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Post by dh on Jan 11, 2012 9:50:53 GMT -5
Thats why we are so regulated today as to how and where you can set certain situations. And i bet he doesnt have any hair left! LOL
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Post by Buzz on Jan 11, 2012 9:59:32 GMT -5
Being a Newbie, and with a few "starts and stops" i can say I am starting to "drink it all in"and spend the time and money and learn all I can about trapping, fur handling and ALL that goes with it. I really enjoy the historical aspect...
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Post by dh on Jan 11, 2012 10:04:13 GMT -5
There is a lot to be learned from the pics and the history of trapping. There are high points and low points in trapping history! But in the new age of trapping so many improvements in equipment and supplies has made it a lot easier and very beneficial to our target animals. History teaches us lessons that need to be learned!
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Post by krank on Jan 11, 2012 16:40:25 GMT -5
Get a load off this dude. Deerskin coat and pants. Embroidered with porcipine quills and moosehide mocassins. He probably paid a Cree Indian $20 to make this get up and it would cost $1500 today. Looks like he is posing in a photography studio and was actually an accountant from Akron, Ohio..... Attachments:
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Post by dh on Jan 12, 2012 7:27:20 GMT -5
There were doctor and lawyers even back then LOL
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Post by segsarge on Jan 12, 2012 7:56:11 GMT -5
If you go to the old Hunter, Trader, Trapper magazine site and read the letters sent in by trappers and hunters in the early 1900's they discuss the need for game laws and seasons. Back then there were none. They realized that if something wasn't done there would be no resources at all. It's a lot of reading but interesting. I love the ads for the fur houses and supply companies.
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Post by townsendtaxidermy on Jan 12, 2012 8:06:48 GMT -5
There were doctor and lawyers even back then LOL Yep, and they often worked on ther barter system! I wish we were back in the old days. Course that's easy to say with my gas fireplace AND wood stove going, my big screen TV, my surround sound, my computer, my Mr. Coffee, et.  |
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Post by dh on Jan 12, 2012 8:50:18 GMT -5
LOL i still barter my wares! I get some good deals. Thats why i made a trading and swapping section to the sight
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Post by krank on Jan 12, 2012 9:59:12 GMT -5
If you go to the old Hunter, Trader, Trapper magazine site and read the letters sent in by trappers and hunters in the early 1900's they discuss the need for game laws and seasons. Back then there were none. They realized that if something wasn't done there would be no resources at all. It's a lot of reading but interesting. I love the ads for the fur houses and supply companies. I down loaded a bunch of HT&T and FF&G. I can read them for hours. Some of them guys trapped year round and sold unprime at a cut rate. Editors and writers were in favor of seasons to avoid taking unprime fur and encouraged the readers not to trap in the summer in the name of conservation. These magazines are large files of 95Mg so I can't post or email. I just love the adventures of Peter Unprime. He is a dandy. Attachments:
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Post by townsendtaxidermy on Jan 12, 2012 12:23:13 GMT -5
LOL, love that cartoon.
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Post by townsendtaxidermy on Jan 12, 2012 12:24:31 GMT -5
LOL i still barter my wares! I get some good deals. Thats why i made a trading and swapping section to the sight I didn't know there was a section. I will check it out. |
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Post by krank on Jan 12, 2012 13:01:42 GMT -5
Peter Unprime just never learns....I figured out how to cut and paste them pdfs.... Attachments:
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Post by dh on Jan 13, 2012 8:27:24 GMT -5
Thanks krank thats neat stuff right there!
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Post by krank on Jan 13, 2012 9:24:42 GMT -5
I could just post a new one everyday.... Attachments:
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Post by krank on Jan 13, 2012 9:31:35 GMT -5
one more....... Attachments:
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Post by townsendtaxidermy on Jan 13, 2012 11:25:43 GMT -5
Mentions silver and white fox. Says there are $40K in furs. Wonder what that would equate to with inflation. My guess is, all factors considered, you guys are making LESS than they did 100 years ago.
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Post by dh on Jan 13, 2012 11:42:44 GMT -5
Very true !!!!
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Post by krank on Jan 13, 2012 11:56:34 GMT -5
I used to get $3 for a possum. Grandpa got a sack of groceries for a possum.....
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people have been busy it sounds like.