A trapping partner and I planned an extended weekend trip into northeastern Utah's Uinta Mountains a week ago. We wanted to target pine marten, and this is the only area open to marten trapping in the state. We headed out on a Thursday morning, and were in the mountains setting traps by noon. Most of our sets consisted of baited leaning poles guarded with 110 or 120 … [Read more...]
Settlement Reached in Maine Lynx Trapping Lawsuit
Well, here it is. After a few months of back and forth, the State of Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has settled a lawsuit with the California-based Animal Protection Institute, which sued the state under the premise that state-approved trapping activities threaten Canada lynx. State Agrees to Restrict Trapping to Protect Threatened Lynx Sportsmen Settle … [Read more...]
Fisher Reintroduction to Washington’s Olympic National Park
Washington is considering reintroducing 100 fishers into Olympic National Park, in an effort to re-establish a viable fisher population. See the story here … [Read more...]
New York DEC Adopts Emergency Trapping Regulations
To avoid the potential for trappers to incidentally harm or kill dogs with bodygripper traps set on or near the ground, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation has adopted emergency regulations that will restrict the way many trappers operate. The regulations deal mainly with dog-resistant cubby sets, blind conibear sets, and mandatory trap setback distances from … [Read more...]
Great Trapping Video Clip
Check out this video from MyOutdoorTV.com. The first segment follows a couple of trappers making and tending sets on the Little Miami River in Ohio. The two trappers are well experienced and educated in wildlife management as well. Their interview provides a great perspective on the sport of trapping for the newcomer as well as the seasoned trapper. … [Read more...]
The End of All Trapping in Colorado???
Many of you probably remember when the state of Colorado passed a ballot initiative to ban trapping back in 1996. Trappers lost all rights to do what they loved, until a small semblance of trapping was restored when the state allowed the use of box traps and padded footholds. Well, the state's ruling is now being challenged in court by some of the same groups that helped ban … [Read more...]
Welcome to Trapping Today!
Hello, and welcome to trappingtoday.com! I decided to start this site after realizing that most trapping related information on the web is currently disseminated via message boards or forums, and I saw a lack of up-to-date information and news stories related to trapping. I plan to create this site in a blog format, where the first thing you see as you enter the site will be … [Read more...]