http://trappingtoday.com/index.php/2009/11/25/i-160-initiative-to-ban-trapping-on-public-land-in-montana/ A trapping blog dedicated to providing information and entertainment for the modern trapper Tue, 15 May 2012 01:55:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://trappingtoday.com/index.php/2009/11/25/i-160-initiative-to-ban-trapping-on-public-land-in-montana/comment-page-1/#comment-45121 James Willis Sun, 12 Dec 2010 07:58:19 +0000 http://trappingtoday.com/?p=268#comment-45121 It's about time that trappers get smart and start proposing initiatives to protect commercial trapping and seperate themselves from predator control. The city folks are stupid and the AR activists are NEVER going to stop untill trapping is eliminated. The reason trapping for fur isn't worth the time now, is not the fault of the AR activists. It's the fault of trappers not regulating themselves. Trappers, as opposed to predator control nuts, should encourage... The ban of importing all endangered fur or animals from any other country. A 24 hour check rule. A limit on the number of traps one can reasonably run in daylight hours. Support wolf reintroduction. Denounce outdated predator control policies that only protect livestock.. Encourage the buyout program of public lands grazing leases. Support a required test for first time trapping liscense holders. Educate the public on the responsibility of pet ownership. Educate the public on where most of the fur from North America goes. Support limits on trapping species that are considered important to the general public and those animals recolonizing their former range. No bears, no wolverines, no wolves and no lynx. Educate the public on the fact that trapping is not cruel when done ethically. In short it is time for western trapping interests to seperate themselves tottaly from public land predator control. We as trappers will not survive if we continue to ally ourselves with ranching interests. We must get smart and promote ouselves as true sportsman and not a bunch of slobs. Think about it. It’s about time that trappers get smart and start proposing initiatives to protect commercial trapping and seperate themselves from predator control. The city folks are stupid and the AR activists are NEVER going to stop untill trapping is eliminated. The reason trapping for fur isn’t worth the time now, is not the fault of the AR activists. It’s the fault of trappers not regulating themselves.
Trappers, as opposed to predator control nuts, should encourage…
The ban of importing all endangered fur or animals from any other country.
A 24 hour check rule.
A limit on the number of traps one can reasonably run in daylight hours.
Support wolf reintroduction.
Denounce outdated predator control policies that only protect livestock..
Encourage the buyout program of public lands grazing leases.
Support a required test for first time trapping liscense holders.
Educate the public on the responsibility of pet ownership.
Educate the public on where most of the fur from North America goes.
Support limits on trapping species that are considered important to the general public and those animals recolonizing their former range. No bears, no wolverines, no wolves and no lynx.
Educate the public on the fact that trapping is not cruel when done ethically.
In short it is time for western trapping interests to seperate themselves tottaly from public land predator control. We as trappers will not survive if we continue to ally ourselves with ranching interests.
We must get smart and promote ouselves as true sportsman and not a bunch of slobs.
Think about it.

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