I wouldn't call me a voice of reason. If you would have asked me a week ago what I thought about traceability I would have said pound sand. That is until I received a phone call a couple days ago that made me rethink my position. I've made several calls since trying to educate myself on what they want and what direction the markets could be heading. I think one of these days you and I need to talk and you can educate me some more.

But I digress you were speaking about economics and margins. One would think that when CG is charging 700 dollars on up for a parka it wouldnt matter if a coyote costs more but it's all about managing costs and margins. That's over the head of most trappers.

It is flippant. Yes, they could be gone in ten years or they could just as easily double their market. Now ask youself how owuld they do that when they can not get enough coyotes already. They will have to come up with new product lines that either include another form a wild fur or go without. Right now I'm being told they want to use sustainable wild fur. Lets hope they don't start looking at something lkke blue fox.

I'm being told they have an idea of what they would like but are very open to suggestions and it's a work in progress. Make no bones about it, they aren't doing it to appease the anti's. Anti's don't believe in sustainable, humane harvests.

All I'm saying is I think we need to keep an open mind and be a part of the process or it may just be dictated to us.

Wallfur, I hear what you are saying. I'm leery of taking anyone on the line with me, even the neighbor. Not because I have anyting to hide but that is my nature.

That or we'll all be using cage traps when a buyer says we need to.

If allowed, I'm sure the bullets will have to be full copper or something "non-toxic". I better buy some Barnes bullet stock. I need to go do some work outside before it gets hot.

Perhaps Google Peta and Canada Goose.Maybe it is for the defense of Canada Goose.I find it odd that Peta filed a lawsuit and owns stock in CG.

I have not seen an accountability tag on Canadian maple syrup.

I call BS on the whole traceability thing for CG, and the auction houses, because the avenue for traceability already exist within the current system. Each shipper supplies an address, and license number from their respected state upon shipping fur to the auction houses. the individual is thus identified, as is location, so who much more do you need for traceability. Traceability is something the auction houses have the ability to address themselves, and to some degree an issue that most shippers already was in some regards in place. Is not most fur already graded into sections ?? Why is this not something that the auction houses could have dealt with upon their own accord, thus offering an more opportunity to their potential buyers ?? All the good promotional efforts they said that have been going on, and they couldn't even come up with that has a service to their buyers ??


The issue is certifying trappers, that is the root of the problem, because it offers nothing in regards to traceability, but a whole avenue to accountability. If they certify you, then they will be able to hold you accountable, and how do the hold you accountable, they regulate you. Fewer trappers more intensely regulated is what you will have in the long term, and that plays right into the hands that look to do away with us totally.

I will oppose any type of certification upon my fellow trappers, and those that promote it. Like Mr. Jones point out, trappers have made many great changes over the last several decades, and I don't think these people are ready to toss all those efforts to the side, just at an opportunity at a temporary market. If we agree to certification, then trappers will be bound in chains foraged of themselves, and I pray that never happens.


RTT

PETA exists to make money. They do it by keeping the Disney movie watching crowd up in arms. They probably claim stock in cg is to change things from the inside but without a majority of shares the only thing they will do is profit. Something peta is well aware of. Aware not only that they will never have a majority share but that profit is likely.