Mar 10, 2022
Linda White had zero experience with trapping when she started dating a trapper. She approached his passion with an open mind, and the more she learned, the more trapping became Linda's passion, too. Linda is a trapper in New York, and she and her husband also manufacture a line of scent and lure products through their company, Sawmill Creek Baits and Lures. On this episode, we discuss Linda's journey to becoming a trapper, and the hits and misses along the way.
1:00 Trapper Girl Inc.
2:00 Food freezer vs. furbearer freezer(s)
4:30 Reel Camo Girl & Kids for Catches
7:00 Bear-trapping is on the books in Maine
10:00 Conquering(/understanding) your own first impression of trapping/trappers... "Everybody has a right to explain themselves. So let's talk about it."
14:00 What IS a good death?
19:00 Seeing local changes in duck and rabbit populations after beginning to trap in a new area
20:00 Checking a coyote trap that's come unanchored
24:00 Being involved enough in a hunt/harvest that you seek to change it, to improve the process or our behaviors toward it
25:00 Did you catch our episode with Vanna Boccadori?
27:00 Foothold trapping 101 & lures and the senses engaged
35:00 Knowing a species well enough to get it to place a paw on a trap requires a major time investment
37:00 Transitioning from suburban, townhome lady to someone who can distinguish dog tracks from coyote tracks
41:00 Getting into the bait and lure business, and learning at trade shows and demos
43:00 Learning from failed trap sets
44:00 Reading the snow for what's happening among nearby wildlife
49:00 Canada Goose (the apparel maker) stops sourcing new fur for it's high-end jackets
50:00 Domestic vs. international fur markets
57:00 What attracts an animal to a trap is often a process of trial and error (p.s. try the snow angel!)