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10/30/2024

Have you ever caught a fisher?

10/21/2024

Not the weekend catch we expected, but trapping season is underway!

10/08/2024

With trapping seasons right around the corner, here are the latest predictions from our fur market expert.

October is a good month for planning your trapping season, so make plans to have fun and catch some prime fur. With cautious optimism, we should continue to see our markets slowly recover, and with a bit of luck, some fur animals will advance in price.

10/04/2024

Name that critter.

09/26/2024

This is becoming more and more common. And we know there are many more aggressive wolf encounters that don't get reported.

Saturday morning at approximately 6:15 AM near St. Germain, a young 19-year-old hunter from Sugar Camp had to make an instinctual decision to shoot and kill a wolf to protect

09/24/2024

The October 2024 edition of The Trapper is available now! Look for it on local newsstands, or subscribe here: https://bit.ly/3ISNRXs

09/22/2024

From two cameras on a property near Hatch Lake in Iola, Wisconsin, this morning. Appears to be two wolves.

09/22/2024

On the prowl.

09/19/2024

A judge misapplied the Endangered Species Act when he restored federal protection to wolves in Western Oregon, Western Washington and California, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service argued in a court brief. Gray wolves are an ESA success story, even if they haven't recolonized the West Coast, accordi...

09/13/2024

Sportsmen's Alliance and others are taking the USFWS to court for ignoring their petitions to remove protections for wolves.

The Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation and others are suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for not completing the mandatory 90-day review of their petitions as well as failing to respond within a year.

09/11/2024

Never forget.

09/05/2024

Trappers, we're doing a quick survey: What do you carry for dispatch duties on your traplines? Let us know in the comments below.

08/22/2024

Finish this sentence: These three consecutive Cuddeback Digital images show a deer being trailed by two ________ in Waushara County, Wisconsin.

08/16/2024

As we inch closer to the fall season, we're all wondering what the fur market might look like. Here are a few insights into what can be expected.

We have been seeing movement upward in our industry overall, and although we are far from record-high prices, the prediction is good that prices will once again advance in early 2025, so make plans to get out there and catch your share of prime fur this coming fall!

08/12/2024

The September 2024 edition of The Trapper is available now! Look for it on local newsstands, or subscribe here: https://bit.ly/3ISNRXs

08/05/2024

Bad news for Colorado. The work to inform voters about the truth is really on now!

08/01/2024

WOODRUFF, Wis. -- (WAOW) What started as a normal morning at Denise Coron's home turned into chaos after a wolf emerged from the trees and attacked her chihuahua while her

07/27/2024

Last day of the National Trappers Association Convention! Stop in and check it all out — traps, lures, furs, demos and more!

07/26/2024

Amen to that!

07/25/2024

If you’re at the National Trappers Association Convention in Sioux Falls, SD, stop in at booth 359 in the Expo Building, say hi and talk trapping!

07/23/2024

We'll see you there! Stop by booth #359 and say hi! We'll have magazines and yearbooks on hand, and you can renew or sign up for a subscription!

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