Hahaha. Idk, might disqualify a whole mess of folks really quickly and won’t be fair.

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.

You're right, they found him.

Lol

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.

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.

…. Ol hippie don’t pull any punches lol

… respectable form of harvest in my book

… the very definition of fair chase actually

Maybe that’s the point. That nobody really cares. Like all the hunting influencers. Nobody cares.

Just run your trap line how you want. Trap how you want as long as it’s legal and ethical. Live your life how you want and don’t worry about labels.

Absolutely.

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.

Lol

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.

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.”

I care Seth. What's your favorite color???

…. You get a pass jab if the Sierra is four wheel drive and has a brush gaurd lol

Not sure it if fits. But it could be similar to this….


There are people who trap and then there are trappers.

That's kinda sexist. I drive Tacomas, smoke cigarettes, drink whiskey and have to beat men off with an axe handle.

Can I be a real trapper too?