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<blockquote data-quote="Farm manager" data-source="post: 4564595" data-attributes="member: 10194"><p>TWRA has really got on board with our association over the last couple of years and that partnership has really made for some good events.</p><p>Lots of things can stand in the way of a new trapper's aspirations and cost is a big one. Another is where to sell your catch. Fortunately for folks these days, the internet has opened up a world of information to everyone. That being said, the internet cannot give you the same information and individual attention that you can get at an event such as our training camps or Fall Rendezvous.</p><p>Something to think about: One thing that trapping has over most any other sport ( and sport is how I think that trapping should be viewed) is that you can cover your costs/expenses with the money made from the sale of fur and other byproducts. My brother-in-law and myself spent somewhere in the neighborhood of a$1,000-$1,200 back in 1986-87 on traps, lures, stretchers, and books. With no prior experience and only a limited amount of mentoring, we covered our expenses with our first year's fur harvest. Well guess what, those traps have been taken care of as has the other equipment and it is still serviceable today even though it has seen quite a bit of use. How many other sports endeavors offer that? It's a great lesson in life also, as the rewards are relative to the amount of effort expended. In other words, the more you put in it the more you can get out of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farm manager, post: 4564595, member: 10194"] TWRA has really got on board with our association over the last couple of years and that partnership has really made for some good events. Lots of things can stand in the way of a new trapper's aspirations and cost is a big one. Another is where to sell your catch. Fortunately for folks these days, the internet has opened up a world of information to everyone. That being said, the internet cannot give you the same information and individual attention that you can get at an event such as our training camps or Fall Rendezvous. Something to think about: One thing that trapping has over most any other sport ( and sport is how I think that trapping should be viewed) is that you can cover your costs/expenses with the money made from the sale of fur and other byproducts. My brother-in-law and myself spent somewhere in the neighborhood of a$1,000-$1,200 back in 1986-87 on traps, lures, stretchers, and books. With no prior experience and only a limited amount of mentoring, we covered our expenses with our first year's fur harvest. Well guess what, those traps have been taken care of as has the other equipment and it is still serviceable today even though it has seen quite a bit of use. How many other sports endeavors offer that? It's a great lesson in life also, as the rewards are relative to the amount of effort expended. In other words, the more you put in it the more you can get out of it. [/QUOTE]
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