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Wild Pride Montana

Author: Toby Walrath

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2013-05

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1483620794

Fur trapping in North America began at the turn of the sixteenth century when rugged mountain men pushed ever westward in search of beaver. These entrepreneurs possessed an unmatched sense of adventure, a relentless drive to succeed, and an uncanny ability to survive. The intimacy between man and nature discovered by these early explorers has been continued through hardy souls still lucky enough to know the thrill and excitement of a modern-day trapline. The proud heritage of America's fur-trappers lives on through trappers associations, trapper education programs, and the trappers who continue to live it. Follow the journey of a young boy in 20th century rural America who learned about wild lands and wildlife through fi rsthand experience. The people he meets along the way inspire him to write about trappers and trapping and the importance of preserving man's primitive crafts for the continuation of America's rich wildlife legacy.

The Trapper's Journey

Author: M. Scott Parvino

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2010-04

Total Pages: 594

ISBN-13: 1452001103

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When suddenly, the bear rears up not thirty feet to the front of us; I react instantly, brining my rifle to my shoulder and firing almost at the same instant. I hit him, because, he looks at us. I turn and yell, "Darleen up that tree!" She gets the limb from her saddle while I'm still reloading and pulls her, self up. I wish that tree was bigger but, it was the nearest one to her position. I get my rifle reloaded just as the big grizzly breaks through the underbrush, spruce and aspen saplings not twenty feet in front of me. I throw the gun to my shoulder to fire. But, Pegasus starts' bucking almost, as soon as, the rifle comes to my shoulder. Consequently, I get a shot off but, it's a dead miss; because, both me and the rifle are flying through the air. I hit the ground hard, I lay all sprawled out. The next thing I feel is the bear's hot breath. The rifle is ten feet away it might as well be ten miles and I couldn't reload fast enough anyway.

The Trapper's Journey

Author: M. Scott Parvino

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2010-05-05

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 1452001111

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When suddenly, the bear rears up not thirty feet to the front of us; I react instantly, brining my rifle to my shoulder and firing almost at the same instant. I hit him, because, he looks at us. I turn and yell, Darleen up that tree! She gets the limb from her saddle while I'm still reloading and pulls her, self up. I wish that tree was bigger but, it was the nearest one to her position. I get my rifle reloaded just as the big grizzly breaks through the underbrush, spruce and aspen saplings not twenty feet in front of me. I throw the gun to my shoulder to fire. But, Pegasus starts bucking almost, as soon as, the rifle comes to my shoulder. Consequently, I get a shot off but, its a dead miss; because, both me and the rifle are flying through the air. I hit the ground hard, I lay all sprawled out. The next thing I feel is the bears hot breath. The rifle is ten feet away it might as well be ten miles and I couldnt reload fast enough anyway.

Journal of a Trapper

Author: Osborne Russell

Publisher:

Published: 1921

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13:

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Tales of Trails in the Far North

Author: Mike Potts

Publisher: 102nd Place LLC

Published: 2018-05

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 9780997747706

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Tales of Trails in the Far North is a compilation of the time Mike Potts was blessed to follow his vision of the "free" life in the far north - Alaska. A straightforward telling of life in the frontier from 1968 to 1989, Mike takes us through his trials and errors in learning to survive in a wilderness that can be both beautiful and brutal, with temperatures as low as 60 below and summers only three months long. When Mike first arrived in Alaska he didn't know much about wilderness living, but he kept his eyes and ears open, listened when the Indians and old-timers spoke, and quickly learned not merely to survive, but thrive. He married a girl from Eagle Village on the Yukon River and together they raised a family, moving from cabin to cabin hunting and trapping on the trapline. These are their stories as much as his. This book is a precious record of a way of life that is gone forever. Mike's adventures are written so clearly you'll feel like you've lived those years in Alaska and had those adventures on the trapline yourself. But above all, you'll understand one man's love for Alaska and the faith in God it would come to give him.

Trappers and The Mountain Men

Author: Anastasia Suen

Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing

Published: 2006-08-01

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1618107569

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Introduces Information About Men Who Hunted And Trapped Animals For Food And Fur, Lewis And Clark's Journey, Expeditions, Fur-Trading Empires, And Biographies Of The Men Who Did This.

The Lost Trappers

Author: David H. Coyner

Publisher:

Published: 1855

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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The Mountain Men

Author: George Laycock

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2023-09-21

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1493083651

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To know how the West was really won, start with the exploits of these unsung mountain men who, like the legendary Jeremiah Johnson, were real buckskin survivalists. Preceded only by Lewis and Clark, beaver fur trappers roamed the river valleys and mountain ranges of the West, living on fish and game, fighting or trading with the Native Americans, and forever heading toward the untamed wilderness. In this story of rough, heroic men and their worlds, Laycock weaves historical facts and practical instruction with profiles of individual trappers, including harrowing escapes, feats of supreme courage and endurance, and sometimes violent encounters with grizzly bears and Native Americans.

Journal of a Trapper

Author: Osborne Russell

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-01-29

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 9781542843317

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This is a historical record of the travels of a trapper who hunted in the Rocky Mountains within a nine-year span between 1834 and 1843. Beginning at the age of 20, Russel Osborne detailed the life of a trapper in his journal and recorded his escapades through treacherous terrain, encounters with wildlife and confrontations with the natives of the Rockies, including those from the tribes of the Snake and Crow Indians. Any who wish to study this period of American history, learn the ways of the trappers from antiquity, or understand the cultures of the native tribes are encouraged to partake in this exciting journey from the perspective of a young trapper during the mid 19th century recently made famous by the Forest Fenn Treasure and the motion picture The Revenant.

Leonard's Narrative

Author: Zenas Leonard

Publisher:

Published: 1904

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13:

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In the spring of 1830, Leonard, a native of Clearfield, Pennsylvania, ventured to embark in an expedition across the Rocky Mountains, an expedition which lasted over five years. Written in response to popular demand, so to speak, Leonard's account of these years, based in large part on a minute journal of every incident that occurred, is recognized as one of the fundamental sources on the exploration of the American West. His travels traced the Kansas, Republican, Platte, Sweetwater, Big Horn Yellowstone, Snake, Humboldt, and San Joaquin Rivers, all the way to San Francisco Bay and Monterey. A free trapper until the summer of 1833, when he entered the employ of Captain B.L.E. Bonneville, Leonard was part of the group sent under command of Captain Joseph Walker to explore the Great Salt Lake region - an expedition that resulted in Capt. Joseph Reddeford Walker's discovery of the overland route to California. The Narrative ends in August 1835, with Leonard's return to Independence.