The January fur sales at Fur Harvesters Auctions and North American Fur Auctions are completed and have provided valuable information going forward in this year's fur market. FHA held the first major auction of the year on January 7. Prices were encouraging for most items, but the majority did not sell at 100%. The hottest items at the FHA sale appeared to be bobcat (lynx … [Read more...]
Archives for 2011
Bobcat Comeback in New Hampshire
Bobcats are making a comeback in New Hampshire. After their pronounced decline into the 1980's, the state placed protections on the once-common species that had then become rare. Two decades of protection apparently helped the cat population, which seems to have made a great comeback. In recent years, reports of bobcat sightings from all over the state seem to indicate that … [Read more...]
Another N.C. County Pushes to Legalize Fox and Coyote Trapping
Fox and coyote trapping could soon become legal in Surry County, North Carolina. County commissioners have approved a request to the state legislature to allow the activity. Similar actions have taken place in Almance and Forsyth counties. North Carolina has statewide trapping regulations, but counties have the ability to open or extend previously closed seasons by working … [Read more...]
Montana Passes Wolf Resolution
The Montana House of Representatives passed a resolution today to urge the federal government to remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List. The vote? 99-1. That's right. 99% of house members agreed that wolf management needs to be returned to the state. What effect will the resolution have? I'm not sure, but it probably won't do much. As far as I can tell, … [Read more...]
Collecting Vintage Trapping Books
Mark Greenig wrote an interesting article in the Minnesota paper D-L Online about looking for vintage trapping books. Lots of old trapping books can be found, dating back to the 1800's. I've started collecting a few myself. Mark provides some useful information for collectors: Some names to look for which seem to be collectible include, A.R. Harding Publishing Co., S. … [Read more...]
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 from Wildlife Department scientists. It is suspected that the cougar may have roamed into the area from North Dakota. Read more below: Manitoba Trapper Finds Cougar Scientists … [Read more...]
Pennsylvania Man Successful in First Fisher Trapping Season
This year, Pennsylvania instituted its first trapping season on fisher in 90 years. The five day season provided a great opportunity for trappers who were willing to work for it. Gary Blockus of The Morning Call wrote an article about one of those trappers - Ron Weller of Macungie, PA. Weller worked hard setting and tending his traps during the five day season, and it paid … [Read more...]
Eastern Timberwolf to be Delisted in 2011?
Trappers and hunters have a lot to look forward to in 2011, including the potential removal of a furbearer from the U.S. Endangered Species List, but I wouldn't start holding my breath just yet. The Trapper and Predator Caller blog reports that the Eastern Timber Wolf is expected to be removed from the Endangered Species List by the end of the year, returning wolf management … [Read more...]