FUR TRAPPING

A Beaver Killed in a Conibear Trap in the Ouachita River Bottoms of Arkansas, near Malvern.

http://www.furtakersofamerica.com/

Fur Trapping and Fur Hunting are American Traditions
and as Aryan as the cold driven snow of Norway.

Furs, and Animal Damage Control Trapping is a good way to make a few bucks. It is good healthy exercise and a good way to learn your way around your neck of the woods.

A Grey Fox, 5 Coon Pelts, 1 Grey Squirrel Pelt, and a Possum Pelt inside Joe Johnson's South Arkansas Fur Shed & Taxidermy Studio.

 

Southwest Arkansas Fur Takers

Missouri Fur Takers

http://www.nationaltrappers.com/

A Fine Beaver Trapped in the Ouachita River Bottoms of South Arkansas.

 

Arkansas Trappers Association

http://www.arkansastrappers.org/

 

Missouri Trappers Association

 

SNARING AND TRAPPING FUR BEARING ANIMALS IS ONE WAY TO ADD TO THE FARM FAMILY INCOME DURING THE FALL AND WINTER MONTHS.

You will understand this better by following the LINK and seeing the graphics that go with this bit of instruction on the art of snaring fur.

http://www.snareshop.com/cgi-bin/snareshop/basics.html

The Basics of Snaring

The principal of snares is simple and effective. They are extremely effective on fox, coon, beaver and coyote. By nature such animals travel the path of least resistance such as deer trails, ravines, fence holes, logs over deep ditches, culverts under roads, beaver dams in deep water, dead furrows, truck tracks through tall grass and trails they have established between their dens and food supplies.
Unless an animal has a good reason to act to the contrary it will take the path of least resistance. This principle is what makes snaring so effective. In areas where coon, fox or coyote exist, find a path, gully, log crossing, fence, dugout, culvert or other features that restricts the LINE OF TRAVEL and place a snare DIRECTLY IN THE CENTER OF THE LINE OF TRAVEL.

Fox, coon and coyote meet hundreds of small obstacles such as branches, weeds or vines every time they travel and will walk right into a snare as if it were just another weed or branch. They have no ideas they are in trouble until it is too late.
Many snares are put in paths because they are the most abundant feature that restricts the line of travel such that a snare can be used.
To set a snare put the snare and a "Pig-Tail" Support on your stake and stake it next to the trail. Adjust the snare loop to the desired diameter and plug in the "Pig-Tail" Support. The "Pig-Tail" Support can now be bent to adjust the height and -position of the snare. When the snare loop is the right size and height and is in the center of the trail, the set is complete.
Fast, easy and effective.

 

If you do not have any "Pig-Tails" Supports, soft nine gauge wire is the best substitute. Be sure the nine gauge wire is wrapped several times around the stake so the snare is in a stable position. If the snare doesn't have a support collar, wrap the support wire around the snare next to the snare loop.
Groundhog, opossum 5-6” dia. loop 2” high

Fox 8” diameter loop 8” high

Coon 6-8” loop 3-5” off the ground
Coyote 10-12” diameter loop 10-12” high
Beaver 10” diameter loop 2-3” off the ground
Stake snares down better than you would stake a trap, because your catch will be pulling with all four legs.
Swiveled Snare Shop Snares have swivels that fit easily on either 3/8" of 1/2" rebar stakes. The entire lock and snare loop can also be slipped through the swivel to function as a tree lock or an adjustable snare tie off.

SNARE PARTS

Swivel Allows snare to turn on stake. This prevents the cable from getting twisted and keeps the animal more comfortable.
Support Collar Often referred to as a wammy. After the snare loop is opened to the desired diameter the support collar is slid next to the lock. A pigtail support or nine-gauge support wire is then plugged into the support collar. The pigtail support or support wire is then bent to position the loop to the exact position desired.
Lock Prevents the snare loop from opening after a catch is made.
Deer Stop Stops the snare loop from closing completely, thus allowing leg caught deer to escape.
Cable End Steel or aluminum at each end of snare cable that holds everything together.

http://www.snareshop.com/cgi-bin/snareshop/basics.html

THE SNARE SHOP IS A FINE SNARE AND TRAP SUPPLY OUTFIT

http://www.snareshop.com/

 

A Young Beaver Caught in a Snare by a South Arkansas Animal Damage Control Trapper.

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http://www.guideschool.com/

 

Alaska Adventures Professional Hunting Guide School

 

Russell Pond Outfitters Guide School - Idaho

 

Winterhawk's Outfitters, Guides and Packers School

 

WINTERHAWK OUTFITTERS Flat Top Wilderness - Western Colorado

 

Planting Steel is a good Outdoor Sport and Part-Time Job

Fur Trapper Joe Johnson in his South Arkansas Fur Shed and Taxidermy Studio a few years ago, with a Nice Grey Fox Pelt and a Fine Beaver Plew.

Fur Trapper Joe Johnson on the trap line in South Arkansas working the creeks, swamps, bayous, rivers, and backwaters for fur!

Leg-Hold Steel Traps, Steel Cable Snares, trapping lures, jack-mackerel for coon bait, tie wire, fence staples, hatchet-hammer combo, linemen's pliers, canteen, pistol, kill stick, back-pack, .22 caliber rifle, warm outdoor clothes, rubber gloves, and rubber boots outfit the trapper for working in the woods.

Joe Johnson planting steel that will grow a raccoon.

Joe Johnson with a nice freshly skinned Southern Coon Pelt ready for the fur stretcher.

Trapper Joe Johnson's hunting partner and Wife Susan Johnson helps him plant steel on the trap line.  She is an ardent and adept outdoorswoman.

Trappers Supply Outfits

Cumberland's NorthWest Trappers Supply

The Snare Shop

TNT Trapping Supply - Iowa

Trappers Haven

Fur Harvester Network

Great White North Fur Company

Nite Lite Hunting & Spelunking Lights & Equipment

Chagnon's Fur Trapping Tips and Instruction

SULLIVAN'S SUPPLY LINE

MAINE TRAPPERS ASSOCIATION

Fur Trapper at his Cabin in Northern Maine in 1977

Aroostook County, Maine

Northwest Aroostook, Maine

ALASKA TRAPPERS ASSOCIATION

http://www.alaskatrappers.org/

Alaska's Trapping Heritage

Trapping continues to be a very important part of the Alaska economy to this day. It is particularly important in rural communities because it provides cash income during the winter when few jobs exist in most isolated villages. In the larger towns and villages, trapping income provides a supplement to salaries and a healthy, pleasant outdoor pastime during the colder months.

Each year thousands of Alaskans buy trapping licenses. The annual fur harvest is a significant source of income to the mixed subsistence-cash economies of many Alaskan communities. The fur checks can make a substantial difference in a family's yearly budget.

Trappers and their families also use much fur. These Alaskan fur sewers are famous worldwide for the unique and exquisite fur garments, arts and handicrafts they produce from the animals they trap. The money raised in this cottage industry may pay for necessities for survival.

Residents of arctic climes wear animal skins and fur not as a fashion statement, but rather for the warmth, durability and protection they offer. Many furbearers, such as lynx, beaver and muskrat are also important as food for human consumption.

 

http://www.alaskatrappers.org/handbook.html

 

ALASKA TRAPPER MAGAZINE

 

The Wall Tent for Wilderness Trapping

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.alaskatent.com/products/tents/about_wall_tents.htm

http://web.archive.org/web/20070403180730/http://alaskatent.com/products/tents/about_wall_tents.htm

The Wall Tent for Wilderness Trapping - Printer Friendly

http://web.archive.org/web/20070403163345/www.alaskatent.com/products/tents/pdf/about_wall_tents.pdf

Trappers Web Sites & Articles on Fur Trapping

Trapping Raccoons

Steve's Trapping Web Site

Chagnon's Fur Trapping Tips and Instruction

Fur Trapping - What Happened?

FUR-FISH-GAME MAGAZINE

Historical Books for Trappers & Woodsmen

Wild-About-Trapping

How to dye & wax your traps

Fur Trapping Photo Gallery

 

BUILD A LOG CABIN - PAGE ONE

Build a Log Cabin - Page Two

 

 

Tips, Tactics and Techniques for Trappers
Plus tales and plain old good advice for anyone who ever thought about trapping for survival, sustenance or money.

http://www.survival-center.com/buckshot/

Buckshot - a Free Trapper

Buckshot, the author of the many online articles on Fur Trapping and Buckshot's Modern Trapper's Guide to Xtreme Trapping for Safety, Survival, Profit, Pleasure, has been trapping for 25 years in 5 different states. He has caught minks, raccoons, opossums, skunks, red foxes, gray foxes, coyotes, bobcats, muskrats, fishers, otters, beavers, ground hogs, snapping turtles, weasels, badgers and other game animals. He has built a log cabin and lived off the land. He says "I love the woods and being a free trapper in God's great outdoors."

Why is trapping important for survivalists? "The most important reason I think everyone who plans to survive should know how to trap," says Buckshot, "is that during the Great Depression the game animals were hunted down to nothing, but the trapper always fed his family."

http://www.survival-center.com/buckshot/

American Reformation Ministries

Keltic Klan Kirk

American Rebel Militias

PASTOR JOE JOHNSON   P.O. BOX 1166   MALVERN, ARKANSAS 72104