The Weekend Trapper

Is trapping animals a thing of the past? Not for Pat Murphy. “I’m what you call a weekend trapper. I set my traps Friday evening and check them religiously on Saturday and again on Sunday, when I finally pull them until the next weekend comes.” Murphy’s harvest list consists of coyote, fox, raccoon, woodchuck, opossum, and porcupine. And he says he has a ton of fun working his trapline!

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Deer Camp Diary: Part 3

Some hunters look forward to the annual trek to deer camp as a much-needed
escape. Others see it as a true arrival. This is the story, in three parts, of
a bowhunting season in a northern Wisconsin
deer camp.

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Deer Camp Diary: Part 2

Some hunters look forward to the annual trek to deer camp as a much-needed
escape. Others see it as a true arrival. This is the story, in three parts, of
a bowhunting season in a northern Wisconsin
deer camp.

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