Fur trappers do not typically shoot trapped animals because bullet holes can damage pelts and reduce the value of furs. Some states not only permit steel-jaw traps, they permit traps with “teeth” on ...

Although there are fewer than 100,000 licensed trappers in the US, each year an estimated 3–5 million animals are caught and killed for their fur. Millions more are trapped annually by state and ...

The wolf was weighed by Al Barnette, another local trapper and fur tanner who serves as a member on the Alaska Board of Game. Even Barnette, who has “handled hundreds, if not thousands ...

The charity is offering $1,000 for information that identifies and potentially convicts the person or persons responsible ...

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Trapping animals may be one of the oldest types of hunting in Maine. At least that’s ...