Doctor Traps for Six Months While Treating Hurt Bradford Patients
Dr. Larry Feltman, a 32 year old emergency physician at Bradford Hospital, spends six straight months each year trapping in the Wasatch and surrounding mountains. He traps 30 mile loops, cures pelts into fur wraps, and supports himself with the meat and hides, saying the lifestyle keeps him true to his principles and alive as a person. Feltman left surgical residency midstream to pursue trapping, aiming to balance medicine four to six months yearly with extended backcountry trapping each autumn into spring.