Ben Trumblee travels the U.S. selling some highly unusual items. Some of his most popular products include purses made from invasive toads and the cleaned bone of a raccoon penis, which his customers ...

It’s time for the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department (FWD) and elected state officials to act on the wishes of the majority of Vermonters and ban recreational and fur trapping for furbearers (bobcat, ...

Trappers meet their quarry at nature’s elemental level during the bleakest months of the year. The winter growth of luxuriant fur, provoked by an evolutionary response to a weather cycle that long ...

Local store owners say that trapping is necessary to manage wildlife populations and to protect farms and livestock. Ralph ...

The future of local trappers will be determined by ladies’ fashion attitudes, which will depend much on education, ethical trapping methods and a revived market. Attitudes are moldable. Current ...

The fur industry has a long history in the state of Missouri. While it looks different these days, it’s still around, and trappers at the annual Missouri fur auction want to make sure they're ...

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