BHA AFI Trapping 101 Jan 29th 2024
Click the link to view slides from part 1:
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.