As an active fur harvester with over 40 trapping seasons under my belt, I was very thankful for another productive season and the time I could spend out in the field. I caught 80 coyotes, 10 foxes, 5 wolves, 2 lynx, 25 beaver, 52 muskrats and 8 squirrels. The top fur prices were paid for my select top grade coyotes. Prices fell dramatically for damaged and inferior goods. That means that during the coldest shortest days when the fur is in its best shape, that is when you have to be out operating and snares are the most productive fur harvesting tools during those conditions. This year I field ..read more

If you are in survival situation, being able to snare small animals like squirrels, rabbits, birds and fish can help you get enough protein to stay strong until help arrives or until you can find your way home again. In his survival snaring dvd, Paul Trepus teaches you how to look for and identify animal trails, how to use “guide sticks” placed in such a way that your target animal is directed to where you want him to go, and how to set a snare wire in the most humane way possible to affect a quick kill. He talks about the proper wire gauge to use, the extensions and fasteners that work best a ..read more

Paul has been trapping and snaring fur bearing animals as a registered trapper since he was 9 years old. In his new video “Survival Snaring” Paul shares some techniques that he has learned through the years working in the wilderness, which could be life-saving in a survival situation. One of the first things demonstrated on the video is how to effectively set a snare to catch a squirrel. Squirrels are quite plentiful in the wilderness and in a survival situation can be a good source of food. Paul shows you how to identify a likely area by looking for a cache of cones or seeds and then looking ..read more

Many wall tents on the market are made of lower grade materials and are manufactured using a “cheap-to-produce” design. Some wall tents are manufactured over-seas with cheaper materials resulting in a short life-expectancy in the field. Bravo Super Grade wall tents are designed and made by elk hunters so they are continually tested in real outdoor situations to ensure quality and durability in all weather conditions. Boasting superior design, materials and workmanship, Bravo Super Grade Wall Tents are the extreme weather wall tent of choice for wilderness excursions, hunting and backcountry ad ..read more

Learn survival snaring from one of the top trappers in North America with the newest training video from Master Trapper Paul Trepus. This video teaches you how to use professional fur harvesting techniques and materials to capture birds, fish, squirrels, rabbits and bigger game in a survival situation. You will also learn how to find these materials and build a survival snare from common house hold materials and from a wrecked airplane. Paul takes you out into the field onto his registered trapping area to teach these survival techniques. Watch our promo video and then visit SurvivalSnaring.co ..read more

Into the back country of British Columbia professional trapper Paul Trepus balances the scales between predator and prey. Watch our new trapping video featuring the star of the hit hunting show “Best of the West” Jim Sessions as he enjoys a trapping/hunting adventure with Paul Trepus of Inzana Outfitters in BC Canada. Watch as Jim and Paul talk about wildlife conservation, population control issues and how he manages his guide territory carefully preserving the balance between predator and prey. Paul demonstrates some of his trapping and snaring techniques for predator control including fox, w ..read more