Trapping instructions

[conibear]

Just woundering if anybody else has taken instructions before, any likes or dislikes. I'm takeing some for two days this fall in montana and am looking forward to it.

[Snareman]

I've hired professional instruction in 4 different areas/industries, along with trapping and it really shortens the learning curve... the time it takes to accumulate that knowledge on one's own. Taking pro instruction is an investment, not an expense, that will bring long term dividends for years to come. How much one will learn through instruction depends on your ability to pick up new info and apply it into the field, the instructors info and how he shares his knowledge... and how much you already know in relation to what he teaches. The further your education and experience goes in trapping, then the harder new information is to come by, hence what you learn is also more valuable. I'd pay good $$ to learn something new I can apply on my line. The trapping and snaring info I picked up by instruction was helpful to myself when I was a young kid and helped me have quicker results.

Snareman

[glen]

I agree with the snareman. I've been trapping and snaring since the mid 70's. I'm not saying that I know everything about the sport but have picked up a thing or two. I started out when fur was starting to be worth some real money. In the late70's and early 80's fox were bring big bucks. Taking instructions will really cut down on the hard learned mistakes. I wish I could have taken some. If I can read a book or see a dvd and pick up just one thing I can use on my trapline, it's worth it's weight in gold.

[buckfreak]

Have to agree with Snareman and Glen. It is valuablel to you and a good investment. Go with an open mind and take alot of notes because you get alot of information overload. One thing that I felt helped me was to sit down before I went and wrote down EVERYTHING that I was interested in no matter how basic and trivial it seemed. Organize your list and as you go through the day of instruction refer to it every so often as to make sure your getting your questions addressed. This kinda seems basic but it also will show the person giving the instruction that you are very serious and it may open up discussions that otherwise would have been overlooked.

[buckfreak]

Almost forgot that with forums like this you can get ALOT of valuable information that is almost like instruction because of the pictures and in depth discussions that occur. Can shorten the learning curve immensely.

[ADC]

I think it's cheating. lol! I learned most that I know about trapping the HARD way by trial and error lots of error. I picked up a few tips along the way by sitting at the furbuyers and such but I never even heard of professional trapping instruction until I saw it in on here and in a couple magazines a few years ago. I give out my secrets though if it helps other guys support trapping and snaring or if it gets a kid to start with some success so they won't lose intrest. I have seen lots of videos and read a few books plus what buckfreak said this internet is a fountain of information.

[conibear]

ADC, I to have learned trapping the hard way with lots of sweat and hard work, i've had the best teacher's in life, my dad and brother who were mostley water trappers. I'm am 34 years of age and trapped 22 years of them and learned something new every year, but my land trapping needs some work so I was thinking that instruction would fit the bill, I don't think asking for help is ever cheating.

[ADC]

;D conibear, your right it ain't really cheating but it don't seem right sometimes for people not to get experiance all the flipped over, pooped on fox traps and mud filled 330's and one coon toe in your pocket sets and twisted off snares and.... well you get the idea. lol! ;D

[conibear]

ADC I agree with you a hundred percent it's not fair for some people not to experiance things first hand, and you forgot one experiance, wearing hip boots and finding a beaver channel up to your arm pitts lol!

[CoyDog]

Intructions will help you if you know what your problems are.
If a person doesn't go through some trial and error prior to personal instruction then they are tossing money out the window.

I am not saying you will NOT learn , but you will learn a lot more if you know what your lookin for.