Discovering Northern Ontario's Traditional Cree Trapping Techniques

Join us on an adventure deep into the Canadian wilderness as we follow Randy Cota, a First Nations trapper of Algonquin and Irish descent, on a journey through the traditional Cree way of life. Randy and his Cree wife, Betty, offer a unique and authentic experience of hunting, trapping, and survival in the remote regions of Northern Ontario, Canada.
In this video, we'll join Randy as he sets traps for marten, a small carnivorous animal that is highly valued for its fur. We'll also witness the stunning beauty of the Canadian wilderness, as we travel by snowmobile through vast snow-covered forests and across frozen rivers and lakes.
Throughout the journey, Randy shares his knowledge of traditional Cree practices and the importance of preserving their way of life. We'll learn about the significance of trapping in the Cree culture, how to prepare and set traps, and how to skin and prepare the animals for food and fur.
Trapping with Randy Cota is an immersive and unforgettable experience that provides a unique glimpse into the traditional way of life of the Cree people. Whether you're a seasoned outdoors enthusiast or simply seeking an authentic and unforgettable adventure, this video is sure to inspire and captivate.
You can contact Randy directly:
Randy & Betty
www.Creegonquinfurs.com
705 336 3006
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[@deadpinecollective]

Awesome stuff. I take elementary and high school students out to my trapline. I’m a teacher in BC and document the adventures on my channel. It’s a great experience to learn about trapping.

[@billturner2370]

I really enjoyed this. thank You!

[@theoccasionalexplorer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MrWoody2873]

That was awesome .. good job guys.

[@theoccasionalexplorer]

Thank you!

[@buckweebit7357]

excellent vid. use a tripod to stabilize. the shakiness makes it difficult to watch

[@theoccasionalexplorer]

Thanks for the tip

[@robertstitt9512]

What make of trap is that? Just curious!

[@theoccasionalexplorer]

As far as I remember, it’s a homemade spring loaded trap. I can’t be certain of what the Cree themselves call it.

[@robertmclean9737]

Dead Falls and Snares?

[@boygirlandadad5814]

I'm all for native rights, but Conibears, 300 hp outboard motors on commercial fishing boats, gillnets, spearing with 1,000,000 candlewatt power spotlights and ATV'S seems like a departure from deadfalls, birch bark canoes with tallow soaked torches dimly lighting the way. I've got just enough native in me to have those rights but it just doesn't seem right. Sure I have thought after my buddy and his kids snipe Whitetails at night where I hunt that I should enact my "rights" but it's just not me. I live in the U.P. of Michigan and I do so because of a good job and how it offers me an escape from the world when I'm not working. When I leave that good job I'm a part of nature. I live in a hand-built log cabin, all off grid. I have a outhouse and a composting toilet that my daughter uses. I get my potable water from a hand dipped well 200 yards away and my normal water from the lake I live on. Yes, I have solar power and a generator, using solar right now watching old Northern Exposure DVD's, chilling. As humans we need to step back and relearn our roots of who we are and how we survive. Something is stinking up the place and it's us.

[@buckyy_sap4918]

Don't the ravens eat your bait?

[@TACx3]

That’s not traditional Cree trapping ! “Traditional” is pre-whiteman ! Pre-steel traps !!😂

[@theoccasionalexplorer]

You’ll have to take that up with the Cree inhabitants of moosonee :)

[@sparky-pp4dq]

Traditional Cree trapping? I had no idea they had steel traps and ski doos back then.. guess I have just learned something new