Heading out into the bush every year is just a fact of life for trapper Karl Hoffman, who says he can’t imagine doing anything else, even though he’s nearing 80 years old.
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Wild martens trapped in the NWT were the star of an international fur action in Finland last month, fetching the top overall price, along with wild lynx, wolf and wolverine.
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Close to 30 trapping enthusiasts packed into the Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) shop in Fort Smith last Thursday evening to exchange ideas, learn the rules and economics of the industry, and get tips from the experts at the department’s annual trapping workshop.
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Trappers in the NWT have set records for the highest number of sales and volume of pelts seen in the past decade.
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