Sport trappers are abound then.
Have at er fellas.

Iam a member of New Mexico,Colorado,Idaho,Texas and Fur Takers. I have used the money from trapping to keep the bill collector from selling the children! I have to trap it defines who iam , it is the most enjoyable of all the things I have done. Savell has it pegged "primal gratification". The people who disapprove of trapping are envious of our skills and understanding of the natural world. If for whatever your reason is to not join a trappers assoc. you should consider the Sportsman Alliance.

Its a good time to be a trapper!

To take a break from self..........?

True but I ran across an old news paper article interview of a friend of my wife's family. And he paid for at least two of his farms trapping. Been a long time since I read it but I think he was getting $2 for skunks. He ran through the prices for each animal he was geting. It was a long article got into the first time he saw deer tracks on his line and some info on the reintroduction. I think it was in the 50s- 60s. before my mom's time.

I believe the side hustle paid more than working. Think 3 dollars an hour. Then think 5 dollar coon. Then. Now think 15 - 20 bucks an hour and 5 dollar coon. Today. This was before the boom. Boom 20-30 dollar coon 4 to 10 dollars an hour. Guys took vacation time to make more money then work. Or trapped around work to make more money then work.

I'm 60.

I don't think I (or any trappers close to my age) will see another fur boom. Especially one that will compare to the cost of living, inflation, etc of today.

I am thankful for the memories of the late 70s-80s and again in 2010/2011. Trapping is something special to experience when you get rewarded pretty good for your efforts....all while doing something you truly enjoy.

Ahh...the cold days, the numb fingers, cold & wet feet, the tiredness after hours skinning/scraping/boarding pelts, the aching & cramping hands, the satisfaction of looking at that put-up fur hanging in the shed, the sadness after its all sold and the shed is empty....I could go on & on....but you guys already know what Im talkin' bout.

Very well put Swamp!!! I'll be 76 next season and doubt I'll see those prices again, but inside every trapper lives
eternal optimism for better prices next year and full traps.