trapline

Series of snares

A trapline is a series of animal traps set along a route, typically checked regularly by a trapper: He ran his trapline every morning before dawn.

The term extends to the path or territory itself.

In hockey slang, a trapline is the defensive zone where a team employs a trap strategy to intercept opponents.

trapping

snares

Traps or drum wires

peltsFurred animal skins
beaverDam-constructing aquatic rodent
muskratSemiaquatic North American rodent

mink · marten · sable · fox · hides · skins · harvesting · furbearer · deadfall · leghold

route

trail

Path through wilderness

circuitClosed electrical pathway
routePath from A to B
coursePlanned path forward

check · rounds · territory · terrain · snowshoe · bush · traverse · backcountry · outpost · cabin

indigenous

First Nations

Canada's non-Inuit indigenous peoples

CreeAlgonquian people of Canada
OjibweAlgonquian-speaking indigenous nation
MétisCanadian mixed-ancestry Indigenous nation

ancestral · territory · heritage · traditional · stewardship · land rights · registered · hereditary · cultural · subsistence

Categories

fur tradebeaver pelts, pelts, furs, mink, sable
trappingtraps, snare, snares, leg traps, leg hold
Gwich'in CultureOld Crow, fish camp, dried salmon, mukluks, salmon fishing
First NationsCree, Ojibwe, Mohawk, Blackfoot, Inuit

Opposites

hunting/trapping method

traplinestalking

Stealthy, persistent pursuit

spot-and-stalk · chase · coursing · rifle hunting · bow hunting

human-animal relationship

traplinewildlife sanctuary

Protected area for animals

wildlife corridor · wildlife preserve · nature preserve · conservation area · protected habitat

Family

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Timeless · Concrete · Rated G