Harvesting ‘Coons For More Than Just Their Fur
In Illinois, hunters and trappers can sell the carcasses of raccoons that they capture for fur. This gives trappers a better return for their effort, allows residents to acquire a healthy source of...
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Wisconsin Trapper Encounters Cougar, DNR Investigates
Trapper Kevin Edwardson came face to face with a cougar in a Wisconsin barn last week, in what could be the first confirmed cougar siting in the state in 100 years. The animal fled from Edwardson...
View ArticleTrapper Survives Four Days Stuck Under ATV
An Alberta trapper survived for four days after a trapline accident left him pinned under his ATV with nothing to eat but rotting beaver meat and with hungry coyotes threatening his life. He was...
View ArticleYup, Southerners Sure Do Eat Raccoons!
A recent AP article, “What’s For Dinner? How About Raccoon?”, highlights the fact that eating raccoons is a large part of the culture and tradition of many people in the southern U.S. And it isn’t...
View ArticleAlaskan Trapline Observations
As the end of the trapping season nears, an Alaskan trapper shares the valuable experience gained through observations of critters on the trapline. You can read this interesting story in today’s...
View ArticleTrapping is an Important Maine Tradition
A recent AP article followed Brian Cogill, a traditional Maine beaver trapper, on his trapline this season. Like approximately 4,000 other trappers in the state, Brian enjoys trapping despite the low...
View ArticleFoothold Traps are Humane, Columnist Demonstrates
The best way to combat animal rights arguments is with the facts. Massachusetts outdoor columnist Marc Folco did just that when he demonstrated, on video, what it’s like to get your hand caught in the...
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Minnesota Coyote Trapper Catches Wolf
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources A southeastern Minnesota trapper recently found a surprise while checking his coyote traps. A gray wolf, somewhat rare to that part of the state, was waiting...
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Pennsylvania Man Successful in First Fisher Trapping Season
Ron Weller of Macungie, PA with his first fisher This year, Pennsylvania instituted its first trapping season on fisher in 90 years. The five day season provided a great opportunity for trappers who...
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Rare Cougar Caught in Manitoba
A surprised Manitoba, Canada trapper found a rare cougar in one of his coyote snares last week. One of only four cougars found in the province since 1973, this discovery has attracted great interest...
View ArticleBig Money Possum Trapping
The Trapper and Predator Caller blog has a neat article about Shay Williamson, an 18 year old New Zealander who makes over $40,000 U.S. per year trapping possums. Apparently it’s really hard work, but...
View ArticleTrap Thieves Beware! Black Light Proves Trapper Right
It’s sweet justice for a Wisconsin trapper who was having issues with a thief on his trapline. Turns out the savvy fellow found a creative way to prove that the traps at the thief’s house were his....
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Walter A. Gibbs: Trapper, Inventor, Entrepeneur
The muskrat fur trade was big business in the early 1900’s, and Walter A. Gibbs of Dorchester County, Maryland used ambition and ingenuity to build a legacy in the trapping industry as a result. Not...
View ArticleSmall Time Marten Line
It isn’t always about putting up numbers on the trapline, and Tom Chapin and Dan Hertle are a great example of how much one can enjoy small time trapping. These two old veterans get out on foot during...
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Cleaner Water Contributing to Muskrat Decline?
The seemingly widespread, long term decline in muskrat populations has been puzzling to trappers and wildlife managers for years. Despite less trapping pressure and far lower harvest, muskrat numbers...
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Roggenkamp has built his life around his passion for trapping (StarTribune.com)
Todd Roggenkamp, who started trapping when he was 6 years old, wanted nothing more than to follow in his father’s footsteps. Goal, accomplished. Source: Roggenkamp has built his life around his passion...
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Montana Trappers Oral History
If you like learning about trapping history, the Montana Fur Trappers Oral History Project is a fascinating collection to listen to. Back in the early 1980’s Edd Nentwig and Diann Wiesner conducted...
View ArticleBobcat Sightings on the Rise in Southern Minnesota
The number of reported bobcat sightings have gone up in southern Minnesota over the past year. Source: Bobcat sightings on the rise in southern Minnesota The post Bobcat Sightings on the Rise in...
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A Winter Spent Fur Trapping Helped Me Reconnect With My Old Man
Here’s an interesting article from Sam Karney of Manitoba. He created a documentary film titled “A Life on the Line” about his journey of learning on his father’s trapline. Soon I was following my...
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The Aleutian Experience: One Trapper’s Story of Fox Trapping the Alaskan Islands
Kris with his first Arctic fox Kris Pope got the opportunity to do something many of us trappers dream of. One summer, he worked as a government trapper removing foxes on one of the Aleutian Islands...
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Trappers: Explaining the attraction is all in the experience | The Daily...
Source: Trappers: Explaining the attraction is all in the experience | The Daily Times Leader The post Trappers: Explaining the attraction is all in the experience | The Daily Times Leader appeared...
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Lynx Exclusion Devices on the Maine Marten and Fisher Trapline
Sometimes politics get in the way of trapping and wildlife management. It’s just a reality that trappers in some states have to deal with, and such was the case with marten and fisher trapping in...
View ArticleThe Giant Rodents Eating Louisiana’s Coast
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