In 1825 the first annual trappers’ gathering was held near McKinnon, Wyoming. Called the Rendavouze Creek Rendezvous, it was a boisterous, multiday affair—a chance for mountain men to sell ...

Kit Carson’s adventurous life started like many of the mountain men. Upon leaving his Kentucky home at age 17, Carson joined a trading expedition in 1826. He roamed the West as a trapper ...

Some claim traps should be checked more often to save pets and wildlife that get caught in them. But one experienced trapper ...

In presentations throughout the day for over 100 students attending the Green River High School's Wyoming History class, ...