Massachusetts General Laws  Part 1, Title XIX, Chapter 131, Section 80A is our State's law on legal trapping of furbearing wildlife.  It was significantly changed in 1996, banning some of the most effective, efficient, and argueably humane devices previously available for use during the MA Division of Fisheries and Wildlife regulated trapping season.  The Committee for Responsible Wildlife Management was initialy conceived and created by concerned citizens of Massachusetts in 2008, who believe there is an urgent need for people to be reintroduced to the true meaning and the cornerstone of the North American Conservation Model's  all inclusive approach.  As a group, we believe in the "responsible use and management" of our natural resources for the benefit of both wildlife and society.  Not only do we believe this to be appropriate, but essential for the continued, healthy coexistence between modern society and the natural world.  The time is now to revisit the current Massachusetts trapping law and make some modest changes using Senate Bill 634.  Please join us in the effort.