My friend Albert is a trapper. He’s also a pretty decent photographer. From his trapping experiences, he often has interesting stories to tell and at times we can all share in the experience with some pictures.
In the first two pictures we see a gray fox. Albert was trapping deep in the forest and as he approached his trap, at first he thought he had caught a fisher but soon realized it was this gray fox. When he went to put the loop from the release pole over the fox’s head, he didn’t struggle. Albert released the fox, completely unharmed but the fox didn’t run away. Al left the area and returned a short time later with his resetting equipment and the fox had remained at the site until Al approached him. Al says he even patted the fella on the head.
What a gorgeous animal.
Photo by Albert Ladd
Photo by Albert Ladd
The next photograph is what remains after a bear had sprung one of his traps. If you’ll notice in the picture you’ll see several bear tracks around the sprung trap. Albert says he was quite relieved he didn’t have to spring a bear free.
Photo by Albert Ladd
I find the next photograph quite remarkable. A bobcat has been caught in Al’s trap. This guy is large by bobcat standards and is simply a beautiful animal. When Albert approached his trap, the bobcat was resting quietly and looked up just in time to have his picture taken. The cat was release without incident and without a scratch.
Photo by Albert Ladd
And last but certainly not least, we all are trappers in one form or another and nearly every American at one time or other has had to set out a trap for various reasons. In the photograph below, Albert set out a single trap and in an usual fashion trapped two animals within the same trap.
Photo by Albert Ladd
