jburger57
Whiskey Jack
Live the Ridgeline
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Post by jburger57 on Oct 26, 2007 18:54:57 GMT -5
Wow! I have been a Trap-Lines North fan for 35 years, and would never have guessed there was such a specific group! I got my first copy back in the early 70's, and just bought an 11th edition (1946) that is in wonderful shape.
Anyone ever read Three Against the Wilderness by Eric Collier? It is a similar true story of a family in Britich Columbia..
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Post by Matt (admin) on Oct 27, 2007 9:25:29 GMT -5
Welcome! Glad you found us. I hadn't heard of the Collier book, but I'll have to check it out. Thanks!
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jburger57
Whiskey Jack
Live the Ridgeline
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Post by jburger57 on Oct 28, 2007 17:52:00 GMT -5
Eric Collier was born in England, but immigrated to British Columbia in 1920. He married a native american, and started trying to re-establish the trapped out beaver population while homesteading and trapping other fur bearers. Took them almost 10 years to get two breeding pairs of beavers from Canadian Government (in 1941). They were single-handedly responsible for getting the beavers successfully re-introduced to his area, and eventually trapped them to keep population in check! He lived on land he had trapping rights to (150,000 acres!) , and eventually became a contibuting write for Outdoor Life magazine in 1957. I just managed to get a copy of the issue with his first article from eBay. I guess I live vicariously through these books, and can't wait to read the article! I'm hoping to retire to Canada and have an 'off grid' homestead...
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Post by BRIAN on Nov 14, 2007 7:45:44 GMT -5
Welcome to the list, I have to check out Eric Collier .
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