How to Use Grapple Drags on the Trapline
There are many ways to secure a trap. Over the years, I’ve tried everything from wire to rebar stakes to earth anchors. Each method has...
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Ralph Scherder
- Mar 25
- 7 min
How to Blend Dirt Hole and Flat Sets
Trappers are taught that eye appeal is everything. Yes, eye appeal at a set can grab the attention of a coyote, but it can also have the...
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Ralph Scherder
- Mar 23
- 8 min
Do We Have the Right to Hunt and Trap?
Twenty-two states have enacted legislation or amended their constitutions to protect the right to hunt and fish. Many of these amendments...
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Ralph Scherder
- Mar 21
- 5 min
How to Make Homemade Baits and Lures for Trapping
Every trapper has a little bit of scientist in them, and sooner or later they get the itch to try formulating their own baits and lures....
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Ralph Scherder
- Mar 20
- 10 min
Trapper Interview: Alan Probst, from Professional Baseball Player to Professional Trapper
Alan Probst was the first to get a national trapping TV show off the ground, and he now hosts North American Trapper. You can view many...
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Ralph Scherder
- Mar 19
- 7 min
Raccoon Trapping: How to Use DPs (Dog Proof Traps) to Catch Raccoons
Modern dog-proof traps, known as DPs, have revolutionized raccoon trapping. Their effectiveness and simplicity are hard to match. Their...
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Ralph Scherder
- Mar 18
- 6 min
Mink Trapping: Learning by Observing Mink in the Wild
On a snowy February day, on my way to the Post Office, I pulled up to a stop sign and looked down to the left at a little creek. A thin...
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Ralph Scherder
- Mar 18
- 8 min
4 Tips to Catch More Fur
Back in March 2020, I attended Mark June’s Predator Trapping Academy (pictured above) in Kansas. One of the key aspects that students...
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Ralph Scherder
- Mar 15
- 8 min
Trapper Interview: Rich Faler
Rich Faler of Greenville, PA, has been involved in the trapping industry for over 40 years as a writer and editor. He is the author of...
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Ralph Scherder
- Mar 15
- 7 min
Pockets Full of Fur: How to Make A Pocket Set on the Trapline
I love water trapping. I love walking the rivers, streams, and creeks in search of raccoons, mink, and muskrat. Maybe that’s because it...
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Ralph Scherder
- Mar 15
- 9 min
Beyond Trappers: How Do We Teach the General Public About Trapping?
In this age of information, it’s now easier than ever for trappers to connect with non-trappers and educate them about our heritage, our...
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Ralph Scherder
- Dec 2, 2020
- 7 min
How to Trap Pennsylvania's Big Woods Bobcats
The late legendary trapper Johnny Thorpe probably described bobcats best when he wrote: "He's a lazy, worthless, weed-smokin' sort, who...
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