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Is trapping a sport? #7125729
01/07/21 06:48 PM
01/07/21 06:48 PM
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Oregon
beaverpeeler Offline OP
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Just curious what you consider this activity.

I recently read the results of a large national survey about the public's attitude towards trapping.

People were asked if they had positive or negative views of different sub-categories of trapping. Subsistence and ADC trapping had the highest marks (over 60% favorable), coming in second to lowest was commercial trapping, and lowest of all, sport trapping with under 30% favorable.

Last edited by beaverpeeler; 01/07/21 06:58 PM.

My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
Re: Is trapping a sport? [Re: beaverpeeler] #7125746
01/07/21 07:09 PM
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Armpit, ak
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Dirt Offline
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I've posted these surveys before. Usually a thread killer here in hobby land. smile


Who is John Galt?
Re: Is trapping a sport? [Re: beaverpeeler] #7125749
01/07/21 07:12 PM
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I guess if you kill fur for fun and throw it away its a sport.
As soon as you sell what you catch for a monetary income,it is commercial.

Last edited by Boco; 01/07/21 07:16 PM.

Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
Re: Is trapping a sport? [Re: beaverpeeler] #7125751
01/07/21 07:13 PM
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Huntingdon Co. Pa.
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Is hunting or fishing a sport?I don`t think so but that`s just me.

Re: Is trapping a sport? [Re: beaverpeeler] #7125755
01/07/21 07:14 PM
01/07/21 07:14 PM
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Eastern Shore of Maryland
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Not a sport. Dabbling in it may appear “sport-ish” but it hones the craft, like going to the range. Trapping is a job and it’s one that can be done as an individual.


-Goofy-
Re: Is trapping a sport? [Re: beaverpeeler] #7125756
01/07/21 07:14 PM
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Law Dog Offline
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It is now!


Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!

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Re: Is trapping a sport? [Re: beaverpeeler] #7125757
01/07/21 07:15 PM
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It’s a way of life.

Re: Is trapping a sport? [Re: beaverpeeler] #7125761
01/07/21 07:19 PM
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It was always an outdoor sport to me. I sold what I trapped. Same with deer hunting. I don’t have to hunt to feed my family, yet we eat 5-6 deer every year and we look forward to having it in the freezer.

Re: Is trapping a sport? [Re: beaverpeeler] #7125774
01/07/21 07:27 PM
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I think it is a art! There are so many facets in being a good trapper. There are many ways you can set a trap for the same type of animal. You do not make a set for a cat the same way you would a raccoon. It become a passion to some. JMO


To Old
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Re: Is trapping a sport? [Re: Boco] #7125776
01/07/21 07:28 PM
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Dirt Offline
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Originally Posted by Boco
I guess if you kill fur for fun and throw it away its a sport.
As soon as you sell what you catch for a monetary income,it is commercial.


We have this gubmint organization called the Internal Revenue Service. In thier opinion if you sell stuff and don't make a profit it is called a hobby. It is not monetary income, if you lose money.

P.S. The general public disaproves of hobby (for recreation) trapping.

Last edited by Dirt; 01/07/21 07:31 PM.

Who is John Galt?
Re: Is trapping a sport? [Re: Tailhunter] #7125817
01/07/21 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Tailhunter
It’s a way of life.

X2


Nevada bound
Re: Is trapping a sport? [Re: beaverpeeler] #7125818
01/07/21 07:46 PM
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Its a part of me.... More than a Lifestyle, part of who I am


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Re: Is trapping a sport? [Re: beaverpeeler] #7125832
01/07/21 07:51 PM
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No way I'd call it a sport for me. Then again, hunting and fishing aren't sports for me either.

Re: Is trapping a sport? [Re: beaverpeeler] #7125863
01/07/21 08:05 PM
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In some, it’s the instinctive human challenge of reinforcing self intellectual superiority over their environment. It is “the thrill of the hunt” and not necessarily the final termination of the quarry. What say ye old married men? HA!


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Re: Is trapping a sport? [Re: beaverpeeler] #7125964
01/07/21 08:58 PM
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I definitely would not call trapping a sport. I also don’t think fishing or hunting is a sport either.


Cold as ice!
Re: Is trapping a sport? [Re: beaverpeeler] #7125973
01/07/21 09:01 PM
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Hard no.

Re: Is trapping a sport? [Re: beaverpeeler] #7126007
01/07/21 09:24 PM
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[sports] grown men running around the cow pasture chasing a rubber ball. no thanks give me trapping /hunting /fishing.

Re: Is trapping a sport? [Re: 330-Trapper] #7126009
01/07/21 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by 330-Trapper
Its a part of me.... More than a Lifestyle, part of who I am


Well said.

Re: Is trapping a sport? [Re: beaverpeeler] #7126012
01/07/21 09:29 PM
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Trapping is trapping, not a sport, not a hobby(even if you're a short liner), it is something only understood if you trap. JMO


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Re: Is trapping a sport? [Re: beaverpeeler] #7126017
01/07/21 09:32 PM
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In general, no. Could it be, yes. However, I'm not in a competition within any other trapper.

ol'dad


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