Trapping History Quiz
1. The first white man in ND came here on an exploratory visit to the Mandan Indians, who was he?
2. What was the principal furbearer in ND during this period?
3. List two other ND fur species which were of value during this period?
4. For the time period from 1991 to 1994, rank these furbearers in the order of numbers caught? (Coon, Red Fox, Coyote)
5. During the period from 1937 through 1958, the _________________ was the most sought after furbearer and the ________________ was second.
6. Who invented and manufactured the first steel trap, in 1823?
7. List two color phases of the Red Fox?
8. List one nickname for the coyote?
9. The use of __________ in trapping furbearers and other animals goes back even further that the foot-hold trap.
10. Beaver where once stretched round, now the preferred shape is ________________.