Anyone else have this book?!
Nice evening reading!

That was the only trapping book in my small town Port Austin library and my parents probably could of bought me a dozen copies with all the late fees I had on it. Read every page 50 times and sold many a copy back in my distributor days.

Got a copy for Christmas when I was 6. Pretty beat up but still have it. 51 now.

Wonderful!!!

Fantastic!!

It is an awesome book and I loved ordering through the mail when I was a kid. Love the smell of Hawbaker coon lure to this day!

Yes I have it. Caught my first fox on his lure. I think it was fox lure 500 special. Or something like that.

Looks like a good read.

His lures don't seem as popular anymore.

Only trapping manual around when I started. He was the trapping guru and Burhnam Bros were the calling kings !!
Grey pup in distress put a many a grey on the stretcher

Widow maker and Wiley red half gal of fox pee . Dozen north woods 1 3/4 all a kid needed in the late 70’s early 80 Bagged up saw dust from local sawmill in august so it would be dry all winter . Caught and shot 50 plus total 3 years in a row. At 35-50 bucks a peice that was a lot of money for a 13-15 year old.
No yotes back then

Have his Signed copy as well as Burnham Brothers signed Rabbit in Distress call called the C-4.

Have been thumbing through mine for decades. Have a signed copy hard cover

I would bet the book has sold more copies than any other trapping book, probably by far. Many are not aware this was not his first book. Hawbaker's first book was titled "Trapping and Trailing". That book was published in 1938 and there were only 500 copies printed. I don't know how many editions of "Trapping North American Furbearers" have been printed, but there have been many. I am thinking I saw a copy that was an 18th edition, but I do not know if I remember correctly.

A buddy of mine swore by Widow maker .
I carried a bottle of HB apple in my pocket my first couple of years trapping. I can't tell you how many times I'd just open that lure bottle to take a woof. Unfortunately my copy of the book was stolen along with a U Haul in Texas

yes

Yup, a LOOOOONG time

Have one

You mean to tell me someone didnt have that book? There was something about his coon lure......brings back memories every time I smell it.

Yep, a signed hardback copy. Don't remember the year but it was just a few months before he passed. Caught my first coyote in his Camp Fire set. Most folks around here didn't know there were any coyotes here then, but they sure do now.

The Hawbaker store was about a 1 hour drive from my house when it was still owned by Hawbaker Even though it would have been cheaper and easier to have things shipped I would normally plan a trip to the store each fall .I still have about 8 to 10 bottlees o various kinds of his lure from the `1980,s It has been stored in and old refrigerator .And I bet it is as good as new .