I used to volunteer to go into elementary classrooms and give talks on trapping and its importance in our history and presently. The grade 4's and 5's study the fur trade in class so it was easy to get involved. When I gave talks every young student was spell bound and very much interested and understanding of trapping in our culture. Not one student ever challenged the concepts of trapping I shared. And I have dozens of great letters from those students to prove it.
I know we need to get back into the classrooms and educate the young. It would make a difference in perceptions. So any trappers with knowledge and some time please consider approaching some elementary schools to maybe offer some talks. Our children need to know the realities and not propagandas.
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This country was started by voyagers whose young lives were swept away by the currents of the rivers for ten cents a day... just for the vanity of the European's beaver hats. ~ Red Bullets
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It is when you walk alone in nature that you discover your strengths and weaknesses. ~ Red Bullets
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