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Trapper education manual : a guide for trappers in the United States / North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.

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Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (143 pages) : illustrations, forms
  • Producer: [Washington, D.C.] : International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
  • Distributor: [Raleigh] : North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, [2016]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Safety, animal welfare, responsibility, furbearer conservation."
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction to trapper education -- Historical considerations -- Furbearer management -- Trapping regulations -- Best management practices -- Traps -- Trapping equipment -- Using bait, lure, and urine -- Selective trapping techniques -- Water sets -- Land sets -- Cable devices - Trapping safety -- Running a trapline -- Using furbearers -- Handling fur -- Responsible trpping -- Furbearers -- Appendix A: Traps, sets, and attractors -- Appendix B. Pelt preparation -- Glossary.
Funding Information Note:
Funding provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (IAFWA) through a Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration multi-state grant
Source of Description Note:
Cover title from PDF (viewed on August 22, 2022).
Subject:
Trapping > Study and teaching > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Trapping > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Trapping > Law and legislation > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Animal traps > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Fur-bearing animals > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genre:
Handbooks and manuals.