Great documentary on the life of a man who provided for his family and way of life. Even today, many people still provide for their family in the western United States, by trapping. We hear much history of the past, how children were affected with diseases and family coped with these degrees of hardship, still surviving on like the never ending wind.
This is a fascinating account of how things were done so long ago, not many take the time to trap this way anymore. I remember finding a dead coyote on the in laws property, jaw gone for a measly fee (UTah) but there lay, a beautiful coat, wasted in the fields because someone lacked the skill to do the animal justice by using all the spoils. Watching Jake do his workmanship, I am automatically drawn to the picture I took of the wasteful coyote, I buried that day...if only the kids knew what he knew. This film will go down in history as a fact filled lesson into how it was done and I believe many in the future will praise the directors for taking the time to record this magnificent man who shared his days with us all.
RIP Jake.