I sent cash to Gander Mountain for a dozen Vic #1 ls. 65 cents each. ca. 1969 or 70.

Lure from E.J.Daileys catolog,'74-'75

Bought first supplies from Ray Milligan.

Bought a dozen Montgomery stake n take 110’s from Dutch Elsesser in the late 70’s with money Dad payed me for putting up rats. Are ya with me? Miss old Dutch

My first trap purchase was from East Main Trade, they used to carry some Bridger traps and Milligan and mark June baits and lures. I bought a couple Bridger 1.65 and can’t remember exactly what lures but went and set one in my uncles corn stubble and one in the river bottom. First check I caught a coon in the corn stubble. Second check I remember like it was yesterday. It was Thanksgiving morning, the trap in the corn stubble had another coon and the one in the river bottom had a beautiful red fox! That red fox got me hooked!

Ludy Sheda

If my memory is right the that first dozen coil springs I bought from Ludy were under $30

I purchased a bottle of muskrat lure from E. J. Dailey for $1.00 at the Pennsylvania Trappers Association convention in 1961.

Me and one of my brothers and two neighbor kids split the cost of two dozen Victor 110s from mowing jobs. Traps were bought at Hortons Hardware in Tipton, In. in 77 or 78. A couple of weeks in season with very little luck and lots of wet feet they all sold out to me. By the end of first season, I had paid them back bought more traps and owned some waders. Best of times!

My brother and I each received a dozen Victor 1.5 long springs for Christmas around 1970.

My first trapping-related purchase was some clear white pine boards from a local lumber supplier.

I took them to the school wood shop and made stretcher boards out of them. I remember kids asking me what the mini-surfboards were for.

I started trapping Muskrats with a few old long springs that were hanging out in the barn since I was born.The first thing I actually bought for trapping was a 110 Conibear that I think I paid 89 cents for at the local Feed Store.I was sure proud of that trap and it opened up a whole new world of Muskrat trapping for me.

The great old M&M fur in bridgewater SD in 1972. Got to know marvin fluthe later after he moved to MT and I sold him fur then.

My first trapping purchase was from Dan Reiff Sporting Goods in Lima, Ohio (Now out of business). Afterwards I'd order supplies thru the mail from Hawbakers & Minnesota Trapline Products.

A local hardware store sold me two 330's to catch a beaver. Fur buyer gave me some Backbreaker. You guys taught me most of what I know. Retired from trapping now.