Eating food grown locally is a trend gaining popularity in urban areas. Those who practice it are referred to as “locavores.” Proponents say eating local uses fewer resources per calorie. One resident of the Bronx in New York City gave … [Read More]
Furbearer News
Muskrat Slump Has Experts Stumped
From DemocratandChronicle.com According to various studies, the trapping harvest of muskrats in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic region is down 75 percent to 80 percent since the early 1980s. New York’s harvest fell from 539,196 in 1982-83 to 108,324 in 2007-08, … [Read More]
Celebrate Coyote Week with Nikon
Nikon will celebrate hunters’ conservation efforts to preserve deer populations by declaring Jan. 20-30, 2011, Coyote Week. During Coyote Week, hunters have the opportunity to watch videos, learn coyote hunting tips and enter to win a sweet coyote hunting prize … [Read More]
Governor Acknowledges Trappers in Inaugural Address
When Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder made his inauguration speech earlier this month, he took time to recognize the contributions trappers made in the development of the state. From the Detroit Free Press: “Innovators and entrepreneurs were the leaders in the … [Read More]
Lone Mink Decimates Colorado Chicken Flock
It took 25 dead chickens for a family of Berthoud, Colorado, farmers to realize it had a mink problem. The attacks occurred just in time for Christmas. From the Berthoud Recorder: Over the course of two nights 25 of Busch’s … [Read More]
Ever Heard of a Pizzly Bear?
Big bears, such as grizzlies and polars, offer some of the most intense predator hunts on the planet. Add the “pizzly” to that list, too. It’s a new hybrid, a cross between grizzlies and polars. Scientists point to loss of … [Read More]
Coyote Hunting Sweepstakes Winner Announced!
Persistence pays. That’s what Edward Bergum, of Bemidji, Minn. found out late last week. The longtime Trapper & Predator Caller subscriber who “enters every contest (he) can get in on” submitted his name for the magazine’s Predators on the Prairie … [Read More]
Video: Chicago Uses Coyotes to Control Pests
Call it a case of reverse predator hunting. The city of Chicago has a rodent problem. When human measures failed, the city turned to one of the best rodent hunters in the world: the coyote. According to this article, the … [Read More]
Do Ranchers Have a Right to Be Free From Predators?
“No” is the answer from Montana hunting guide George Wuerthner. In his column for New West, he asserts that predator hunting is a subsidy benefiting ranchers only. Instead, ranchers should practice other methods. From the column: Killing predators to appease … [Read More]
Tourism Restricts Trapping Access in Ontario
The large remote areas of northern Ontario seem like the last place trappers would feel concern over access. But that’s just what’s happening, as reported by Wayne Snider, city editor for Timmins Daily Press in Ontario. Outfitters granted exclusive rights … [Read More]
