How do you feel about trappers?

Dallas · 02-02-2007, 06:31 AM

Welcome aboard.

Paper · 02-02-2007, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samuel

It tastes like beaver.

I've had beaver, and it was fine. Back years ago, the Northern IL Fur Takers had a convention near me.. One of the things they were selling was BBQ Beaver sandwiches.

Of course, it just tasted like BBQ..

Maybe we need a topic covering odd foods we've eaten over the years??

lefty o · 02-02-2007, 11:59 AM

nothing wrong with trapping. alot of trappers dont care for me though, as i kinda like to put lots of holes in muskrats (#8 trap loads dont always kill 'em - even at close range).

Chris · 02-02-2007, 12:16 PM

Welcome to the site. I'm not sure how many trappers we have on the site, but I welcome you none the less. I once did it when I was younger at camp...but I haven't since.

prettykitty · 02-02-2007, 01:04 PM

thanks guys for the welcome..and thats ok..lefty o alot of coon huinters dont like me..a trap and a .22 always kill 'em..lol

tbonecpk · 02-02-2007, 01:43 PM

welcome to g&g I can honestly say I have not done anny trapping what so ever. It sounds like fun but I dont know anyone that does any trapping here in Minnesota. I think the weirdest thing I had was goose lol shows you how sheltered I am lol and oddly enough it tasted just like chicken just a bit gamier lol

Midas · 02-02-2007, 01:46 PM

There is nothing wrong with trapping, I use to do it with my grandpa and father, its a lot of fun.

prettykitty · 02-02-2007, 02:05 PM

tbonecpk...
Minnesota has the largest population of fur bearers and the highest fur harvest in the U.S.,the closest to ya'll is Lousisana..ya'll are neck and neck.... youre settin on a goldmine..ya might wanna look into it, and they dont allow out of state trappers either..so ya'll got it all to yourselves

lefty o · 02-02-2007, 02:10 PM

MN & WIS are muskrat heaven.

prettykitty · 02-02-2007, 02:44 PM

i know..un ortunately i live no where near either one..lol

and rats are bringin close to 10 bucks a piece//least they did last fall..we're waitin now to see iof the market holds..if the first sale was any indication it should

lefty o · 02-02-2007, 03:07 PM

a guy that traps at my folks place send his rat pelts to somewhere in canada and gets about double the going rate locally.

prettykitty · 02-02-2007, 04:45 PM

Theyre probably goin to NAFA a fur auction house in Canada..thats where i send mine too...and yourr right you get close to double what a country buyer will pay, but you have more work udually cause a country buyer will buy green and put it up most of the time, but they also will buy put up fur, but the moneys in Canada...

the one advantage of a country buyer is you get your money right then and dont have commisions or have to wait for your check

woodster · 02-02-2007, 07:56 PM

I need a beer!

troy2000 · 02-02-2007, 10:26 PM

When my mother was a tyke in the 'twenties she adored her big brother, and she used to get up and follow him around on his trap lines.

Sixty years and more later it still brought a smile to her, remembering and telling me how patient he was about dragging a little girl with him thru the darkness of Missouri.

prettykitty · 02-02-2007, 11:43 PM

my daughter is 3 and she goes with me if the weather permits..she carries the bait..tells everyone she meets shes a redneck crapper cause she cant say trapper..she did bait in a possum so she ws excited

Mooseman684 · 02-03-2007, 12:04 AM

Now thats Funny !!! Git er Dun...

Stopper · 02-03-2007, 10:10 PM

Prettykitty you are a pimp as far as i am concerned. I leanered in the military but what I learned will get you arrested real quick in civilian life. We used snares, which of course are highly illegal almost anywhere in any state. There is a reason for this of course, because it works so well. I haven't done any trapping/snaring since then of course, cause I like my freedom. But had alot of fun and ate very well for being out in the boonies for so long! We would have starved if not for learning that trade/craft! I'd rather thrive than just survive!! Thanks Ranger Rick!

prettykitty · 02-04-2007, 12:03 AM

i may be a pimp. but i sure have fun at it

pecka · 02-04-2007, 12:23 AM

Trappers welcome!!! Do you trap for financial gain is it more of a hobby/sport/pastime.

prettykitty · 02-04-2007, 01:07 AM

more for fun, but the moneys nice but once you figure in your time, youre not making much per hopur, but i dont care ..i love it and would do it even if the hides brought 50 cent each

02-02-2007, 12:16 PM	#24
Chris Site Founder Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,665 Blog Entries: 30	Welcome to the site. I'm not sure how many trappers we have on the site, but I welcome you none the less. I once did it when I was younger at camp...but I haven't since. __________________ Rules \| Contributing Members No one has the right to deny my personal safety Please be descriptive in your thread titles! NRA Life Member

02-02-2007, 01:43 PM	#26
tbonecpk Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Diego Cal Posts: 589 Blog Entries: 2	welcome to g&g I can honestly say I have not done anny trapping what so ever. It sounds like fun but I dont know anyone that does any trapping here in Minnesota. I think the weirdest thing I had was goose lol shows you how sheltered I am lol and oddly enough it tasted just like chicken just a bit gamier lol __________________ "Speak softly but carry a big stick" -Teddy Roosevelt

02-03-2007, 12:04 AM	#36
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness. Unit 13 Posts: 12,789	Now thats Funny !!! Git er Dun... __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

02-03-2007, 10:10 PM	#37
Stopper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Kansass Posts: 2,209	Prettykitty you are a pimp as far as i am concerned. I leanered in the military but what I learned will get you arrested real quick in civilian life. We used snares, which of course are highly illegal almost anywhere in any state. There is a reason for this of course, because it works so well. I haven't done any trapping/snaring since then of course, cause I like my freedom. But had alot of fun and ate very well for being out in the boonies for so long! We would have starved if not for learning that trade/craft! I'd rather thrive than just survive!! Thanks Ranger Rick! __________________ They should have stopped at "Congress shall make no law"

02-04-2007, 12:03 AM	#38
prettykitty Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 36	i may be a pimp. but i sure have fun at it __________________ //signature removed due to forum rules.

02-02-2007, 06:31 AM	#21
Dallas PUKHA DAWG Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts: 3,760	Welcome aboard.

02-02-2007, 11:59 AM	#23
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 6,377	nothing wrong with trapping. alot of trappers dont care for me though, as i kinda like to put lots of holes in muskrats (#8 trap loads dont always kill 'em - even at close range).

02-02-2007, 01:04 PM	#25
prettykitty Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 36	thanks guys for the welcome..and thats ok..lefty o alot of coon huinters dont like me..a trap and a .22 always kill 'em..lol

02-02-2007, 01:46 PM	#27
Midas Chief Troll B' Gone Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 3,836 Blog Entries: 6	There is nothing wrong with trapping, I use to do it with my grandpa and father, its a lot of fun.

02-02-2007, 02:05 PM	#28
prettykitty Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 36	tbonecpk... Minnesota has the largest population of fur bearers and the highest fur harvest in the U.S.,the closest to ya'll is Lousisana..ya'll are neck and neck.... youre settin on a goldmine..ya might wanna look into it, and they dont allow out of state trappers either..so ya'll got it all to yourselves

02-02-2007, 02:10 PM	#29
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 6,377	MN & WIS are muskrat heaven.

02-02-2007, 02:44 PM	#30
prettykitty Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 36	i know..un ortunately i live no where near either one..lol and rats are bringin close to 10 bucks a piece//least they did last fall..we're waitin now to see iof the market holds..if the first sale was any indication it should

02-02-2007, 03:07 PM	#31
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 6,377	a guy that traps at my folks place send his rat pelts to somewhere in canada and gets about double the going rate locally.

02-02-2007, 04:45 PM	#32
prettykitty Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 36	Theyre probably goin to NAFA a fur auction house in Canada..thats where i send mine too...and yourr right you get close to double what a country buyer will pay, but you have more work udually cause a country buyer will buy green and put it up most of the time, but they also will buy put up fur, but the moneys in Canada... the one advantage of a country buyer is you get your money right then and dont have commisions or have to wait for your check

02-02-2007, 07:56 PM	#33
woodster Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: High Desert, California Posts: 433	I need a beer!

02-02-2007, 10:26 PM	#34
troy2000 Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 14,553	When my mother was a tyke in the 'twenties she adored her big brother, and she used to get up and follow him around on his trap lines. Sixty years and more later it still brought a smile to her, remembering and telling me how patient he was about dragging a little girl with him thru the darkness of Missouri.

02-02-2007, 11:43 PM	#35
prettykitty Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 36	my daughter is 3 and she goes with me if the weather permits..she carries the bait..tells everyone she meets shes a redneck crapper cause she cant say trapper..she did bait in a possum so she ws excited

02-04-2007, 12:23 AM	#39
pecka Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: LaPlace, La (New Orleans) Posts: 119	Trappers welcome!!! Do you trap for financial gain is it more of a hobby/sport/pastime.

02-04-2007, 01:07 AM	#40
prettykitty Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 36	more for fun, but the moneys nice but once you figure in your time, youre not making much per hopur, but i dont care ..i love it and would do it even if the hides brought 50 cent each __________________ //signature removed due to forum rules.