ODORLESS, ORGANIZED LURE STORAGE

A negative-pressure refrigerator keeps the trapping shed free of strong lure smells.A fan in a 4” diameter stove pipe (this unit costs about $20) is secured in the top of the refrigerator. It is then routed outside the building with a flexible hose. Make certain the...
CULVERT COON

CULVERT COON

Raccoon have always been one of my favorite furbearers – and I say that about all furbearers! But why raccoon? When I first started trapping we really had no coyotes, bobcat were a pipe dream, and beaver had a statewide limit of three. Raccoon were the big game for me...
FIRST PLACE!

FIRST PLACE!

FIRST PLACE! I just received a First Place in the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association’s (POWA) 2020 Craft Awards. This was the Pennsylvania Trappers Award for my book “Perfect Sets – Bedding, Blending & Weatherproofing.” This means a lot to...

DAY OF THE MINK!

Yesterday about 10 a.m., while swapping out media cards and setting more trail cameras, a nice mink crossed in front of the van. I turned the key off, grabbed the camera from the passenger seat, and got out. The mink had bounded into a roadside pine thicket. I had no...
Trapline Photos

Trapline Photos

“A picture is worth a thousand words.” As both a writer and photographer, I have evaluated this quote from both ends. And after many years I can verify its accuracy. There is simply nothing which has the beauty and can convey as much information as quickly and...