Glemie Dean Beasley, a 69-year-old retired truck driver, supplements his income by selling raccoon meat and fur he gets in Detroit. Beasley is certainly an interesting character: The story of Glemie Dean Beasley plays like a country song. The son … [Read More]
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Another Rabid Bobcat Attack
This past weekend, a rabid bobcat attacked a Cub Scout and an elderly man in separate incidents in Citrus County, Florida. The attack follows an incident in Arizona last week where a rabid bobcat walked into a bar. The Cub … [Read More]
Cardboard Coyotes Startle Jogger
Sarnia City Hall put out cardboard cutouts of coyotes to try to scare geese away from a park in an attempt to reduce geese droppings. When the cutouts went missing, officials assumed they were stolen, but a TheRecord.com article tells … [Read More]
Fur Auction Summary: January to March 2009
Here’s a look at what sold for how much at auctions in the first quarter of 2009. [Read More]
Rendezvous
The annual gathering of trappers was a sight to behold. The valuable tradition continues. [Read More]
April-May 2009 Issue
Make the best of tough times with the April-May 2009 issue of Trapper & Predator Caller. [Read More]
Connecticut to Ban Trapping?
Trapping Today has a great recap of the legal battle in Connecticut over the right to trap. The new bill, which would ban foothold and bodygripping traps, was co-sponsored by state Sen. John Fonfara and Rep. Betty Boukus. It passed … [Read More]
Missouri Issues No-Limit Trapping Season on Otters
There are so many otters in Missouri waterways (an estimated 15,000) that the state has begun a no-limit season on the furbearers from Nov. 15 to Jan. 31.
A Bobcat Walks Into a Bar…
It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but it wasn’t so funny to those at The Chaparral Bar in Cottonwood, Arizona after a rabid bobcat walked into the bar Tuesday. From the story: That bobcat caught patrons off … [Read More]
Nutria Is a Tough Sell
Two stories out of the Lafourche Parish Daily Comet in Louisiana discuss the non-existent market for nutria fur: “Demand for Nutria Pelts Fades Away“ And “They’re the Last of the Swamp-Rat Skinners“ The state of Louisiana gives $5 per nutria … [Read More]
