Is trapping a sport?
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01/07/21 06:48 PM
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beaverpeeler
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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.
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Re: Is trapping a sport?
[Re: beaverpeeler]
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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.
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Re: Is trapping a sport?
[Re: beaverpeeler]
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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
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Re: Is trapping a sport?
[Re: Boco]
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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. 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.
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Re: Is trapping a sport?
[Re: beaverpeeler]
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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?
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I definitely would not call trapping a sport. I also don’t think fishing or hunting is a sport either.
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Re: Is trapping a sport?
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Its a part of me.... More than a Lifestyle, part of who I am Well said.
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Re: Is trapping a sport?
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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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