Trapping Today

You don’t hear about it too often in trapping circles these days, but the water set was a pretty popular one back in the day. I remember my uncle showing me this set when I’d started my trapping education. He’d probably read Arnold’s article on the set in Fur-Fish-Game magazine back when he was a kid, and used it many times on his backwoods traplines. You wouldn’t think foxes … [Read more...]

Trapping is adventure, but it’s hard work. By the late 1940’s, Walter Arnold wasn’t a young pup anymore. He was in his 50’s, but the adventurer that seems to be inside most trappers at any age was still alive and well. In this story, Arnold and his trapping pal decided to spend the season out in some new territory. They had a blast, but it wasn’t all roses. Here’s the story. … [Read more...]