Fox and coyote trapping could soon become legal in Surry County, North Carolina. County commissioners have approved a request to the state legislature to allow the activity. Similar actions have taken place in Almance and Forsyth counties. North Carolina has statewide trapping regulations, but counties have the ability to open or extend previously closed seasons by working … [Read more...]
Montana Passes Wolf Resolution
The Montana House of Representatives passed a resolution today to urge the federal government to remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List. The vote? 99-1. That's right. 99% of house members agreed that wolf management needs to be returned to the state. What effect will the resolution have? I'm not sure, but it probably won't do much. As far as I can tell, … [Read more...]
Collecting Vintage Trapping Books
Mark Greenig wrote an interesting article in the Minnesota paper D-L Online about looking for vintage trapping books. Lots of old trapping books can be found, dating back to the 1800's. I've started collecting a few myself. Mark provides some useful information for collectors: Some names to look for which seem to be collectible include, A.R. Harding Publishing Co., S. … [Read more...]
Rare Cougar Caught in Manitoba
A surprised Manitoba, Canada trapper found a rare cougar in one of his coyote snares last week. One of only four cougars found in the province since 1973, this discovery has attracted great interest from Wildlife Department scientists. It is suspected that the cougar may have roamed into the area from North Dakota. Read more below: Manitoba Trapper Finds Cougar Scientists … [Read more...]
Pennsylvania Man Successful in First Fisher Trapping Season
This year, Pennsylvania instituted its first trapping season on fisher in 90 years. The five day season provided a great opportunity for trappers who were willing to work for it. Gary Blockus of The Morning Call wrote an article about one of those trappers - Ron Weller of Macungie, PA. Weller worked hard setting and tending his traps during the five day season, and it paid … [Read more...]
Eastern Timberwolf to be Delisted in 2011?
Trappers and hunters have a lot to look forward to in 2011, including the potential removal of a furbearer from the U.S. Endangered Species List, but I wouldn't start holding my breath just yet. The Trapper and Predator Caller blog reports that the Eastern Timber Wolf is expected to be removed from the Endangered Species List by the end of the year, returning wolf management … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Legislature May Ease Animal Damage Permitting Process
This fall, we covered a story about the Massachusetts legislature attempting to ease the red tape associated with trapping permits issued for animal damage control. That bill appears to have stalled in the legislature, but Sen. Stanley Rosenberg is making an effort to move things forward again. The legislation concerning the issuance and appeals process for landowners to … [Read more...]
Fur Is Green
The Fur Council of Canada has put together a great educational web site designed to promote fur as a natural, renewable resource. At www.furisgreen.com, you can learn why buying and promoting fur is good for the environment. Trapping and fur use helps state and federal wildlife agencies manage populations of furbearers to provide an optimum balance with other species in … [Read more...]