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All this talk about “non trappers” running off “real” trappers on the other thread got me thinking.
Who are the real trappers? And if they are so “real” why are they run off so easy? Sounds woke to me or something. Or maybe just thin skinned, maybe they will dye their hair blue.
Also, what constitutes a real trapper vs a regular trapper. And who decides this?
How long does a trapper have to stop trapping to be deemed a non trappers?
Can we get a list of “real” trapper’s? Or are they all run off?
Can we get a list of non trappers that do the running off?
Thanks for your time.
Rob
Alleged real trapper, or maybe non trapper since I haven’t set any traps since the season ended in March.
DMH
Stop over cooking your meat! It isn’t gamey, it’s over cooked!
Gordon Ramsey, maybe…
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414120 06/04/2504:31 PM06/04/2504:31 PM
I remember when there were a decent number of very experienced trappers posting regularly on this site. I also remember kids and other inexperienced trappers arguing with them and just generally making arses out of themselves. It got to the point where some of the experienced trappers stopped posting or just left for good.
It got to the point where he Boss instituted a policy where you were supposed to post your age under your avatar so folks would know when they were talking to a youngster with seven possums and a coon as their lifetime catch total.
Eh...wot?
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414123 06/04/2504:34 PM06/04/2504:34 PM
I remember when there were a decent number of very experienced trappers posting regularly on this site. I also remember kids and other inexperienced trappers arguing with them and just generally making arses out of themselves. It got to the point where some of the experienced trappers stopped posting or just left for good.
It got to the point where he Boss instituted a policy where you were supposed to post your age under your avatar so folks would know when they were talking to a youngster with seven possums and a coon as their lifetime catch total.
Yep for sure.
NRA,NTA,MTA,FTA
#1 goal=Trap a wolverine
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414127 06/04/2504:40 PM06/04/2504:40 PM
But, shouldn’t we as experienced trappers treat all new trappers regardless of age the same. A new trapper is a new trapper.
And apparently those experienced trappers don’t have children, or they would have realized that sometimes kids are not the best communicators. Heck some adults aren’t, then add the difficulty that is reading tone and meaning of a post.
Or, as others have done, ignore those people you don’t want to talk to. No need to run off.
Stop over cooking your meat! It isn’t gamey, it’s over cooked!
Is someone that made their living for years trapping marten off a dogsled a real trapper?
Is someone that ran 27 marten sets for 2 weeks and caught 0 marten a real trapper?
Are they both real trappers?
Or, does that make them marten trappers? But, the one is a real marten trapper and the other is not yet a “real” trapper.
I’d say both are trappers. They take their time to set traps, one might not have the critters or they need to work on their sets. We have no marten here, so I would not be a real trappers in that scenario.
But, I did convince my wife to marry me and stay married, so maybe I’m a real trappers after all.
Thanks for your thought out and logical reply Angela, I appreciate it.
Stop over cooking your meat! It isn’t gamey, it’s over cooked!
Gordon Ramsey, maybe…
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414142 06/04/2504:58 PM06/04/2504:58 PM
I believe most everyone here still traps, has trapped, or traps a little. Lot of guys no longer trap, or trap less due to age or health reasons, doesn't make them persona non grata if they're only "mouse trappers" now. I've seen the remark from more than a few posters that think they are the real thing and appear to look down on the "less dedicated".
Point being this is a very eclectic group of people with a wealth of experiences in almost anything you can ask about, including trapping. If I'm off base or misconstrued anything then I apologize.... but I don't think it's necessary.... Tough, independent folks should be able to give and take and not get butt hurt over stupid stuff.
Guess I'm a "HAS BEEN" predator control or long line trapper For I has been to Texas I has been to Mississippi I has been to Florida I has been to South Carolina I has been to North Carolina I has been to New Jersey I has been to Ohio I has been to Indiana I has been to Ontario I has been to Maine I has been to New York
Made my living off the woods and waters since 1984
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South Jersey Trapping and Snaring School January 17-18-19 2025 NEWT -----------------OVER----------------
Guess I'm a has been predator control or long line trapper For I has been to Texas I has been to Mississippi I has been to Florida I has been to South Carolina I has been to North Carolina I has been to New Jersey I has been to Ohio I has been to Indiana I has been to Ontario I has been to Maine I has been to New York
Made my living off the woods and waters since 1984
Newt! You’ll always be a legitimate legend of a trapper to just about anyone who has heard your name sir.
Same goes for my good buddy Ron Jones.
That being said, neither of you are blow hard know it alls who would be run off. Heck, like you said, you’ve made a living off the woods and water, but don’t forget that you’ve taught a whole mess of new and experienced trappers things they wouldn’t believe.
Stop over cooking your meat! It isn’t gamey, it’s over cooked!
Gordon Ramsey, maybe…
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414154 06/04/2505:13 PM06/04/2505:13 PM
When I've trapped for 25 yrs and someone that caught theys first coyote tells me everything there is to know about coyote trapping and how I'm wrong.. It's chased me off when I've felt I could've taught a thing or two. Bet a lot of people feel the same
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: JEckman]
#8414155 06/04/2505:15 PM06/04/2505:15 PM
When I've trapped for 25 yrs and someone that caught theys first coyote tells me everything there is to know about coyote trapping and how I'm wrong.. It's chased me off when I've felt I could've taught a thing or two. Bet a lot of people feel the same
But, you didn’t get run off, you just didn’t reply to them. Some folks need to learn the hard way and that’s the way that person chose to learn.
Like Cuz Strickland says, once the average turkey hunter has killed three turkeys, there isn’t anything you can teach them. They have it figured out.
Stop over cooking your meat! It isn’t gamey, it’s over cooked!
Gordon Ramsey, maybe…
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414160 06/04/2505:21 PM06/04/2505:21 PM
Many of the old timers are dead or have aged out of posting online and there's a lack of interest from "real trappers" due to fur prices.
Let's see $40 muskrat, $120 beaver,$60 coons and suddenly we'll also see a resurgence in posting and trapping in general
Well, that’s not being run off, that’s due to death or health. Can’t count them toward the vote, they aren’t democrats.
And is someone who stops trapping due to fur prices really a real trapper? Or are they a money trapper. Don’t get me wrong, the money is an incentive. But, I won’t stop trapping just because the fur prices are gone and they aren’t coming back.
We get prices like that and we will see a whole lot of nonsense. Real trappers or otherwise. Lol
Stop over cooking your meat! It isn’t gamey, it’s over cooked!
I would say a real trapper is any trapper who takes time to make his sets, reads the trapping regulations and follows what the regs say, and learns from his mistakes. He might not catch much (or anything for that matter) but he puts effort into it. He might not ever go live in a cabin in Alaska and shoot moose and trap wolverines, but he is a trapper.
I would say a real trapper is any trapper who takes time to make his sets, reads the trapping regulations and follows what the regs say, and learns from his mistakes. He might not catch much (or anything for that matter) but he puts effort into it. He might not ever go live in a cabin in Alaska and shoot moose and trap wolverines, but he is a trapper.
Solid definition. I would agree, he or she would be a real trapper.
Stop over cooking your meat! It isn’t gamey, it’s over cooked!
Gordon Ramsey, maybe…
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: JEckman]
#8414189 06/04/2505:53 PM06/04/2505:53 PM
When I've trapped for 25 yrs and someone that caught theys first coyote tells me everything there is to know about coyote trapping and how I'm wrong.. It's chased me off when I've felt I could've taught a thing or two. Bet a lot of people feel the same
Yup, you said it correctly IMHO. I’ve been lucky to have trapped every year since as a kid, even the year I enlisted in the USAF, which makes the previous season my 70th. But, I’ve never trapped down in LA, or the boreal woods of ON, or MN, or WY, or AB, I’ve ONLY trapped in Michigan! I can only relate my experiences and observations from a Central Michigan prospective! I admit I do get somewhat upset when fellow trappers, want to tell me how wrong I am in my methods, or how I don’t catch enough coyotes, or mink, or beaver when they’ve never walked or trapped in my shoes on the same properties I trap in Central MI!!! If I don’t step on you and your experience, don’t step on me & mine!!!
"A few want to know WHY, the majority appear to be satisfied just knowing HOW!" Youtube Channel- SeldomFales
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414192 06/04/2506:01 PM06/04/2506:01 PM
Everyone can have a different definition of what a "real trapper" is. Typically if I used the phrase real trapper or "real" anything it's usually referring to someone with a lot of skills or experience in that area.
As far as alot of the good guys leaving here my thoughg is if someone needs to explain why they are leaving you probably would get it anyway.
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414193 06/04/2506:02 PM06/04/2506:02 PM
Guys come here at the beginning to enjoy their time with fellow trappers and the fellowship of like minded outdoor folks. Then the realization hits some stay and some go. LOL
I remember a trapper that took his time to make educational videos to help out others until some clown asked what makes hit an expert he went away after that. Guys come here for many reasons but when it’s no longer enjoyable they leave it’s that simple. IMO
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414196 06/04/2506:05 PM06/04/2506:05 PM
Real trappers only put it in 4 wheel drive after they get stuck …only renew their vehicle registration after they get a ticket and ride farm to market roads with seat belt buckled behind their back so the dinging doesn’t ruin Waylon Jennings songs on the radio
Insert profound nonsense here
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414201 06/04/2506:12 PM06/04/2506:12 PM
Everyone can have a different definition of what a "real trapper" is. Typically if I used the phrase real trapper or "real" anything it's usually referring to someone with a lot of skills or experience in that area.
As far as alot of the good guys leaving here my thoughg is if someone needs to explain why they are leaving you probably would get it anyway.
Glad you're still here, sir.
Don't know much about your trapping skills but suspect you're a real cowboy at least, lol.
Proudly banned from the NTA.
Bother me tomorrow. Today I'll buy no sorrows.
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414210 06/04/2506:18 PM06/04/2506:18 PM
I try to remember a few things when dealing with some of the younger generation either in person or on some sort of social media. First they have gotten participation trophies their whole lives and assume adulthood will be the same. 2nd if they ever took an entire day to make a box trap and it held a bunny or a possum the next morning, they will start their own YouTube channel. 3rd if they get a username here, the goal (in at least some cases) will not be to learn from the older users around here that have been doing things for decades, but instead the goal will be to rack up posts and create as many threads as they can think up.
I look at that as a pain but also try to remember how the old timers probably viewed me and my kind back in the day.
What"s good for me may not be good for the weak minded. Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: Leftlane]
#8414212 06/04/2506:19 PM06/04/2506:19 PM
I try to remember a few things when dealing with some of the younger generation either in person or on some sort of social media. First they have gotten participation trophies their whole lives and assume adulthood will be the same. 2nd if they ever took an entire day to make a box trap and it held a bunny or a possum the next morning, they will start their own YouTube channel. 3rd if they get a username here, the goal (in at least some cases) will not be to learn from the older users around here that have been doing things for decades, but instead the goal will be to rack up posts and create as many threads as they can think up.
I look at that as a pain but also try to remember how the old timers probably viewed me and my kind back in the day.
Well that all makes sense when you're talking about kids. Not so much men that are retirement age, lol.
I try to remember a few things when dealing with some of the younger generation either in person or on some sort of social media. First they have gotten participation trophies their whole lives and assume adulthood will be the same. 2nd if they ever took an entire day to make a box trap and it held a bunny or a possum the next morning, they will start their own YouTube channel. 3rd if they get a username here, the goal (in at least some cases) will not be to learn from the older users around here that have been doing things for decades, but instead the goal will be to rack up posts and create as many threads as they can think up.
I look at that as a pain but also try to remember how the old timers probably viewed me and my kind back in the day.
Well that all makes sense when you're talking about kids. Not so much men that are retirement age, lol.
I shouldn't but will.....you seem to have a problem with all of"has beens"
You ain't getting younger Angela, your time will come
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414214 06/04/2506:25 PM06/04/2506:25 PM
How about methods? Do real trappers have to know how to snare, cage trap, foot trap, and kill trap as needed for the particular critter they are trying to catch?
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414216 06/04/2506:27 PM06/04/2506:27 PM
So if u catch a mouse ur a trapper? Or maybe if u have ever just set a mouse trap ur a trapper? Is the forever inclusion thing an off spring of the everyone gets an award movement.
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: Buzzard]
#8414228 06/04/2506:35 PM06/04/2506:35 PM
Well that all makes sense when you're talking about kids. Not so much men that are retirement age, lol.
I shouldn't but will.....you seem to have a problem with all of"has beens"
You ain't getting younger Angela, your time will come
Oh no, Keith, you couldn't be more wrong. I was just joking with you about being has-been. There are two specific people here that get under my skin, both of whom are old enough to know better. The people I was replying to know what I am referencing.
Our older trappers on here are are by far my favorites! They have a wealth of experience to share and I absolutely love talking to them. People like you, cotton, Newt, white17, Bob Jameson, the Boss, ( and many others I am sure I am forgetting) are who I consider the real trappers. Although there are also a few younger ones who would meet that criteria as well.
What I am referencing is a couple of people that want to give grief to people that have probably caught more in a season than they have in their lives. For the most part, the older "has beens" on this forum are what make this place so wonderful. You may think I "have a problem" with them, but you're wrong. I'm sticking up for them.
Proudly banned from the NTA.
Bother me tomorrow. Today I'll buy no sorrows.
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414229 06/04/2506:36 PM06/04/2506:36 PM
We are almost to the point of saying u can be anything u want without there being any validation of it. The woke movement has snuck up on some people without them knowing it
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414232 06/04/2506:38 PM06/04/2506:38 PM
I suppose you would need to be a successful mouse trapper. But, what determines success?
I set some last fall, first check I caught 6 out of 8 traps on a two day check. Then nothing for three weeks.
I would say I caught them, but did I catch all of them? Like the 90/10 rule or whatever it is. Most trappers can catch the 90% but the great trappers also catch the remaining 10%.
And as far as totals, if I only had one mouse and I catch that one mouse, what does that mean? I caught the one mouse! Interesting.
Maybe it’s all subjective, and a trapper is defined by a person who traps. Or attempts to learn as much as they can about the animals they target and perfect or attempt to perfect their methods.
Stop over cooking your meat! It isn’t gamey, it’s over cooked!
Gordon Ramsey, maybe…
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414233 06/04/2506:40 PM06/04/2506:40 PM
This subject got me thinking about an experience I had with my CPL instructor. He was a wannabe canine trapper and ask me to show him one of my “good” sets so I showed him my version of the Miranda double-dirt hole set using one of his traps. I got to placing the trap and he stopped me. He said “stop, you don’t need to go any further, I can see you don’t know chit about how to trap coyotes because you didn’t have the dog facing the right direction as Mark June does.” He was serious and I was too as I got in my truck and left. True story!
"A few want to know WHY, the majority appear to be satisfied just knowing HOW!" Youtube Channel- SeldomFales
I don't think that just setting traps makes someone a trapper. There has to be some catching involved.
I would agree with that, but just like your example earlier. Someone who catches a zero marten over two weeks might be a trapper or at the the minimum a brand new trapper as long as they are learning, but they wouldn’t be the same level as someone who has caught a load of marten over decades of trapping.
Originally Posted by yotetrapper30
It's a good question Rob. What is a real trapper?
Is someone that made their living for years trapping marten off a dogsled a real trapper?
Is someone that ran 27 marten sets for 2 weeks and caught 0 marten a real trapper?
Are they both real trappers?
Stop over cooking your meat! It isn’t gamey, it’s over cooked!
Gordon Ramsey, maybe…
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: Seldom]
#8414244 06/04/2506:49 PM06/04/2506:49 PM
This subject got me thinking about an experience I had with my CPL instructor. He was a wannabe canine trapper and ask me to show him one of my “good” sets so I showed him my version of the Miranda double-dirt hole set using one of his traps. I got to placing the trap and he stopped me. He said “stop, you don’t need to go any further, I can see you don’t know chit about how to trap coyotes because you didn’t have the dog facing the right direction as Mark June does.” He was serious and I was too as I got in my truck and left. True story!
…. lol I get a kick out of where to point the dog…..dang coyote come in from all different directions half the time
Insert profound nonsense here
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414245 06/04/2506:50 PM06/04/2506:50 PM
What's it really matter. I dont go around calling myself "A trapper", I do trap animals. If someone wants to call me a trapper that's fine, if they dont think im a trapper that's fine too. Society today has moved to a point where too many people need the validation of others to have any self-esteem, you can see it happening in some of the posts on this site.
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: Savell]
#8414246 06/04/2506:50 PM06/04/2506:50 PM
What's it really matter. I dont go around calling myself "A trapper", I do trap animals. If someone wants to call me a trapper that's fine, if they dont think im a trapper that's fine too. Society today has moved to a point where too many people need the validation of others to have any self-esteem, you can see it happening in some of the posts on this site.
…. What’s validation mean? … isn’t that when someone graduates at the top of the class or something like that
This subject got me thinking about an experience I had with my CPL instructor. He was a wannabe canine trapper and ask me to show him one of my “good” sets so I showed him my version of the Miranda double-dirt hole set using one of his traps. I got to placing the trap and he stopped me. He said “stop, you don’t need to go any further, I can see you don’t know chit about how to trap coyotes because you didn’t have the dog facing the right direction as Mark June does.” He was serious and I was too as I got in my truck and left. True story!
Sometimes it takes some experience to recognize experience. Makes marketing much easier, whether it's product or personality.
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414251 06/04/2506:55 PM06/04/2506:55 PM
What's it really matter. I dont go around calling myself "A trapper", I do trap animals. If someone wants to call me a trapper that's fine, if they dont think im a trapper that's fine too. Society today has moved to a point where too many people need the validation of others to have any self-esteem, you can see it happening in some of the posts on this site.
…. What’s validation mean? … isn’t that when someone graduates at the top of the class or something like that
I always thought they were called...... oh never mind
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Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414254 06/04/2506:57 PM06/04/2506:57 PM
I have the most pathetic trapping schedule, 5-10 catches a season at best, a two wheel drive truck, a broken back, poor fur handling experience, a vague understanding of wildlife habits, a tiny shed for mounds of equipment that I don’t use a fraction of, tons of patches t shirts and memorabilia, unsuccessful attempts at gaining new trap lines, But by God I’m a trapper
I don’t care if I never get better. Of course I want to. But it’s in my blood and I don’t see a distinction. I can’t exclude myself because I’m not “good enough”. I just wanna be a part of it
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414256 06/04/2507:01 PM06/04/2507:01 PM
Last summer, I caught 162 voles and 21 field mice in a very small part of my front yard. Used baited and trail sets with Victor snap traps. I think I am a pretty good trapper.
An old man roaming the Rockies
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: Savell]
#8414258 06/04/2507:04 PM06/04/2507:04 PM
What's it really matter. I dont go around calling myself "A trapper", I do trap animals. If someone wants to call me a trapper that's fine, if they dont think im a trapper that's fine too. Society today has moved to a point where too many people need the validation of others to have any self-esteem, you can see it happening in some of the posts on this site.
…. What’s validation mean? … isn’t that when someone graduates at the top of the class or something like that
LOL! When welders have to travel all across the country to different job sites looking for work, they need to test. If a welder hasn’t; welded for 6 months he needs to test! Both a form of Validation!
There’s an old adage that says “if you talk the talk, you better be able to walk the walk!”
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"A few want to know WHY, the majority appear to be satisfied just knowing HOW!" Youtube Channel- SeldomFales
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414260 06/04/2507:07 PM06/04/2507:07 PM
How about methods? Do real trappers have to know how to snare, cage trap, foot trap, and kill trap as needed for the particular critter they are trying to catch?
Interesting! I suppose it may be important to know, but for instance. Some states can’t use foot holds, some can only use cage traps. So, where limited to certain traps, they may not be able to use those other things, so really no need to use that skill. They may be a dang good snareman or a fantastic cage trapper. Shouldn’t disqualify them bet they cannot use other methods.
Thanks for bringing that up.
Stop over cooking your meat! It isn’t gamey, it’s over cooked!
Gordon Ramsey, maybe…
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414276 06/04/2507:30 PM06/04/2507:30 PM
Seems some folks care. They worry about real trappers and non trappers and that the non trappers and wanna be trappers are running off the “real” trappers.
So, trying to get the root cause and determine the definition or common idea of what that is. Then we can work on retaining the real ones or if they aren’t actually real ones we can then notify them of their realness or notify them they didn’t meet the necessary qualifications.
Personally, I don’t really care either.
Stop over cooking your meat! It isn’t gamey, it’s over cooked!
Gordon Ramsey, maybe…
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414334 06/04/2508:03 PM06/04/2508:03 PM
I think it's people needing validation to the point they post the most trivial stuff for a little attention (you know the stuff u see on FB) that is running the more intresting people off. I do miss a lot of the real trappers that use to post on here. Even if you weren't talking trapping we could still have intresting discussions. But there is guys that use to be on here, that pretty much left, that didn't trap much but were still pretty intresting to have on here, you know guys like Scuba. Now we post pics of minnows we catch and what your favorite color is. Or my neighbor just walked their dog past my house. Use to be if u were off tman for 4 hours u use to have to go thru the first 3 pages of Trap Talk to catch up, now you can just about look at the first page and know what's been posted for 3 days.
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: Savell]
#8414346 06/04/2508:14 PM06/04/2508:14 PM
….. if you ain’t killed a wildcat with a whiskey bottle you ain’t no trapper
Around here we run down raccoons and Kill them with the quart bottle that the Old Milwaukee or Busch came in. At night while driving the gravel roads and emptying said bottles. We are kinda Low Brow I guess.
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414347 06/04/2508:14 PM06/04/2508:14 PM
….. if you ain’t killed a wildcat with a whiskey bottle you ain’t no trapper
Around here we run down raccoons and Kill them with the quart bottle that the Old Milwaukee or Busch came in. At night while driving the gravel roads and emptying said bottles. We are kinda Low Brow I guess.
… respectable form of harvest in my book
… the very definition of fair chase actually
Insert profound nonsense here
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: Savell]
#8414350 06/04/2508:18 PM06/04/2508:18 PM
I think it's people needing validation to the point they post the most trivial stuff for a little attention (you know the stuff u see on FB) that is running the more intresting people off. I do miss a lot of the real trappers that use to post on here. Even if you weren't talking trapping we could still have intresting discussions. But there is guys that use to be on here, that pretty much left, that didn't trap much but were still pretty intresting to have on here, you know guys like Scuba. Now we post pics of minnows we catch and what your favorite color is. Or my neighbor just walked their dog past my house. Use to be if u were off tman for 4 hours u use to have to go thru the first 3 pages of Trap Talk to catch up, now you can just about look at the first page and know what's been posted for 3 days.
Absolutely.
Stop over cooking your meat! It isn’t gamey, it’s over cooked!
Gordon Ramsey, maybe…
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: Savell]
#8414352 06/04/2508:23 PM06/04/2508:23 PM
If you are a true trapper lets say, I don't feel any amount of non trappers would run you off anything. And as for wannabe trappers, that were we all stated wanting to be a trapper is it not? I don't know how y'all classify ,e, nut I am here for good and I dont post unless I feel i can add something to the conversation or i have some interesting news or a question I want answered, as this place is a treasure trove of finding things out!
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure
Theodore Roosevelt
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: MikeTraps2]
#8414356 06/04/2508:29 PM06/04/2508:29 PM
If you are a true trapper lets say, I don't feel any amount of non trappers would run you off anything. And as for wannabe trappers, that were we all stated wanting to be a trapper is it not? I don't know how y'all classify ,e, nut I am here for good and I dont post unless I feel i can add something to the conversation or i have some interesting news or a question I want answered, as this place is a treasure trove of finding things out!
Great point.
Stop over cooking your meat! It isn’t gamey, it’s over cooked!
Gordon Ramsey, maybe…
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414359 06/04/2508:33 PM06/04/2508:33 PM
Dammit Savell… I only fit one of your criteria (beer drinking). I was hoping after 45 years at this I could finally be a real trapper. Oh well, I’ll keep driving my GMC Sierra and trying hard to be a real trapper.
“.. Real trappers drive Tacomas … dip snuff .. drink beer and have to beat women off of em with an axe handle.”
Money cannot buy you happiness, but it can buy you a trapping license and that's pretty close.
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: Yes sir]
#8414361 06/04/2508:35 PM06/04/2508:35 PM
I think it's people needing validation to the point they post the most trivial stuff for a little attention (you know the stuff u see on FB) that is running the more intresting people off. I do miss a lot of the real trappers that use to post on here. Even if you weren't talking trapping we could still have intresting discussions. But there is guys that use to be on here, that pretty much left, that didn't trap much but were still pretty intresting to have on here, you know guys like Scuba. Now we post pics of minnows we catch and what your favorite color is. Or my neighbor just walked their dog past my house. Use to be if u were off tman for 4 hours u use to have to go thru the first 3 pages of Trap Talk to catch up, now you can just about look at the first page and know what's been posted for 3 days.
I care Seth. What's your favorite color???
Proudly banned from the NTA.
Bother me tomorrow. Today I'll buy no sorrows.
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414362 06/04/2508:35 PM06/04/2508:35 PM
I think it's people needing validation to the point they post the most trivial stuff for a little attention (you know the stuff u see on FB) that is running the more intresting people off. I do miss a lot of the real trappers that use to post on here. Even if you weren't talking trapping we could still have intresting discussions. But there is guys that use to be on here, that pretty much left, that didn't trap much but were still pretty intresting to have on here, you know guys like Scuba. Now we post pics of minnows we catch and what your favorite color is. Or my neighbor just walked their dog past my house. Use to be if u were off tman for 4 hours u use to have to go thru the first 3 pages of Trap Talk to catch up, now you can just about look at the first page and know what's been posted for 3 days.
I care Seth. What's your favorite color???
Lol black
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: Savell]
#8414371 06/04/2508:40 PM06/04/2508:40 PM
My old dried-up Fat trapper butt can't run like I used to either, So it is probably more than fair chase. But I still try on occasion.
Probably tip over some day doing that young guy stuff as an Old Fat Man.
Originally Posted by Mike Cope
My old dried-up Fat trapper butt can't run like I used to either, So it is probably more than fair chase. But I still try on occasion.
Probably tip over some day doing that young guy stuff as an Old Fat Man.
Mike, just don't tip over during coon season. I'll actually be trapping and will be (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) if I have to take the time to go to your funeral. Please be considerate of others.
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: beavert]
#8414392 06/04/2508:55 PM06/04/2508:55 PM
Is a self-appointed expert trapper the same thing as a real trapper After more than 50 years of trapping the number one thing I have learned is the amount of information and knowledge that I do not have Is far greater than what I do know Also I don't want to add to any confusion But what are the necessary qualifications required to be a BIG TIME DEER HUNTER They told me several times in a short conversation they where really really big time deer hunters They where in their legendary own minds th e greatest self appointed big time deer hunter that ever attempted to kill a deer And indeed they where all you need to kill a deer And if you left them come around to put one on the ground u they would show you they are the biggest big time deer hunter And for that they are world renowned (Caution this story is purely fictitious )It can be contagious however If you know anyone that has it avoid them at all cost It's a horrible illness lo be stricken by
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414637 06/05/2509:21 AM06/05/2509:21 AM
i cant believe i just wasted 10 minutes of my trapping time reading this crap and then wasted 2 more minutes posting here....some people just never learn lol
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414751 06/05/2512:28 PM06/05/2512:28 PM
…. If you ain’t had to get the constable to ride with you over to the next county in order to get your trapline guns out of evidence….you ain’t no trapper
Insert profound nonsense here
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: Savell]
#8414956 06/05/2504:00 PM06/05/2504:00 PM
…. If you ain’t had to get the constable to ride with you over to the next county in order to get your trapline guns out of evidence….you ain’t no trapper
Without details...this pic is useless....
Please include all charges and final dispositions.
Last edited by Swamp Wolf; 06/05/2508:59 PM.
Thank God For Your Blessings! Never Half-Arse Anything!
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Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414959 06/05/2504:03 PM06/05/2504:03 PM
i cant believe i just wasted 10 minutes of my trapping time reading this crap and then wasted 2 more minutes posting here....some people just never learn lol
Thanks for your time and consideration.
Stop over cooking your meat! It isn’t gamey, it’s over cooked!
Gordon Ramsey, maybe…
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8414977 06/05/2504:19 PM06/05/2504:19 PM
i cant believe i just wasted 10 minutes of my trapping time reading this crap and then wasted 2 more minutes posting here....some people just never learn lol
Thanks for your time and consideration.
He ain't worth the band width, fun thread, thank you !
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8415052 06/05/2506:42 PM06/05/2506:42 PM
Never figure this out even a surpreme court justice can't figure out what a woman is so how is a bunch of rag tag stinky want to be trappers going to figure this question out?
Buzz still sucks just not as bad as Hal.
Not my circus, not my clowns.
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: Jtrapper]
#8415227 06/05/2510:48 PM06/05/2510:48 PM
Never figure this out even a surpreme court justice can't figure out what a woman is so how is a bunch of rag tag stinky want to be trappers going to figure this question out?
Buzz still sucks just not as bad as Hal.
Well. We aren’t biologists after all.
I mean… trust the science or whatever they told us…. Unless it’s biology.
Stop over cooking your meat! It isn’t gamey, it’s over cooked!
Gordon Ramsey, maybe…
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: Buzzard]
#8415255 06/05/2511:46 PM06/05/2511:46 PM
There might be 500,000 trappers and 340 million people in the USA today. Maybe our time and discussion is better spent how to promote and protect the .15% of us instead of trying to further pick ourselves apart. We don't need to worry about the ANTIS when we have versions of those within our ranks.
Bryce
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: bblwi]
#8415280 06/06/2512:36 AM06/06/2512:36 AM
There might be 500,000 trappers and 340 million people in the USA today. Maybe our time and discussion is better spent how to promote and protect the .15% of us instead of trying to further pick ourselves apart. We don't need to worry about the ANTIS when we have versions of those within our ranks.
Bryce
It’s closer to 175,000 licensed trappers in the U.S.
And that’s what I’m trying to eventually get to, that no matter what we label ourselves. We need all of us. We Need every person that supports trapping to be with each other. The “real” trapper, regular trapper, weekend trapper, mouse trapper, old crusty washed up trapper, has been trapper, run off trapper, trapper that thinks everyone else should promote trapping and leave them alone trapper.
Everyone. We should support the new trappers who don’t know their dirt hole from a post set. Everyone needs to encourage those individuals to learn more and better themselves. Even the older trapper who knows everything, that person can still learn a lot of things.
Stop over cooking your meat! It isn’t gamey, it’s over cooked!
Gordon Ramsey, maybe…
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8415288 06/06/2501:34 AM06/06/2501:34 AM
There might be 500,000 trappers and 340 million people in the USA today. Maybe our time and discussion is better spent how to promote and protect the .15% of us instead of trying to further pick ourselves apart. We don't need to worry about the ANTIS when we have versions of those within our ranks.
Bryce
Are those number accurate? Each association should get leather vests made with top & bottom rockers and once they’re considered a a full trapper by the elders of the club, they earned the patch. A little .15% and RT (Real Trapper) in stead on MC on the bottom somewhere. We need more prospects desperately. Some try out but quit the club after a year.
Wind Blew, crap flew, out came the line crew
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: Shakeyjake]
#8415372 06/06/2508:13 AM06/06/2508:13 AM
There might be 500,000 trappers and 340 million people in the USA today. Maybe our time and discussion is better spent how to promote and protect the .15% of us instead of trying to further pick ourselves apart. We don't need to worry about the ANTIS when we have versions of those within our ranks.
Bryce
Are those number accurate? Each association should get leather vests made with top & bottom rockers and once they’re considered a a full trapper by the elders of the club, they earned the patch. A little .15% and RT (Real Trapper) in stead on MC on the bottom somewhere. We need more prospects desperately. Some try out but quit the club after a year.
Not really. Population is about 346 million, total trappers is about 175,000 according to the most recent study.
So it’s about .05%
Stop over cooking your meat! It isn’t gamey, it’s over cooked!
Gordon Ramsey, maybe…
Re: Real trappers Vs. Non Trappers
[Re: DelawareRob]
#8415410 06/06/2509:24 AM06/06/2509:24 AM
I don't know how many of them trap, but Pa. Sells in the neighborhood of 40,000 plain furtaker license and a bunch more when bought with a senior or junior combo license.
Guessing 80,000 furtaker license altogether in Pa.
There comes a point liberalism has gone too far, we're past that point.