AFI Trapping 101 presentation

BHA AFI Trapping 101 Jan 29^th 2024

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Part 1

Sources and continued reading links:

Trapping History:“The Company” by Deckle Edge https://www.amazon.com/Company-Rise-Fall-Hudsons-Empire/dp/0385694075

“Fur, Fortune, and Empire” by Eric J Dolin - https://www.amazon.com/Fur-Fortune-Empire-History-America/dp/0393340023

Mountain Man: John Colter, the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and the Call of the American West (American Grit) by David Weston Marshall - https://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Man-Colter-Expedition-American/dp/1682684423

Trapping and the North American Model:https://www.fishwildlife.org/application/files/1416/4133/5436/Final_NAModel_Conservation-Brief.pdf#:~:text=Wildlife%20resources%20are%20a%20public%20trust.&text=Since%20regulated%20management%20of%20trapping,have%20been%20in%20recorded%20history.

Social Media and Trapping:

https://widnr.widen.net/s/q6zqptlwbw

Trapping Best Management Practices

https://www.nationaltrappers.com/bmp.html

Dog in a Body Grip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1jBgwOdW4c.

Cable restraint class:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmp6X2nLXfA

Dirt Hole Set class:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFGAuGF_UYI

Fur Handling:

https://mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/trapping/what-do-you-do-your-catch#:~:text=Undried%20pelts%20are%20often%20called,stretch%2C%20and%20dry%20the%20pelts.

Submersion Set:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Fad4ij6k7c4

Muskrat recipe:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/muskrat-dinners

Raccoon Recipe:

https://www.themeateater.com/cook/recipes/bbq-raccoon-sandwich-recipe

Further Reading:

https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/sites/default/files/topic/Education/OutdoorSkills/Unit1.pdf

https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/sites/default/files/topic/Education/OutdoorSkills/Unit2.pdf https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/sites/default/files/topic/Education/OutdoorSkills/Unit3.pdf https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/sites/default/files/topic/Education/OutdoorSkills/safeandethical.pdf https://widnr.widen.net/s/rbwdssqhc9 https://widnr.widen.net/s/q6zqptlwbw  https://www.nationaltrappers.com/bmp.html