Thanks for the info in this thread, Walking buffalo.
Wish I had more than a phone for input on this subject.
My dad was a trapper (says so on his naturalization paper)
in the time of Hinsche.
I started trapping around Ebenau's time.
So my experience with trapline income does not agree with Eben.
My 2nd year of running my line solo, mink were around 30 bucks,
ermine, squirrel, redfox 1 buck.
But that year I got about what Eban said a trapper's income was.
I was 10 years old.
For the times & location, my dad appeared to make a much better than average living.
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