My introduction to trapping furbearers began during my junior high school years. I am not sure how in fact it began, but I and a close friend of mine, Pete Leo (who I had lost contact with and only recently found out he passed away in 1988) started trapping muskrats and raccoon. We were self-taught, marginally successful, and certainly not making any money. We did however further solidify our love of the outdoors and I am certain we became better outdoors-men, if that is a correct term for young adolescents. What happened next was life. School. More school. Work. Marriage. Family. Moving. Divorce. Career. Marriage (got it right this time).  Dear Pete, I’m sorry we lost track of each other. May you rest in peace. Hope to see you in the good place in the future.

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