It sounds like something you’d see in a twisted video game, but it’s a real life story from western Russia. A woman was attacked by a wolf and only escaped after beating the animal to death with an ax. Aishat Maksudova, … [Read More]
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Sign up today for your second shot at winning a chance to trap with Trapper & Predator Caller Executive Editor Jim Spencer on his trapline! We drew the winners for our Jim Spencer Trapline Experience Sweepstakes and notified them last … [Read More]
Otter Trapping Season Open in Illinois for First Time Since 1929
An otter trapping season opened this week in Illinois. It’s the first otter season in the state since 1929. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources released 346 otters in the state in 1994, when the population was estimated at less than 100. … [Read More]
Video: Is This Bigfoot or a Bear?
Some Utah campers were filming what they thought was a black bear last week. Then it stood up. “When it stood up and looked at us, it was this massive animal,” YouTube user Beard Card told Fox 13 News. “We don’t … [Read More]
New Trapping Reality Show Projects on Hold
Two production companies that were seeking trappers for new reality TV programs earlier this year are no longer actively pursuing the projects. Park Slope Productions, of New York, and 44 Blue Productions, of Studio City, Calif., explored the possibility of … [Read More]
Editor’s Call: Act Responsibly
Trappers need to exercise caution and good judgment The dog-proof trap wave has taken some of the shine off the bucket craze, but it’s still a fact that a baited bucket in the right location, guarded with a #160 or … [Read More]
School Days: An Inspirational Young Trapper
Tyler Huizenga, 16, Orange City, Iowa Despite hardships, Iowa boy’s focus remains on helping his mentor run their trapline I joined the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program, and I was matched up with a guy named Brent DeBoer. We did a … [Read More]
Wisconsin Hunters and Trappers Take 18 Wolves in First Week of Season
Wisconsin’s first wolf season, which began last Monday, is off to a surprising start as hunters and trappers have already tagged 18 wolves. “I think 18 wolves in the first week would certainly greatly exceed my expectations,” Fred Strand, a … [Read More]
Girl Mistaken for Skunk, Shot by Relative
A girl at a Halloween party Saturday near Pittsburgh was mistaken for a skunk and shot by a relative. “New Sewickley Township police say the girl was over a hillside and wearing a black costume and a black hat with … [Read More]
“Yukon Men” Star Stan Zuray Stands Up for Hunting, Trapping
The season finale of Discovery Channel’s reality show “Yukon Men” will air tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern. The show follows families in Tanana, Alaska, a small town located along the Yukon River, as they hunt, trap, fish and perform other … [Read More]
