The Trapper's Bible

Modern Field Guide & Set Manual: Essential Equipment, Set Construction, and Fur Handling

von Dilys Efa

76 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The Trapper's Bible is a direct, practical manual built for outdoorsmen, land managers, and trappers. Covering Chapters 1 through 8, this guide delivers clear, step-by-step instructions to help you run a safe, efficient, and highly successful trapline: - Gear & Safety: Legal baselines, equipment preparation, pan tension tuning, and safety gear.- Traps & Mechanics: Detailed breakdowns and modifications for footholds, body-grippers, snares, and cage traps.- Scouting & Reading Sign: Track identification, scat analysis, and finding natural terrain funnels.- Lures & Baits: Precision use of food baits, gland lures, beaver castor, urine, and visual flags.- Water & Land Configurations: Step-by-step construction of pocket sets, dirt-holes, flat sets, and cubbies.- Anchoring & Freeze-Proofing: Cable stakes, cross-staking setups, and using waxed dirt in extreme cold.- Fur Handling & Pelt Care: Cased skinning, tail stripping, beam fleshing, and proper stretcher curing.Complete with structural diagrams and step-by-step illustrations, this book provides the practical mechanics needed to master the trapline.

• ISBN: 9798193969631
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 21.08.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp