About 250 people dined on rodent this weekend at the 75th Annual Muskrat Dinner in Lower Alloways Creek, N.J. The annual event, which is organized by the Lower Alloways Creek Township Fire Company, is a part of the town’s history. “Muskrat identifies with our … [Read More]
Trap Line Blog
Japan Officials Consider Introducing Wolves to Control Deer Population
By Alan Clemons This story out of Japan just seems too weird to be true. Japan, if you didn’t know (and we didn’t!) has a big population of deer. Not whitetails, but sika deer. Apparently they’re so great in number … [Read More]
School Days: Cage Trapping ’Coons
Forest Webb, 11, Laurel Fork, Va. Virginia boy’s first season as a trapper is very successful My name is Forest Webb, and I am 11 years old. I have been trapping since the first week of December (2011). My … [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]
First Major Wild Fur Auction of the Season Yields Encouraging Prices
The first major wild fur auction of the year took place earlier this week, and the results should excite trappers and predator hunters. In fact, Fur Harvesters Auction, Inc. says this season could be “one for the record books.” “Fur … [Read More]
Russia Paying for Top Wolf Hunters
Russia has a wolf population problem, and it’s willing to pay hunters to help control it. Wolf packs have been moving closer and closer to Siberian towns in recent years to prey on livestock, including horses and domesticated reindeer, according to … [Read More]
Washington Man Attacked by Three Coyotes
A Washington man was attacked by three coyotes in his own backyard in late December. Faron Scarberry, of Kent, Wash., was with his dog when the coyotes ambushed him. “They were coming around the bush and I guess they were … [Read More]
High School Students Build Bear Trap for Pennsylvania Game Commission
The York County, Pa., Game Office does not have a bear trap so local high school students are building one for them. About a dozen students in the Agricultural Mechanics class at the Dover Area High School are building the … [Read More]
School Days: Working His Way Up to the Big Ones
Joshua P. Johnson, 12, Rhinelander, Wis. Wisconsin boy is becoming a good beaver trapper and aims to tan a trophy catch this year My name is Joshua Johnson and I am 12 years old. I have been trapping for five … [Read More]
First Montana Wolf Trapping Season Set to Open Saturday
Montana’s first wolf-trapping season ever began last weekend. More than 2,400 people are certified to set out their traps, according to the Revalli Republic. The state held its first wolf hunting season in 2009, but this is the first opportunity for … [Read More]
