traplines

Animal capture paths

Traplines are routes or series of traps set by hunters or fur trappers, typically checked regularly to collect caught animals: He ran his traplines every morning before dawn.

The term extends to any systematic network for gathering information or resources: The journalist maintained traplines among city hall staffers.

trapping

snare

Device for catching prey

  • furAnimal body hair
  • peltsFurred animal skins
  • baitLure for prey

sets · catch · marten · beaver · mink · lynx · wolverine · muskrat · leghold · deadfall

livelihood

fur trade

Commercial exchange of animal skins

winter · quota · management · sustainable · license · permit · regulation · market · buyer · auction

territory

route

Path from A to B

  • circuitClosed electrical pathway
  • trailPath through wilderness
  • cabinSimple wooden dwelling

outpost · bush · backcountry · remote · wilderness · snowshoe · dogsled · skidoo · portage · checkpoint

indigenous

First Nations

Canada's non-Inuit indigenous peoples

  • MétisCanadian mixed-ancestry Indigenous nation
  • InuitArctic indigenous people
  • traditionalFollowing long-held customs

ancestral · hereditary · subsistence · elder · stewardship · territory · rights · land-based · cultural · harvest

Categories
Opposites
hunting/harvesting method

traplinessport hunting

Killing animals recreationally

stalking · rifle hunting · bow hunting · big game hunting · coursing

purpose of animal taking

traplinessport hunting

Killing animals recreationally

trophy hunting · recreational hunting · game hunting · safari · hunting lodge

human-animal interaction

traplineswildlife sanctuary

Protected area for animals

nature preserve · wildlife refuge · conservation area · catch and release · wildlife photography

Family

trapline

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G