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Log Throwing Competition
Circa 1978
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada

Credits:
Sam Waller Museum Collection
The Pas Historical Society

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Pole Climbing Competition
Circa 1978
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada

Credits:
Sam Waller Museum Collection
The Pas Historical Society

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Prize Money

Each King Trapper event offers prize money for first, second and third place finish. Prize amounts have varied over the years; in the early 2000's the amounts were as follows: first prize was $100, second prize was $75 and third prize was $25. For the Marathon Snowshoe Race prize money was available for the first five contestants: 1st - $200, 2nd - $150, 3rd - $75, 4th - $50, 5th - $25. The amont of prize money for the flour packing was higher with $200 for first place, $100 for second place and $50 for third place. The competitor with the most points at the end of the competition won the title of King Trapper, the Northmart Trophy, and a cheque for $1000. The runner-up received the Northmart Trophy plus a cheque for $500.

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Leg Wrestling Competition
Circa 1978
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada

Credits:
Sam Waller Museum Collection
The Pas Historical Society

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Leg Wrestling Competition
Circa 1978
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada

Credits:
Sam Waller Museum Collection
The Pas Historical Society

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The Queen Trapper

On many traplines, women participate in operations as vigorously as their male counterparts. In honour of this fact, the Queen Trapper event was introduced in 1977. Winning competitors in the Queen Trapper contests also receive cash prizes, but they are lesser amounts than the King Trapper winners.

Some of the contests for the QueenTrapper competition include: wood splitting, flour packing, trap setting, tea boiling, fish frying, bannock backing, moose calling, goose calling, and snowshoe race.

In the 1970 October issue of National Geographic, the Northern Manitoba Trappers' Festival is mentioned in the article "Canada's Heartland, the Prairie Provinces" by W.E. Garrett. Included are images of participants competing in some of the King and Queen Trapper events.

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Flour Packing Competition
Circa 1978
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada

Credits:
Sam Waller Museum Collection
The Pas Historical Society
John Richkun

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Log Sawing Competition
Circa 1980
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada

Credits:
Sam Waller Museum Collection
The Pas Historical Society

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Log Chopping Contest
Circa 1980
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada

Credits:
Sam Waller Museum Collection
The Pas Historical Society

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Trap Setting Competition
Circa 1980
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada

Credits:
Sam Waller Museum Collection
The Pas Historical Society

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Walter Koshel
Circa 1976
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada

Credits:
Sam Waller Museum Collection
The Pas Historical Society

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Junior King Trapper and Junior Queen Trapper

The Junior King and Junior Queen events have been introduced in later years of the Festival. Youth that have the skills required for the trapping lifestyle compete to prove their prowess to appreciative judges and on-lookers. Participating youths are between the ages of 12-17 and compete in many of the same events that are required of the King and Queen Trapper contestants. They must display good sportsmanship and keep their language respectable [which can be difficult with a trap closing on your fingers!]. These young people put on a great show during the Festival, adding a youthful vitality and helping to keep northern traditions alive.

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Tea Boiling
Circa 1976
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada

Credits:
Sam Waller Museum Collection
The Pas Historical Society

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Trappers' Festival Video
Circa 1984
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada

Credits:
Frank Fieber
North Light Pictures