A New Brunswick trapper snared a black, melanistic, bobcat on Christmas Day. Source: Black bobcat snared in N.B., only 12th ever recorded in North America - New Brunswick - CBC News … [Read more...]
Consumption of fur products up in Korea despite economic downturn – Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea
With all of the recent bad news in the fur market, it's nice to see some good news from Korea. Fur consumption is on the rise. The Korean market is a major user of muskrat and marten pelts, so this is potentially good news for these items. Consumption of fur products in South Korea has been on a steady rise over the last few years, mainly driven by a fall in international … [Read more...]
Ed Wimberley story by John Bradshaw
Eddie Wimberley is one of the legendary predator trappers of the West, and he developed the High Plains Plow, an innovative trap drag that works in open country. Here's a recent article on Wimberley shared on Trapperman.com. Source: Ed Wimberley story by John Bradshaw | Trapper Talk | Trapperman.com Forums … [Read more...]
Warm weather, low snow levels impact NWT trapping season – North – CBC News
Warmer temperatures and low snow levels are making it hard for trappers in the Delta to reach their traplines. Source: Warm weather, low snow levels impact NWT trapping season - North - CBC News … [Read more...]
The Alaska Trapline Twins
Miki and Julie Collins are twin sisters who decided to live life the old fashioned way. They inherited a trapline in the northern Alaska bush and never looked back. Here's a video and a book about their experiences. https://youtu.be/lkbaG1dh2VQ Click here to find the book, "Trapline Twins". … [Read more...]
Professional Fur Trapping Today
Reprinted from the January 2017 issue of the Northwoods Sporting Journal Like many other trappers, a big part of my early trapping education came from the Fur-Fish-Game video library series on trapping. From 1985-1992, professional trapper Tom Miranda produced eight trapping videos geared toward educating trappers looking to get into the profession. It was a good time in the … [Read more...]
Fur Harvesters NWT, Season 1 Episode 1
Andrew Stanley is a trapper from Northwest Territories, Canada. He's been filming himself on the trapline for a few years now, and has become something of a Youtube star. This is the first 'official' TV season of his show, called Fur Harvesters NWT. It's well produced and really entertaining and informative. New episodes are set to go up on Youtube each week, and I'll … [Read more...]
Trapline Scouting with Google Earth
If you're a serious trapper and you're not using aerial imagery to scout trapping areas, you might be missing out on a great opportunity. We live in an incredible time, and technology has been massively beneficial in all aspects of our lives. One of the greatest resources we have available to scout trapping areas is Google Earth, which provides aerial imagery of the entire … [Read more...]