Some of the richest beaver country was in the heart of territory claimed by the Blackfeet Confederacy; a tribe known to the fur trappers as Bugs Boys, or the Sons of Satan. Needless to say there was ...

Fur trapping is as old as North Dakota itself, and while the practice remains part of the state’s heritage, today’s trappers ...

The bill would prohibit the sale or trade of any animal skin with hair, fleece or fibers attached, and any clothing product made of fur. It includes several exemptions from the definition of “fur ...

Shawn Coston called it his “end of the line” photo. “Every trapper takes one,” he said. For Coston, who lives in Stamford, N.Y. in Delaware County, the 2018-19 New York trapping season was his best ...

The annual Missouri Trappers 2022 Fur Auctions was held Saturday in Montgomery City, but the market has declined and the event was smaller than usual. About 40 trapper lots and 14 buyers came to the ...

After a lifetime spent trapping animals in California’s western Sierra Nevada, Tim Wion traveled to Oregon recently to make one big, final sale at the annual Klamath Falls fur auction. Unlike his ...

Samantha Youngren couldn't help slipping her hands into a pair of pure white polar fox mitts Wednesday night at the Duluth Boat, Sports, Travel and RV Show. Next, she and her husband, Alex, had to ...

“When fur is used in a slow-fashion way, it is a relatively sustainable resource,” Vogue explains. The fashion publication explained that furriers, individuals who specialize in clothing derived from ...

GLENNS FERRY, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) —Trappers and buyers from across the United States and internationally gathered in Glenns Ferry over the past several days for the Idaho Trappers Association’s annual ...

Veteran Catskills-area trapper Shawn Coston had his best year ever trapping bobcat this winter, finishing the season last weekend with seven to his credit – a number that the state Department of ...

SACRAMENTO, California, September 5, 2019 (ENS) – In a victory for wildlife, California has become the first U.S. state to outlaw fur trapping. The Wildlife Protection Act of 2019 was signed into law ...

One of the most restrictive fur trapping and hunting states is likely to become more stringent. The Colorado Parks & Wildlife Commission on Wednesday overruled its director, Laura Clellan, in ...