Author Bernie Barringer has been considered one of the most highly skilled fur trappers of our time. He is a prolific writer and an effective communicator, tirelessly promoting the sport to non-trappers and teaching trappers of all skill levels how to trap more effectively and humanely. Bernie is a frequent contributor to two-dozen outdoor magazines and author of six books.
This book is a compilation of lessons learned through two decades of experience, plus the repetition of tens of thousands of miles on the trapline and countless hours in the outdoors before, during and after trapping season.
Extensive coverage is given to mink, muskrat, raccoon, red and grey fox, coyote, and beaver. Also covered are several of the minor species of furbearers trapping in farmland habitats (badger, bobcat, oppossum, otter, skunk & weasles).
304 pages, lots of picture and illustrations
Copyright 1997
By Bernie Barringer
Eleven hundred coon in one season. Seven hundred mink in five weeks. A thousand fox in a season. Fifteen hundred muskrats - through ice. How do these guys do it? Some trappers produce staggering numbers, and many do it consistently enough to make most trappers wonder what these top-flight trappers know that others don't know. Some super secret bait or lure? A closely-guarded method that no one else knows about? Are they trapping in an area where the furbearers are utterly stupid, or just so heavily populated that they just drop the tailgate and the animals fill 'er up? What gives?
And the most important question we ask: How can I become one of the trappers who makes those big catches? Can't I at least increase my own catch two- or three-fold? Can I go from 50 to 500 over the next few years? Can a book really help me? Probably. But only if you are willing to listen to some top-flight trappers and learn from them. Only if you have an open mind and are willing to throw out some of the conventional beliefs to whish many trappers hold.
This book will answer those questions as it draws on the cast knowledge of several of the top trappers of our time. If you have an open mind and a desire to learn from some of the best, this book can be a great benefit to you. Read it and put it into action. You too might soon be making catches to staggering proportions.
By: James E. Churchill
Here is everything you need to know to make soft leather and dressed furs from the skins of small and large furbearers, domestic animals, reptiles and birds. Organization is by specific animals including:
rabbit, raccoon, calf, squirrel, fox, goat, woodchuck, cow, coyote, deer, wolf, bear, horse, moose, otter, elk, badger, bull, weasel, fisher, alligator, mink, wildcat, birds, muskrat, sheep, fish, skunk, beaver and snake.
In addition to covering all types of skins, beginning with those of small animals and graduating to larger, more difficult projects. This book also details the tools and equipment necessary for each. Information on making your own tools and tanning solutions are also porvided.
Whether you're a newcomer to tanning or an experienced hand, this is an invaluable guide to every facet of the age-old art. With this how-to-reference handy, you can learn to make a number of leather and fur products that are useful and decorative.
By John W. Epler, Jr.
From a man with more than 30 years as a professional fur handler, this book covers the benefits of handling your own furs, tools needed for professional grade handling, skinning and fleshing basics, stretching techniques, pelt sizing, storing furs, and many other tips of the trade.
He gives step by step, and picture by picture instruction on skinning raccoon, beaver and muskrat.
By: Gerald J. Grantz
*Master the basics of molds, forms, and papier-mache
*Preserve animlas, birds and fish of all sizes
*Mount trophy heads, antlers, horns, and big game foot novelties
*Process skins and learn to use 12 different tanning soultions
A fully illustrated book that has all the basics for successful tanning and taxidermy. It also has tanning formulas, tips, and illustrations.
By: A.R. Harding
Contains complete instructions about buying, handling, grading raw furs. Including sizes, color, quality, how, when and where to sell. Trappers as well as fur buyers need this book.
By, Phyllis Hobson
Learn what tools anc chemicals you will need, how to select the hide, steps for tanning leather and fur, old time indian tanning methods and so much more.
136 pages, numerous illustrations and pictures
Copyright 1977
By: Hal Sullivan
This is an up-to-date guide for pelt handling. Today's market has become largely standardized in the preparation of raw fur pelts. It will help you produse pelts that meet or exceed these standards. It covers the detailed process of pelt handling from harvest of the animal to the final sale of the pelt. Chapters on the individual species of furbearers detail specific techniques and methods. This book is a complete guide to fur handling and will help you obtain maximum value from your pelts.
152 pages, 300 photos & illustrations.
Copyright 1994 & 2007
By: Hal Sullivan
This book contains the most current information on trpaping. It concentrates on the skills, theories, and techniques of 21st century trapping. This book will identify the basic elements of trapping knowledge and arranges them in an orderly and coherent fashion. Each topic is designed to give maximun insight to particular aspects of trapping. The goal of this book is to provide the beginning trapper with a sound education upon which future traplines can be built.
Join Kyle Kaatz on the trapline in Illinois, Minnesota, and Alabama.
This DVD focuses on the basics of trapline success. Cover Muskrat, raccoon, mink, coyote, and beaver trapping.
The key to trapline success is keeping things simple.
1 Hour 55 Minutes
Welcome to the world of Mink & Muskrat Snaring! Many trappers wonder WHY snare these fur bearers, with the body grip and foot traps available to us trappers to use. This DVD by Newt Sterling covers that exact question and more; locations, tools, etc.
By Hal Sullivan
This is your video guide to modern fur handling.
This two-hour instruction course will teach you the most up-to-date methods for processing furs.
By Keith Winkler. This video really complements their fur handling book. It covers skinning and fleshing of: muskrat, mink, skunk (essence removal also), opossum, raccoon, fox/coyote, bobcat (with claws on), beaver & otter. The tools they use are: Necker fleshing knife, various beams, wood & steel stretchers, lifetime tail stripper, & the tail zipper. Over an hour of fur handling and processing.
The ultimate fur-handling video! If you're new to trapping or a trusty old veteran, this video is sure to put money in your pocket.
It is a 4 hour 2 volume video set, covering land and water animals.
By: Keith Winkler
Keith covers proper equipment, selling furs in carcass or skinned, and gives many tips and ideas throughout the whole process. He has a seperate chapter on each of the following animlas; raccoon, fox, mink, oppossum, muskrat, beaver, skunk & civet, weasel, marten, coyote & bobcat, badger and otter. Years of experience have gone into this book to give you and indepth, step by step, and in some cases picture by picture, guide to fur handling.
76 pages, & over 90 pictures and illustrations
Copyright 1984
Revised 1987
Third Printing 1990
Fourth Printing 1994
Fifth Printing 2002
Gary Schumann's "Rat Race" DVD teaches you everything you need to know about catching and putting up truck loads of muskrats. This DVD takes you through an entire season of rat trapping from opening day through late season under ice trapping.
2 hours 30 minutes.
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 of using methods that require minimal tools. You will learn the art of "loading" snares and you will see first hand how Dakotaline dyes their snares.
Length: 72 Minutes
Copyright 2011
Join Kyle Kaatz and Brian Steines to learn their methods of handling muskrats, mink, raccoon, otter, beaver, oposssums, coyotes, and fox. Whether you are a beginner or and experienced fur handler you will gain valuable insights! Properly handled fur is always in demand. Take advantage of additional markets and higher prices by learning to skin, flesh, and stretch your catch. 3 1/2 hours.
Join Kyle Kaatz to learn the basics of collecting, storing & marketing animal glands. Regardless of fur markets, animal glands are always in demand, and offer additional income opportunities to every trapper and predator hunter. 40 mins
Encyclopedia of Lure & Bait Making by Kellen Kaatz An in-depth look into lure and bait formulation, this book provides the insight to further your understanding of the ingredients, preservatives, and processes involved with making your own highly effective attractants.
This DVD takes you through an entire fur season. This is not a skin-flesh video but rather shows Professional fur handling tips that add value to your fur. It also shows how to make more money from carcass uses such as gland collection and storage, meat markets, skull collection, simple bait and lure making. The DVD also shows proper freezer use for both long and short term use; craft and novelty part of the fur market; tips on managing your fur shed and better time management in the fur shed and more!
2 Disc Set
Length: 5 Hours
Copyright: 2011
A coast-to-coast guide to recognizing what critters went before you. A Field Guide to the Signs of Nearly 150 Wildlife Species. Inside you will find: - Easy reference dexcriptions with precise measurements, and detailed illustrations of cats, tracks, and gait patterns. - An identification key and glossary of tracking terms. - Thorough instructions for documenting your finds. - Rare species of particular interest, such as a jaguarondi and the polar bear. The back cover of this book has a ruler down one side to measure the tracks in centimeters or inches.
328 pages Black and White illustrations on almost every page! Author: James C. Halfpenny Ph. D. Copyright 2008
