Monthly?

Annually?

Annual. They’re talking about doing away with it altogether, unless you make under $50,000. Which is way below poverty line here. It costs me $1,900 to charter a float plane to my cabin from Ketchikan, same if I need to go back into town. The PFD doesnt even begin to cover the difference I pay for regular groceries over the course of a few months. Hence why subsistence is a big thing around here. A crappy expired steak from the store is $65. A 24 pack of coors light is $39, etc.

…. Some decent beer money right there

I can drink beer faster than you can buy it, pilgrim….LOL

Ride on down and find out for sure

I have the nicest couch on this rock, you’re welcome to it anytime. Plane ride’s on you though lol

Lol… I would be paying way more than you would. Maybe if Uncle Swampy could try to catch us if he could, it would be worth it….

The antis love this hobby stuff. I’ve had comments to my vids like “just out there to kill something eh?”
To the trappers that don't have mentors to teach proper fur handling, figure it out. I started by putting up beaver, nobody holding my hand or knife for me. Just do it, there’s tons of info out there.
As for being a member of an association or not. The only trappers that aren't, seem to have had a bad experience with them so they’ll shoot them down every chance they get and insult others who are members that pay $2.50 a month to the association. Some just want more swag for their money, they don’t really know why there’s an association.

^^^^^^^^^
Would you be a member of an organization who constantly refers to trapping as a "sport" at the same time claiming they are going to protect trapping?

Absolutely.

Well....I guess every little bit helps.

You seem to have a complaining tone when describing living up there. Am I reading you right?

My wife does the trapping now .And I make suggestions

The associations I’m part of aren’t saying that……..at least that I know of. Which org are you talking about?

I'm curious to

Well done answering the question. It was a yes or no question.

I always heard how expensive it is there with everything having to be brought up. I would expect pay reflects that maybe not? Typically larger cities are more expensive to live in and Ironworkers scale reflects that in those areas. Huge difference in pay between working in Chicago vs Alabama doing the exact same job. But a basic house in nice area in Chicago on a small lot will be hundreds of thousands. Same amount in Alabama will buy you a much nice house and a nice spread.

Kind of seem like cost of living is a thing you deal with and figure in when we make the choice to live in any area. Example years ago befor we bough the farm.I was thinking about buying a house from my wife's aunt 7 miles from work. It was a much nicer and larger house than mine on a few acres that was aroundd.40 miles from work. the house payment would have been doubled. BUT when I figured in Expenses like Internet, phone, trash pick up were cheaper in town , and gas use a lot less I would have less cost every month.(I didn't know how to figure the higher cost of wife being 5 min from every store vs 45 mins) but decided I couldn't live where I looked out the back windows into someone else from or back yard. everything has trade offs.
Yes it's expensive up there but it's expensive in other places as well. The difference is some get money from fund others don't . Right wrong or indifferent? It may not be a large amount I know nothing about it but it seems like a nice perk( like welfare dont get mad just what it remind me of) regards of the size to those uneducated about it like me.

Same to you dirt. If you read my post before you know the answer. What do you think?
You wanna mention what org you’re talking about or you just gonna shut your trap and let everyone wonder?
Or are you just spreading BS on the internet?

"The Iowa Trappers Association is a state-wide organization that is made up of trappers that work together to promote and protect our sport of trapping."

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I was referencing the NTA, but it may be relatively common in the lower 48. NTA American Trapper articles routinely referred to trapping as a sport.

"The Illinois Trappers Association was founded in 1962 by individuals seeking to organize a focused, effective representation for those involved in the sport of trapping in Illinois."

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I guess that dates me. It was $320 Ketchikan to Port Alice. At the time Ketchikan Air had regular service to Port Alice and Edna Bay. Groceries all came USPS.
For booze guys used to make a run to Naukati. Port Alice was supposed to be a dry camp.

They’re all “supposed to be dry camps” lol. That rule more applies to the out of towners who actually stay at camp, local boys boat/drive home (depending what island the work is on, and where home is) and do what we want until it’s time to get up and go back. Or if the distance is too much, like when we work on Wrangell, a bunch of us just rent a house together so we don’t have to be at camp. Camps are for rigging rats and road builders. We still refer to whatever place we’re at as “camp” but it’s not the actual logging camp 99% of the time