“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]
Trapping Advice
How to Make a Catch Pole
Here’s an inexpensive way to make a catch pole.
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Trapping by Boat
The television program Kentucky Afield heads out by boat to set traps for otter, raccoons and other furbearers who take to water.
Bobcat Populations on the Rise
Some good news for bobcat trappers/hunters landed in my e-mail box this morning. It appears bobcat populations are on the rise across most of North America. Dr. Nathan M. Roberts of Cornell University, a Trapper & Predator Caller contributor, forwarded … [Read More]
Oil Cleanup Delays Spill Into Trapper’s Business
James Dean, a Florida animal damage control trapper, thought he was going to the Gulf Coast to help with the BP oil spill cleanup. Instead, he’s on the other side of the state fishing. The frustrated trapper has been waiting … [Read More]
Biologist: Coyotes Aren’t the Problem, We Are
With rising coyote-human conflicts and even a young Canadian woman killed by coyotes in the last year, researchers are taking a closer look at the predator. The Eastern coyote is of even more interest as they are not native to … [Read More]
Fatal Attack Leads to Coyote Trapping Incentive Program
Following a fatal coyote attack in October 2009 and several other reports of aggressive coyotes since then, Nova Scotia officials have announced they will give trappers $20 for every coyote the trappers kill. Here are some additional details from the … [Read More]
How to Tan a Hide Pt. 1
Many trappers and predator hunters tan hides for various uses. Part one of this video series shows how to do it.
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Anti-Trapper’s Challenge Accepted
When Marc Folco, an outdoor writer for Massachusett’s Standard Times newspaper, saw a challenge from an anti-trapping reader earlier this month, he accepted. And it was a victory for trappers. The reader, Dawn White, or Acushnet, Mass., wrote into the … [Read More]
The Beavers or the Trees?
Residents of Bakersfield, Calif. are facing a decision of which of the two or most important to them as beavers take out trees at one of their parks. The beaver (or more likely beavers) has been spared the last couple … [Read More]