"Richard K. 'Dick' Wood was arguably one of the best trappers of his time." - Kokomo Tribune Mar 5, 2017

Known as "Adirondack Dick," Richard K. Wood (1895-1977) was a world renown trapper who published over 300 articles on outdoor life. In addition to being a trapper, he was a wildlife photographer and became managing editor of "Fur News and Outlook World," a monthly sporting magazine designed primarily for the trapper and secondly for the hunter and fisherman. He worked for Triumph Traps from 1917 to 1921, serving as their public relations manager. Wood was considered an ambassador for the sometimes controversial sport of trapping.

In 1922, Peltries Publishing Co. published a book of collected works entitled "Narratives of Trapping Life," which included a 25-page chapter by Richard K. Wood entitled "Trapping Life in the Adirondacks." It is this chapter that has been republished here for the convenience of the interested reader.

In this chapter Wood relates some typical early trapping experiences in the Adirondack Mountains in northeastern New York.

The Adirondacks form the southernmost part of the Eastern forest-boreal transition ecoregion. They are heavily forested, and contain one of the southernmost distribution taiga in North America. The forests of the Adirondacks include spruce, pine and deciduous trees. In 1885 it became the first state preserve of its type in the nation.