You are a kind thoughtful man but with a core of steel. I admire you greatly.

My nick name is madtrapper. Has been for 47 years. I also have been on the chaga for years. If you leave a bit on the tree it will continue to grow. I have been going to the same birch trees for years. People say I dont look my age . Maybe it is all the fresh air. Robert, great videos. Peace

You sir...are a true woodsman. I would love to follow along your footsteps for a trip or two...you could teach me so much...although at 67 I don't know if I could keep up. Stay on your sober journey and continue to enjoy and respect nature. There are few left that have your passion for carrying on your traditions. Much respect sir!!!

I'm an older trapper, I would enjoy another of your ventures. Thank you.

Very enjoyable walk today. Fun finding the old cubby boxes and Conibear Traps. Your grand parent taught you good values.

Jail or death is the only excuse for not pulling out a trap line.

I am so glad I met you today for the very first time. Well met. Love ya, cousin, brother... you are awesome. Thank you for taking me on this walk with you.

I’d be angry too if I came across an on spring trap not in season. It is bad for the choppers future, but I also care about the animals. I’m sad that your benches and birdfeeders got burned down. I’m glad we got to see the weasel together and I’m glad that you still say peace even after all that happened in this video

Robert, unfortunately, there are many who have no mentors to teach them and many of them don't know who or how to ask for help! Also there are those who just don't care! As you know, traps are expensive so, I have a hard time seeing how they are stupid enough to leave them! Maybe things are different in Canada but no one, in his or her right mind would do that here, in the US! Those traps wouldn't be there when they went back to set them the next season! They would have been stolen. In the nearly 50 years, I trapped, I think I have only found maybe 6 traps. One, was grown 6 inches into a tree! It was an old # 1.5 Marten trap, a jump style and I recognized the mark on the trap as one used by an older friend. I chopped it out of the dead tree it was in and the next time I saw him I showed it to him. When I told him where I had found it he said he hadn't trapped up there in over 30 years! I still have that trap, as a memento of trapping when I was a young man. Marten trapping areas, for me are 30 or 40 miles away so, with no snow machine I never have tried for them. I'm disabled now, and have no way to get around far enough away to keep from catching one or more of our 7 large dogs so, no longer trap! I'm glad you are a kind and conscientious man! It is men like you that should be teaching the young ones. I hope you do as passing on the culture and the right ways of doing things is a must because if it isn't done, it will be lost. Best wishes to you and Merry Christmas! I have yet to see you catch anything but 2 Rabbits so, I'm still hoping to see you catch some FUR!

Thanks for taking those traps down and educating the other want to be trappers. Hope they are still around and can learn from you. ✌🏻

If they passed on they will be glad a kind hearted teacher as yourself now own them..

Awesome 👍🏾 and absolutely no need for set traps, ur a good man Robert and keep on doing what you do, I enjoy your videos and learning different names of Animals,tracks and what you have to teach in ur language, also disappointing on how some people harvest chaga, especially for those of us who use in for our cultural medicine

Hi Robert. This is the first one of your video I watched. Immediately, I liked your title: “A mad trapper”. You really don’t look like a mad man, when we listen your comments. But, you have good lessons to teach, the one that we should use for environmental purposes in wildlife management as well as in forest management and why not … with politicians who make forest rules from their office in large cities. They should follow you on your trapline and listen, watch, touch, ask … Instead, the rules and the laws would be based on values, technical as well as spiritual, based on time and experience. Thanks again for sharing with us. Cheers!

It’s got to be a kid who thought he could just trap anywhere anytime. You handled this well. I hope whoever left these traps learn that it’s wrong to do so.

I'd guess the horizontal pole at 2:17 is for squirrel snares. They're usually set by a midden.

Good point! Glad you found it!

This made me cry, sir. Certainly did. I love your soul and integrity.

Good man Robert. You've shown how important it is to scout the property. In order to maintain a healthy bounty and preserve the taking of animals. We have to tag our traps with our name, address and phone number, just a preventive measure for the same problems you just pointed out. It would be really cool if you could begin a registry for those interested in learning how to trap. Take them out and show them how to care for the land and how the land will take care of us. Really good video. Thank you for sharing with us the hard work you put into doing all that you do. I see many good things coming for you. As always ✌ peace.

Much respect, Robert. Watching your videos from New Brunswick

Much respect. And you are so right. If one is gonna set a trap, you better be checking em every darn day. Thank you for your work, sir.

chauga grows best near small creeks and ponds and good luck finding some its great tea

When I trapped as a kid we had to put a tag with our personal information on it.

Thanks for taking us along Robert. You are awesome.

Total awesom film, and you have a very strong point. It take only one to destroy it for the rest.

I know a guy in Alaska that makes tapered boxes like that. But he couldn't be the only one.

we have to tag our traps here

I was literally writing/commenting exactly what you said about the trapper passing when you said it. Good catch on your part. A man is always learning and a man always admits when he’s wrong. And aren’t the trap lines registered to a certain trapper or is it a free for all up that way? And the birch tree getting cut down for chaga is ridiculous. If your gunna do that ,take the wood as well. Great video sir.

Awesome videos Robert, migwetch for sharing knowledge and the beauty around your homeland!😃

Most trappers I know have traps with their registered number tags on them and possibly their names

New subscriber here! Loving your videos and advice. Good to see somebody with respect for the land and passing it along for others. Thanks for respecting the wild.

Robert - That message that accused you of posting spam is probably spam itself. I advise you and others to NOT CLICK on that message. Good luck. Barry from South Texas

Thank you Robert for the content you bring us and nice trappers staff 😁

Thanks for taking us on another trip. And teaching us about trapping.

Should've used those boxes put them to use. But anyways love your videos man keep them up. My mom loves your videos to she's the one that told me about you so I started watching and got hooked right away. Congratulations on 1 million views to that's awesome.. as a fellow indigenous and trapper you're awesome 🖒

After watching this video I got out of bed , opened my kitchen sink cabinet, and sprung a mouse trap that I set 2 years ago. I'm e changed man.lol

Love going with you on these little trips! 😁

What a great woodsmen people could learn a lot from you my good sir keep up the good work 👍

I like your ethics and your philosophy. None of us own this world. We are just stewards who rent it for a very short period of time.

Just from the work involved to make those boxes , I'm thinking the owner might be dead or disabled.. Good on you for clearing away the traps..I would think the owner would be happy you helped him out.. I hope someone knows who that was, by the box style ,and can finish the story..

Robert! I love watching your videos. I'm in fsj. You're an inspiration to me and so many others! Maybe we'll cross paths one day - I'd love to hear your many amazing stories

Good video Robert 👍🏼 and good life lessons. Bad trappers and hunters make it tough for us all.

I think trapper was very good skilled trapper but perhaps an ancestor, that went on to happy hunting ground...it maybe younger man that died too. Those boxes not made by lazy person or valuable traps just abandoned. Beaver snare maybe, but a man uses what he has. Not always this done by white man...both good and bad white and native...all get sick and die...or hurt badly. I'm old now...but once many years ago, I set many traps and somehow forgot one. A couple years later...a man brought me my trap that had caught a fox. Sad for the fox, sad for me. I've not trapped for 20 years now. Do your best but sometimes bad things happen to good people...we don't always know.

Its the same style of box that you found that was really old an rotted same design

Good find. Nice belisle trap.

Robert : I spend many hours a year educating trappers to do thing the right way. So this angers me also. Here in the US we are required to tag out taps/ Are you not required to label yours with your name and or trapper number? Thanks for another good video!

Someone has time on their hands to make all those bait boxes, maybe someone new trying to be a trapper. Those traps are costly, more than the fur is worth. I've got put away. Enjoyed your film , you tell those ass holes.

There are no inhumane traps only inhumane trappers - neglected traps, to large of traps for certain game etc...

The animals are that much better because of you policing the bad trappers. There is absolutely no reason for a trap to be left loaded and not taken out of service while season is over!!!!! Peace!!

Man that's so disrespectful for peoples that try being trappers and not even taking care of their damn trapps I'm sorry

Great video and perspective. This is the first video I've watched of yours and I just subscribed. I know exactly watch you mean about the chainsaw keeping you sober. Mine does as well.

You deserve to be angry Robert and let your voice be heard. Its the only way these people will learn respect.

Robert I think something happened to that trapper that's a lot of traps left there . glad you found them great video.

Not sure where your at but it beautiful , love walking in the woid down here in South Texas , tanks for sharing your videos

All I can say is, it wasn't me. My guess is something must have happened to the owner because that was a lot of work to just leave behind. There were a lot of traps for such a small area.

Why in the world would your grand father give his trap line to any one but you I’m upset !

Love your Morals wish more people had them

I just can't figure out why any one would leave their traps out or want to trap fur that is not prime ? You are in your right to spring and take ... On my registered line here in Alberta , any traps I find in my RFMA I also take and call my own too .

No matter how remote the area someone traps in, those that trap that don't put trap tags on their traps and snare's shouldn't be trapping or consider themselves a Trapper. Here in the State's your illegal trapping if you don't have a tag on your traps or snares with your contact information on them.

Yes he left it there he’s not coming back BAD PERSON

I have much respect for you Robert!!

Robert even trappers should not leave junk in the bush.

People that leave traps in the woods an cut down trees for chaga, they don't last long. It would be good to know who it is though. Don't want kids or pets around those people.

Could be a kid trying to trap. Never know who... But if they left them set, think if ya had a dog with you an got caught... While on a walk down the trail. An your dog got an injury. I would be pissed. Real trappers take them home an saves the springs from getting weak an to keep them clean an rust free... Good man Robert 👍💯❗ I take mine home an boil them in spruce roots. Keeps them scented too... Anyways good job an keep it up. 👌✌️🤟

Thank you Robert

Your a good man!!

Great video Robert!

Mad trapper can we hear your best phycho laugh thanks HaPPy HaLLowEEn

I also admire you greatly. Wouldn't it be neat to have a metal detector and use it on the horse trail!....maxine

Trapping season is not open? When does it open?

that new trap one has seen better days..but ya

Keep doing what your doing brother

Great video and adventure ....Thank you

Thank you!!! Your a great trapper

Added two more traps to your line because someone was lazy. I hope that was all. I haven’t set traps in probably thirty years but I always took them up every year because we didn’t own our lines we got permission to trap someone else’s land

Your a good man! Taking care of some bodies mistakes! Peace!

Well said. When does season come in?

i trap as well and find traps and they go home with me that trapper doesn't belong there,im not sure if i will trap this year the fur price is to low here and i know i will miss it vary much,well keep making vids i do enjoy your vids.

love and respect to you sir, you are a good man

Your the best Robert, i totally agree with everything you said....PEACE

Nice video Robert, good way to spend an hour or two..cheers

Are you near the halfway river Robert ?

Are you going deer hunting soon. Deer hunting starts the 9th of November in Minnesota..

Ever heard of Albert Johnston, the mad trapper of rat river?

it has a name tag on it.

Should b a lable on it or a treaty# scratchet on it ..

thanks for sharing,you my freind live the dream!!!

You’re a funny guy

Enjoyed your video nice work

The sign i see on trap bos says it's been there a few years. Anything could of happened to the ownerm death. stroke, heart attack, car wreak, and others. it's good you found. Awesome. P

Great video..awesome

Robert, you're a master in lovenly caring for Mother Nature, her strong and delicate bounty, her pristine virtue and beauty in the wilderness and around our homes. I'm so grateful for you taking your valuable time to teach us wilderness etiquette and survival. It takes a great, humble, compassionate, full of empathy man; possessing a heart full of wisdom and truth to repent before the sun goes down. Ephesians 4:26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: It's a great and wonderful blessing to witness your loving kindness towards the inexperienced and thoughtless trapper or perhaps elders who may have long passed. That person who cut that living tree down essentially killing the tree just for it's chaga, let the evil spirits of selfishness and greed rule him/her! Not only did they hurt nature's balance, they hurt theirselves and all of us too! We shall lift them up to our Lord for correction and discipline where they may see the error of their ways being truly repentant of their selfish and greedy action in Jesus name, amen! And we shall leave our burdens of frustrating hurt and anger at the alter where they shall plague us no more as we cast them into the sea of forget! May another tree take it's place and grow from it's roots even stronger than the first and at a fast pace to desire it's quicker maturity! Thank you for taking us with you; this has been a learning adventure filled with great wisdom and spirituality! Praying rich and bountiful rewards upon you Robert! May you always have that keen sense and sharp eagle's eye to find these menacing traps! Ok?, ok. Peace☮️

Great video Robert.

👍👍👍👍👍👍

A non native is doing the tree cutting you tube shows how and were to get chaga now every non native is a expert in chaga . If you look on you tube give em hek !.

thanks again pal

Awsome

right on brother! Subscribed.

Don't you have to use some sort of tag?

Blueberry ?

Sober views are the best!