Are any of you fans of Gordon McQuarrie?

I have several of his books, specifically "the Old Duck Hunters" series. He provides a phenominal chronicle of the golden days of angling and waterfowling, in Michagan, during, and right after the Great Depression,  Those were the days when boats were powered by oars, a 200 mile drive was a major event, and catching fish or shooting a limit was a prerequite to cooking dinner.

We will never see the like of those times, or those people again.

4 hours ago, Whatever said:

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We will never see the like of those times, or those people again.

Never say never . In the trapping world, everyone said all the fur bearers were gone and there are no real trappers left. Well I know a good many traditional trappers and there’s a whole bunch of fur bearing mammals nowadays. My boss said it was crazy to see a raccoon in the early 90s, I can catch about 10 per backyard now 

You have a valid point.

When I was a kid, (in the 50's and 60's) a beaver hide was worth about $20. And now a days, a beaver hide is worth about $20.

But we have lots of beaver!

(the limit on lynx is one. For the entire state!)

I should clarify that----it is not one lynx per trapper. After one lynx is turned in to F&G, the season is closed statewide. The season starts on 1DEC, and typically ends on 2DEC. If anyone catches one after that, it belongs to the state.