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]
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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]
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]
