Sad but true for trappers. Trapping in California has been on the way out for a while. It's a story of changing demographics and attitudes towards animals. Furry critters have gone from an important sustainable, renewable, natural resource, to individuals who we can't stand to let feel pain. We've gone from responsible population management in a tough natural world, to the … [Read more...]
Trapping-ban bill signals shift in attitudes toward animals | Borneo Bulletin Online
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Anti-Trapping in the Legislature: Episode 65, Trapping Today Podcast
In this episode, I talk about attempts to diminish or ban trapping in state legislatures across the country. It's a sad reality, but we trappers need to be vigilant to protect our right to continue doing what we love. On a lighter note, I talk about "The Stan Project", a Kickstarter campaign for a documentary series on Yukon Men's Stan Zuray. I mention an article on BC … [Read more...]
Bob Noonan on Bear Trapping
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 … [Read more...]
Attempts to Ban Trapping, 2013 Edition
Despite the success of trapping as a tradition, rural income source and wildlife management tool, there are always attempts by animal rights groups to ban the practice. Here at Trapping Today we try to keep you informed on the latest trap ban attempts. Here are a few from 2013. In Montana, activists are gathering signatures to put a question on the 2014 ballot to ban … [Read more...]
New Mexico Trapping Ban Overturned
There's great news for trappers in New Mexico today. The New Mexico State Game Commission unanimously voted to overturn a ban placed on trapping in the Gray Wolf Recovery Area by Governor Bill Richardson last year. We reported on the trapping ban a year ago, and noted that a study was underway to determine whether trapping in New Mexico had an impact on the wolf population. … [Read more...]
Trapping Threatened Again in New Mexico
Last summer, we covered a story about New Mexico governor Bill Richardson banning trapping in New Mexico's Gray Wolf Recovery Area. Then, we noted in November that research was underway to determine the affect of trapping on wolves. Results of that research don't seem to have surfaced yet, but with a new governor and legislature in the state, Richardson's ruling could … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Legislature May Ease Animal Damage Permitting Process
This fall, we covered a story about the Massachusetts legislature attempting to ease the red tape associated with trapping permits issued for animal damage control. That bill appears to have stalled in the legislature, but Sen. Stanley Rosenberg is making an effort to move things forward again. The legislation concerning the issuance and appeals process for landowners to … [Read more...]