trappers

Wilderness snare setters

Trappers are people who trap animals, typically for their fur.

The term evokes a historical figure: the frontiersman in wilderness North America who made a living catching beaver and other fur-bearing animals.

Modern trappers may work for pest control or wildlife management.

Trappers set their lines along the creek.

snares

snare

Device for catching prey

legholdTrap clamping an appendage
deadfallTrap using falling weight
pitfallHidden danger or drawback

bait · lure · trapline · set · spring · trigger · check · release · drag · stake

fur

pelts

Furred animal skins

beaverDam-constructing aquatic rodent
minkFur-bearing aquatic weasel
sableBlack, in heraldry

fox · otter · muskrat · lynx · ermine · coyote · badger · raccoon · marten · wolverine

frontier

frontiersman

Settler of wild borders

voyageurFrench-Canadian fur transporter
buckskinTanned deer pelt
wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region

outpost · rendezvous · expedition · canoe · portage · territory · westward · exploration

wilderness

backcountry

Sparsely populated wilderness areas

remoteDistant or controller
taigaSubarctic evergreen biome
tundraFrigid treeless biome

boreal · forest · marsh · wetland · creek · terrain · wildlife · predator · prey · habitat

survival

self-reliance

Depending on oneself alone

bushcraftWilderness survival skill set
shelterProtected place or structure
firecraftSkill of igniting flames

foraging · tracking · navigation · resourcefulness · endurance · skinning · tanning · caching · snowshoes · lean-to

Categories

New FranceAcadia, Quebec, Montreal, Acadians, St. Lawrence
Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
Westernscowboys, western, outlaws, sheriffs, western novels
Westward ExpansionOregon Trail, Lewis and Clark, covered wagons, pioneers, frontier
Wild Westcowboy, howdy, sheriff, giddyup, lawmen
frontierfrontier, pioneer, pioneers, settlers, settler

Opposites

method of wildlife capture

trappershunters

Pursuers of prey

stalkers · anglers · sportsmen · fishermen · pursuers

relationship to animals

trappersconservationists

Advocates for protecting nature

animal rescuers · preservationists · park rangers · animal rights activists · naturalists

animal husbandry vs. wild capture

trappersranchers

Livestock farm operators

farmers · breeders · herders · shepherds · pastoralists

Phrases

Family

trapped, trapper, entrapped, untrapped

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