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Warm weather leading to worst Yukon trapping season in years – North – CBC News
In addition to low fur prices, weather in the northern latitudes may keep fur supplies low this year. Yukon trappers are having the worst season in years, because of warm weather. The Yukon Trappers...
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Urban Alaska Considers Trapping Restrictions Due to Pet Conflicts – Alaska...
As responsible trappers, we should always do our best to avoid conflicts with hikers and pets. This sometimes means not trapping an area or changing our methods, even if not required by law. Pets...
View ArticleTrapping Today is All About Predator Management: Buckmasters Article
Here’s a neat article about how trapping is becoming more popular among those interested in managing predators to benefit wildlife like deer game birds. Source: Trapping today is all about predator...
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In Belarus, wolf-hunters lay traps at edge of Chernobyl zone | Reuters
Source: In Belarus, wolf-hunters lay traps at edge of Chernobyl zone | Reuters The post In Belarus, wolf-hunters lay traps at edge of Chernobyl zone | Reuters appeared first on Trapping Today.
View ArticleAlaska Game Board Rejects Bear Snaring Measure
A proposal to allow bear snaring in remote central Alaska failed to pass a vote by the state’s Board of Game recently. The proposal was aimed at giving another tool to villagers to control the...
View ArticleAward-winning trapper from Fort Smith dies | CBC News
Karl Hoffman, German immigrant who went to the Canadian bush, fit right in and trapped amongst the natives, seemed like a pretty cool guy. Here’s an article about his life. Source: ‘I’m heartbroken’:...
View ArticleThe Ethical Case for Wearing Fur (Quartzy)
Here’s an interesting article that examines the environmental impacts of saying ‘no’ to natural renewable products like fur. Source: The ethical case for wearing leather, fur, and silk — Quartzy The...
View ArticleKaatz Bros. Discount!
Hey guys, I forgot to mention this in the podcast this week – Kaatz Bros. Lures is offering a limited time discount on your next order! Just enter the code WOOD5 at checkout and you’ll get $5 off any...
View ArticleA Fall Fur Hunt in Maine – It’s Here!!!
In this episode I go over my newly published book, Manly Hardy’s “A Fall Fur Hunt in Maine“, which tells a tale of an 1859 trapping expedition in the north woods. I read some excerpts from the book...
View ArticleSpring Beaver, Fur, and the Irbis, with Billy Thompson
Billy Thompson and I talk spring beaver trapping, marketing fur, the Irbis snowmobile and more on this week’s episode. Enjoy! Support our Sponsors:Kaatz Bros. LuresOnXMaps (use code ‘TRAP’ for 20%...
View ArticleWelcome to Trapping Today!
Hello, and welcome to trappingtoday.com! I decided to start this site after realizing that most trapping related information on the web is currently disseminated via message boards or forums, and I...
View ArticleFisher Reintroduction to Washington’s Olympic National Park
Washington is considering reintroducing 100 fishers into Olympic National Park, in an effort to re-establish a viable fisher population. See the story here The post Fisher Reintroduction to...
View ArticleJewish Trapper
I just read a really cool article about a Jewish girl from central Massachusets who dropped out of the rat race to become a trapper in the wilds of British Columbia. Check out the story from Lauren...
View ArticleState Trappers Associations Added
Hey Folks, Things are just getting started here at TrappingToday.com, and I hope to update you with plenty of new content as it arrives. Today, I added a new page listing all of the state trappers...
View ArticleDo Water Trappers Ever Stay Dry?
I fell in again today. Getting wet seems to be a common occurrence in water trapping, and at times it’s as comical as it is frustrating. Today’s episode would have been an amusing one viewed from the...
View ArticleNew York Extends Emergency Trapping Regulations
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation announced last week that it would extend the emergency trapping regulations put in place at the beginning of the 2007 season. The regulations were...
View ArticleBeaver and Raccoon Can Make Great Table Fare
They might not sound like the tastiest of treats, but a small number of people do eat the meat of certain furbearers, which can taste really great if prepared correctly. This might not be surprising,...
View ArticleFur Market Info Added
I added a fur market page to the site today. The page currently only contains a few links to fur buyer / auction sites, but will serve as a place to post related fur market information in the future....
View ArticleFur is Eco-Friendly
The thought of wearing fur incites a negative reaction from a portion of the public, but is such a reaction really justified? After all, fur is a renewable natural resource. When managed wisely,...
View ArticleMink Page Added
Check out the new mink species page recently added to the site. The page highlights some general mink biology and habits, as well as some mink trapping information. Access the page by clicking on the...
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