The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle featured two nice articles on trapping by Leo Roth this weekend: “Trapping Skills Help Improve Overall Outdoors Knowledge” and “Trappers Trade Tales and Peddle Pelts.” Both stories are a nice read if you have a … [Read More]
Trap Line Blog
Indiana Man Traps White Muskrat
A 71-year-old Indiana man trapped a white muskrat recently. He says he has trapped for 60 years and this is the first he’s trapped like it. From the article, it sounds like it was not fully albino, but a white … [Read More]
Muskrat Gets Too Close to Dam
Submitted by Corey Graff, Online Editor On a half-frozen mill pond near my home in Central Wisconsin, I spotted this friendly little muskrat basking on an ice shelf. As I began to shoot photos of the ‘rat, I realized it … [Read More]
Anti-Fur Movement a Factor in Fur Prices
The poor economy is not the only factor driving fur prices. Scott Robertson, the owner and manager of Robertson Trading Post in La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada, says the anti-fur movement has heavily influenced the fashion industry in North America, which … [Read More]
Trapper Sends Update From Iraq
Editor’s Note: Jim Servi, an experienced trapper from Big Rock, Tenn., is currently serving in the U.S. Army in Iraq. He has had the opportunity to trap animals around the base he is stationed at and detailed some of … [Read More]
How to Make a Bucket Set by Jim Spencer — Part II
These 9 bucket strategies were developed over many years that can make your life as a trapper much simpler. [Read More]
Youth on the Trapline
Nearly every association we work with through Trapper & Predator Callerhas a strong emphasis on youth, whether that is through training classes, camps, other education efforts or simply encouraging trappers to bring young people out on the trapline with them. … [Read More]
Unfortunate Story
A dog was trapped and killed by a bodygrip trap in eastern Wisconsin late last month. The trapper did everything by the book, but caught the dog as it ran through the woods with its owner nearby. It’s a shame … [Read More]
Nuisance Nutria
Nutria are causing nuisance problems in western Oregon. Peter Zuckerman wrote a story that appears in today’s Oregonian on the nuisance issues the non-native animals that look like a cross between a very large rat and a muskrat are causing … [Read More]
Skunked
Skunks are one of the most unpopular furbearers around, both amongst trappers and non-trappers, mostly because of the pungent spray they can produce as a defense mechanism. Allen from Promised Land, which is a blog described as a “multi-generational vision … [Read More]
