Methods and skills that will make you a successful beaver trapper, in open water. Use and application of beaver trapping equipment including foothold traps, bodygrip traps, and snares. Detailed information on the sets most commonly used and familiarizes you with sets that are not so well known. 157 photos. 108 pages.
Most current information on trapping canines, both fox and coyotes. Methods and techniques described are designed to give you an insight into canine trapping and help you avoid some of the pitfalls normally encountered. 180 photos and illustrations. 112 pages.
Up-to-date complete guide for pelt handling from the harvest of the animal to the final sale of the pelt. Helps you produce pelts that meet or exceed standards, therefore obtain maximum value from your pelts. Chapters on the individual species detail specific techniques. 300 photos and illustrations. 152 pages.
A guide to trapping and handling otter, presenting methods and techniques for trapping otter in open water, exclusively using blind sets. Otter 2000 covers otter trapping from getting your traps to work more effectively and efficiently, to taking the pelt off the stretcher. You can learn how to predict where otter will travel and learn to identify the best locations for otter sets. You can also learn to identify other locations and other situations in which extra traps will produce extra otter. As otter become increasingly more common across North America, more trappers are gaining the opportunity to pursue them. Otter 2000 can help you be successful in that pursuit. 171 photos and illustrations. 100 pages.
Most current information on trapping, concentrating on the skills, theories, and techniques of trapping - as they pertain to any trapline or any animal. Beginning and experienced trappers alike can benefit from this book because it covers trapping from the inside out and focuses attention on applying universal trapping techniques. 165 photos. 170 pages.
Focuses on the use and application of the modern steel cable snare. Shows how to use snares effectively to create both lethal and non-lethal sets, in different situations. You’ll learn how to make snares, how to set them, how they work, and many other features of snaring. 140 photos and illustrations. 100 pages.
