The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division (DOW) has proposed a limited season running from Nov. 10, 2018 to Jan. 31, 2019 that would see aSource: Bobcat trapping proposed for Ohio - Madison Press … [Read more...]
Vermont Fish & Wildlife Commissioner Weighs in on Trapping | The Bridge
Here's a great interview with Louis Porter, Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife. He brings up some excellent points about trapping, wildlife management, and the things animal rights advocates don't consider in the trapping debate. Great job, commish! I couldn't have said it better myself! Source: Vermont Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife, Louis … [Read more...]
Indiana DNR Proposes Allowing Trapping, Hunting Bobcats | WBAA
The Department of Natural Resources is proposing to change several fish and wildlife policies , but one in particular is causing heated controversy. The Source: DNR Proposes Allowing Trapping, Hunting Bobcats | WBAA … [Read more...]
New York Bobcat Harvest Review: 2016-17 (NYup.com)
Last year's season saw more than 100 less bobcat taken than the year before. This year's figures are not out yet.Source: Bobcat trapping, hunting in NY in 2016-17: Where were most killed? (ranked by county, town) | NewYorkUpstate.com … [Read more...]
The Aleutian Experience: One Trapper’s Story of Fox Trapping the Alaskan Islands
Kris Pope got the opportunity to do something many of us trappers dream of. One summer, he worked as a government trapper removing foxes on one of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. Kris is now a forester in Georgia, an avid trapper, and founder of Coyote Trapping School, a video course program designed to teach you how to trap coyotes from the ground up. Find more about Kris … [Read more...]
Feds Say Lynx Recovery Warrants Delisting
Trappers in the northern forests of the Lower 48 can breathe a collective sigh of relief tonight. After more than a decade of political struggle, it appears that the Canada lynx is finally headed down the path toward delisting, and relinquished Federal control over the species’ management. Here’s the release: Status Review Indicates Canada Lynx … [Read more...]
Proposal to Research the Muskrat Decline
Tim Hiller, biologist and trapper over at the Wildlife Ecology Institute is looking to take on one of the greatest research challenges faced by furbearer managers and trappers today: the long term decline in muskrat populations. We've discussed the muskrat decline here in the past, but nobody has come up with a solid answer yet. Here's a great writeup from Tim on the … [Read more...]
Trapper Sounds Alarm on Further Protection of Algonquin Wolves (North Bay Nugget)
Wolves are capitalizing on a venison buffet as the deer criss-cross the newly formed ice on Trout Lake for a circuit of well-intentioned deer feeding stations on the shoreline.Source: Trapper sounds alarm | North Bay Nugget … [Read more...]