Author Topic: History question # 14 (Read 452 times)

RdFx · « **on:** October 21, 2005, 03:58:33 PM »

This man advocated (sticking skunks) ; to explain he said one would take a long thin knife attached to a stick or pole and stick skunk resulting in no spraying.
I used this method in the 60s and worked very well. The method of using a hypodermic needle on syringe with acetone came out and i tried that and have used that since.
This trapper that advocated this method was a long line trapper for MINK! Anyone know who this trapper was??

OldCoon · « **Reply #1 on:** October 22, 2005, 02:43:25 AM »

I recall hearing about that method years ago. Probably in the 60s. Never tried it. Easier to shoot.

Don't know who you could be referring to. Almost sound like something like Johnny Thorpe might have come up with. LOL

I'm going to need another clue unless Ace knows.

Rob Meyers · « **Reply #2 on:** October 22, 2005, 06:52:53 AM »

Del Kramer.

Asa Lenon · « **Reply #3 on:** October 22, 2005, 10:34:15 AM »

My Dad (Herb Lenon) taught that method of dispatching skunks without the spraying as far back as his first book "Professional Trapline Secrets" in 1933. However, I don't think this is who your referring to rdFx. Ace

Wackyquacker · « **Reply #4 on:** October 22, 2005, 11:45:23 AM »

I call foul! It isn't fair to have to go up against two OLD FARTS that have walked the earth since the begining of dirt. :cry:

RdFx · « **Reply #5 on:** October 22, 2005, 05:16:17 PM »

This trapper that taught or wrote about this method as near as i can remember ( :roll: ) .... did so in the late 20s. Also this trapper was a top notch long line minker......

Rob Meyers · « **Reply #6 on:** October 22, 2005, 07:04:40 PM »

J. Curtis Grigg

RdFx · « **Reply #7 on:** October 23, 2005, 02:43:13 AM »

Yeppers Rob you got it.. Congrats. Ace i got some mink to skin, your turn.....