UPDATE: Looks like the feds will find some money for the program after all. Read the story here. Shortfalls in the federal budget will likely have an impact on animal damage control programs throughout the United States. According to an article in Minnesota's Duluth News Tribune, the USDA Wildlife Services program that hired government trappers to capture and remove … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2011
Some Interesting Tales From Canadian Trappers
Philip Rushton of the Whitecourt Star recently interviewed a couple of old timer Canadian trappers who had some interesting tales to tell. Click here to read the full story. … [Read more...]
New Zealand School Program Promotes Possum Trapping
Project Possum, a new program offered by a collaboration of New Zealand groups, is promoting possum trapping as a career path for area students. The program would teach trapping methods and fur preparation and marketing of possum pelts. Susan Karels, the council's regional Enviroschools co-ordinator, says the training stems from twin desires to offer participants the chance … [Read more...]