Straight from the horse's mouth, here's the Sierra Club's new anti-trapping policy: Policy on Trapping of Wildlife Use of body-gripping devices* – including leghold traps, snares, and Conibear® traps – are indiscriminate to age, sex and species and typically result in injury, pain, suffering, and/or death of target and non-target animals. The Sierra Club considers … [Read more...]
What’s New on the Anti-Fur Front
As trappers, we should take the occasional time out to catch up on what's happening in the fur industry. Sure, the majority of trappers may not be in it for the money, but the reality is that without a market to sell our fur, it would be very difficult to keep trapping. This is evidenced by the fact that lower fur prices lead to decreased trapping pressure on certain … [Read more...]
Maine Lynx Lawsuit Resolved
Here at TrappingToday, we've been following the Maine lynx lawsuit for quite some time. You can find background on the issue by visiting the lynx issues category page here. It finally appears that we have some closure to the issue and trappers, while having given up a lot in the process, have exited the process victorious over the animal rights activists. Here's an update … [Read more...]
New Mexico Governor Bans Trapping in Wolf Recovery Area
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 1998. The ban halts trapping in the area until a study can be completed to … [Read more...]
Montana Trap Ban Will Not Make Ballot
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 to the voters in November, signature numbers have fallen short. Although the animal rights groups came … [Read more...]
Animal Rights Wackos Threaten Trapper’s Life
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 trapping several coyotes that were threatening public … [Read more...]
A Message from MEWM on the Montana Trap Ban Effort
Here's an update from Montanans for Effective Wildlife Management, the group formed to fight the proposed ballot initiative (I-160) that would ban trapping on all public land in Montana. The initiative supporters still need to collect a large number of signatures for the question to show up on the ballot, but MEWM is being proactive in an effort to get the early word out on … [Read more...]
Conflict Over Bear Snaring in Nova Scotia?
According to a recent news article, a Nova Scotia man is pushing to outlaw bear snaring in the province, citing it as 'barbaric'. What the retired school teacher and bird hunter has failed to recognize, however, is that this snaring is the same exact method used by biologists across Canada and the U.S. to capture bears for research purposes. Here's what the local Trappers … [Read more...]