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Offline TRAPnHUNT

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Antique Trap Tags
« on: February 18, 2011, 06:02:49 AM »
As I've gone through my years, I was always kind of fascinated with various antiques that have to do with farming along with our outdoors sports. I have collected a few things through the years and I just acquired 3 old Illinois trap tags. I thought I'd share this photo with you guys since I'm sure that some of you fall in this same boat.
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Re: Antique Trap Tags
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2011, 12:24:20 PM »
They look like some of the Mississippi tags that  you have to have on traps in refuges.  Wis has  tags that trappers collect from past years.    If you want i can send you some extras i have if you want to collect Wi trap tags.
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Re: Antique Trap Tags
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2011, 01:49:56 PM »
those are cool tags im just getting into trapping and collecting older trap stuff for decoration on a camp wall
cool find 
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Re: Antique Trap Tags
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2011, 02:33:15 AM »
Never have seen anything like that.  Good find!
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Re: Antique Trap Tags
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2011, 06:53:36 AM »
Some year back when I bought some used traps they had old WI tags on them. Tags from the state of WI were required on each trap from 1923 to 1973. What is funny is I had tags on my traps from the early 70s but just cut them off at the end of the season and set them who know where. Later when I bought used traps with tags I started saving them. I now have most all the WI tags with the exception of a couple that are spendy to get. I also years ago tossed the tags required here to trap on the Mississippi River. Those tags started somewhere in the 1940s I believe and are still required today. We are limited to 40 tags on the river. I have many of the Mississippi refuge tags and would have more if again I hadn't discarded some when I was younger. Who ever knows what to save or throw.
If any one is interested I could post pictures of some of the older tags. I would even be open to trading some of the tags I have doubls of for tags I don't have.

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Re: Antique Trap Tags
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2011, 04:06:35 PM »
Wow...I have a few #1 Newhouse traps that have tags stamped  IIRC "Wisconsin Trap 1919"...The heck of it is I used them for varmints around the farm as a kid. I still have them!

What are tags going for now?
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Re: Antique Trap Tags
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2011, 02:48:54 AM »
$1.00 - $400
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Re: Antique Trap Tags
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2011, 03:45:41 AM »
RDFX you have a message in your inbox.
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Re: Antique Trap Tags
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2011, 04:38:31 AM »
those are neat
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Re: Antique Trap Tags
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2011, 07:29:55 AM »
Nothing in my inbox trapNhunt
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Re: Antique Trap Tags
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2011, 12:01:48 AM »
I wonder what happened. Oh well. What are you looking to do with those Wi tags?
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