Posted By: Gerald Schmitt
Trapper's World - O'Gorman Interview - 06/25/19 03:58 PM
Very good interview of L. Craig O'Gorman by Bill Falkowski in the July / August Trapper's World. There were three things that really stood out to me in the interview.
First thing was at the end of the interview, Bill asked Craig what it takes to trap numbers of animals on a consistent basis. His answer was: "You need to have the knowledge, you need to have the equipment, you need to have the animals and the access to them, and you need to have the execution." A very concise and clear explanation of long line trapping.
The second thing was near the beginning when Bill asks Craig who taught him to trap. Craig reels off a list of several legendary trappers. Good trappers are always seeking out new ideas from other good trappers. Ron Hansen always told me, if you want to get good at something, find out who is the best at it, and go talk to them.
The last thing was when Bill asked Craig about his early years of trapping. Craig mentions trapping pocket gophers in 4th grade, getting a copy of Fur Fish Game, and catching his first fox at the age of 13 in a dirt hole set with Dailey's lure and a pigeon for bait. Like lots of us, he got addicted to trapping when he was young, started out with zero knowledge and built his skills from that point on.
Thanks Bill, for doing this interview.
First thing was at the end of the interview, Bill asked Craig what it takes to trap numbers of animals on a consistent basis. His answer was: "You need to have the knowledge, you need to have the equipment, you need to have the animals and the access to them, and you need to have the execution." A very concise and clear explanation of long line trapping.
The second thing was near the beginning when Bill asks Craig who taught him to trap. Craig reels off a list of several legendary trappers. Good trappers are always seeking out new ideas from other good trappers. Ron Hansen always told me, if you want to get good at something, find out who is the best at it, and go talk to them.
The last thing was when Bill asked Craig about his early years of trapping. Craig mentions trapping pocket gophers in 4th grade, getting a copy of Fur Fish Game, and catching his first fox at the age of 13 in a dirt hole set with Dailey's lure and a pigeon for bait. Like lots of us, he got addicted to trapping when he was young, started out with zero knowledge and built his skills from that point on.
Thanks Bill, for doing this interview.
