After Years of Crises It’s Clear: Fur Auctions Are the Only Way to Ensure Fair Prices
byI have been employed in this business from the fur auction end since the early 1980s and as a trapper earlier yet. The first…
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Indigenous Fur Harvesters Speak Out Against Anti-Fur Campaigners
byThe following statement from the four signatories below was released to the media on Jan. 24, 2021. “Harvesting and trading fur and other gifts…
British Columbia Fur Design School to Stress First Nations Roots
byA fresh opportunity is coming soon for future designers to receive a holistic education on working with fur, against a backdrop of its cultural…
Love and Trapping in the Yukon
byLet me tell you first that a life of trapping in the Yukon was never something I’d intended. In fact, when my future mother-in-law…
Larry Goes North: Memories of a Young Kabloona
byI went North with the Hudson’s Bay Company in April of 1969, a young guy of 19 with a lot of curiosity about Inuit…
Happy 4th of July to the American Fur Trade!
byThe American fur trade played an important role in the country’s history, and continues to provide employment for thousands of citizens today. In celebration…
Canada Day 2020: Celebrating Our Living Fur Heritage
byHAPPY CANADA DAY 2020! On the first day of July each year, we celebrate the uniting of three British colonies – the Province of Canada, Nova…
Importance of Managing Wild Furbearers Greatly Misunderstood
byThe fact that several high-profile clothing companies recently stopped using fur in the name of “sustainability” — not to speak of political bans on…
Canada Goose: We’re Committed to Using Fur!
byMany trappers and others in the trade were caught by surprise when luxury outerwear maker Canada Goose announced on April 22 – Earth Day…