http://trappingtoday.com A trapping blog dedicated to providing information and entertainment for the modern trapper Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:35:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's always nice to learn a little bit about trapping history.  For instance, many of today's young trappers don't realize how big trapping was as an industry in the U.S. during our grandparents' early days.  Being such a large part of our country's economy (and being more accepted by society), ... http://trappingtoday.com/index.php/2010/08/04/tips-to-trappers/ I watched this video on Heimo Korth the other day.  After seeing an old National Geographic video featuring Korth and his family filmed over a decade ago, and reading his book, The Final Frontiersman, I was excited to see a new documentary on Heimo and his wife.  This family lives ... http://trappingtoday.com/index.php/2010/08/03/heimos-arctic-refuge/ After many decades of extinction, river otters have returned to the state of Indiana.  The Indiana Department of Natural Resources re-introduced otters beginning 15 years ago in hopes to re-establish the species.  About 300 individuals were introduced, and otters are now found in over 70 counties throughout the state. "We started ... http://trappingtoday.com/index.php/2010/08/01/otters-return-to-indiana/ Amidst a slew of propaganda from animal rights activists and members of the media, New Mexico governor Bill Richardson ordered the New Mexico Game and Fish Department to impose a six month ban on trapping in the area along the New Mexico-Arizona border where gray wolves were introduced beginning in ... http://trappingtoday.com/index.php/2010/07/30/new-mexico-governor-bans-trapping-in-wolf-recovery-area/ Here's a message from Montanans for Effective Wildlife Management, the group that successfully fought off the effort to ban trapping in Montana: I 160, the anti trapping ballot initiative, failed to qualify for the November 2010 ballot. The MEWM Steering Committee, Pac/West, the hundreds of organizations, businesses and individuals who contributed ... http://trappingtoday.com/index.php/2010/07/21/thanks-from-mewm/ The initiative that could have ended trapping as we know it in the state of Montana will not be on the ballot this November.  With the deadline past for supporters of I-160, the effort to ban trapping on public lands in Montana, to gather enough signatures to put the question ... http://trappingtoday.com/index.php/2010/07/20/montana-trap-ban-will-not-make-ballot/ Guy Erasmus, who heads up the "Take a Kid Trapping" program as part of the Canadian government's Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, received a prestigious award from the Fur Institute of Canada. It's great to see successful programs like this that promote trapping for the next generation.  Here's the press ... http://trappingtoday.com/index.php/2010/07/11/kids-trapping-program-director-receives-award/ This week, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission approved the use of trapping to harvest wolves for the upcoming wolf season in the state.  The preliminary approval does not set specific wolf trapping regulations, but simply approves trapping as a method of take.  Detailed seasons and regulations pertaining to wolf ... http://trappingtoday.com/index.php/2010/07/10/idaho-approves-wolf-trapping-in-2010/ Trappers are persecuted every day by folks who care more about animal rights than public safety, wise resource use and traditional values.  In just another on a long list of such incidents, Chicago-area animal damage control trapper Rob Erickson received death threats and other harassing messages from the crazies after ... http://trappingtoday.com/index.php/2010/07/10/animal-rights-wackos-threaten-trappers-life/ C.J. Williams over at Trapping Supplies Review has an interesting post on some really ancient techniques for trapping animals. C.J. has been doing a great job building this site and has posted some real quality material lately. Check out the post here. http://trappingtoday.com/index.php/2010/07/09/ancient-trapping-techniques/