Old Trapping Photos

Doing some light reading this evening - some of these have probably made it on here before but they’re always fun to look at.

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Nice pics!

Awesome pictures

Any idea on the dates of those pic's?

Thanks for posting. I always wonder what the life story is behind those folks.

Those are some really cool photos. Those men, and boys, were tough as nails.

They are from A.J. Hardy’s “Steel Traps” from 1907 I believe.

Great pics
Thanks

great pic. thanks for sharing

Inspiring

Guy only weighs 140 iirc

I am guessing that is a locking pin (U-shaped?) of sorts he has in his free hand?

Looks like that guy in the one picture caught 1002 coon.

Most of them would wipe the floor with most of us. Twice.

He's probably putting a nail into the bottom of the jaw post

Had to think about the nail for a minute Buck, but makes complete sense with the older post jaw supports.

What Buck said, nail

Back in the day wolf and bear trappers using footholds carried a trapwrench in their pocket to remove the jaw post nut in case they needed to release themselves.

Here’s a few more from the same book, its a pretty good read if you get a chance to take a look at it.

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Love these old pics... please keep them coming!!!

So cool.
Can we imagine the pride those fellas had back then getting a picture taken with thier catch.

Whats the name of the book , looks interesting.

So cool

How would you like to meet the guy (in the 4th pic down from the top) in the bush at night,lol.

I believe the photo of the man under the man with the double barrel shotgun, with a dog in the picture is E. N. Woodcock author of "Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper". I could be wrong, But I've read that book, (and looked at the pictures in it), at least once a year for the last Fifty-five years, and I'm pretty sure that's him.