trapper

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Wardens and trappers from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and a trapper for El Dorado County responded and found the mountain lion, the sheriff’s office said.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2024

“A lot of these hunting theories I call anecdotal,” said Carter Niemeyer, a retired federal and professional wildlife trapper who has used scents to lure animals for north of six decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024

The Miami-born comedian was featured prominently throughout the night, and even starred in three Spanish-laden skits alongside the “Monaco” Latin trapper.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2023

Carson’s life as a fur trapper, scout and courier was chronicled in dime novels and newspapers accounts that made him a legend in his own time.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023

The plan was to shoot west until they hit a string of islands a trapper had shown him, and then bow northeast until the swamp dried up.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead