Kurt Lockwood
As a Michigander who grew up in the northern lower peninsula, I was intrigued by the fur trade history of the Great Lakes region, but trapping wasn’t something I got into until moving to Alaska in 1994 to attend UAF. I call Fairbanks home and enjoy trapping all species of furbearers whether it’s by boat, snowshoes, snowmachine (snowmobile), or bushplane. I am a lifetime member of the Alaska Trappers Association and currently serve on the Board of Directors. Trapping and the “Alaska lifestyle” is a family affair I share with my wife and two daughters. Trapping puts me in the field for a longer, more consistent time throughout the year. The winters are quiet and dark, but if you look through a trapper’s eyes you will see stories in the snow that no one else will ever see.