John Holmes, 78 years young, still trapping after seven decades
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Steve Edwards
John Holmes holds a beaver caught in a conibear trap. This setup used a smell lure to entice the beaver to swim through the trap, tripping the trap and catching the beaver.
Reporter's note: Since I wrote a story about the Hi-Line Fur Auction, in February, 2015, I've wanted to learn the rest of the story...how trappers work. I met John Holmes, a local trapper, while doing a story at a reunion involving several long-time families in the valley. Holmes said he would take me with him to run his traps in the spring. We finally connected when he was headed out to check and set beaver traps in mid-March. This is what I learned about one part of the trapping work John Holmes does each year.
John Holmes'
trapping career
John Holmes has lived in the Havre area for most of...
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