The Trapper's Bible: The Most Complete Guide on Trapping and Hunting Tips Ever

by Eustace Hazard Livingston (Editor)

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Hunting and Trapping!

A collection of tips, tactics, and anecdotes from the finest trappers the United States has ever seen, The Trapper’s Bible is an essential reference guide for hunters, trappers, and historians.

Taken directly from some of the upmost authorities on the trapping profession, hundreds of photos and illustrations adorn this fascinating compendium. Broken up into sections, this volume details a wide variety of different traps and contains an extensive section outlining the behavior and nature of a long list of animals commonly hunted and trapped. The Trapper’s Bible offers the best of the best — an informative look into life as a trapper.

From a complete listing of steel traps to constructing a variety of deadfalls, pens, traps, triggers, and snares, the collected sources take you through the ins and outs of trapping, including practical how-to instructions as well as personal stories and letters from real trappers.

Genres: Survival, Nonfiction, Nature, Reference

401 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2012

Reviews

[Duke Wayne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well. Typical Progressives of the majority of online book review websites, will undoubtedly give survival/hunting books(and anything written by a Conservative), a low rating. My uncle, Ed Kania, was a world-known trapper. And patented many humane traps. If ya know nothing about traps, it's foolish to comment or review. I've spent many cold Winter days & frigid nights in the Adirondacks, and the Cascades region of Washington. Each trap in the Trapper's Bible, has a specific function. The one ya use to catch rabbit, may not work for other critters. Especially the type of bait ya use. Marmot & Fisher, are very elusive when it comes to traps. Using what Eustace Livingston, has published, I have little difficulty trapping a rabbit, beaver, fish, and even a wild turkey, when spending days out on the trap line.
So, if you're anxious to live the wilderness lifestyle. Surviving & earning a income by trading fur, this book, should definitely be a staple reference, before leaving the cabin.

[Kris Bravo · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Chauvinism is real - needs a new edition

This book asserts that trappers are men and boys. That’s distracting and inaccurate. Makes it difficult to focus on the knowledge when such a fundamental principle is flawed.

[Dan Daly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Outdated for the modern trapper but contains plenty of information to be used for reference.

[Patricia Kaniasty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book. Just what I needed.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hundreds of pages of crystal clear descriptions of forest animals. Beautiful in its own way.

[Amanda Hauck · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is a lot of information in this book and a lot of things to try.

[Hunter Pearson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book sat on my coffee table for two years, with me flipping through it regularly. Full of every sort of trapping tip you could think of. A product of years of experience. Recommend.

[Frank Artman · Rating 1 out of 5]

The library had this book on order for months and I couldn't wait to get it. That is, Until I started reading it. You'd think it was written by a first grader and that NO one edited it. I can't recall the last time I've seen so many misspelled words. It was so bad that I gave up reading it.

It's supposed to be a new book. The methods given are way outdated, even brutal. In one section, he speaks of sardines being ten cents a can.

I would rate this book as two thumbs down.

[Cristin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of good information. It would be a good book to own.

[Joshua Friesen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eminently practical to have on hand.