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Under Ice Beaver Trapping – Jeremiah Wood

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This article was previously published in the Northwoods Sporting Journal Maine winters are long and cold, so naturally you’d expect ice fishing to be a popular way for outdoorsmen to pass the long dark days until spring. That’s what I did when I moved back to Maine. Every year I put out at least one fishing cabin on proven smelt water, and spent a lot of hours sitting in the … [Read more...]

Best Bobcat Trapping Lures

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Bobcats are bringing big money these days, especially for trappers in the West who catch those thick furred, clear spotted bellied cats that sometimes bring in excess of $1,000. But for any bobcat trapper, the difference between catching one and not can be a big deal. Bobcats are visual hunters, and a visual attractor placed in prime cat country will bring them in. That's when … [Read more...]

Beaver bounty: Invasive species within Canada?

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The industrious beaver, the iconic national symbol of Canada.It was the search for beaver pelts that opened up Canada by explorers seeking primarily new areas and sources for the fur to supply a demanding world market, and which in one sense helped in the creation of the country of Canada.But. Source: Beaver bounty: Invasive species within Canada? … [Read more...]

Lynx Exclusion Devices on the Maine Marten and Fisher Trapline

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Sometimes politics get in the way of trapping and wildlife management.  It’s just a reality that trappers in some states have to deal with, and such was the case with marten and fisher trapping in northern Maine.  After a long battle in the courts over incidental trapping of ‘Endangered’ Canada lynx, Maine trappers were required to use newly approved - and specifically designed … [Read more...]