In addition to low fur prices, weather in the northern latitudes may keep fur supplies low this year. Yukon trappers are having the worst season in years, because of warm weather. The Yukon Trappers Association says some people have given up on the season. Source: Warm weather leading to worst Yukon trapping season in years - North - CBC News … [Read more...]
2017 Fur Prices: FHA January Auction
NOTE: This is an older post. See the links below for more recent posts, or follow the main site at www.trappingtoday.com. FHA January Fur Auction Results FHA March Fur Auction Results Today, 1/16/17, is the date of the first major fur auction in the 2017 selling season - Fur Harvesters Auction's January sale in North … [Read more...]
Video: Cree Indian Trapping in the 1940’s
It's tough to find any video footage from the 1940's, let alone footage from the trapline in northern Canada. This video follows a Cree Indian trapper and his activities in the area of a Hudson Bay Fur Company trading post. It's a neat piece of history. … [Read more...]
Fur Harvesters NWT Season 1, Episode 2
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NAFA’s January 2017 Update – Ranch Mink Prices Decline
The 2017 selling season for ranch raised mink opened in Kopenhagen this past week with an offering of 2.3 million mink. After a strong September 2016 sale, we were all optimistic that we would see an increase over September, or at least similar price levels. Unfortunately, in general, ranch mink prices declined by 10% to […] Source: Wild Fur Update - January 2017 - NAFA … [Read more...]
Fur Trappers Keep Old Traditions Going
Lebanon’s Clarence Dies is among the ranks of professional fur trappers striving to keep an 18th-century enterprise alive in the 21st century. Source: Fur trappers keep old traditions going … [Read more...]
Getting Permission to Trap Private Land
Accessing land is one of the greatest challenges we face as trappers, whether competing with others to trap on public land, or trying to gain access to private farm, ranch or wooded land. Many landowners will not allow trapping on their lands, but some do, and the way we approach the topic can mean the difference between a yes and a no. Here are some tips on getting … [Read more...]
Horace Goudie, Labradorian who trapped for 70 years, dies at 94 – Newfoundland & Labrador – CBC News
Horace Goudie was an old time trapper who would canoe 200 miles into the Labrador wilderness to spend months on the winter trapline and take the long snowshoe journey back home. He was featured in a CBC documentary and wrote a book, "Trails to Remember". A man who devoted most of his life to the Labrador wilderness has died. Horace Goudie was 94. Source: Horace Goudie, … [Read more...]