Many of us have dreamed of living on a remote wilderness trap line, and believe it or not, a few have actually done it. Marty Meierotto is one of those few. You might remember Marty from the hit TV show “Mountain Men”, which followed his adventures trapping in the Alaska bush for eight seasons. Marty grew up in northern Wisconsin where he began hunting and developed a love … [Read more...]
Walter Arnold, Maine Trapper book NOW AVAILABLE!!
Hey guys and gals in the Trapping Today community! It's been a long time coming, but I'm finally happy to announce I've finished the Walter Arnold book, titled: Walter Arnold, Maine Trapper: Stories from one of the Last Mountain Men. I think it turned out great, with more than 300 pages of trapping stories, history, tips and tricks and more. You can purchase the book … [Read more...]
Mink, Mary and Me: Episode 66, Trapping Today Podcast
In this episode I go over one of the great trapping and wilderness adventure books of its time. Mink, Mary and Me was written by Chick Ferguson in 1946. Copies are expensive and tough to find, but I believe it's well worth the cost. Click here to find a copy of Mink, Mary & Me hardcover The book is now available on Kindle! Click here. … [Read more...]
Carry On – Stan Zuray
Most outdoors folk are attracted to wilderness. It gives us a feeling of freedom, an escape from the civilized life we’re forced to live, at least for a while. But for some, the attraction is so strong that only a true wilderness lifestyle will do. Such people find themselves in the wilds of northern Canada and Alaska, living out lives that others can’t help but envy. Stan … [Read more...]
Lure Making Books and Videos for Trappers
Making your own trapping lure can be fun, challenging and rewarding. In some cases, it can also save you a fair bit of money. But finding information on lure making can be tough. Most of the successful lure makers have closely guarded trade secrets they wouldn't dare give away to the trapping community. That can make it tough to learn much about making you own lures. … [Read more...]
Raccoon, Oppossum, Skunk and Weasel Trapping – Herb Lenon
Following his highly popular book “Secrets of Successful Trapping”, Herb Lenon wrote several other trapping books to cover various details and additional species of interest to trappers. In 1946, he wrote “Raccoon, Oppossum, Skunk and Weasel Trapping”. As you might expect, there’s much less detail to cover on these ‘lesser species’, as Lenon termed them. They are much easier … [Read more...]
Russ Carman’s Professional Fox Trapping Methods
In the early days of the fur boom of the 1970's, trapper and lure maker Russ Carman put out his first trapping book, targeted toward beginner fox trappers who needed to know the basics. Years later, when fox prices were sky high, competition was stiff, and everyone and their brother was looking for trapping information, he rewrote it with more advanced information geared … [Read more...]
Commercial Standards for the Marketing of Wild Fur
In this video, I review the book "Commercial Standards for the Marketing of Wild Fur. This is a great book, loaded with high quality images and guidelines for proper fur handling. It's a valuable resource to have in the fur shed. Retail is around $30, and the only place I could find it available was through F&T Fur Harvesters Trading Post. Here's a link. … [Read more...]