Fur trappers can seem anxious and vulnerable, even though they are some of the most skilled, regulated and versatile outdoorsmen out there – the people you’ll find in our swamps, forests and muddy shallows.
They often don’t share their best stories for fear that their insights will be ignored or distorted. After all, assumptions and ignorance sometimes cause others to disregard or disregard their experiences, which causes good deeds to be disregarded or demonized with every repetition.