Wildlife Managers and Sportsmen Care Deeply About Wildlife
.... and Trappers are the leading advocates for the fubearers they persue
Promoting Science Based Wildlife Management Decisions for a Better Massachusetts
It's time to take another look at Regulated Trapping as an effective furbearer management tool for furbearers
THEY CARE...
Thousands of wildlife professionals across the United States at both the federal and state levels understand regulated furbearer harvests benefit wildlife and our society. Here in Massachusetts, it's no different. These are folks who have dedicated their careers to enhancing both the health and wealth wildlife, and care deeply about that mission. They also completely understand the unique, intimate connection between sportsmen and the animals they purse. That amazing (and sometimes complicated) connection however, goes unmatched with trappers and is litteraly a way of life for this exclusive group of individuals. As the monetary value of fur continues to remain at historically low levels, it's even more apparent these individuals factor in much more than this single metric to participate. It comes from a deep desire to stay closer to the land, to feel connected in a way most have difficultly comprehending, and contine pursuing a passion passed down from the generations before them. Because of that fact, the concern for the welfare of the animal is a integral part of that ethical journey. That very personal and intimate connection is no different than the one a farmer has with the animals they raise putting food on the tables of families across the country.
It's a critical tool in the toolbox
As a management tool, a regulated furbearer harvest using nationally researched tools and methods have tremendous benefits to both wildlife and society. Regulated furbearer harvests help in protecting our endangered species and contribute significantly to conservation efforts. This is a fact. However, the animal rights community claims that society's participation in the management of wildlife is unnecessary and inhumane. Contrary to these claims - the science, facts and the laws of nature consistently prove otherwise. Nature adheres to laws outside the boundaries of society's preconceived notion of "right and wrong". However, for our own humanity, if we are to be involved wildlife's natural cycle and not just be a spectator of it, the welfare of the animal must be the highest priority. Keeping this in mind, we must never forget that death and cruelty are not always synonymous with each other - for without death there can be no life, whether done by human hands or not. The public's understanding, tolerance and participation in furbearer management through the activity of regulated harvests creates a conservation ethic that transcends generations.
The power of this conservation ethic provides a true and intimate appreciation of life for all living things, based on a tangible understanding of our natural surroundings and the laws of nature.