OnX For Dummies, Part 2

OnX For Dummies, Part 2

Author: Trapping Today August 29, 2021 Duration: 45:01
In part 2 of our two part series, we talk more about how to use the OnX Hunt app on the trapline. Hope it's useful! Support our SponsorsKaatz Bros. LuresOnXMaps (use code 'TRAP' for 20% off)Moyle Mink & Tannery Special from Kaatz Bros. - Use code 'TREAT10' to save 10% off any trap treatment at kaatzbros.com. This includes KBL Quick Dye, Full Metal Jacket, logwood dye, black wax and standard wax. Get it while it lasts!!! (offer expires September 1st).

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Spring Beaver, Fur, and the Irbis, with Billy Thompson [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:53
Billy Thompson and I talk spring beaver trapping, marketing fur, the Irbis snowmobile and more on this week's episode. Enjoy! Support our Sponsors:Kaatz Bros. LuresOnXMaps (use code 'TRAP' for 20% off)Moyle Mink & Tanner…
Spring Beaver with Billy Thompson [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:50
In this episode, Billy Thompson and I talk spring beaver trapping in northern Maine. Enjoy! Support our Sponsors:Kaatz Bros. LuresOnXMaps (use code 'TRAP' for 20% off)Moyle Mink & Tannery Check out the new TS-85 trap set…
Ramblings on Spring Beaver Trapping [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:50
My short spring beaver trap line is starting to wrap up, and I thought I'd share some thoughts and observations. Support our Sponsors:Kaatz Bros LuresOnXMaps (use code 'TRAP' for 20% off)Moyle Mink & Tannery After many r…
Advocating for Trapping and Responding to the Critics [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:58
In this episode Jeff Traynor of Furbearer Conservation and I have a timely discussion around how we as trappers advocate for what we do and the actions we can take to help prevent trapping bans and promote trapping as pa…
Foothold Traps for Beaver – Podcast Episode 176 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:21:31
In this episode we talk spring beaver trapping plans, the latest goings on around here, and get into foothold trap options for open water beaver trapping. Support our Sponsors:Kaatz Bros. LuresOnXMaps (use code 'TRAP' fo…
Live Free and Trap, with Jeff Traynor [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:19
Jeff Traynor and I talk about how he started the "Live Free and Trap" blog, and how that morphed over time into Furbearer Conservation. We talk about dealing with the anti-trapping crowd and a focus on scientific wildlif…
Jeff Traynor from Furbearer Conservation – Episode 174 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:12
In this episode I chat with Jeff Traynor from Furbearer Conservation (www.furbearerconservation.com). We talk about his background in New Hampshire, the "Live Free and Trap" blog, his animal damage control business, and…
Fur Market Macro [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:19
We've talked a lot on here about fur prices and recent trends, but I've never really gone into detail on the broad economic factors impacting the fur market. This episode represents the first real deep dive I've attempte…
The Fur Market Bounce [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:55
The bounce from rock bottom fur prices may be in its beginning stages, and as economies around the world begin to reopen and economic activity picks up, the backdrop of low inventories and increased fur demand should be…
A Fall Fur Hunt in Maine – It’s Here!!! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:53
In this episode I go over my newly published book, Manly Hardy's "A Fall Fur Hunt in Maine", which tells a tale of an 1859 trapping expedition in the north woods. I read some excerpts from the book and give a few teasers…