austinp
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Post by austinp on Apr 16, 2015 16:42:34 GMT -5
email sent to the 54 members of former United Trappers effort...4/16/2015 Greetings Thank you for being part of the initial United Trappers project that was launched last fall. The general idea for that concept at the time was to create a self-sustaining organization which could serve to fund youth-trapper projects and educate = entertain the membership at the same time. Unfortunately for a number of various reasons, the original model did not meet minimum expectations for success. So with that, we are going to approach the same overall concept from a different direction. First and foremost, we are going to launch the weekly email newsletter (ezine) "Modern Trapper" starting this Sunday April 19th and continuing each week into the future. Topics of discussion will vary widely, all tied to trapping and/or outdoor pursuits designed to educate, entertain or hopefully both. More on that to be covered in this weekend's editorial section. Readers access to the weekly newsletter is free of cost. There will be other benefits soon to come for prior and future paid memberships (far in excess of the original $25 fee) but the flagship newsletter production is available (by email access only) to anyone who registers. The fact that you are part of the membership group already means you need do nothing more than sit back, watch for email inbox each Sunday and join us for the ride thru season 2015/16 which is about to begin! See You Inside Austin ap@moderntrapper.com ================= April 15th marks the end of all fur-trapping seasons here in New York state. The all-time historically long, cold winter thwarted hopes for a serious spring-season muskrat & beaver line up north. I guess that'll wait until October 25th rolls around. Meanwhile, today officially starts the summer trapping season. The same farmland trapped for woodchuck control last season wants a repeat performance this year. Roughly three thousand acres stretched across three different counties yielded 500+ woodchucks from April thru August last year. Perhaps similar numbers exist this year, maybe fewer. We'll see. When one door closes, another opens. Goodbye fur season 2014/15 that ends today. Hello season 2015/16 that starts today! Anyone who would like to receive the Modern-Trapper email newsletter (ezine) each weekend can register for the mailing list by sending name - shipping address - email address to ap@moderntrapper.com There is no cost involved to receive the weekly email newsletter, information will not be shared with anyone else, ever. The next edition goes out Sunday April 19th, and I look forward to sharing trapline pictures, stories and information with you there AP
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Post by mikespring on Apr 16, 2015 17:09:14 GMT -5
Atta boy Austin!!!!!
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Post by stoneam2006 on Apr 16, 2015 17:14:19 GMT -5
Can I ask Austin if this is a ezine what is the shipping address for....i am no way criticizing anything just asking...
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Post by mikespring on Apr 16, 2015 17:14:25 GMT -5
Austin...I`m surprised at the amount of chucks with all the coyotes some say you have...500 chucks is quite a number and I`m not doubting you at all. I believe that comes to 6 chucks per acre.
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Post by bbrennan on Apr 16, 2015 19:21:40 GMT -5
That would be 1 per 6 acres!
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Post by mikespring on Apr 16, 2015 19:32:11 GMT -5
My bad, hehe.
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Post by tmc on Apr 16, 2015 22:48:24 GMT -5
nytrappers.proboards.com/thread/28834/live-catchWell, I believe you, Austin! My 11+/- acres of beans last year gave up 32 woodchucks. And we have plenty of coyotes, fox and fisher this year. Maybe leaving all those carcasses provided sustenance for a good many litters. I wish you another great season, Austin! And btw, that figures out to just under 3 per acre, lol!!! I know it's a drive but feel free to have at 'em. Which reminds me, did the landowners provide any financial incentives?
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Post by mikespring on Apr 16, 2015 23:20:25 GMT -5
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Post by mikespring on Apr 16, 2015 23:22:15 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2015 6:39:36 GMT -5
Wow! Glad this is back on track. I'd like to anti up another $25, but first I'd like a list of were the first $1,350 went. Not making any acusations. Just think it's good practice to let the members and potential members know were the money is going.
Good Job Austin!
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austinp
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Post by austinp on Apr 17, 2015 7:37:20 GMT -5
Mike, those woodchucks were taken from lands between Keuka and Seneca lakes from south of Geneva to north of Dundee. A lot of Amish and Mennonites, heavy pressure on the fox & coyotes from them. A high ratio of open ground to woods, not many hedgerows or treelines either. The farmer grows some corn but a lot of soybeans, wheat, red clover and cabbage. The general area is heavy towards soybeans and cabbage production. Their woodchuck population is dense... common to see 20+ scurrying around the roadside ditches in an hour's drive. I cover the same fields from April thru August and commonly caught several out of the same prominent holes as the population shuffles & migrates from untrapped neighbors lands. Farmer told me last season he calculated my efforts saved him a full truckload of soybeans and several hundred head of cabbage. I don't know what that $$ amount is to him, but he told me then make sure I come back and he called me the other night to ask when I can get started covering the entire farm again. It's a lot of work but hey... somebody's gotta do it
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austinp
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Post by austinp on Apr 17, 2015 7:44:56 GMT -5
Wow! Glad this is back on track. I'd like to anti up another $25, but first I'd like a list of were the first $1,350 went. Not making any acusations. Just think it's good practice to let the members and potential members know were the money is going. Good Job Austin! AJ I will gladly do that, but not in a public forum. There will be no kangaroo court nonsense inside an anonymous message board with most of the input from people who contributed not one thin dime. I have a number of ideas concerning monetization for worthy causes but that comes later. Right now we are going to have some fun building a weekly newsletter and full access to that will always be free, no strings attached
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austinp
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Post by austinp on Apr 17, 2015 7:51:46 GMT -5
Which reminds me, did the landowners provide any financial incentives? yes... $$ per woodchuck
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2015 8:10:18 GMT -5
So can you please e-mail me the list of were the original donations went. It will put my mind to ease and I'll double down! ;0
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austinp
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Post by austinp on Apr 17, 2015 8:20:42 GMT -5
So can you please e-mail me the list of were the original donations went. It will put my mind to ease and I'll double down! ;0 Yes I will AJ, so God forbid you don't think for one moment I'm living the playboy life here from that. Otherwise there is nothing for you to "double-down" towards because there is no money involved here at this time. Later on down the road if we ever accept donations for anything, it will be specific causes with deadlines and $$ amounts raised involved. No open-ended fund or mixed purpose efforts, ever again That's the end of this exchange here on this board, the topic of discussion is Modern Trapper ezine. If history repeats, either bulldozerjoe and/or walleyed will be pasting this info elsewhere soon enough, and Lord knows what kind of runaway assumptions that always spawns. So to be concise, we are producing a trapping-based weekly newsletter that is free of charge to get, read and enjoy for the life of this newsletter production. Anything else that comes long later on is apart from this right here
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Post by tmc on Apr 17, 2015 8:45:20 GMT -5
I'm sure you've considered all aspects, including advertisers. They pay for advertising and are not members who may or may not squeal about where'd this and that go; they're not investors demanding a say in what does or does not go on with or into your production. So, it's just a thought, and I would certainly think that it'd contribute a steadier stream of income for supporting those causes. As I said, I'm sure you've already considered this. And I'm not looking for an explanation of whether or not you did, why you did or did not or will or whatever. I respect that it's your undertaking and leave it at that. Besides, maybe it's already been addressed and I missed it. Here's wishing you success!!!
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Post by tmc on Apr 17, 2015 8:52:04 GMT -5
lol, when I was in high school I was paid 25-cents (hey, how come they got rid of the "cent" symbol on keyboards?!?! I LIKED THAT! ) per tail. I ended up quitting the team(s) because, being one of 10 kids, if I wanted to continue going to that high school (private/parochial) I'd have to contribute to paying for my tuition, books, and clothes (dress code, college prep). Between trapping, farming (haying, actually, for 3 different farms), working in my father's business and woodchuck hunting I paid for all of it plus some for all 4 years. I had 4 separate farmers that paid me to hunt them. What is now our land, where those 32 came from off the 11 +/- acres, was part of one of those farms. Well looky there, it's true: You can't wipe 'em out!!! And, hard work DOES pay off.... who'da thunk it?!?!
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austinp
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Post by austinp on Apr 17, 2015 9:16:48 GMT -5
tmc, for now I am going to produce a free email newsletter and that's how far ahead anyone is thinking. Whatever else may or may not develop at some point in the future is irrelevant at this time. There is no need to try and think several chess moves down the board... it's just a free newsletter that will always be free as for the woodchucks? Inflation has raised the price of woodchuck eradication higher than twenty-five cents these days
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2015 10:47:41 GMT -5
Austin, pm me the donor list.
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austinp
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Post by austinp on Apr 17, 2015 10:50:08 GMT -5
Austin, pm me the donor list. what do you mean by "donor list"?
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Post by stoneam2006 on Apr 17, 2015 11:11:36 GMT -5
Can I ask Austin if this is a ezine what is the shipping address for....i am no way criticizing anything just asking... Austin I would like the newsletter but just am curious what the mailing address is for?
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austinp
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Post by austinp on Apr 17, 2015 11:15:41 GMT -5
I meant address, just the way I worded "actual" address. Name and email is not enough... I want to know where people reside. Part of that is there will be monthly giveaways later, part of that is I want to know demographics of the readership.
This is no different than subscribing to any of the monthly print magazines... except I won't resell contact info to 3rd party mailers while the print magazines do exactly that.
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Post by stoneam2006 on Apr 17, 2015 11:20:53 GMT -5
Thank you just was curious....I have a young boy (4) who loves to trap as I learned from my father I feel the need to help keep this sport alive and contribute anything I can...and I have alot to learn.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2015 11:34:21 GMT -5
Austin, pm me the donor list. what do you mean by "donor list"? The list of organazations United Trappers donated the original $1,350 to.
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austinp
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Post by austinp on Apr 17, 2015 12:21:39 GMT -5
The list of organazations United Trappers donated the original $1,350 to. I already told you earlier today I would itemize how the breakdown went in an email... how many times are you going to repeat the same request over and over and over and over again? If I were you and wanted the info, I would not ask me one more time. Now gimme a chance to reply when I'm free like I already said.
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