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Well piss on them! hopefully they have huge issues with beaver ,porkies and everything else and no one helps them out
It has to be frustrating to argue against that type of empty justifications, would be easier to take if they just came right out and said we don't want you doing it.Could certainly respect the honesty that way even if it isn't the answer that was being looked for.
It would be great if we could get the hunters to boycott buying Weyco permits. If Weyerhaeuser won't support trapping they won't support hunting either; when the pressure comes.But I doubt that will happen, it's too bad that most outdoors-men are sell-outs.
Well said Bruce He consumes everything he traps hmmm I would think the fur would be pretty hard to pass through the intestinal track ! I prefer to put on stretchers
Hey man if you can't bear to hear a differing opinion maybe a public forum is not the right place for you. My comments are on topic specifically related to trapping on Weyerhaeuser. I don't judge anyone that recreates or operates within the law and or rules but we can certainly have a discussion about the rules. If not on a hunting forum than where? I love the strategic aspect of trapping it's a really unique way to be out in the woods. Does that mean I have to agree with any and all who participate just to participate? About three years ago I called emailed Weyerhaeuser about trapping even had a friend who logs often on their land ask one of their reps. I would trap on their land if it was allowed. I also see reasons why they wouldn't allow it.
If we all kept track of our trapping expenses like it was a "for profit" venture. Very few of us would use something other than a red pen in our ledgers. By and large, we do this because it's our recreation. My cash outlay is every bit as large as my elk burger priced out by the pound.
Oh I trap for the money ! I'm just in the hole $3,000 this year is all Keep preaching Bear !!!
Jakeland sounds like you need one top lot cat to sell! Trapping radio reported 3700$ cats. Ten sold at that price blew me away! Wonder if weyerhaeuser has any high dollar cats with clear bellies good spots and rossetes walking around.....then maybe the money would be worth it but im always happy to just be in the woods!
I would be willing to bet that if there was not a market for fur it would be illegal to trap except for a few hired by the government. It is that way in places in Europe. I know in the Netherlands they trap thousands of muskrat every year besides using poison on them and never a one is used. Toss them in an incinerator.I've had this conversation before about the sale of wildlife products. Nobody changes their mind on these internet arguments so I don't expect this to be any different.Myself though I like to trap but I could not do it if I had to use all the furs myself. You would have to be a pretty poor trapper if that was not the case over a number of years. So, I will continue to sell my furs and whether they are being worn by a lady from Beijing or a Russian or a millennial in Minneapolis I will feel good because I will know the fur was put to good use instead of thrown in the ditch which is what happens to beaver that cause problems on Weyerhaeuser land.Back when I started trapping there was a lot more trappers, the prices were better and there was pressure on the resource. The water trapping season at the time was three weeks. As there has gotten to be fewer trappers and less pressure the season has increased to the point now if an animal is prime it is legal to trap. I would expect the season to shorten if that ever changed. The real reason? I can only guess but someone either does not like trapping or someone does not like anybody on WEYCO land. I got the impression some Foresters were against it.
Dog get into a cage trap for beaver All my beaver cages are 10x10 x40 and completely under water . Catching a dog is very unlikely now with a cat cage it is possible for a medium to small dog but a lab size dog would just back out
Quote from: Humptulips on February 18, 2017, 07:33:50 PMI would be willing to bet that if there was not a market for fur it would be illegal to trap except for a few hired by the government. It is that way in places in Europe. I know in the Netherlands they trap thousands of muskrat every year besides using poison on them and never a one is used. Toss them in an incinerator.I've had this conversation before about the sale of wildlife products. Nobody changes their mind on these internet arguments so I don't expect this to be any different.Myself though I like to trap but I could not do it if I had to use all the furs myself. You would have to be a pretty poor trapper if that was not the case over a number of years. So, I will continue to sell my furs and whether they are being worn by a lady from Beijing or a Russian or a millennial in Minneapolis I will feel good because I will know the fur was put to good use instead of thrown in the ditch which is what happens to beaver that cause problems on Weyerhaeuser land.Back when I started trapping there was a lot more trappers, the prices were better and there was pressure on the resource. The water trapping season at the time was three weeks. As there has gotten to be fewer trappers and less pressure the season has increased to the point now if an animal is prime it is legal to trap. I would expect the season to shorten if that ever changed. The real reason? I can only guess but someone either does not like trapping or someone does not like anybody on WEYCO land. I got the impression some Foresters were against it.I sure don't mind trapping, and like it, especially when they start building dams and wrecking my plantations. However, I would be pretty pissed if I was working near a stream and my dog got into a trap. If it was the foresters who were pushing back on it, there would have to be some sort of happy medium... GPS trap locations maybe? I don't know.
