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"South Dakota Dream’n" is a story about an Old Veteran Trapper and some young trappers chasing spring muskrats. Not so much an instructional video, rather a video with a storyline. A story about friendship, hardship, and some extreme muskrat trapping. Join the fun with Mark Steck, Mayday, T-Bone, Cley, and Tanner, as they pile up 1000’s of muskrats on a dreamlike trapline. In a bonus section, Mayday Wiebe shares the art of catching muskrats with his (unscarred) bare hands.

"Snare Building for Profit" takes you into the finer details of building snares. You will learn how to build quick closing snares that will maximize your catch. Mark Steck, owner of Dakotaline Snares, walks you through each step using methods that require minimal tools. You will learn the art of “loading” snares and will see firsthand how Dakotaline dyes their snares.

Follow Pro Trapper Mark Steck on his South Dakota coon line as he nails 61 raccoons in one check using the Lil’ Grizz Get’rz. A swift moving fast paced video that exposes the viewer to a futuristic raccoon trapping system second to none. Quick and easy without many of the physical demands of old school methods. Lots of action including night vision footage of raccoons working sets.

160 minutes.

"Dakota Style". How are those huge catches of 500-plus mink, 600 fox and over 1000 coons possible? Two words – Road Trapping. It’s simply the most productive method of harvesting huge amounts of critters. Road trapping allows you to roll through the best areas of your state, harvest the cream and move on – no permission needed! Come along on a Dakota line outing as premier trapper Mark Steck takes you on his road trapline. Discover a deadly new concept called “pipe trapping.” Cover huge areas working right off the roads close to your truck. Learn a line management technique that leads to large catches. Learn the lost art of blind setting for mink. 

Mark Steck caught his first canine in 1973. Since that time, Steck has commercially trapped fox and coyotes in several states in all kinds of conditions. A trapping free spirit, Mark brings to this video simplistic methods that bust many trapping myths. He gives an in depth analysis of empty sprung traps, a subject most pros sweep under the rug. In dirt, rain and snow Mark adjusts to changing conditions as he takes you on a working trapline.

2 hours and 40 minutes.  Copyright 2010

Huge coon are consistently caught on dry land, and veteran trapper Mark Steck knows how to get them. Join Mark on a working coon line, as he shows you how using modern methods. Pile up big coon, in large numbers – fast. Learn the secrets of a proven system that will put you far ahead of your competition. Learn proven methods from a master trapper in just 2 hours!

Come along as Dakota Line Veteran Trapper, Mark Steck, runs a water line using PVC pipes. Watch as Steck nails coon after coon and mink after mink in sets that are simple, fast and go where you want them. Pipe trapping will change the way you trap. These methods are versatile and deadly.

2 hours.

The farmlands of North America are where the huge catches of furbearers are made. Tilled and sectioned, these fertile lands are abundant with snaring opportunities. Filmed in eastern South Dakota, veteran snareman Mark Steck takes you on his snareline. He shares secrets of the craft he’s honed over years of snaring Farmland country for literally 1000’s of critters. Embark on a journey into the rural farmlands and learn fast, effective techniques for snaring raccoon, beaver, mink, and canines from an expert trapper.

2 hours.