In 1985 Dwight and Bonnie had a daughter together and they named her Jade. In 1987, Bonnie took over most of the trapline duties during the day, leaving Dwight to do the skinning and fur handling at night. That first season Bonnie ran the trapline mostly by herself, taking Jade along with her. Although Bonnie has probably caught most of the fur between these two trapping partners, Dwight has over the years spent the money to have some of the catch made into a coyote stroller, a fisher stroller, and a full-length mink coat to keep his trapper gal warm. Dwight Pennell is a licensed fur buyer, and therefore knows a good deal when he sees it.

With the realization that Bonnie was not only pretty, but also developing into some kind of a trapping machine, Dwight got her a diamond ring in 1987. Four days later Bonnie was checking beaver traps through the ice when she caught her hand in a 330 Conibear trap. No one was around to assist so she slowly pulled her hand out of the trap squeezing fingers all the way. The diamond ring setting was somewhat bent. That evening around the supper table while Bonnie was elaborating on her day’s activity on the trapline, she brought up the incident with that nasty biting trap.

Dwight’s first question was. “Did you get the trap reset?”

His second question was. “Did you damage the ring?”

And his third question was. “Are you alright?”

Bonnie was relieved that Dwight was not mad about the damaged ring, and can excuse the order in which Dwight expresses his concern because she knows her man.

This is another couple that does almost everything together, their love and support for each other is obvious. Years ago Dwight and Bonnie complimented their long and successful engagement by getting married. With an equal commitment to and enjoyment of trapping, Dwight and Bonnie are both Directors of the New Hampshire Trappers Association from Carroll County.

Bonnie attends and continues to enjoy many trapping rendezvous and events, but has especially fond memories of one particular National Trappers Association Rendezvous in Syracuse NY. Bonnie cherishes the quality time and great experience she enjoyed while setting up a wildlife demonstration with the now deceased NHTA Hall of Fame trapper, Alex Troy. Prior to the event Bonnie, Alan Hooper of Wolfeboro, along with Alex and Phyllis Troy of Freedom, collected all kinds of wild plants and things from nature along with taxidermy mounts from the New Hampshire Trappers Association collection. When they got to Syracuse they constructed a lean to trappers cabin and arranged all the natural items for an interpretive display. Alex was there for the week in his buckskins to talk to the public about furbearers, nature, and trapping.