NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WMOT) -- It may sound like a throwback to the state’s pioneering days, but there are a growing number of Tennesseans interested in Source: The sport of fur-trapping is alive and well here in Tennessee | WMOT … [Read more...]
2017 Fur Prices: Fur Harvesters May 2017 Auction Results
Note: This is not the latest fur market update from Trapping Today. Click here for the NAFA July fur auction results and market recap. On the heels of this month's North American Fur Auctions major fur sale, Fur Harvesters Auction, Inc. held their May auction with unsurprising results. For trappers constantly comparing NAFA and FHA to determine where to send their fur for … [Read more...]
2017 Fur Prices: NAFA May Auction Results
Note: This is not the latest fur market update from Trapping Today. Click here for the NAFA July 2017 fur auction results and market recap. Some bright spots, some disappointments, but no great surprises. That's the upshot of NAFA's May 2017 Wild Fur Auction. Fur continues to move, but prices resemble a fairly depressed market compared to recent years. Folks looking to … [Read more...]
Tagging along with a beaver trapper – The Boston Globe
Here's a great story from a non-trapper beginning to understand why trappers do what we do. It's a great example of the benefits of responsible trappers taking others out with them on the line. Herb throws the pelt over his shoulder to take it upstairs to stretch, and as he walks away I ask him the big question — why trap? He answers easily, “Not everyone can kill; it’s not … [Read more...]
North Dakota may join states that allow otter trapping – SFGate
Experts say the otter population is thriving — thanks in part to managed harvests — but animal welfare groups worry the expansion of trapping in the U.S. and Canada in recent decades isn't sustainable. Trappers in North Dakota for years have pressed state wildlife officials to allow otter trapping as the animals have moved into the eastern part of the state from Minnesota, … [Read more...]
Lynx Exclusion Device for Marten and Fisher Trapping – Video
This video shows an example of a Maine- legal (as of 2017) cubby to exclude lynx for Marten and Fisher trapping. … [Read more...]
Shipping Fur to NAFA – Video
In this video I explain the process of shipping raw fur to North American Fur Auctions to be sold in the summer sale at their fur auction house in Ontario. … [Read more...]
O.A.K. Scholarship and Grant Opportunity for Young Trappers
You don't see tons of scholarship opportunities out there for young trappers, but this one could be a really great boost for you or a young trapper you may know. In memory of their late grandfather Otto Kaatz, Kyle and Kellen of Kaatz Bros. Lures have started a new program to provide a $500 scholarship and a $500 entrepreneurial grant. Here are the details: O.A.K. Memorial - … [Read more...]