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I cannot believe I found this old trapping book #8377672
04/01/25 04:31 PM
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BenC Offline OP
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My Mother passed a couple months ago and I have been sorting her things and came across this old trapping book. It was my great grandfather's, then passed to my grandfather, to my Dad, and now to me.
It was published in 1909

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I have many squirrel cage traps that I need to get rid of
Re: I cannot believe I found this old trapping book [Re: BenC] #8377680
04/01/25 04:45 PM
04/01/25 04:45 PM
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Manitoba
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Manitoba
That is pretty dang cool. Don't sell that puppy!
I got the digital version of it.
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34098


Wind Blew, crap flew, out came the line crew
Re: I cannot believe I found this old trapping book [Re: BenC] #8377683
04/01/25 04:51 PM
04/01/25 04:51 PM
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perry co.Pa
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perry co.Pa
I have that in the paperback version

Re: I cannot believe I found this old trapping book [Re: BenC] #8377687
04/01/25 05:00 PM
04/01/25 05:00 PM
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WOW are you lucky, probably almost threw it out I bet. Boy would I like to have something like that form my great grandfather who ever he was. You are lucky there!!!!!.....jk


Free people are not equal. Equal people are not free. What's supposed to be ain't always is. Hopper Hunter
Re: I cannot believe I found this old trapping book [Re: jk] #8377691
04/01/25 05:14 PM
04/01/25 05:14 PM
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Central Oregon
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Originally Posted by jk
WOW are you lucky, probably almost threw it out I bet. Boy would I like to have something like that form my great grandfather who ever he was. You are lucky there!!!!!.....jk

X2


The Vink for chief moderator....night shift ...11pm- 5am best coast time zone.....Free Marty


Re: I cannot believe I found this old trapping book [Re: BenC] #8377693
04/01/25 05:16 PM
04/01/25 05:16 PM
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Northern Maine
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Northern Maine
Very nice.


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#1 goal=Trap a wolverine
Re: I cannot believe I found this old trapping book [Re: BenC] #8377708
04/01/25 05:55 PM
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Lake Mille Lacs , MN
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I have that in my inventory !


It’s a lazy man who can’t find his wife a second job !
Re: I cannot believe I found this old trapping book [Re: BenC] #8377713
04/01/25 06:02 PM
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Wisconsin
What's with the swastica symbols in the top left corner?


57 years trapping. It's who I am. Every day is still as exciting as it was when I was a kid but a little more work.
Re: I cannot believe I found this old trapping book [Re: BenC] #8377718
04/01/25 06:09 PM
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Coldspring Texas
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lol

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Insert profound nonsense here
Re: I cannot believe I found this old trapping book [Re: BenC] #8377720
04/01/25 06:10 PM
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Oregon
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According to Wikipedia swastikas in the early 20th century stood for good luck.


My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
Re: I cannot believe I found this old trapping book [Re: Lance Squires] #8377731
04/01/25 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Lance Squires
What's with the swastica symbols in the top left corner?


It was a Native American symbol first….


Ant Man/ Marty 2028
just put your ear to the ground , and follow along

Re: I cannot believe I found this old trapping book [Re: Vinke] #8377735
04/01/25 06:34 PM
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Iowa
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Iowa
Originally Posted by Vinke
Originally Posted by Lance Squires
What's with the swastica symbols in the top left corner?


It was a Native American symbol first….


Nazi's ruined it, like gays ruined the rainbow.

Re: I cannot believe I found this old trapping book [Re: Vinke] #8377743
04/01/25 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Vinke
Originally Posted by Lance Squires
What's with the swastica symbols in the top left corner?


It was a Native American symbol first….

Older than that
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Re: I cannot believe I found this old trapping book [Re: BenC] #8377824
04/01/25 08:14 PM
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Great find! Cherish it!

Re: I cannot believe I found this old trapping book [Re: beaverpeeler] #8377833
04/01/25 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by beaverpeeler
According to Wikipedia swastikas in the early 20th century stood for good luck.



Correct. PS&W marketed a trap called a "Good Luck" with that symbol cut out of the pan.

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I have nothing clever to put here.





Re: I cannot believe I found this old trapping book [Re: Savell] #8377887
04/01/25 09:29 PM
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Missouri
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Missouri
Originally Posted by Savell
lol

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Most he ever caught in one season was nein!

Re: I cannot believe I found this old trapping book [Re: BenC] #8377890
04/01/25 09:32 PM
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Very SE Nebraska
I have that book also. Somewhere.


Life ain't supposed to be easy.
Re: I cannot believe I found this old trapping book [Re: BenC] #8377920
04/01/25 10:55 PM
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Cool old book and hand me down

Re: I cannot believe I found this old trapping book [Re: BenC] #8377947
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“Science of Trapping “ is the first trapping book I remember reading. A friend loaned it to me back in about 1967.

Re: I cannot believe I found this old trapping book [Re: BenC] #8378123
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Minnesota
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Cool old Book find!


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