Trapping is one of the oldest professions known to humankind, but is it becoming a thing of the past? Low fur prices, high expenses and few buyers make it hard to justify trapping for any kind of income. The fur boom of the late '70s and early '80s is far in the rearview mirror.
Today, trappers are doing what they love for two reasons. First, to carry on a tradition and to hopefully pass on what they love. And secondly, trapping is necessary from a conservation standpoint. It helps other animals thrive and reduces diseases in the furbearer population.
In states like California, where trapping is banned, and in other states like Colorado where trapping is very restricted, problems are on the rise. Citizens of these states are seeing a rise in problems caused by the abundance of furbearers.
Predators such as wolves, coyotes, bobcats and mountain lions are taking a toll on domestic pets, livestock, turkeys, upland game and birds, and big-game animals such as white-tailed deer,
