There are traps for every situation, and lately the author finds that round body grips fit the job more and more. [Read More]
Tag Archives: otters
Find the Bottlenecks When Otter Trapping
By Serge Lariviére This is a portion of Serge Lariviére’s story “Secrets of Otter Longliners,” which appeared in the October 2014 Trapper & Predator Caller issue. Otter trapping is not really about sets. It is all about locations. Otters are one species … [Read More]
School Days: Iowa Boy Runs Trapline With Grandpa
The duo sets traps for muskrats, beavers, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, mink and otters My name is Hunter Kalter. I am 13 years old, and this is my third year of trapping. My grandpa and I managed to catch a … [Read More]
Otters Thriving in Indiana Two Decades After Reintroduction
With otters thought to be completely gone from Indiana by 1942, the state began a reintroduction program in 1995. The program has been a great success. “The population has grown so much, in fact, that some private pond owners have … [Read More]
Otter Trapping Season Open in Illinois for First Time Since 1929
An otter trapping season opened this week in Illinois. It’s the first otter season in the state since 1929. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources released 346 otters in the state in 1994, when the population was estimated at less than 100. … [Read More]
Triathlete Attacked by Otter While Swimming
An otter attack in Minnesota earlier this week is even more unusual than the strange raccoon attack in Washington last week. A triathlete was swimming across a lake when the otter started biting her. Kelly Smith, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, provides … [Read More]
FHA Reports “One of the Best Opening Auctions” Ever
Fur Harvesters Auction held their first auction of the season this past weekend, and the results are very encouraging for furtakers. A news release from FHA calls the sale “one of the most successful January auctions in our company`s history.” … [Read More]
School Days: Otters Provide Thrills
Vermont trapper enjoys learning to trap [Read More]
