When North and South Korea start inching closer toward war, everyone in the fur trade should take note. [Read More]
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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]
Feds Plan to Remove Eastern Timber Wolf From Endangered List
U.S. Interior Sec. Ken Salazar reportedly told Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., that the eastern timber wolf will be removed from the endangered species list by the end of 2011. Here’s more from the Duluth News Tribune story: The proposal, which is expected … [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]
Projections Look Good for Fur
You read that right. Parker Dozhier says things are looking good for the fur market.
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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]
