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Some
benefits of trapping
By
Keith Dewars*
Trapping provides many benefits to those that choose
this lifestyle.� Some of these benefits are-
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Outdoor recreation.� One of the
main reasons people trap is for the love of the earth and the
creatures that reside there.� Trapping teaches respect and
admiration for animals.� Many people that do not approve of
trapping have never been beyond the pavement and have not seen the
beauty and brutality that is the day-to-day way of life in the great
outdoors.
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You are helping to keep North American
heritage and traditions alive.� In large part trapping was
responsible for the majority of exploration and the opening-up of
new areas on the North American continent.� Indians (and others
later on) trapped for clothing, food and shelter.� Furs were,
and still are, a valuable commodity which has enabled many to better
their way of life.
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You are helping keep furbearer populations
in check, thereby reducing the chances of devastating disease outbreaks.�
Illnesses and diseases such as rabies, mange, tularemia and others
can be responsible for large scale die-offs of whole populations of
animals.� Trapping works to alleviate the "peaks and
valleys" thereby helping to assure a healthy and viable animal
population.
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Trapping is used as a management tool.�
Besides the obvious population management goals, trapping is used to
help other species recover.� For example;� Foxes, skunks
and raccoons are trapped where duck nesting habitat needs to be
protected, assuring the fledgling ducks a high chance of survival
through their first year.
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Extra income from the sale of your
pelts.� Whether you do it part time, just for the fun of it, or
trap as a full time endeavor, one of the rewards of trapping is
seeing that fur check come in every year.
*Keith Dewars is a freelance writer, avid
outdoorsman and owner/webmaster of Malum
Internet Properties. He can be contacted at [email protected].
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