“Recreational trappers”?

[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.