The writer of the Jan. 29 letter, "Fur trapping is barbaric," was obviously misinformed about the modern foothold trap. They are the most humane way to capture animals with minimal injuries. With the ...

With respect to the Jan. 31 letter, "Modern fur trapping methods are very humane," I believe there are no humane traps. Government committees since 1973 have been searching and testing various animal ...

The future of local trappers will be determined by ladies’ fashion attitudes, which will depend much on education, ethical trapping methods and a revived market. Attitudes are moldable. Current ...

Colt Comer is one of the youngest people in sight. As older folks grab a cup of coffee or chow down on a plate of biscuits and gravy, the six-year-old is busy brushing beaver pelts, prepping them to ...

Ben Trumblee travels the U.S. selling some highly unusual items. Some of his most popular products include purses made from invasive toads and the cleaned bone of a raccoon penis, which his customers ...

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The Pacific Northwest has seen its share of major environmental battles. Now a new historical study of the fur trade indicates that early Europeans and Americans in the region struggled with similar ...

The fur trade once drove exploration, settlement, and economic growth across North America, linking Indigenous communities ...

Fur trappers from across the Midwest will descend on the small, northern Michigan town of Escanaba in July for the 59th Annual Trappers Convention and Expo, which was canceled last year due to the ...

Falling prices, rising costs, and anti-fur sentiment jeopardize a centuries-old way of life. “Trapping is a huge part of my life,” says Nathan Kogiak, who runs a trapline outside Yellowknife in Canada ...

This week, a diverse statewide coalition — Cats Aren’t Trophies (CATs) — initiated a Colorado ballot measure for 2024 to end trophy hunting mountain lions, along with fur trapping bobcats. Come ...

To the editor: On a sunny day in May of 2017, community members in Hyde Park, Vermont were horrified to see a red fox with a steel-jaw leghold trap on one of her legs. In a desperate attempt to escape ...