In Wisconsin, we just went through one of the biggest snowstorms of the winter followed up by some frigid temperatures. Spring seems a long way away. But a glance at my calendar reveals it’s nearly April already and spring has … [Read More]
Trap Line Blog
Fur Markets Get “Over Heated”
Fluctuations in prices are partly due to buyers chasing fur on speculation.
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Wolf Hunting Moves a Step Closer to Reality for Montana and Idaho
Animal Rights groups and the Obama administration have agreed on a compromise to lift protections for wolves in Montana and Idaho and allow hunting. Here is some info on the settlement from the Los Angeles Times: The settlement agreement, opposed … [Read More]
What Makes an Animal Tame?
That is the question researchers in a “National Geographic” piece written by Evan Ratliff try to answer. The article focuses on a group of foxes that researchers have been attempting to breed to become more tame over the course of … [Read More]
Locavore Trend Turns to Furbearers
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]
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]
Bill Could Lead to Wolf Hunting Seasons
From Montana Representative Denny Rehberg’s website: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Montana’s Congressman, Denny Rehberg, on Jan. 26, 2011, introduced a comprehensive legislative solution to the ongoing wolf controversy aimed at returning wolf management authority to the states once and for all. … [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]
Calling Kansas — Coyote Hunting on the Prairie
“If hunting was easy, they’d call it killing.” It was the mantra Predators on the Prairie sweepstakes winner Ed Bergum took to each stand last weekend as we called in northeast Kansas with Flambeau Outdoors’ Tad Brown, Todd Wilson and … [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]
