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Dan Tempel

Name

Dan Tempel

Place of Birth

Callicoon, New York

Occupation

Mechanic

Age when started trapping

9

How did you get started?

My grandfather created a hunting club in the Catskill Mountains of New York. It was there that I would sit next to the fireplace and listen to all the hunting and trapping stories. The trapping stories interested me the most. I taught myself to catch muskrats and raccoons and eventually worked my way up to fox.

Special memories of early years

• Checking the 'line before school with my dog. It was always exciting when we caught a 'coon. The dog was as excited as I was, and he protected me.
• First coyote.

Number of years trapping in Alaska

17

Locations trapped in Alaska

Middle Tanana River drainage including the Salcha and Chena Rivers.

Special memories of trapping in Alaska

• Getting caught in a blizzard and having to spend 2 nights under a spruce tree without a sleeping bag or tent.
• Taking a friend out on his last trip to the 'line.
• Teaching a friend from the South how to trap in the snow.