Re: kermit stearns
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According to Nittany Lion (quote)
Here is my list. It should be noted that I did extensive research and Kermit Stearns never wrote a mink method book. He did write mink trapping articles for magazines.
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Re: kermit stearns
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I do not believe he wrote the question and answer page for FFG but he wrote that same type of column for the Trapper Magazine for many years. A friend of mine went to the Fur Takers Collage back in the day, sometime in the 70s or early 80s. He had Mr. Streans for a instructor. He said he was an awesome teacher. He came away with memories to last a life time. He attended with great guys according to him. A couple went in the supply/DVD/book end of the game. He had some decent lure formulas out of Kermit's class.
I asked Kermit once why he did not write some books. He basically told me he could not believe the cost of the books on he market. I have been on the trail of one of his books and I am not sure that I will ever see one. One friend out Ohio way is pretty darn sue he did write some. Still looking.
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Re: kermit stearns
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Mr. Stearns published a 2 sided page on mink trapping. It was called "A Mink Line". I have the original and I have run off some copy's on request by some of you on T man.
He held a mink trapping seminar at one of the NTA conventions I think It was at Foun Du Lac WIs don't remember the year. This Is where I got the one page hand out.
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Re: kermit stearns
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i was gonna say he had to of but glad i kept my mouth shut as i wasn't sure.
he had the knowledge to,thats for sure.
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Re: kermit stearns
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I was in Kermit's group at the '85 FTA trappers college, along with Tom Miranda....The thing that will always stick with me is how soft spoken, completely capable, and how humble of a man Kermit was...Definitely one of the greats!
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Re: kermit stearns
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If anyone wants a copy of that hand out just send me a self addressed stamped envelope and I'll send you one.
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Re: kermit stearns
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I was in Kermit's group at the '85 FTA trappers college, along with Tom Miranda....The thing that will always stick with me is how soft spoken, completely capable, and how humble of a man Kermit was...Definitely one of the greats! We may have been there at the same time, I think it was in 85 for me. Tom Miranda was an instructor also when I was there. He showed up in his airplane
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Re: kermit stearns
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I was in Kermit's group at the '85 FTA trappers college, along with Tom Miranda....The thing that will always stick with me is how soft spoken, completely capable, and how humble of a man Kermit was...Definitely one of the greats! We may have been there at the same time, I think it was in 85 for me. Tom Miranda was an instructor also when I was there. He showed up in his airplane Very well could have been in the same class, in '85 the FTA trappers college was held at "Land Between the Lakes" just across the TN line, at the Brandon Springs youth camp. I'm thinking soon after the '85 class it was moved to southern Indiana, closer to Charlie Park's place maybe? The instructors in '85 were - Kermit Stearns, Major Boddicker, Tom Miranda, Red Edgemon, Dan DeZarn, Charles Park, and I think maybe Jerry Joe Barnett also. I'll check my notes after work to see who I might have missed.
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Re: kermit stearns
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Kermit had a very cool slide show on mink trapping that I got the chance to watch.
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Re: kermit stearns
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used to watch him drive by my house every morning checking his line." i'd tell him he's wasting his time, I already got them mink behind my house before they get to your sets". he'd laugh and drive on! he showed me a beaver set on Frenchcreek that worked pretty good, gotta use a double longspring trap for it.
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Re: kermit stearns
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Met him at the OSTA convention, I enjoyed his presentation, remember him saying over and over “gotta pin that bait son” Pin it with a wad of grass. I remember him saying the same thing.
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Re: kermit stearns
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[quote=ky_coyote_hunter]I was in Kermit's group at the '85 FTA trappers college, along with Tom Miranda....The thing that will always stick with me is how soft spoken, completely capable, and how humble of a man Kermit was...Definitely one of the greats![/quote)mr kermit was a good friend. Miss him. We camped together in about 98 at a convention. He tried to talk me into going to Alaska,he loved it.
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Re: kermit stearns
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Nope we weren't there at the same time. I had a buddy that went when it was at LBL, but when I went it was at LaGrange IN. up in the northern part of the state. It must have been in 86 or 87 when I went. I followed Jerry Joe up when I went we live pretty close to each other and are members in the same local FTA. I still recommend to anyone that can go to the FTA college to do so.
and we also had james lee there,a very capable guy
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