The first international fur auction of the year has come and gone. Nowadays, the FHA January sale is really more of a mini preview into the year's fur market. Only a small offering is up for sale, in front of a few buyers, and it isn't the best representation of the market that we'll see in the February and March auctions. These sale results indicate a fur market that … [Read more...]
Trapping Today Podcast: Episode 2
In this episode, I discuss the weather in northern Maine right now, options for shipping fur to FHA and NAFA, shipping details and deadlines, and the great Thanksgiving Fur Shed Fire. Enjoy! … [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...]
Bobcat Sightings on the Rise in Southern Minnesota
The number of reported bobcat sightings have gone up in southern Minnesota over the past year. Source: Bobcat sightings on the rise in southern Minnesota … [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...]
Montana Trappers Oral History
If you like learning about trapping history, the Montana Fur Trappers Oral History Project is a fascinating collection to listen to. Back in the early 1980's Edd Nentwig and Diann Wiesner conducted interviews of old timer trappers who cut their teeth trapping the frontier in the early 1900's. Interviews include fascinating information, historical details, and some pretty … [Read more...]
Trapping Remains Humane (Indianagazette.com)
Here's another great trapping article from outdoor writer Zeke Wilson. Source: Trapping remains humane | Sports | indianagazette.com … [Read more...]
Roggenkamp has built his life around his passion for trapping (StarTribune.com)
Todd Roggenkamp, who started trapping when he was 6 years old, wanted nothing more than to follow in his father's footsteps. Goal, accomplished. Source: Roggenkamp has built his life around his passion for trapping - StarTribune.com … [Read more...]