trapline
noun
trap·line
ˈtrap-ˌlīn 
: a line or series of traps
also
: the route along which such a line of traps is set
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Barb Redington was born in Unalakleet, where her father used sled dogs to deliver mail and on a trapline.
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Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2023
His grandfather ran a trapline by dog sled in his youth, before snowmachines arrived in the region.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Jan. 2023
Since then, the family has mushed along the family’s trapline and recreationally.
—Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Mar. 2023
Brothers Jon and Lee are on the hunt for a herd of muskox; Kim and Pierre venture deep into the bush to expand their Yukon trapline; Becky travels into the wilderness.
—Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 28 June 2022
That was the original thought of these rendezvous was to get the people out of the cabins and get them off the trapline and come to town and see people again.
—Anchorage Daily News, 28 Feb. 2022
My trapline machines went from Elans, to long-track Yamaha Bravos, to single-cylinder Ski-Doo Tundras.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Jan. 2022
Having a trapline to focus on helps fight off any bit of seasonal depression that might set in when hunting seasons close.
—Outdoor Life, 16 Mar. 2021
The trapper is probably a single man, because there are not many women who head out on the trapline.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Nov. 2019
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Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2023
His grandfather ran a trapline by dog sled in his youth, before snowmachines arrived in the region.
—Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Jan. 2023
Since then, the family has mushed along the family’s trapline and recreationally.
—Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Mar. 2023
Brothers Jon and Lee are on the hunt for a herd of muskox; Kim and Pierre venture deep into the bush to expand their Yukon trapline; Becky travels into the wilderness.
—Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 28 June 2022
That was the original thought of these rendezvous was to get the people out of the cabins and get them off the trapline and come to town and see people again.
—Anchorage Daily News, 28 Feb. 2022
My trapline machines went from Elans, to long-track Yamaha Bravos, to single-cylinder Ski-Doo Tundras.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Jan. 2022
Having a trapline to focus on helps fight off any bit of seasonal depression that might set in when hunting seasons close.
—Outdoor Life, 16 Mar. 2021
The trapper is probably a single man, because there are not many women who head out on the trapline.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Nov. 2019
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“Trapline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trapline. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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trapline
noun
trap·line
ˈtrap-ˌlīn
: a line or series of traps especially for fur-bearing animals
also
: the route along which such traps are set
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