French traders and trappers in North America were known as coureurs des bois, which translates to "runners of the woods." They were independent entrepreneurs who traded with Native Americans and played a significant role in the fur trade during the 17th and 18th centuries.
The French explorers were looking for a water route across North America and began settlements in Canada. Many became trappers and settled the Northeast following the small game and finding trails/living with the Native Americans.
Many of the early trappers/fur traders in America were French.
Coureurs de bois were French fur traders and trappers who operated in North America during the 17th and 18th centuries. They were known for their independent lifestyles, trading with Indigenous peoples and venturing deep into the wilderness to collect furs. They played a significant role in the French fur trade in North America.
A French fur trapper and a hunter are two different things. Fur trappers are in search for the animals fur, to sell or trade. But a hunter is hunting the animal for food. They will probably use the fur as well, but the meat is what they seek.
North Bay Trappers - EPHL - ended in 1962.
North Bay Trappers - EPHL - was created in 1961.
Generally speaking French Trappers operated along the Mississippi and the forest areas of North America (now mostly in Canada). These northern lands were inhabited by the Ojibwa (Chippewa) tribes, and historical documents show that (again, as a general rule) these trappers got along well with these tribes. Many of these trappers became married to Native American women, and were accepted into their tribes. SOURCE: Diaries and trading records of the Hudson Bay Company.
French trappers and Native Americans got along well and had a generally friendly relationship. The Native Americans, for example, taught the trappers how to fish.
Quebec was the center on the French Empire in North America.
In North America.
From France.