Sportsmen ’ s Alliance members have great stories to tell that speak to the success of conservation and their efforts to continue the traditions of hunting , trapping and fishing . We ’ re proud to share such stories in these pages , as they demonstrate the commitment of citizen Huntervationists . The Sportsmen ’ s Alliance caught up with Katie Breunig to talk about keeping traditions alive . The following is her story . |
Not unlike a lot of Wisconsin sportsmen , Katie grew up hunting deer with her dad and uncle . It wasn ’ t until she was in college that trapping became a necessity for management of their land . Predator management , in this case the removal of coyotes , was an obvious need as the predators had become a dime a dozen on their deer-hunting property .
The trapping itch is real for some , and Katie caught it ! While running traplines
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with her uncle on the weekends , something just hooked her . After graduating she got more involved , learning from , and with , her uncle as they helped hike the fawn-survival rate on the property .
Sometime after college , Katie moved from home and away from her uncle . She recalls deciding what that meant for her trapping career .
“ Since I didn ’ t have him to trap with anymore , I could either trap myself , or I
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COURTESY OF KATIE BREUNIG ( 5 ) |