A Fall Fur Hunt in Maine: An 1859 Trapping Expedition in the North Woods

by Manly Hardy

In this book, legendary Maine naturalist, outdoorsman and fur buyer Manly Hardy tells of his two-month long trapping trip with Rufus Philbrook in the headwaters of the Allagash and Penobscot rivers in 1859. The two young men built a cabin near Caucomgomoc Lake and ran trap lines for marten, fisher, lynx, beaver, otter, mink, muskrat and bear. From the elaborate half-pitch camp with an open fireplace and wooden 'chimney' to intricate hand-crafted deadfall...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0999889427
• ISBN13: 9780999889428
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Jeremiah Wood
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"