Tag: furbearers

October 11, 2022

WSB: Furbearer traps can sever grizzly toes

When Clayton Lamb was trapping grizzly bears for a research project to understand bear survival and movement in southeast British Columbia, he noticed that some bears were missing their toes....

January 8, 2020

Massachusetts bans furbearer contests

The Massachusetts Fisheries and Wildlife Board approved new regulations last month that would prohibit hunting contests for predators and furbearers. The decision came after thorough consideration by the board of...

November 7, 2016

Montana Chapter voices support for regulated trapping

A statement by the Montana Chapter of The Wildlife Society was released on Oct. 31 in The Montana Standard stating the Chapter’s support for continuing regulated trapping of furbearers and...