Tall Tales from the Bush with Sam the Trap Man

With cracking yarns, hilarious tales and antics to rival Barry Crump, Sam Gibson is a modern outdoorsman, passionate about protecting our unique habitats, and with an incredible life story to tell.

Sam Gibson, aka Sam the Trap Man, is a bushman through and through: hunting, fishing, trapping and adventuring - he does it all. As an unruly teenager starting to get into mischief, Sam's parents and teachers struck an unusual deal, letting him take time out of school to spend it in the outdoors, a path which would first steer him away from trouble and eventually come to define his life.

A great event for the young people in your life too.

Refreshments available or BYO picnic.

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About Sam the Trap Man

Sam Gibson is a trapper and conservation worker who runs the Instagram page Sam the Trap man: https://www.instagram.com/sam_the_trap_man. He's spent his life in the bush hunting, trapping and fishing, and has worked for DOC as well as private conservation companies.

In 2019 he established the Eastern Whio Link conservation project, restoring whio (native blue duck) to the rivers of the Waioeka on the East coast, where he was born and raised. This work is largely done by volunteers and is bearing fruit - the team started with four breeding pairs, which have since birthed 100 chicks, and he reports that the number of whio bobbing in the waters in the area is starting to increase noticeably.

Sam lives with his partner Roimata and their two young children in Gisborne.

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This event is part of Yarns in Barns: Wairarapa Festival of Reading which takes place between 12–26th October 2024. This community-led festival features cracking yarns and tall tales for all ages from some of Aotearoa's best writers and storytellers held in an eclectic range of venues across the Wairarapa. View the full festival programme at yarnsinbarns.co.nz

Presented by Hedley's Books, Fraser Books, Masterton District Library and the Wairarapa Library Service.