Hello Friends, Have you or someone you love ever experienced the heartbreak of no-beef-jerky-itis? This painful condition is brought on by exhausting one's supply of beef jerky and can be accompan...

Hello Friends, On four previous occasions, I've shared my expert suggestions for pairings meant to enhance the experience of eating each of my beef jerky flavors. Today I will complete the cycle an...

Hello Friends, I'm of the mind to avoid manufactured holidays at all costs (Boss's Day, I'm looking in your direction) as I don't believe true appreciation or thanks should ever be reduced to oblig...

Hello Friends, It's been a long, cold winter for your favorite Old Trapper. Like most other forest mammals, I spend the majority of my winter months buried deep at the bottom of a cave, fast asleep...

Hello Friends, I'm often asked, "Mr. Old Trapper, how did you become the world's greatest maker and purveyor of beef jerky and other related smoked snacks?" Okay, maybe they don't ask me that verba...

Hello Friends, Well, the team's are set for the big game and because football is, at heart, a social activity, it's time to start plannin' your festivities. Now smart snackin' is a serious affair, ...

Hello Friends, I've made no secret of my love for football. Ever since my last game in '64 when I walloped that young whippersnapper Y.A. Tittle and realized I had nothin' left to accomplish, I've ...

Hello Friends, Well, once again, we watched another year recede into our collective rearview. At my advanced age, I've become accustomed to these New Years and all the promise they bring. There was...

A Christmas Story in Four Parts For part one, click here; for part two, click here; for part three, click here.  My heart rate grew rapid at the sight of the beef, And if it could not be mine, I mi...