If that's the case, I agree I wouldn't see any problem with it. But that's entirely different than what the NTA president said.

No it is good in many ways,and unfortunately for fossils like you it is coming anyway,and not just coyotes.

Click on the link, read the bottom of the bottom page (in Red) that is all they ask of us, With that they were happy.
http://coloradotrapper.com/2016-fur-auction-2/2018-fur-auction/

They wont have to do that here,we have been harvesting with Traps that comply to the international certified humane standards for 20 years or so.We were the first country to do so ...

Yes I explained it earlier. Most of CG's people are foreigners, the ride alongs are more to educate them as to what it takes to harvest coyotes and the processes from the harvester side. No judgments, no contention, just education for their people. Just like them sending folks to the different state sales to get an education on how things happen. They are enthralled with Colorado due to the diversity in fur that we offer, along with the ability to handle all types of fur from all over the country. If we treated them the way most of the posters here feel, It would be an interesting state of affairs.

So Monstertoms, do you know anything about these ride-alongs on people's trap lines that Chris was talking about then?

You can certify anything anything. One of the dirtiest bycatch fisheries in Alaska. I'm not sure the bycatch thrown overboard dead is sustainable?

Canada Goose was marketing their coats as using only fur from "Certified Canadian Trappers" years ago. Seems to be a company willing to lie to sell product, so might not be any standards, just a lot of paper full of lies.

Danny, if you ever go to an international fur auction and talk to the buyers and manufacturers that attend one thing you find out is they don't know much other than what they intend to do with the skins they bought.

Well guys(and gals) I've been vocally leery about traceability since NAFA started to "push" it but after long consideration and talking to some pretty big players in the industry I've come to the conclusion we need to take a serious look at it and quite possibly embrace it.

I understand the trepidation that comes along with it but lets explore the flip side. Lets start with CG. Yes I said in an earlier post that CG isnt the only user of coyote but lets ask ourselves, where would the coyote market be with out CG, at what levels and what quantities? Where would the fur trade be without CG today, and yes I mean the whole trade. Think about it a little bit and not only of the trapper but where would the buyers and brokers be without the margins generated by the coyote trade.

Next maybe most of us don't/didnt' realize that CG produces more coats without fur trim than with. How come? My sources are telling me that can't and wont get enough coyote to meet demand. I've been told they are looking at other articles of wild fur but probably won't use it without traceablility. IF CG said we will take 250,000 trim quality raccoon but only if they come with traceability to ensure that there isn't any finncoon are we going to tell them to fly a kite?

To be so flippant to suggest we tell them to pound sand is nuts. We all should assess our paradigms in life on a regular basis and I'm am thinking more and more that traceability is coming whether we like it or not. The cattle producers are starting to do it, pork producers, fish producers, chicken, turkey, eggs and the list goes on and on.

I don't know what the answer is but I do know without a viable fur market trapping as most of us enjoy it is dead. I'm a fur trapper, always will be.

That should spur the debate, fire away.