This is an excerpt from Trapper & Predator Caller’s November 2014 Fur Market Report. By Serge Lariviére As this issue hits the press, trappers across the U.S. and Canada will be at the very edge of their trapping season or right … [Read More]
Trap Line Blog
Editor’s Call: Good Luck, Trappers
Savor every minute you get to spend on the trapline this year By Jim Spencer It’s close. Oh, so close. By now, everything ought to be just about ready in your fur shed, the way it finally is in … [Read More]
School Days: Trapping Muskrats in Northern Idaho
Boy eagerly awaits for ’rat season to open so he can trap with his dad and sister I started trapping when I was 8 years old. I’m 13 now. My dad had just got back into trapping, so we … [Read More]
Trapline Preparation: The Pre-Season Scouting Run
This is a portion of Jim Spencer’s story “Scouting and Other Pre-season Chores,” which appeared in the September 2014 Trapper & Predator Caller issue. By Jim Spencer Whether you trap public land, private land or both, it’s always a good idea … [Read More]
Long Line Tip: Become a Numbers Addict
This is a portion of Serge Lariviére’s story “Top 10 Habits of Longliners,” which appeared in the September 2014 Trapper & Predator Caller issue. By Serge Lariviére Obsession with numbers is not just a byproduct or going big, it is a pre-requisite … [Read More]
Hunting Rifle Myth: “My Bullet Hit a Twig!”
This is a portion of Tom Taber’s story “10 Hunting Rifle Myths,” which appeared in the October 2014 Trapper & Predator Caller issue. By Tom Taber I’ve often heard hunters attempt to justify a missed shot because the bullet clipped … [Read More]
How to Hunt Lynx
This is a portion of Lance Homman’s story “Ghost Hunting,” which appeared in the October 2014 Trapper & Predator Caller issue. By Lance Homman The biggest difference between hunting bobcats and hunting lynx is the difference in the size of the territories they … [Read More]
Find the Bottlenecks When Otter Trapping
By Serge Lariviére This is a portion of Serge Lariviére’s story “Secrets of Otter Longliners,” which appeared in the October 2014 Trapper & Predator Caller issue. Otter trapping is not really about sets. It is all about locations. Otters are one species … [Read More]
Staking Dirt Sets
This is a portion of Jim Spencer’s story “Holding What You Catch,” which appeared in the October 2014 Trapper & Predator Caller issue. By Jim Spencer Staking is by far the most common method of fastening traps. Staking is just … [Read More]
Fur Market Report: Market Drop Tough on Everyone
This is an excerpt from Trapper & Predator Caller’s October 2014 Fur Market Report. By Serge Lariviére Summer marks a lull in the fur business, and nothing has really changed, at least nothing for the better. Markets still struggle and there are … [Read More]