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digestive apparatus and he can actu- 
ally assimulate foods that would kill his 
city friends. But cast-iron cannot cope 
with steel and most fry pans are made 
of the latter material. What we mean 
is this—don’t fry your meat all the 
time; vary the diet by roasting and 
boiling. 
The trapper is handicapped in that he 
doesn’t have any vegetables for making 
mulligan or stew. However, a little 
rice or pot barley thrown into a kettle 
of boiling moose or venison makes a 
fair substitute. Venison or moose is 
mighty good by itself if boiled until it 
shreds and jellies when cold. And, as 
we said before, jerked meats are mighty 
fine when boiled with beans. 
We have summarized the matter of 
outfitting for the wilderness trapper as 
follows and it must be remembered that 
in alluding to wilderness trapping we 
embrace any branch of it, such as moun- 
tain trapping, lake and stream trap- 
ping, etc. The big difference in individ- 
ual trapline locations (speaking of 
costs) is that no two places can be 
reached with exactly the same meth- 
ods. 
SUMMARY OF OUTFITTING AND 
TRANSPORTATION 
A. For Wilderness Trapping. 
Transportation 
Dogs (sleighs, packs, and har- 
© \o we, sftel > ees) 6 6 6.6 
hess) hese... Cerne ee fe 100.00 
LEADS tone Wile clonaenceteneericton > oe 150.00 
TPepiiend vi. cet ss iaeinene mec tle «ee 20.00 
STOVES = 2. We aie cease eles 25.00 
Bedding i¥: aancmeeineie. oe 75.00 
Axes and hunting knife...... 10.00 
Pack» sacks. . comeiennee a2 «7 5.00 
Rifle for’ bie panieweecn: «=. 70.00 
Rifle or automatic pistol, .22 
CallDYe .2 dere es nee erie ots re 25.00 
NAM AMIBOY SoG okonoé ood 20.00 
Clothing #2 x2 wees ec 50.00 
Grubstake ese cise ieee cto 120.00 
Cookinesutensilsieerias cree 15.00 
Snowshoes) say Gowers oi bee 10.00 
Hunting and trapping license | 
(non-residents) syae reer «ae 25.00 
Incidental s. cena «eee 80.00 
T otal pic. .:e}eu arateiel= <onieae $1,000.00 
This, of course, is figured on the basis 
of one man for a period of eight to 
ten months. Two men could probably 
get off with fifteen or sixteen hundred 
just as easily. If a man is willing to 
work the first year for his board he 
might possibly get in with an experi- 
enced trapper but such likelihood is too 
remote for consideration. The only 
way experienced trappers will bargain 
with the tyro is for the latter to put 
up the money for the grub and some- 
New York, N. Y.| times even the outfit. 
It will identify you. 
B. Cost of Auto Trapping per Season: 

Used automobiles. sneer eee $200.00 
Running expenses for car 150.00 
Traps 25h. See ae eee 60.00 
Tent. and stovers..0-5 soem 20.00 
Bedding’”.2'..2) 5 4 sae eee 20.00 
Axesiand knife o..5,. e510 6.00 
Packysack7: ci s9a.0eu seen 4.00 
Firearms} 7. .4.. 4a 50.00 
A.MMUNIGION ee) ere ete eee 10.00 
Clothing*\4:..5.42 4522 seen ee 35.00 
Food (for five months) ...... 80.00 
Licenses and incidental equip- 
Mentos. cose lei eRe 65.00 
Total® s\c0 sc derncdeeeene $700.00 
N comparing the cost of trapping by 
auto to that of wilderness trapping, 
several interesting points arise. We 
allowed $300.00, in the case of trans- 
portation for the more adventuresome 
expedition (including the cost of dogs 
and equipment), while fifty dollars 
more provides the auto trapper with a 
means of getting there and back and he 
still has his car left. Most of the other 
equipment costs less in the aggregate 
because the auto trapper can get along 
with fewer articles. We have allowed 
sixteen dollars a month for the auto 
trapper’s food and only fifteen for the 
wilderness trapper. Our excuse for 
this lies in the fact of the wilderness 
trapper being able to get game right 
along, even if it be only rabbits and 
grouse, while the other man must pay 
for most of his meat. 
These articles would fail of their 
purpose did we not consider the vital 
question of returns from the trapping 
game. What can I expect to make in a 
season, being green to the game? This 
question is asked by most every tyro 
as he considers the advisibility of tack- 
ling the business. It is a question which 
is absolutely impossible to answer with 
any degree of accuracy. We can only 
mention averages. The most the writer 
has ever made on a trapping expedi- 
tion, in a single season, up to this date 
(summer of 1924) was fourteen hun- 
dred dollars and we have made as little 
as three hundred. 
‘T BROUGH years of acquaintance 
with many trappers we have gained 
a fair insight into the all-important 
question of catches and their values. 
Six hundred dollars is a good average 
for men who don’t do much of anything 
but trap! If you think you can beat 
that average—here’s wishing you all 
sorts of luck. And IF you are lucky 
the first season, don’t bank too much 
on the second! These are cold hard 
facts I am giving you—not the result 
of a vivid imagination working over- 
time. If you think there’s a fortune 
in trapping you have something to 
learn. 
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