Trappers opened routes to Alta California to find new areas that had fur animals to trap. They discovered new routes while looking for new places to trap beavers and other animals.
The urine of a beaver is saved and used to attract beavers towards a trap.
East
since the supply of the fur was low and the trappers knew that there were a lot of fur in the west.
since the supply of the fur was low and the trappers knew that there were a lot of fur in the west.
A fur trapper is someone who captures wild animals, particularly for their fur, usually for commercial purposes. The trapping may involve using various methods such as snares, traps, or hunting.
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From France.
Typically they will buy their furs from trappers or sell the furs for the trappers while taking out a percent for themselves (similar to a consignment agreement).
Fur trappers in French is "trappeurs de fourrure".
The earliest to go west were the fur trappers. They were following the small animals that they trapped for their pelts.