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 Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Anti-Trapper's Challenge Accepted
Posted by Trapper Staff
When Marc Folco, an outdoor writer for Massachusett's Standard Times newspaper, saw a challenge from an anti-trapping reader earlier this month, he accepted. And it was a victory for trappers.
The reader, Dawn White, or Acushnet, Mass., wrote into the newspaper in opposition to the movement to remove the ban on trapping in the state. The letter was published on Dec. 14. Here is an excerpt:
Here we go again with the call to bring back trapping. Did we forget
that the people of Massachusetts voted to ban this cruel and inhumane
practice? And it should stay banned — permanently!
But she didn't stop there. She issued a challenge to the state's trappers:
If these so-called rubber-jaw traps are painless (letter, "Bring back
trapping to control coyotes," Sept. 11), or any trap for that matter, I
want to see a trapper put his hand in one. Let's see how much it
doesn't hurt.
That got Falco's attention:
This outdoor writer is not a trapper, but he is a hunter and
conservationist and knowledgeable enough about trapping to accept the
challenge and demonstrate that the traps truly are humane and not the
heinous devices purported by the animal rights drama queens. So I got a
coyote-size rubber-padded trap and went to The Standard-Times office to
have the demonstration filmed by S-T videographer Nick Tavares.
And here's the predictable result:
It's not nearly as painful as slamming your fingers in a car door and
not even as painful as pulling a hair out of your nose. I didn't have
the urge to chew my arm off and it's been six days since then and no
gangrene has set in and I have not starved to death, debunking the
myths and misinformation that they are cruel and inhumane. And while my
hand was in the trap nobody said, "let's get him," and came to attack
me.
(A hat tip to Wildlife Control Supplies Blog for WCO's for leading me to the story and video)
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 3:55:16 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00) 
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Kansas Coyotes for Christmas
Posted by Trapper Staff
 From left to right: Tad Brown of Flambeau, Flambeau Pro Staffer Todd Wilson, Flambeau Pro Staffer Tom Wilson and Trapper & Predator Caller Managing Editor Jared Blohm
Christmas came a little early for me this year when the folks from Flambeau invited me out to Kansas last week for a predator hunt. Flambeau's Tad Brown and Pro Staffers Todd Wilson and Tom Wilson (no relation) asked me to come out to northeastern Kansas to see if we could call in a few coyotes. And they delivered. The action started early when we dropped a coyote on our second set up using Minaska's The Ultimate ONE electronic caller and Flambeau's Masters Series Lone Howler. That combination would prove deadly a couple more times on the trip as we dropped three coyotes on the three-and-a-half-day hunt and called in several more. If not for a missed shot on my part, some back-door dogs and a little misfortune, we could have easily doubled our total. But, as they say, that's hunting.
Keep an eye on future editions of Trapper & Predator Caller for more on the hunt.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009 3:45:46 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Great Advice for Trapping Martens
Posted by Trapper Staff
The cover of the December 2009 issue features a marten. Trapping these furbearers can be one of the most rewarding experiences on the line.
Randy Augsburger knows that feeling well. He wrote an excellent article here about how to trap marten.
Some of his basic points:
* Find squirrels and you'll find martens
* Use a leaning pole set
* Space sets 50 yards apart
* Beaver meat is a good lure to use in a set
* Skunky lures work well, too
Click here to read the entire article.
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 2:35:44 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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