It's hard to imagine the trapping world without the conibear, or bodygrip trap. This revolutionary device is an indispensable tool for fur harvesters and animal damage control operators everywhere. It produces quick, effective catches and humane dispatch of animals. It also has its challenges, and must be properly used for the right outcome. What is a conibear trap? The … [Read more...]
Oscar Cronk Historic Trapping Video
Oscar Cronk is a legendary Maine trapper, and one of the few left who remembers the Walter Arnold mountain man days. Here's a short video and Cronk interview with the Maine State Library. … [Read more...]
Herb Lenon Classic Trapping Video
From 1937 to 1940, legendary trapper and instructor Herbert Lenon put together a series of trapping videos that were the first of their kind. We're talking serious, old school, silent films on trapping. Herb was a true innovator in the trapping industry and put a lot of work into getting trapping information out on video. This DVD captures the original footage from Herb's … [Read more...]
Montana Trappers Oral History
If you like learning about trapping history, the Montana Fur Trappers Oral History Project is a fascinating collection to listen to. Back in the early 1980's Edd Nentwig and Diann Wiesner conducted interviews of old timer trappers who cut their teeth trapping the frontier in the early 1900's. Interviews include fascinating information, historical details, and some pretty … [Read more...]
Harding’s Magazine
With trapping season upon us, many sportsmen pick up a copy of Fur-Fish-Game to catch up on the latest fur market report, and perhaps read a few interesting articles on trapping or some other outdoor pursuit. This self-described “Magazine for Practical Outdoorsmen” has a long history as a source of information for the outdoor community, a history that began with an ambitious … [Read more...]
Tips to Trappers
It's always nice to learn a little bit about trapping history. For instance, many of today's young trappers don't realize how big trapping was as an industry in the U.S. during our grandparents' early days. Being such a large part of our country's economy (and being more accepted by society), trapping and the fur trade were markets sought after by mega-retailers like Sears … [Read more...]