Fur pelts command record-high prices, The Star Article John Goddard-Business Reporter Fur prices continue to hit last year’s record-high prices at this season’s first European auctions — good news for Canadian trappers, mink farmers and fur-clothing manufacturers. “The number of customers exceeded all expectations,” the world’s biggest fur auction house Kopenhagen … [Read more...]
Trapping Magazines: A Review
Like much of the outdoor sporting world, trapping has its fair share of trade publications. A large percentage of trappers subscribe to trapping magazines to keep up with the latest news, techniques and equipment. Like most trappers, I wish I had enough money to subscribe to all of the trapping magazines, but I can’t, and you probably can’t either. So I’d like to help by … [Read more...]
Mountain Lions Moving East?
The Trapper and Predator Caller blog has an interesting recent post about mountain lion sightings increasing in areas where the species was thought not to exist. More and more sightings are adding to the evidence that the big cats may be expanding their range. I think it's cool that they may be moving back East where they once were common, but hope government regulations and … [Read more...]
Ancient Trapping Techniques
C.J. Williams over at Trapping Supplies Review has an interesting post on some really ancient techniques for trapping animals. C.J. has been doing a great job building this site and has posted some real quality material lately. Check out the post here. … [Read more...]
NAFA Cancels January Sale
This week, North American Fur Auctions announced that it is canceling its January fur sale. The January sale is the first major auction of the year, and fur buyers and trappers from around the world look to this auction to help define the fur market for the rest of the season. Here's NAFA's official announcement: December 14, 2009 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL NAFA WILD FUR … [Read more...]
Take a Kid Trapping
TheSouthern.com has a great local news article about a dad who got back into trapping this season to give his seventh grade twin boys the chance to experience it for the first time. It's a great story about a family experiencing more together through trapping. If you've trapped as a child and haven't been into it lately, consider taking your kids out on the trapline. It's a … [Read more...]
I’m Back!
Wow, it's been a while since I last posted on TrappingToday.com. Since last May, I've been involved in lots of great things, and more recently, big game hunting has taken up a huge portion of my time. While I still plan on pursuing big game here in Montana over the next month (I still have two elk tags to fill), I'll also start posting much more frequently here on the … [Read more...]
Connecticut Trapping Info
With the coming threat of a trapping ban in Connecticut, it may be useful to learn a bit more about trapping in the state. Jeff Serena, of the Connecticut Nature Examiner, provides a great summary of fur trapping in Connecticut. You can read it here. … [Read more...]