Behind a never-give-up attitude, this West Virginia boy trapped raccoons and muskrats My name is Ben Smith. This is my first year of trapping. I live on a working cattle farm in Jackson County, W. Va., where we grow … [Read More]
Tag Archives: School Days
School Days: Michigan Boy Catches First Muskrats
A perfect January day on the trapline with his dad and brother proved to be memorable My name is Evan Richter, and I was 10 years old when I caught my first muskrats. It was a brisk Saturday in January … [Read More]
School Days: Trapping Muskrats in Northern Idaho
Boy eagerly awaits for ’rat season to open so he can trap with his dad and sister I started trapping when I was 8 years old. I’m 13 now. My dad had just got back into trapping, so we … [Read More]
School Days: Iowa Boy Runs Trapline With Grandpa
The duo sets traps for muskrats, beavers, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, mink and otters My name is Hunter Kalter. I am 13 years old, and this is my third year of trapping. My grandpa and I managed to catch a … [Read More]
School Days: Boy’s Rookie Season Full of Firsts
Pennsylvania trapper is looking forward to getting back out on the trapline with his dad My name is Isaac Kocher. I am 13 years old. I live in Pennsylvania where there are lots of beautiful woods and farms. My … [Read More]
School Days: Michigan Boy Enjoys Targeting ’Rats
He hopes to catch raccoons, weasels, muskrats, squirrels, coyotes and more this season My name is Travis Foos. I started trapping four years ago. I attended a trapper’s convention in Hermansville, Mich., where they gave me a weasel box. I … [Read More]
School Days: New Trapper Catches Giant ’Coon
Austin Meinerts, 16, South Dakota In his first season, a South Dakota boy catches a raccoon that weighs nearly 30 pounds My name is Austin Meinerts. I am 16 years old, and this was my first year actually trapping. … [Read More]
School Days: Minnesota Girl Traps Her First Weasel
Autumn Kietzman, 8, Minnesota A snowstorm and an ermine made for a memorable day on the trapline with her father My name is Autumn Kietzman, and I am 8 years old. I have been helping my dad trap on … [Read More]
School Days: Targeting Utah’s Spotted ’Cats
Reilee Helms, 10, Utah Girl takes tips from trapping DVD and applies them to her bobcat trapline I have been trapping for four years. This year has been my personal best. We mainly trapped bobcats because of the prices being paid … [Read More]
School Days: Two Raccoons and a ’Possum
Caleb Hershberger, 12, Ohio With help from his dad, an Ohio boy had a great first trapping season My name is Caleb Hershberger. My first trapping experience was when my dad said that trapping season is coming. I bought … [Read More]
