Hi All, new trapper here. From the Olympia area. It was nice to meet many of you at the Rendezvous. (I was the guy with the public lands T-shirt).
I wanted to share that I found many of the presentations very interesting and super useful as a new trapper. Learning how to skin for taxidermy was eye-opening. And the new trapper session was invaluable.
Being exposed to that definitely lit a new fire under my butt for trapping. I've got one of Bruce's swimthroughs for beaver, and I'm working on my 3rd colony trap right now. Hoping to make about a dozen come Nov 1st. And pile up a few critters shortly afterwards.
Thank you for being kind to "the new kid". I look forward to asking lots of questions, learning your tips and tricks of the trade, and sharing my successes with you like minded folks.
-Joel