As part of our 2024 Lunch and Learn series designed to bring our knowledge and instruction to the entire BHA membership rather than just the 2800 participants of our AFI events we are proud to present Trapping 101 Part II. We have attached all the continued reading docs, helpful videos, and source links for continued learning as well as links to the slide show. Please visit the BHA youtube channel for the entire series in a video form.
Click the link to view slides from part II A:
Click for the slides from part II B:
Sources and continued reading links:
Trapping History:“The Company” by Deckle Edge https://www.amazon.com/Company-Rise-Fall-Hudsons-Empire/dp/0385694075
“Fur, Fortune, and Empire” by Eric J Dolin - https://www.amazon.com/Fur-Fortune-Empire-History-America/dp/0393340023
Mountain Man: John Colter, the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and the Call of the American West (American Grit) by David Weston Marshall - https://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Man-Colter-Expedition-American/dp/1682684423
Trapping and the North American Model:https://www.fishwildlife.org/application/files/1416/4133/5436/Final_NAModel_Conservation-Brief.pdf#:~:text=Wildlife%20resources%20are%20a%20public%20trust.&text=Since%20regulated%20management%20of%20trapping,have%20been%20in%20recorded%20history.
Social Media and Trapping:
https://widnr.widen.net/s/q6zqptlwbw
Trapping Best Management Practices
https://www.nationaltrappers.com/bmp.html
Dog in a Body Grip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1jBgwOdW4c.
Cable restraint class:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmp6X2nLXfA
Dirt Hole Set class:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFGAuGF_UYI
Fur Handling:
Submersion Set:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Fad4ij6k7c4
Muskrat recipe:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/muskrat-dinners
Raccoon Recipe:
https://www.themeateater.com/cook/recipes/bbq-raccoon-sandwich-recipe
Further Reading:
https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/sites/default/files/topic/Education/OutdoorSkills/Unit1.pdf
https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/sites/default/files/topic/Education/OutdoorSkills/Unit2.pdf https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/sites/default/files/topic/Education/OutdoorSkills/Unit3.pdf https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/sites/default/files/topic/Education/OutdoorSkills/safeandethical.pdf https://widnr.widen.net/s/rbwdssqhc9 https://widnr.widen.net/s/q6zqptlwbw https://www.nationaltrappers.com/bmp.html
About Trevor Hubbs
I grew up running hounds on coyotes and raccoons, spent a fair amount of time public land waterfowl hunting, and have hunted upland birds behind my setters across the midwest.