Fur prices have dropped, but it’s not the end of the world The 2013-14 trapping season hadn’t even started before the gloom-and-doomers started griping about fur prices falling off from last season’s astronomical highs. I won’t bore you with the … [Read More]
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Trapping Tip: Evaluate the Potential of Your Trapline
This is an excerpt from Jim Spencer’s article “Trapline Expectations,” which appeared in the March 2014 Trapper & Predator Caller issue. By Jim Spencer No matter how much expertise you develop as a trapper, you can’t catch more critters than … [Read More]
Editor’s Call: The Season From Hell
The weather threw a wrench into many trappers’ plans this year One of my trapping buddies has a standard answer when some other trapper talks about how difficult it can be to keep a trapline functioning productively. “If it … [Read More]
Trapping Tip: Man-Made Eye Appeal
Sometimes there won’t be any obvious eye appeal at a set location. This is especially true in flat, open farmland or prairie, but it can also happen along streams, farm roads and other places where furbearers travel where there’s nothing … [Read More]
Editor’s Call: Our Side of the Story
Trappers should be educating non-trappers about what we do The TV news item was about the upcoming duck season, and the soundtrack in the background was a recording of somebody blowing a duck caller. The calling wasn’t bad, but … [Read More]
Bobcat Trapping Tips From Jim Spencer
By Jim Spencer I’m still far from being what I’d consider a good bobcat trapper. Mark June, Mike Bailey, John Graham, Matt Jones and their peers don’t need to worry about me stealing their thunder. But this past season of … [Read More]
Editor’s Call: Losing Can Be Good
Trappers can learn a lot by considering other opinions Trappers like to argue, and one of the most common things we argue about is the “right” way of doing things. The thing in question doesn’t matter much — making … [Read More]
Editor’s Call: Getting Kids Out There
Taking new trappers on your trapline is fun and helps the cause When I started trapping in 1959, it was a lot easier than it is now. Oh, sure, there’s more information and bettter equipment available these days, but it’s … [Read More]
Editor’s Call: Sticking to My Guns
One national organization for trappers would be better than two At the recent National Trappers Association Convention, I got bushwhacked by two respected members of the trapping fraternity, people whose names you’d recognize. One is with the NTA and … [Read More]
Editor’s Call: Time for Trap Prep
As the season nears, trappers are readying their tools There are two types of trappers —those who enjoy working on their traps during the offseason and those who don’t. I’m in Category 1, and for the life of me, I … [Read More]
