Ted Nugent's SPIRIT CAMPFIRE ~ Modern Day Trapping!

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@rickgrommersch7318 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely loved this episode. It’s common sense at 120% great work

@Elonzo-k2y 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Ted, for all you do!

@ShawnHagenah 2 ай бұрын

He doesn’t do anything man, he’s just a lunatic

@paulmartin6895 2 ай бұрын

It was in 1996 that Massachusetts had banned trapping. It was on the ballot with 2 different other issues. I left that state for good in 1995.

@NorthAmericanTrapperTV 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the clarification. Glad you got away. 🐾

@paulmartin6895 2 ай бұрын

@@NorthAmericanTrapperTV Yes I moved to Iowa for good , the best move I done. Able to trap the way I always wanted and hunt and fish also . You are welcome .

@JamesComstockCages 2 ай бұрын

Trapping was not banned, but changed.

@NorthAmericanTrapperTV 2 ай бұрын

@@JamesComstockCagesFor the sake of the argument along the lines of Ted’s question, the outlawing of trapping methods did in fact cause a Taxpayer issue. When doing these interviews, they are fast paced and the main points need to be covered quickly. To go into the schematics of the less effective methods that are still available does not change the fact that it was outlawed in the sense of the trapping practices that were in place. That in turn created quite a few other existential issues which was the information needed to be explained to the broader audience.

@paulmartin6895 2 ай бұрын

@@JamesComstockCages when they had changed the laws from the use of foothold traps and conibears . That you can not normally use them the way that could . I call that a trapping ban . You can use all the cage traps and Hancock traps you like . Not for me . I can use all I want here in Iowa and fish the Mississippi River

@cottrellshuntingandtrappin3016 2 ай бұрын

Great episode buddy thanks for sharing it with us all.

@MarkJLarsonOutdoors 2 ай бұрын

That was a very powerful recording!! You are both great ambassadors for trapping and the outdoors!! I really appreciate what you do growing and keeping the sport alive! Thank you for sharing and Good luck with everything my friend!

@NorthAmericanTrapperTV 2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@TLe-z9g 2 ай бұрын

Alan, I saw a video of you once where you said "don't know why I use my turn signal when I'm in the bush... ain't nobody behind me for about a hundred miles... but I'm used to it, see... I'm used to it"! Decades later we still say that! ha ha. I'm Chris L's brother. Live in Colorado now. Great seeing you and the great Nuge together doing great videos together! Take care. PA game commission has absolutely ruined PA hunting. Let's fix it!

@NorthAmericanTrapperTV 2 ай бұрын

@@TLe-z9g HaHa 🤣 Still to this day at times!

@nickgironda8932 2 ай бұрын

Two of my favorite human beings! As soon as your videos pop up I’m hitting LIKE 👍 Thanks for your great content Alan AND Uncle Ted!

@NorthAmericanTrapperTV 2 ай бұрын

Appreciate the support Rick!

@user-Jim-Peshak-08 2 ай бұрын

@@NorthAmericanTrapperTV I Trap roughly 2 weeks to get away from my full time job. And recharge my batteries before I go back to work. I’m not in it for the money I’m doing it to help out the farmers. They’re the ones feeding the world trying to ease their headaches with predators. And dealing with Beavers as well.

@JamesComstockCages 2 ай бұрын

Trappers need to be brought up to speed with current trapping laws and practices existing in several states. You can help pass the word and promote trapping in states that still allow trapping with cage traps. It was incorrectly stated that Trapping was banned in Massachusetts. It was not. Trapping changed from traditional conibears and foot holds to cage trapping, which carries with it the connotation that things were over, but not so fast. That was before we invented rugged, powered door, wire trigger cage traps to fill the void, traps that we use daily in our ADC business, also used by many in fur trapping from coast to coast. If you go to sites where questions are asked about what cage traps to use it is common to see 9 out of 10 recommend Comstock cage traps. Quote, "they just work." Cage traps have come a long way in the past 15 years, meaning they are not a lesser device, just a different device, offering the opportunity to catch as much as anyone ever did in the past and more. One trapper in Washington state broke his fur trapping beaver record, catching 106 in the Comstock swim through beaver/otter cage traps. Another trapper in Massachusetts also broke his fur trapping record catching over 400 beaver in these cage traps in a 5 1/2 month season, along with a number of otter and muskrats. I know trapping was not banned as Judy and I were invited to their state meeting which takes place on September 8, 2024, which we attend. Spread the word. Hope to see you there.

@douglasstellhorn6016 2 ай бұрын

If I may. And please don’t find my statement argumentative. I know your cage traps are exceptional in function and quality, I know I number of nuisance trappers who consider your traps the go to. That being said as a recreational trapper I’ve not needed a cage trap and frankly find them cost and space prohibitive. For the cost of your beaver double door I can but a dozen MB750, no bs beaver extreme or 330 conibears. I think the topic of the conversation may have been miscommunicated and to me that was the elimination of the recreational guy who was willing to trap for the return, albeit pathetic, of selling furs causing states and municipalities to bear the burden which is passed on to the tax layer. At this point I find that any attack on trapping has got to be stopped and education is the key. Trapping is the low hanging fruit of the sportsman’s world and if it can be stopped or limited to nuisance work the antis will use that steam to work in the next piece of fruit on the branch. Again please understand I appreciate your contribution to trapping and in the event I decide to cross over into nuisance work your products will be a go to for me also but the states that have effectively eliminates the recreational guy are paying the price. I personally invest a lot of time into the youth of the outdoor community as well as adults as a hunter safety, boater safety and trapper education instructor and you are correct we must promote trapping when ever we can.

@JamesComstockCages 2 ай бұрын

@@douglasstellhorn6016 We all know trapping has gone from fur to ADC in many instances, placing the burden for the expense on home owners and municipalities for animal control. Goes without saying. What I react to and can become defensive and argumentative about is statements that are not factually correct, like "trapping was banned in Massachusetts," which is incorrect. They lost the use of conventional devices, but trapping is still alive and well for many animals. Off the top of my head cages are fine for beaver, otter, muskrats, fisher, raccoons, skunks, bobcats, opossum and others. Secondly, as stated below, there is always the implication that cages are somehow a universally lesser device than conventional traps, made without benefit in having the experience to make the assertion. Do you know many or any trappers who have caught two beaver in a conibear at once? I know many. One trapper caught a 56 and 61 pound beaver in the swim through cage at the same time, no doubt a record. Do you know any trappers who have taken two otters at once? three otters at once? five otters at once? I do. The only drawback that I see with conibears or cages is that after seeing other animals caught, the last beaver may then avoid both unless you can find a good place to camo either trap. A smart beaver may require a snare, foothold or perhaps a Hancock. In the past 14 years we have always told those who wanted to try our cages that if you don't do well with them, send them back for a full refund. With well in excess of 3,000 in use in both the U.S. and Canada, we are still waiting for the first to come home. I will be giving demos at the Massachusetts meeting and also the NYS trappers convention in the next two weeks. For me age can be defined by having an open mind, willing to try and learn. Those who close their minds are old no matter what the years show. I used to rib Johnny Thorpe about cages, knowing full well he would never have even considered cages, being what could be termed a "purist" from a fur trapping standpoint, but had he even tried them he wouldn't have been disappointed I'm sure, more like amazed. I remember sending one beaver cage to a 79 year old Washington State trapper. I told Judy, "he's mine, I got him." Within a couple of months he had ordered 24 more, which pretty much speaks for itself.

@williamharkenrider3842 2 ай бұрын

That's against our Constitutional right to force cage trapping education on a foot hold trap ( handcuffs) clueless people don't realize that trapping is a American tradition out law handcuffs then that you put on humans because they are the same

@goldfalconoutdoors4325 2 ай бұрын

The democrats want to control everything. I left Massachusetts in 1995 when Fort Devens closed. What a shit hole of a state.

@donpursel7316 2 ай бұрын

Great message guys!

@todddunlap1344 2 ай бұрын

Great segment!!!! I follow Ted as well. He is awesome.

@Zippy1wood. 2 ай бұрын

Used to trap in MA until it was banned moved to NH 2 yrs ago took my trapper Ed going trapping this yr 25 yrs later

@JamesComstockCages 2 ай бұрын

Again, trapping was not banned in Mass, though conventional traps were banned. To agree with that comment would be to deny the fact that trappers have been very successful with cage traps taking lots of raccoons, fisher, beaver, otter and that the cage traps that we worked so hard to create and trappers have been incredibly successful in using do not exist.