Passion and education. That’s why I’m trapping this year. Fur prices are in the tank. If you’re in it for the money, there’s really no reason to trap this year. But I can’t stand the idea of sitting out a season of trapping. I love trapping. Can’t get away from it. Maybe that’s a little bit crazy, but I really enjoy trapping regardless of fur prices. So I’m trapping this year to keep my fingers in the game. Even if I have to give the fur away.
The other reason I’m trapping is education. We all know fur prices will go back up eventually. When that happens, knowledgable and experienced trappers will be the moneymakers. I’ve been trapping for for well over a decade, but I still have a whole lot to learn, and the only real way to learn about trapping is to gain experience on the line. Every time I scout an area, set traps and check them I learn a great deal. I’m trapping this year to learn.
Finally, there’s a chance that fur prices will make a comeback next year. And there’s little competition out there. I’m yet to see another trapper on my lines (knock on wood). With less fur on the market, a recovering economy in China and Russia could mean good prices for the fur we catch this year.
Who knows. Though we’re probably crazy to be trapping this year, only fellow trappers can understand why we continue to do it. It’s a blast.
Why am I trapping this year we’ll at 73 I may not be able to trap in the future I have had 11 eye operations had cancer in eye socket , New hip replacement . Most all that know me think I am crazy but it doesn’t stop me from planting steel . I trap because its part of my spiritual being .
God Bless the USA
I’m 46,have been trapping since I was a wee lad.I agree its a spiritual thing.I comend you.I hope you have many more years of trapping in you.I hope when I hit the big seven o I do too.
I hear you loud an clear the older you get the harder it gets but sitting back and saying mabey next year never comes. So as long as you can keep going pass on what you know, they want to out law in the worst way. Do not let prices bother you trap no matter what even if you can do it as a business on the off season and charge the anti people 1,000 a coon or more. We basically trap for free but if I’m going to loose that right then I’ll do it and make a killing ????From it .
Sadly had to liquidate all my trapping supplies to accommodate changes happening this past year. Well the years is almost over and I will again start gathering supplies for next season. I will be trapping to experience the thrill of the sport. And to enjoy time outside.
I am trapping this year because it is what I do, who I am and how I was raised. My family for many many generations lived very close to the land, hunting, fishing, trapping, gardening, and logging.