Dear Mom, No card or gift or bouquet would be adequate recognition for all you've done for me over these many, many, many years. It must have been a trial mothering an Old Trapper, even when he was...

Hello Friends, As many of you know, I'll take pen to paper when the muse strikes and write a bit of verse. I'm no Byron or Keats but I do believe my passion for smoked meats shines through in my wo...

Dearest Sir or Madam, First, by way of introduction, allow me to present my bona fides. My name is T.O. Trapper, proprietor of Old Trapper Beef Jerky and Smoked Snacks Inc. headquartered in Forest ...

Hello Friends, Perhaps you'll recall a dispatch from earlier this year when, as part of my Trapper's Favorite Things giveaway event, I promised to donate beef jerky to the Oregon Food Bank when my ...

Seasons Are Changing Warmer weather is around the corner and so is road trip season. Riding for hours on end with a Road Trip Rookie can make a trip unbearable. So before you set out, make sure you...

Hello Friends, Next week, the Irish and Irish at heart will gather round pints of green beer and plates overflowing with corned beef and cabbage to sing the sad songs of their homeland. It's Saint ...

Hello Friends, Now I'm not one normally prone to violence. My motto has always been, 'Live, Let Live, and Eat Jerky." It's right catchy, I know. Many a t-shirt entrepreneur has sought permission to...

Nothing Personal But, you know, sometimes you're just not into it... Forever into beef jerky, tho. All my best,

Hello Friends, I've been privileged, these many years, to spend most of my time in communion with nature. I'm not much for talkin', as some of you may now know, and I appreciate the opportunity to ...