A CENTURY BETWEEN SETS
We trappers today think we’ve got troubles with foul weather, wary critters and anti-trapping/hunting crowds. We see conservation and education as paramount to the future of our lifestyle, and when we aren’t hyper focused on the latest fur prices, we’re ogling over the latest products and methods. The latter of which we turn to magazines for, like the one you’re holding in your hands right now.
One hundred twenty years ago the first issue of the Hunter Trader Trapper (HTT) was published and stayed in print until 1938. Recognized as the first truly national publication about hunting, trapping and camp craft, it held the words and stories of average folks who knew their craft and wanted to share. So, here we are more than 100 years later reading articles written by average guys who know their craft and want to share. I recently read several issues from as far back as 1918. So what has changed and what has stayed the same?
The very first page of the February 1918 issue (that cost 15 cents by the way) features a full page advertisement by G. Gaudig & Blum, INC. promising “Highest Prices-Fair Assortment-Prompt Returns.” The second page held an ad
