Been seeing quite a few trapping videos lately with open comments .
The videos are from individuals and not from any particular group,,
They are tasteful videos and do a great job representing what a fantastic wildlife management tool trapping is,,
As usual, we have the antis making their uneducated, biased opinions…
But what was really disturbing,, was the people who claimed to be hunters who said trapping was unethical, inhumane and cruel.
I tried to refrain from engaging them in a negative manner,,, I did tell them that they are playing directly into the hands of the antis,,, divide and conquer,,,they hate hunting just like trapping…and they will eventually come after them too.
I didn’t bring up that hunting doesn’t always have clean, quick kills
A bodygrip has a higher success rate of clean quick kills than the majority of hunters.. for whatever reasons,, there may be an errant shot.
Why are there so many uneducated hunters out there? I don’t get it
We should all be on the same team.

It started mostly between houndsman and trappers, the few that didnt do both and is now days promoted mostly by the magazine learned bowhunters.

You just can't fix stupid.Alot of people are all about themselves and if its not done their way they don't support it.Pretty shallow people.

They don't listen.They've set themselves up on a pedestal,and we're beneath them.The pin heads think they'll find common ground with the antis and they'll save their own backside by sacrificing us.It's a waste of breath trying to talk to them,I've tried.

Exactly. Add to that now we've got the intolerant you tube learned "experts" . . .

It is a very big divide in the upland community, and I think it is mostly do to lack of education. As a bird dog owner, and a trapper... it's pretty simple to see the positive connection and how trappers can 100% directly and positively affect bird numbers. Wild and stocked. But most can't get past their dog getting caught in a foothold or a snare. It's a bit education on both sides, but most trappers do think about where they set, and think about other outdoor participants. I often share the video the FTA has on our YT page about releasing your pet from a trap. I always carry wire cutters when I'm out with my dogs, more so because I'm afraid of old farm debris and fence lines on a lot of our public lands.

But I've also seen a lot of comments from big game hunters who think it's cruel. Again, uneducated. It's probably an unpopular opinion, but I think trapping did a disservice by being quiet so long, and not wanting to open communication with other outdoorsmen and women. That tide is turning, and we have to be mindful that it is our job to educate others about the ways of trapping, how it is beneficial and how highly regulated it is.

I had a bow hunter telling me that the barbaric act of trapping should be banned. I lit him up in a long rant on his ironic comment and I think I got kick off that FB group for it...lol

Saw some gal in pennsylvania i believe was walking her dog on state managed ground or some sort of public wildlife area. Her dog stepped in a foothold, when she tried helping the dog it bit the (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) outa her. She had to find a warden to help her. Then she goes and complains that trapping should have more regulations and not be allowed on public. Buncha yahoos

A LOT of hunters today are dont care about meat just like a lot of trappers dont care about money. Hunting for food and trapping for money are things mostly us old guys do. So the hunters worry about trappers scaring off their trophy and trappers have to deal with dogs and loss of ground. You would think folks who hunt and trap only for satisfaction of being outside and the pursuit would be more tolerant of each other. I miss my youth when hunting and trapping were fun but the goal was meat and money, not bragging rights.

Sasquatch91, The public mined land in the south east corner of KS has signs that say public hunting fishing and trapping. I wish the corps of engineers would do that on public ground around reservoirs.

What about the trapper that sets a body grip in a bad spot and kills a high dollar birddog? Is that stupid, all about themselves and shallow?

All about themselves and a stupid move for the trapper in that case.I still support all legal trapping,hunting,and fishing regardless if I do it that way or not..

YES. Just as bad as a coonhunter trespassing and throwing all your traps into a pond or river. If your on public property, or high people/dog area, use a little common sense.

Pick any topic and as the same question it's fitting. Society used to have people that could think and reason. Intellectual debate was sought out and looked on highly. That's not that case today. Even here I have got pm that went strait into the gutter with name calling and accusations of my wife's fedility when the individual could not come up with a single point on my stances to respectfully dispute. NOW I can get in the gutter with the best of them but it's not productive.

It is everywhere our society is one that's in decline.

Every barrel has bad apples.

When did society have people that think? People become irrational about thier obsessions.

Yessir i agree with you. Common sence aint to common anymore though.

pretty much what i was going to say. EGO. I've spent time in trophy hunting/outfitters camps and seen it first hand. Its getting less common for someone to congratulate another on success too as far as I can tell.

Yeah I've never gotten how most people understand so little about the world around them. One of my wife's cousins (who bow hunts moose every year) told me that trapping is a lazy, cowardly way to hunt. I explained that he was way off, the purpose was because those traps can be there working 24 hours a day, I cannot. I also invited him along so he could see just how "lazy" trapping is (he didn't make it 3 hours, I had to haul him into town)

I think the vast majority of trappers are hunters.
There have been issues here between dog hunters and trappers,for example some doghunters claiming to be trappers lobbying govt for trapping restrictions.
OFAH and the OFMF work together pretty well here and issues are ironed out.
Some restrictions on snaring were put in place in the south to accomodate the hound deer hunters.
When Cable restraints were tested by the OFMF and Ag sector for use in the restricted snaring area OFAH did back us up on getting them approved for nuisance as well as fur harvesting in the south.
One benefit here is that there is usually a trapper or two on the board of directors of the OFAH