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| “Recreational trappers”? |
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| JakeLand:
Call me old school I’m a “ free trapper “ |
| Loup Loup:
I have never seen WDFW use the term recreational trapper before. What is wrong with the term used forever: Trapper. Why belittle us? There are only two explanations for treating a user group with discrimination through WDFW actions, inactions, or words. It’s either incompetence, or maliciousness. I beleive this is another premeditated malicious act to put another arrow in their quiver for future use to curtail, or outlaw trapping down the road. There is a growing faction in WDFW and the commission that have been on this road for quite awhile. |
| MADMAX:
--- Quote from: Loup Loup on December 23, 2025, 08:12:11 AM ---I have never seen WDFW use the term recreational trapper before. What is wrong with the term used forever: Trapper. Why belittle us? There are only two explanations for treating a user group with discrimination through WDFW actions, inactions, or words. It’s either incompetence, or maliciousness. I beleive this is another premeditated malicious act to put another arrow in their quiver for future use to curtail, or outlaw trapping down the road. There is a growing faction in WDFW and the commission that have been on this road for quite awhile. --- End quote --- Still appears the same commissioners that did the decisions and emails behind the scenes are active |
| bearpaw:
--- Quote from: Loup Loup on December 20, 2025, 10:08:51 AM ---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. --- End quote --- Trying to look at this from an anti-hunting commissioner standpoint, perhaps they want to label trappers as recreational so it casts an unnecessary aura regarding trapping, therefore easier to justify eliminating trapping totally one day! |
| MADMAX:
--- Quote from: bearpaw on December 23, 2025, 10:16:32 AM --- --- Quote from: Loup Loup on December 20, 2025, 10:08:51 AM ---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. --- End quote --- Trying to look at this from an anti-hunting commissioner standpoint, perhaps they want to label trappers as recreational so it casts an unnecessary aura regarding trapping, therefore easier to justify eliminating trapping totally one day! --- End quote --- I honestly think that’s exactly what it is. Would be very easy to say well we don’t need to have recreational control on predators. What if inadvertently they catch a wolf by our “recreation trappers” I think the wording certainly should be changed |
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