StartingTo Get Geared Up
Well, it's late april and we are getting ready for this upcoming trapping and hunting seasons.
We have been so busy trying to catch up from this last season that it seems as though we will never catch up . This last season we ended up with 290 coyotes, 68 bobcats , 40 some odd fox and a bunch of coon,beaver, skunks and rats. Also a mountain lion.
Right now the store ( Traders of the Bighorn) is busy while being open 7 days a week , and we are also trapping nuisance wildlife as well. The beavers and skunks have been bad this year so far and hopefully we can get caught up by the end of May when we take off to start our show season.
We will be in Friendship Indiana in June and September for the Muzzleloading Championships, Cheyenne Wyoming @ the FRONTIER DAYS in July and in Hutchison Kansas in August for the National Trappers Convention. On top of that we have our annual auction at our store on Saturday July 15th where we sell 100's of lots of guns , saddles , spurs, indian artifacts, coins, furs, hides, antiques and collectibles and lots more!!
As you can tell we will be quite busy. We also have to scout more trapping ground , get the trapline and gear ready and do more nuisance work in between...Sounds like fun, Huh?
Additionally , we will be hunting Deer, Elk, and Bear this fall along with whatever else we are lucky enough to draw tags for - maybe Mountain goa , Bighorn sheep or Moose. We will keep our fingers crossed.
Speaking of tags the results of the draw will begin May 4 and continue through early June for the Deer and Elk.
The main purpose of our blog is to let you all know what is going on in our world. We will try to keep you updated about our hunting and trapping as well as the store and where we are going including things that relate to the store as well. I WILL TRY TO ADD PICTURES ALSO
Updates on weather conditions and hunting season success will be added as well , along with new products for the store whether it be a new shipment of blankets, or kachinas or a giant set of deer antlers that was just acquired. Be sure to check out
our website as well and take a look at just what all we do. Aside from the normal day to day operations we also tan hides and buy raw fur in season ... Anything that relates to hunting, trapping, and trading we probably do.
The Trading post that we own and operate is what we do. Some people don't know what that means but imagine a 1840's Trading Post with a contemperary flare. We are as authentic as one gets without the dirt floors. We actually Buy Sell and Trade. Again check out the website or contact us for a free catalog.
As I said , we will try to keep you updated with text and photos as to what all is going on .....This is new to us so we will see how it works and how you all like it and what kind of response we get. Check back and add input and watch yer topknot
(that means keep your scalp to you greenhorns) DAN