How did mountain men differ in terms of how they were paid for the furs they trapped

They blazed trails through the Rocky Mountains and other difficult terrain.

Mountain men were people who lived in the wild of Rocky Mountains from 1810 to 1880. These men played an important role in creating roads so people from the East could travel to the West, helping the fur companies improve their trade. Many mountain men worked as a “free trappers”(by their own), but a lot of them were hired by fur companies.

                                        MARK AS BRAINLIEST

Mountain men were trappers and explorers who roamed the North American Rocky Mountains from about 1810 to the early 1840s. Although primarily of Canadian or American origin, mountain men were of many ethnic, social and religious backgrounds. These men were primarily motivated by profit, trapping beaver and selling the skins, although some were more interested in exploring the West.  

An approximate 3,000 men ranged the mountains in the window between 1820 and 1840, the peak beaver harvesting period. While there were many free trappers, most mountain men were employed by fur companies. The life of a company man was almost militarized. The men had mess groups, hunted and trapped in brigades and always reported to the head of the trapping party.  

NOVANET-young american trappers and traiders on the rocky mountain  

the answer is option a.