One of the questions most frequently asked of trappers is what do they do with the furs they catch. Some skins are tanned for wall hangings, garments and other fur novelties, but the majority of the ...

One of the questions most frequently asked of trappers is what they do with the furs they catch. Some skins are tanned for wall hangings, garments and other fur novelties, but the majority of the wild ...

HERKIMER, N.Y. (AP) — Those fur-trimmed parkas so common on city sidewalks have become a boon to backwoods trappers. Coyote fur pelts are in big demand to provide the lush, silvery or tawny-tinged ...

The wooden box outside the Department of Natural Resources office is piled high with frozen carcasses. They are red and lean and sinewy. In the January dusk, they look as if they could be furless ...

Beaver trapping season opened on Dec. 20 and will close on March 31, 2026. A trapper will be allowed to take up to 125 beavers if trapping in several wildlife units. They may use up to 20 traps and ...

It’s very nearly spring, but coyote pelts used to trim winter coat hoods are still selling briskly at auction. “Everyone wants to be a coyote trapper,” said James Aubrey, a trapper and pelt preparer ...

Growing up in Utqiagvik, Alaska, Inupiaq fashion designer Bobby Brower remembers being surrounded by hides, fur pelts, and seal skins at her house. “My aaka [grandmother] Emily was a master seamstress ...

Samantha Youngren couldn't help slipping her hands into a pair of pure white polar fox mitts Wednesday night at the Duluth Boat, Sports, Travel and RV Show. Next, she and her husband, Alex, had to ...

Trappers are often asked what do they do with the furs they catch. Some skins are tanned for wall hangings, garments and other fur novelties, but the majority of pelts harvested in North America end ...