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Post by Possum on Feb 18, 2005 21:46:41 GMT -5
Before I go any farther, I suppose an introduction is in order. I am a 34 year old science teacher from SE KY (hillbilly, redneck) My father started me out trapping when I was 4. We would check his mink/muskrat traps on the way to my babysitter each morning in fall/winter. Trapping is deeply embedded in my heart, but I had drifted away. Dad was still trapping each fall, but I had let bowhunting and waterfowling interfere. However, I went on a whitetail hunt back in November in Manitoba. Each night after hunting, there was an old fellow by the name of Frank who would stop by. He was a trapper that used snares almost exclusively. He and I struck up a conversation and one thing led to another. I ended up in his fur shed and for 3 hours he gave me a tutorial on snaring. He was good, he had the beaver and coyotes fur to prove it. I came back absolutely on fire to trap and snare. I am still in the infant stages, but I have snared 1 red fox, 1 gray, 1 coon, and the main glamour species, 1 possum. ;D I look forward to learning from this forum and hope to be some help, (maybe) along the way. Thanks for a great oppurtunity.
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Post by Creek on Feb 18, 2005 22:16:56 GMT -5
Welcome to snaremantalk. If you have any questions fire away. There are some real good snaremen and trappers on this site that will be glad to help. Have fun and enjoy.
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Post by Snareman on Feb 18, 2005 22:25:27 GMT -5
Hello Possum!
Glad to see you here! Sounds like to me you'll fit in nicely. Hey, you got a start to build and learn from... congrat's on your catch! Your opinions and feedback may just be enough to help someone else out..yah never know. Asking questions is a good way to gain knowledge that will make you a better snareman/trapper, so as Creek stated, if you have questions, feel free ask.
Good Luck, Stay Safe!
Snareman
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Post by ADC on Feb 18, 2005 23:57:32 GMT -5
You guy forgot to tell him one important thing..... To answer the questions other ask as well. I don't know how many times I have had an untrained eye say "why don't you just...?" Then I slap myself and think how the heck did I miss that? ;D
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