Modern-day trapping is rooted in the fabric of how people live in rural America. Many families have grown up trapping and handing down that tradition to their children. “It’s part of their fabric,” says, Chris Bernier, a Vermont Biologist. When asked who they are, that is the answer given after much thought. With nearly 13,000 …
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Quick Facts About Trapping There are more wild furbearers in the United States today than there was 100 years ago.There are no furbearing animals in the United States or Canada which are endangered or threatened by fur harvesting today.Millions of North Americans depend on fur harvesting for their livelihood. These people have a vested interest …
Advanced Trapper Course Weekend: The Advanced Trapper Course was held the weekend of September 27 and 28 at Buck Lake. Lt. Sean Fowler of the Vermont Game Wardens and VTA Director Kevin Lawrence helped coordinate the events and keep the 30 students organized. Per Kevin it was “a tremendous weekend”. All the folks went away …
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Vermont Trappers Association and other Vermont Sporting Organizations (VT Federation of Sportmen’s Clubs, VT Bearhoundsmen, National Wild Turkey Foundation) donated $8,000 to the Stowe Land Trust. This helped pay for the acquisition of the 750 Acre Brownsville Project property to ensure the land is conserved in the future. Press: Brownsville Preserved – 750-acre Forest Tract …
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