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Meet Your Board of Directors
Jim Masek

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Name
Jim Masek
Year of Birth
1957
Place of Birth
Wagner, South Dakota
Occupation
Iron worker
Years on baord
More than 10
Age when started trapping
13
How did you get started trapping?
Mostly personal initiative
Special memories from early years
  • Running 'lines before and after school
  • Running long 'lines for raccoon, fox, coyote, beaver, mink and muskrat
Number years trapping in Alaska
27
Locations trapped in Alaska
Dutch Harbor; Chena and Salcha Rivers; Minto Flats
Special memories trapping in Alaska
  • First time marten trapping
  • First wolf
  • First wolverine
  • Odd catches, such as a wolf in a 1½ coil spring trap and fox and otter in #120 conibears

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