The Hide Man's Notebook

The Hide Man

Observation.
It's what I know.
It's what I do.
It's what I am.
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Updated October 5, 2026

District 16 Beginners Trapping Clinic

October 16–18, 2026

Kansas Fur Harvesters Association beginner trapping clinic and fur-harvester education.

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Hunting and Foraging Skills Are Finding New Students

A new Harvest Public Media report looks at growing interest in hunting, trapping, processing wild game, foraging, and passing traditional outdoor skills to others.

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Kansas Bobcats — What Happened to the Population?

A 40-year local observation backed by Kansas harvest records and current research.

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01 — FIELD NOTES

The Hide Man's Notebook

Observations from the shop, the hide, the weather, and the work.

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02 — PROVENANCE

Documented Hide Records

Dated records, process notes, smoke notes, measurements, and honest defects.

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03 — HZA

Hunt Zone America

Watch the work continue through The Hide Man's video record.

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