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Hundreds of enthusiasts gathered in Bethel in August for the 44th edition of the New England Trappers Weekend.

Trappers worry there are few young people to take their place

BYDEIRDRE FLEMINGPRESS HERALD

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Matt Brophy, left, of St. Clair, Pennsylvania, with his 11-year-old son, Rob, sells trapping scents and pack baskets at the New England Trappers Weekend on Aug. 19 in Bethel. Brophy taught his son to trap and runs a youth trapping contest in Pennsylvania.Deirdre Fleming photo

BETHEL — Two weeks ago the dirt road into Neil and Linda Olson’s property was packed with vendors in a yard-sale setting, many with historical trapping artifacts.

Tables were piled with animal furs, wood carvings, traps, lures and wildlife artwork. The adjoining dirt road out to a massive farm field owned by the Olsons’ neighbors was filled with booths tended bybeekeepers, woodturners, painters…