NRA will replace Eastern Sport and Outdoor Show with new event Remember this past winter when the promoters of the huge, popular and long-running Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show announced they wouldn’t allow the show’s vendors to display or sell … [Read More]
Editor’s Call
Editor’s Call: Standing Together
Protests Over Eastern Sport and Outdoor Show Unite Outdoorsmen Everybody remembers the December massacre of 20 children and six adults at Newtown, Conn. The anti-gun fallout from that tragedy has been loud and long, but there’s been some positive stuff … [Read More]
Editor’s Call: Keeping a Trapline Journal
A simple record of the events of your trapline can be a big help Ever since I started trapping, I’ve kept a daily record of the things that happen on the line. Not just a tally of the catch, but … [Read More]
Editor’s Call: How to Freeze Fur
A few extra steps can help bring in more money on sale day One of the most satisfying things about trapping, for me, is standing in the middle of the fur shed toward the end of January and looking at … [Read More]
Editor’s Call: Handle With Care
Use gloves, soap and common sense when dealing with fur The season is in full swing now. Most of us are working our traplines by day, and working our fur by night. It’s a tiring, strenuous time of year, … [Read More]
Editor’s Call: Act Responsibly
Trappers need to exercise caution and good judgment The dog-proof trap wave has taken some of the shine off the bucket craze, but it’s still a fact that a baited bucket in the right location, guarded with a #160 or … [Read More]
Editor’s Call: Spotting Roadkill
Trappers usually take notice of dead animals on roadways “Man, you sure are interested in roadkills,” my buddy said as we cruised through north-central Missouri. I’d just said “There’s another ’coon,” and my buddy was responding to it. Raccoons were … [Read More]
Editor’s Call: Riding the Bubble
Whether fur prices are high or low, I’ll be out trapping For trappers, these are shining times. Prices for well-handled wild furs are at or near all-time highs for many species, and demand is strong for just about everything. The … [Read More]
Editor’s Call: Head to Owatonna
The NTA Convention is a priceless resource for trappers We’re in the dog days, and although trapping season isn’t as far away as it was, it’s still way off out there in the mists of the future. Too far off, … [Read More]
Sending Well Wishes to Parker Dozhier
You’re going to notice a big hole in the next issue of Trapper & Predator Caller. It’s the first issue since January 1983 that doesn’t have a new, up-to-date “Fur Market Report” from Parker Dozhier. In early January, soon before deadline day, Managing Editor Jared Blohm received a note from Parker saying that he’d just found out he had a serious illness and that he would no longer be able to write his “Fur Market Report.” [Read More]
