A View from the Ivory Tower
byPierre-Yves Daoust is a professor emeritus and adjunct professor of pathology and microbiology at the University of Prince Edward Island, who lists among his…
What Inspires Inaugural Fur Design Competition Winners?
byLate last year, the Fur Council of Canada launched the inaugural Fur Design Competition for young designers residing in Canada, and in February the…
US Legislators Should Be Promoting Natural Fur, Not Seeking to Ban It
byA troubling new trend among progressive legislators in the US is to virtue signal by proposing to ban the sale of natural fur products. Apart…
Gene Walters – Child of the Wilderness
byGene Walters was born in South Dakota in 1927, but his family moved to the untamed forests of northern Alberta when he was about…
Take a Kid Trapping – They Say the Darnedest Things!
by“Take a kid trapping” was first published in the March/April 2021 issue of Canadian Trapper magazine, telling your stories for the last 34 years….
Insider Tips from Fur Competition Judges
byLast month, the 12 winners were announced of Canada’s inaugural National Fur Designers Competition, judged by four Canadians all with their fingers firmly on…
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…
David Suzuki Got It Wrong; Mink Farming Makes Sense
byThe following letter was first published by Powell River Peak in response to the January 30 article “David Suzuki and scientists call on government…
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…