Twenty or thirty years ago there were some FN trappers that would take a person on their traplines for a month. I don't think there were any satellite cabins involved either. They used teepees and moved camp as they went. It was promoted as a traditional trapping lifestyle on the land. Might be the trapper, his wife and one or two kids. Plus a few dogs. Travel while on the land was with working dogs and not skidoos too. If I remember right it cost about $1600.00 or more for the month and the person was be expected to pull their weight in active daily life duties and trapline work. Not 100% sure but I think I remember it being advertised in either northern Saskatchewan, the NWT or Manitoba. It wasn't from the states.
Anyone else remember this from back in the day?
I think it would be a great way to 'apprentice' a newbie who wants to trap on a registered long line. Maybe not so much for the adventure of it. Then it becomes tourism related. Better as a working 'paid for' education trip.
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This country was started by voyagers whose young lives were swept away by the currents of the rivers for ten cents a day... just for the vanity of the European's beaver hats. ~ Red Bullets
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Last edited by Red Bullets; 10-10-2020 at 07:14 PM.
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