Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.
Writer | critic | Sustainable-Use Conservationist
Jeff Traynor is a licensed trapper, on-call urban/wildlife conflict consultant, Associate Certified Entomologist, and wildlife control operator with over a decade of wildlife-handling and conflict mitigation experience. His wildlife services are offered to a myriad of various clients, including government, residential, commercial and agricultural land-owners throughout The Granite State.
Jeff was awarded the 2017 “Trapper of the Year” award from the NH Trappers Association, and was also awarded the 2017 “Communication Award of Excellence” from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Commission for his efforts with the Furbearer Conservation™ project. He is also a certified Trapper Education Instructor for the state of New Hampshire. Jeff’s opinions and commentary on the benefits of regulated furbearer management have been featured both in radio and print.
Jeff dedicates his time not only to advocating for regulated trapping practices, but also bolster education on the traits and characteristics of fur-bearing species, as well as non-lethal alternatives to nuisance conflict situations with urbanized wildlife. He passionately regards the importance of, and advocacy for modern wildlife management when applied to regulated outdoor activities such as hunting & trapping, and as an integral component of biology and conservation.
As the founder of Furbearer Conservation™, Jeff continues to create content for the Furbearer Conservation™ project to help foster highly regulated trapping ethics and advocate for sustainable wildlife conservation efforts for future generations to enjoy.
Jeff Traynor with a live-caught beaver trapped in a beaver-specific cage trap. These cages are used in the trapping community for both fur harvesting and translocation of nuisance beavers.
"Self-reliant, and self-sustaining; I consider myself a solitary fixture in New Hampshire’s wild outdoors. Writer, critic and sustainable-use conservationist – with a dash of sarcasm and a pinch of "Yankee grit" thrown in for good measure.
Many years of researching the current tools and traps used, and acquiring data from the experts, has led me to feel fully comfortable advocating, endorsing, and taking part in the activity of regulated trapping on the modern landscape. It is a passionate interest in the furbearing species native to New Hampshire's wilderness that have directed me to partake in this activity. I firmly believe the experiences and lessons I have gained through regulated trapping activities in nature can't be matched by any book or classroom."
“For the modern trapper, the furbearer species in which he/she pursues, and the lands in which they traverse must be conserved. As users of the natural land, we must protect and watch over these irreplaceable resources. Our regulated take of wildlife comes with a price: we must do everything in our power to conserve these resources for our future generations. Its a price North America’s trappers have been & will continue contributing to. ”