Trapper & Predator Caller

ROOTS!

As we travel the trapline, it seems like there is always some need for cutting roots. Especially when it comes to making a trap bed where woody vegetation abounds.

The first line of defense in this arena is to sharpen the edge of the tool with which you dig your trap beds. We don’t think a wit about sharpening a skinning knife, but what about the edge of your digging

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