Category: Trapping
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Ethical Trapping: And Why It’s Important
Trapping is an ethical and essential tool in wildlife management in North America and has a long history in this nation. It’s one of the most effective ways to mitigate animal damage to property and crops, preventing even more significant losses. Trapping also has a variety of other benefits: It’s a valuable way to study animals. The management of…
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Top 5 Best Raccoon Baits of 2022
Raccoons being the omnivores that they are will eat just about anything you can think of. this list below will show our pick of the top 5 best raccoon baits of 2022. These will help you bring in those coons! want tips for using a live trap? check out our guide! 5. AuSable Brand Dog…
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Trapping Raccoons Using Live Traps
Trapping raccoons using a live trap is a humane way to remove these pesky destructive rascals from your residence. The best size of live traps for raccoons is around 32-42 inches in length. These traps can come in multiple configurations, like one or 2-door models. If you are in search of traps check out Animal Control…
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Fur in its Prime
Trappers and those who handle fur use a term called “prime.” It’s called prime when an animal grows a dense underfur and long guard hairs, and this fur insulates and protects the animal during the winter months. The animal fur is at its peak primeness when the underfur is thickest and the guard hairs at…
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Trapping in Early America
The fur trade was one of the first major industries in the United States. Fur trappers were responsible for exploring and mapping much of what is now known as the American West. The untamed lands of the west were rich with abundant natural resources and held great opportunities for trappers. Also, the fur trade benefitted…
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Benefits of Regulated Trapping
The benefits of regulated trapping are predator management, species protection, and benefits that the trapper incurs for taking care of the landscape and its resources. Despite the benefits, new attempts to target trapping every year exist. And the interest in the activity seems to decline. There is a lack of awareness and understanding of the…