Fur trappers typically operate during the fall and winter months when animal pelts are at their thickest and most valuable due to the colder temperatures. The specific trapping seasons can vary by region and species, often regulated by local wildlife management authorities to ensure sustainable practices. Trappers set their traps strategically in areas with high animal activity, using bait or lure to attract the target species.
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.
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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.
They were called Mountain Men