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"A keeper rb only a poacher turned outside in, and a poacher a keeper turned inside out."

Suniual Poaching by Ragnar Benson

Copyright @ tggO by Ragnar Bcnson ISBN 0-87364-183-3 Printcd in the United Statcs of America Published by Paladin Press, a division of Paladin Enterprises, Inc., P.O. Box 1307, Boulder, Colorado 80306, USA (303) 44S-7250

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Foreword.... l. WhyPoach . ' l. Establishing A Territory i, 3. Entrance. Exit And Evasion 4. Equipment..... 3. Two Way Radios 5. PoisonsAndExplosives..... 7. Dynamite 8. Snares 9. UniversalstrcamTrap.. 10. DenTrap.. tl. Culvert Trap . 12. Deadfalls 13. Box Traps . 14. Dens 15. Deer 16. Butchering Deer 17. Nail Can Bear Trap .. It. BeaversAndMuskrats...... 19. Fish 20. Game Birds . 21. Frogs, Turtles, Crayfish And Snakes. 22. Urban Survival 23. ThePoacher'sFamily. Z. Selling Outdoor Products

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I am a successful businessman living near a fairry large city in the west.

To outsiders and most insiders, I am the epitome of honesty and respectability. These people know that I work hard at my business. that I hunt, fish and camp a lot, and that I write feature stories for outdoor, travel. hunting and fishing magazines on a regular basis. What they don'r know is that in the last twenty years t have tpent less than $200.00 for meat. I have two large freezers and both rre full of deer. elk. bear. salmon, sturgeon, trout, bass, ducks and 8eese. to mention a few. Including the vegetables from my garden and add in the money I receive from hides and furs. skuris]horns lnd paws. I make money rather than spend it on food each year. This in spite of the fact that r have three hungry teens to feed. So how do I do it? I am a poacher. For the last forty years I have poached game with impunity and ease, ro the point where it is now a big glme. During the course of these forty years, I have developei -many quick and easy methods of collecting deer, bear, game birdi furbearers. fish, and reptiles. In poachJs jargon, thisls known as "reducing to possession." survival Poaching is not about destroying ourcountry's naturar nesources. Rather it is about techniques that allow you io keep the odible things all around you for yourself. I have also included a chapter about my philosophy of poaching, as welhas one on the conservation of resources. But most important of all is the chapter on extrance, evasion, and exit. lt tells how to enter a posted area, cvade any authorities there, and safely exit with your catch. final analysis, this book will give you the tools needed to - In thethe jerk anti-hunter, environmentalist, preservationist, _byput, land-poster, and college-educated game warden, all of whom make this book so necessary. Ragnar Benson

Boulder, Colorado January, l9t0 vnl

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l, - ,'Tt.r: are a.number of important reasons for fairly and honestly addressing this question.

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