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]
Trap Line Blog
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]
How Would A Korean War Affect the Fur Trade?
When North and South Korea start inching closer toward war, everyone in the fur trade should take note. [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]
“FOXPRO Fast & Furious” Debuts Today on Outdoor Channel!
Predator hunters, grab your TV remotes! “FOXPRO Fast & Furious,” the first all-predator-hunting show on television, debuts today at 12:30 p.m. Eastern on Outdoor Channel. The first episode will also air on Thursday, Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. Eastern and … [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]
