On Tuesday November 4th, Maine voters will decide whether to ban the use of bait, hounds and traps to hunt bears in the state. Perhaps the most misunderstood of these methods is bear trapping. Bob Noonan explains bear trapping well in his Lewiston Sun Journal article:
Bear trapping is heavily regulated. A special bear trapping permit is required, and is available only to licensed trappers, who must take a 10-hour special training course to get a license. In 2013, only 531 trappers bought a permit. They caught 106 bears, a success rate of 20 percent.
Foot-snared bears do not chew their feet off. That is a deliberate fabrication. The foot snare is very humane, and does not damage the bear’s foot.
Do you post the price of deer skins (RAW). Also has any one ever used a pressure washer to flesh their furs.I tried it today and it works like a charm.A little messy but it is easy to clean up with the washer.All i did was just put the skin on a stretching board which was real fatty (Racoon)Hung the fleshing tool up on thee wall of my cabin.I then turned the skin fur-side out on the stretching board and am letting it dry over nite in the cabin.i will then blow dry it with an air compressor if it is not completely dry in the morning.Then turn it back flesh side out and stretch it .KEEP TUNED.