Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

October 17, 2019

Conservation, General Trapping, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, New England, New Hampshire, NH Distemper Study, Predator Management, Science & Biology, Wildlife Management

Biologists again seek assistance from NH trappers on tissue sampling

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

October 17, 2019

Conservation, General Trapping, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, New England, New Hampshire, NH Distemper Study, Predator Management, Science & Biology, Wildlife Management

After successful fundraising efforts from a dedicated group of local hunters, the NH Wildlife Heritage Foundation secured funding for a comprehensive study to investigate distemper (CDV) impacts on New Hampshire’s furbearers last year. The department initially requested turn-in of carcasses from grey foxes hunted or trapped during the legal hunting and trapping seasons. This year, that study has now expanded to include a desire for carcasses from both Red and Grey Fox, as well as Fisher.

Furbearer Conservation

October 11, 2019

Cultural Heritage, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, National, New England, Public Relations, Suburbanization, Wildlife Management, Hunting Culture

Americans continue to support regulated hunting, trapping, and fishing

Furbearer Conservation

October 11, 2019

Cultural Heritage, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, National, New England, Public Relations, Suburbanization, Wildlife Management, Hunting Culture

The new study, which has been conducted periodically since 1995, says most people across the nation support hunting, trapping, fishing and sport shooting activities. The study cautions that approval tends to ebb and flow based on the motivations of those who engage in these activities.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

October 9, 2019

Conservation, Headlines, Predator Management, Public Relations, Science & Biology, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management

Louisiana: Report your sightings of Eastern Spotted Skunk!

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

October 9, 2019

Conservation, Headlines, Predator Management, Public Relations, Science & Biology, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is asking for the public’s help in gathering information on the eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius). Anyone who sees the unique species is asked to report the sighting to LDWF. The sightings can be from roadkill, game cameras or inadvertent catch from fur trapping, according to the agency’s press release.

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

October 6, 2019

A World Without Trapping, Conservation, General Trapping, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, National, North America, Predator Management, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management

Conservancy curbs coyote abundance with bid to save sea turtles

Jeff Traynor, A.C.E.

October 6, 2019

A World Without Trapping, Conservation, General Trapping, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, National, North America, Predator Management, Wildlife Control, Wildlife Management

Staff members with the Bald Head Island Conservancy worked through the summer to ward off hungry coyotes on sea turtle nests with non-lethal hazing techniques unsuccessfully. The Conservancy now turns to trappers to assist with managing abundant predator populations to conserve endangered species.

Jeff Traynor / At Large

September 24, 2019

A World Without Trapping, Conservation, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, National, North America, Predator Management, Wildlife Management, Wildlife Control, Rough Cuts

In absence of trappers, Arkansas issues cull permits

Jeff Traynor / At Large

September 24, 2019

A World Without Trapping, Conservation, Headlines, Hunting & Trapping, Legislation, National, North America, Predator Management, Wildlife Management, Wildlife Control, Rough Cuts

For many in the hunting/conservation worlds, the announcement of Arkansas’ predator permit is a double edged sword. While the permit allows for a restoration of conservation balance, it also raises concerns with the socially perceived wanton waste of natural resources - the furbearers themselves.