fur trapping
Catching furred creatures
Fur trapping is the practice of capturing wild animals—beaver, mink, fox, muskrat—for their pelts.
Trappers use various devices including leg-hold traps, snares, and cage traps.
The trade shaped North American history, driving exploration and indigenous displacement.
He spent winters fur trapping in the backcountry.
Modern fur trapping is regulated and controversial, opposed by animal welfare advocates.
- peltsFurred animal skins
- voyageursHistoric fur-trade boatmen
- trapDevice for catching animals
- leg hold trapSpring-loaded animal capture device
- snareDevice for catching prey
bait · muskrat · rendezvous · mountain men · fur trade · deadfall · indigenous practices · tannery · stretching · animal rights activism · beaver · scent · skinning knife · barter economy · wildlife management · hide · frontier · snowshoes
- frontierfrontier, pioneer, pioneers, settlers, settler
- Rocky Mountain WestWyoming, Montana, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, cowboys
- small game huntinghare, rabbit, cottontail, jackrabbit, groundhog
- trappingtraps, trap, snare, snares, trappers
- Gwich'in CultureOld Crow, fish camp, dried salmon, mukluks, trapline
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
fur trappingwildlife conservation
Protecting animals and ecosystems
animal liberation · animal rescue · wildlife rehabilitation · wildlife sanctuary · animal protection