Profiles of our members.
Name Jessica Power Occupation College Student – Land Surveying/Civil Engineering, Waitress, and Mother of three teenage boys 😁 Hometown Born and raised in North Platte, NE. I currently reside in Seward, NE How did you get started in trapping? I started trapping all on my own in 2014 on the South Platte River. The reason … Read more
Name Josh Kushen Occupation Active Guard (Army National Guard), Hastings, NE Hometown Campbell, NE How did you get started in trapping? When I was about 12 years old I would go check trap lines with my Uncle Todd and was always fascinated with his ability to track animals, lure, and trap. In high school I … Read more
Name Lawrence “Larry” D. Sills Occupation Retired: Nuclear physicist, Mechnaical &Electrical Engineer—Current: Profesional Predator Trapper and Caller Hometown Cedar Rapids, Iowa & Halsey Nebraska How did you get started in trapping? Being a Farm Kid. What is your favorite animal to target? Yotes, Cats What do you enjoy most about the sport of trapping? The … Read more
Name Tim Huntington Occupation University Professor Hometown Seward, Nebraska. Originally from Indianapolis, Indiana. How did you get started in trapping? My grandpa was a trapper, but he died before I was old enough to get to learn from him. I’d hear stories from my relatives about him, and sometimes I’d get Fur, Fish, and Game … Read more
Name Mark Hajny Occupation Computer Programmer Hometown Clay Center, Nebraska How did you get started in trapping? As a kid I remembered hearing my dad talk about he and his brothers catching muskrats in the marshes around where we lived. My grandpa Tyler was also a big outdoorsman and I loved listening to his stories. … Read more
Name Bob Miers Occupation Street Foreman, City of Seward Hometown Seward, Nebraska How did you get started in trapping? My 7th Grade math teacher was talking to 3 other boys and I overheard and asked how I could join the fun. He invited all 4 of us to his garage that evening and told us … Read more
Name Steve Zagozda Jr Occupation Field Manager Hometown Ralston, Nebraska How did you get started in trapping? My son (Eli) heard my dad and uncle talking about snaring rabbits with copper wire when they were young. I remember being a young boy and overhearing them tell the same stories. Similar to when a fisherman tells … Read more
Name Dave Hastings Occupation Secondary Teacher (retired!)/Trapping magazines editor Hometown Ord, NE How did you get started in trapping? Found some #1 longsprings in our old garage…just knew I could be like Jim Bridger. Caught a muskrat and a mink in 1963. Saw the mink go into a hole. Put a 110 over it, and … Read more
