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| “Recreational trappers”? |
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| Loup Loup:
Reading Humptulips post, which I take he forwarded from WDFW about sample collection. They adderess us as Recreational trappers. And sign off with a Recreational trappers contact addy. Since when is trapping in Washington labeled as recreational? A trapping license is a commercial license. Same as commercial fishing or taxidermy. Even though some trappers may trap for other reasons, trapping as a whole is a commercial activity. To label trapping as recreational belittles the trade, and makes us vulnerable to having trapping taken away as they will label it as sport. |
| Humptulips:
Can't argue with anything you said. I just copied and pasted, never thought about it. |
| Loup Loup:
I know Bruce. I knew you just forwarded it from WDFW. |
| EnglishSetter:
I'm not a trapper of any sorts, but I think they're expecting better participation from guys who do it more as a hobby than to put food on the table. At minimum, it invites those aren't totally "plugged into" the trapping world. |
| Frank The Tank:
Do ding on the original language of the post, but there's a good talking point E.D. (but not the Viagra type) brings up; "Recreational Trapper" is like saying "Recreational Hunter"....is there another type? I dislike the term "Recreational" as it paints a negative mental image of trapping in my view. Even something like "Consumptive use" would be better. |
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