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<blockquote data-quote="roughneck" data-source="post: 1133549" data-attributes="member: 16871"><p>Trappers can provide a wealth of knowledge. Dad was, and still is for that matter, a badass trapper. He broke 100 cats many times when the market was booming decades ago. When I was a kid, I had a coyote break a swivel attached to a #2 Montgomery. Dad caught up to him nearly 2.0 miles cross country. Still got the pelt, as well as the Monty. I've learned a ton from him, particularly about foot placement and habitual animal behavior. </p><p></p><p>Another good way to learn would be to follow tracks in snow. You can sure learn a lot while freezing your tail off.</p><p></p><p>When I got old enough to drive, I spent a lot of time with some native boys in NM. I learned volumes about tracking and behavior from them. I still joke that one of them, a year or two senior to me, could tell you how much your bullet weighed by how a bear left a blood trail. He's gifted no doubt. We're still friends, and 2 seasons ago he tracked a big cinnamon my mother had shot a bit far back over 1000 yards in Amber colored pine needles.... In the dark. Darnedest thing I had ever seen. "Big Red" overlooks the entry way to their home now, thanks to heritage and preservation of a near forgotten way of life. </p><p></p><p>No doubt... The skills you wish to learn are a dying art, and worthwhile.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="roughneck, post: 1133549, member: 16871"] Trappers can provide a wealth of knowledge. Dad was, and still is for that matter, a badass trapper. He broke 100 cats many times when the market was booming decades ago. When I was a kid, I had a coyote break a swivel attached to a #2 Montgomery. Dad caught up to him nearly 2.0 miles cross country. Still got the pelt, as well as the Monty. I've learned a ton from him, particularly about foot placement and habitual animal behavior. Another good way to learn would be to follow tracks in snow. You can sure learn a lot while freezing your tail off. When I got old enough to drive, I spent a lot of time with some native boys in NM. I learned volumes about tracking and behavior from them. I still joke that one of them, a year or two senior to me, could tell you how much your bullet weighed by how a bear left a blood trail. He's gifted no doubt. We're still friends, and 2 seasons ago he tracked a big cinnamon my mother had shot a bit far back over 1000 yards in Amber colored pine needles.... In the dark. Darnedest thing I had ever seen. "Big Red" overlooks the entry way to their home now, thanks to heritage and preservation of a near forgotten way of life. No doubt... The skills you wish to learn are a dying art, and worthwhile. [/QUOTE]
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