Sep 25, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min · 12 segments
Gerald Schmitt of Schmitt Enterprises join us to talk water trapping, big mink numbers, wild fur markets, and how the game has changed over the years. Lots of stories, lessons, and trapping talk in…
Gerald SchmittGuestCharlieHost
Justin JettHost
So it's like you said, to trap to the point where you're so tired and everything and do a day after day, it's, it's not easy.
Right.
Yeah.
That, yeah, it's, it's that, that is what it comes down to.
And, and, You know, I remember, you know, back in the 70s and 80s, literally people would trap from the very beginning of the season till the very end of the season.
There was very little downtime or if the weather took them out.
I mean, you know, nowadays it's just like you guys will say, well, what's the best time to trap? And I just usually tell them it's like when you have available time.
Because you got your career or your job or your family and all the different things that are going on.
It's just like you just fit it in when you can, you know, so.
kind of shifted to where at least i think a lot of the trappers now they haven't seen these high prices and uh they don't really care as much about the price they're just out there to you know have fun and catch a few animals and like i said they're gonna do it when it fits their schedule they're not necessarily worried about maximizing numbers or right profits or anything
right
I've pretty much come to the conclusion if somebody's 35, 38 or younger, they're just generally, they don't have a baseline of those kind of prices and they're just out there to have a good time.
Have you noticed too, there's a lot of people that get in to trap and they jump in with both feet.
And then they trap for a few years and they, they just kind of, um, are successful, like kind of accomplished what they wanted to.
And then they just move on to something else.
So it's like you said, to trap to the point where you're so tired and everything and do a day after day, it's, it's not easy.
Right.
Yeah.
That, yeah, it's, it's that, that is what it comes down to.
And, and, You know, I remember, you know, back in the 70s and 80s, literally people would trap from the very beginning of the season till the very end of the season.
There was very little downtime or if the weather took them out.
I mean, you know, nowadays it's just like you guys will say, well, what's the best time to trap? And I just usually tell them it's like when you have available time.
Because you got your career or your job or your family and all the different things that are going on.
It's just like you just fit it in when you can, you know, so.
kind of shifted to where at least i think a lot of the trappers now they haven't seen these high prices and uh they don't really care as much about the price they're just out there to you know have fun and catch a few animals and like i said they're gonna do it when it fits their schedule they're not necessarily worried about maximizing numbers or right profits or anything
right
I've pretty much come to the conclusion if somebody's 35, 38 or younger, they're just generally, they don't have a baseline of those kind of prices and they're just out there to have a good time.
Have you noticed too, there's a lot of people that get in to trap and they jump in with both feet.
And then they trap for a few years and they, they just kind of, um, are successful, like kind of accomplished what they wanted to.
And then they just move on to something else.
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