ADIRONDACK DICK:

Best known in the trap collecting community for his work with the Triumph Trap Company and his escapades with Elric J. “E.J.” Dailey in the Adirondacks, Richard K. “Dick” Wood greatly influenced the outdoor writing and photography community as well. Early in his career, his articles mainly graced the copies of the Triumph Trap Company literature and the magazine called Fur News, which was later called Fur News and Outdoor World. Dick’s articles told stories of his country wide trapping adventures or specifics on catching all types of furbearer species. Many of his articles included references to Daniel Boone, sourdough trappers or the finding of some kind of mecca. Research for this book led me to read many of Dick’s articles – over 300 in total. Although I may not have used information from all of them in this book, I have listed them at the end in chronological order for those interested in mapping his progression as a writer. I know that I do not have all of them. If you happen to find one that I do not have, I would appreciate it if you would send me a copy. This book is a compilation of Dick’s stories and escapades written in his words as much as possible. I compressed his stories to maximize space but also tried to use the same terminology as he did. I tried to put his articles together in a cohesive format which I hope you enjoy. At times, Dick would combine fiction and nonfiction. I tried to include only nonfiction. Later in life, he focused more on his first love of photography and wrote articles focusing on that. His photographs are published in many books, magazines and brochures dating from 1915 to today. All photographs in this book were taken by Dick unless otherwise noted.