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Post by brushwolf on Mar 2, 2012 17:07:00 GMT -5
Great memories!! I remember the Saturday night fun. Slivers being drunk and the trap stakes. Conventions through the years............memories that are priceless.
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Post by arrow1 on Mar 2, 2012 19:12:14 GMT -5
Fisherman I am really glad you made this post. One of the things that attracted me to trapping in my youth was the nostalgia, folk lore and story telling associated with our great outdoor endeavor Trapping. Rondevous or "Conventions" have been a gathering place since the days of the moutain men to todays modern trapper. It is the one time of the year that we all get together from all different places, states, etc. in search of another tidbit of information, old friends, another story, another trap, etc. We are blessed here in the state of NY with trapping having a great heritage and a cast of some of the finest trappers in the nation.
My first state convention my Dad took me to in Cobleskill, NY. Don't quite remember the year late 80's early 90's. I have since been everywhere from Maine to Missouri enjoying trapper's company at these gatherings.
Great post. Keep it coming.
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Post by fisherman on Mar 2, 2012 21:37:34 GMT -5
Am glad that you have enjoyed it. A lot of nostalgia and memories here. I consider myself very fotunate to know or have met a lot of folks in the trapping world. A lot of the younger folks don't even know what I'm talking about. Just last fall along with several other NYSTA officers we took a trip for nostalgia reasons to the O.L. Butcher camp at Blue Ridge. We also visited his home at Shushan and checked out the building next door where so many years ago I sold furs. There have many other trappers along the way, some not so famous. The Combs brothers from Warrensburgh were some of the best mink trappers around. Augie Becker from Saranac was another, and Glen Rowe the fur buyer was one heck of a mink trapper. Some darn good Beaver trappers too! Ernie Lantigne was one, and others that would prefer I don't use their names. I am most fortunate to be able to visit Johnny Thorpe in his home and Ray Duntley and his wife Alice Butcher while they were still alive living at North Hudson. Not a native Adirondacker I feel very fortunate to have lived, hunted, and trapped here for the past 46 years. It truly great to know trappers all across the state, some of whom I only see once or twice a year. I cherish those frienships, and Tom Fisher is absolutely correct....... It is a great time to be a trapper!
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