35,176 McGrath, AK	I know an older guy in Nevada still chasing bobcats into his 90's. Mean As Nails

Re: How old is the oldest trapper you knew [Re: white17] #8108688 03/26/24 10:49 PM 03/26/24 10:49 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,368 East-Central Wisconsin B bblwi trapper
bblwi trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 11,368 East-Central Wisconsin	Leo Hoeft died a couple years ago at age 93. When he was either 89 he did a clean skinning beaver demo at our fall rondy. Don't know the last year he ran a line. He was in a nursing home the last year or so. Bryce

Re: How old is the oldest trapper you knew [Re: bblwi] #8108736 03/26/24 11:56 PM 03/26/24 11:56 PM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 617 IL H houndone trapper
houndone trapper H Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 617 IL	Originally Posted by bblwi Leo Hoeft died a couple years ago at age 93. When he was either 89 he did a clean skinning beaver demo at our fall rondy. Don't know the last year he ran a line. He was in a nursing home the last year or so. Bryce He had some good lures when he made them years ago.

Re: How old is the oldest trapper you knew [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #8108752 03/27/24 02:37 AM 03/27/24 02:37 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 9,863 Northern Illinois M MChewk trapper
MChewk trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 9,863 Northern Illinois	I miss Leo and his lures...good man. Tough old trapper.

Re: How old is the oldest trapper you knew [Re: Grandpa Trapper] #8108830 03/27/24 08:23 AM 03/27/24 08:23 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 6,311 Wisconsin R RdFx trapper
RdFx trapper R Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 6,311 Wisconsin	I believe Leo was oldest trapper. I visited Leo in hospice and his room had view of the river in Ladysmith , Wi.. As i was talking to Leo i saw some otters come out on the ice and said to Leo otters on the ice. Leo said ( Yes ive skinned alot of them). The last time i saw Leo the same fall (Leo went into hospice) i bought lure from him he was had splitting wood by hand. One of the lures i bought from Leo was something he called Tree Lure.... he said its for yotes, i bought a pint from him. It definetly is for yotes or canines. Why Leo named it Tree Lure, dont know. Dont believe he had it on the market yet. RIP Leo RdFx

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