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Mountain men could make fine profits selling their furs. They led dangerous lives, however. The long, cold winters demanded special survival skills. In the forests, mountain men had to watch out for bears, wildcats, or other animals that might attack. In the winter, food was scarce. Faced with starvation, a hungry trapper would eat almost anything. During the fall and spring, mountain men tended their traps.

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