The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission recently voted to continue to allow wolverine trapping in the state, but has reduced the quota from ten animals to an allowable harvest of five wolverines statewide. The quota reduction was based on biological data and recommendations from agency biologists that suggested the harvest should be cut back. While trappers would … [Read more...]
Marten Page Added
Check out the new marten page recently added to Trapping Today. The page gives a brief overview of marten biology and habits, and gives some tips and tricks that may be useful to marten trappers. You can navigate to the page by clicking on the 'Furbearers' tab above, then clicking on the marten picture located on the Furbearers page. … [Read more...]
Summer 2008 Fur Market Report
I'm a little late in reporting, but it's about time for another fur market update. The final wild fur sales at the major auction houses took place in May. Both NAFA and FHA reported excellent results, and it looks like the fur market is right on track for the upcoming trapping season. NAFA sold 100% of most items, many at stellar prices, and FHA reported that this was … [Read more...]
Wolf Management Stalled
Well, it doesn't look like we'll be seeing any hunting or trapping seasons for wolves any time in the near future. I wrote a post a couple of weeks ago mentioning the possibility of a wolf season in the makings in the state of Michigan. Since then, the Michigan DNR adopted an updated wolf management plan, which didn't include any hunting or trapping component, despite … [Read more...]
Trapping Controversy in Nova Scotia
The conflict between trapping and pets is often misunderstood and severely damaging to the future of legal trapping in North America. Pets are occasionally caught in traps set for furbearing wildlife, and each incident is heartfelt and depressing, usually stirring up controversy over whether trapping should be legal or not. In a recent news article, Nova Scotia trapper Gary … [Read more...]
Montana FWP Commission Keeps Wolverine Trapping Legal
Kudos to the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission for taking a stand and allowing wolverine trapping for another year. During a commission meeting this month, the FWP commission, which sets hunting, fishing and trapping regulations, denied appeals to stop the harvest of wolverines. The wolverine is perhaps the wildest species in the weasel family, typically residing … [Read more...]
Is A Wolf Trapping Season in Michigan’s Future?
Is it time to start managing the burgeoning wolf population in Michigan? Mike Wendland, columnist with the Detroit Free Press, argues that responsible, limited harvest may be necessary to maintain a wolf population that is acceptable to both wildlife enthusiasts and the general public. You can read the great news story and video clip here. Mike provides some great video … [Read more...]
Mountain Lion Attacks Nevada Sheep
Check this out. After losing a bunch of sheep, a Nevada man set up surveillance and discovered the culprit! … [Read more...]