Relax, Everything is Going to be Okay!

[Nick87]

Trapping is slowly going away everywhere. It’ll slowly get voted out in every state. Trapping is not popular even with other hunters.

I agree it is fading away as a whole. However lots of guys who practice QDM around here bring in coyote trappers every late winter/ealry spring. So do a lot of duck clubs for raccoons in the spring. More so in recent years than ever before. I realize thats a small sample though.

 

[Nick87]

I mean, like many people not introduced to trapping, I can't get the leg hold trap out of my mind. Some critter stuck there, in pain, trying to tear its foot off, trying to get out for hours and hours...

Traps Today

Traps today - Myths and facts

www.montanatrappers.org

 

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Traps Today

Traps today - Myths and facts

www.montanatrappers.org

I appreciate their attempts, but there are a lot of references to studies without any links. I have a hard time imagining it's not stressful.

 

[Nick87]

I appreciate their attempts, but there are a lot of references to studies without any links. I have a hard time imagining it's not stressful.

 

[jimh406]

There are people who think shooting an animal or catching a fish is stressful to the animal or fish. The same goes for any livestock. Maybe we should harvest plants only.