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I'm against the kind of traps shown above.
Fully in favor of, and supportive of hunting.
Trapping seems to be completely inhumane and torturous. Based on my extremely limited knowledge of it - I'd vote against it.
I support humane trapping. Humane traps for bobcats. Productivity is never an excuse to make an animal suffer. Trapping small game can often be more fruitful than hunting small game, especially is you can't/don't have a hound. Depending on the area and season, trapping small game can be more productive than hunting big-game.One size says it is cruel and unnecessary, the other side says it is part of America's heritage, fun and profitable.
Over forty views and only three responses to this thread. As I suspected this is largely a non issue with urban America. Out of sight out of mind I guess.
Pretty much. I'm a born and bred city boy, so I can't say that the issue affects me one way or the other.
However, given what I know on the subject, I can't say that I have a problem with trapping, IF it is done humanely.
What about mouse traps or roach traps?If done, trapping needs to be humane. "Bear traps," etc. should not be legal for any purpose. Those things are dangerous and cruel.
I'm against the kind of traps shown above.
Fully in favor of, and supportive of hunting.
Trapping seems to be completely inhumane and torturous. Based on my extremely limited knowledge of it - I'd vote against it.
What about mouse traps or roach traps?
Yes humane trapping is using traps that do no inflict injury. Trap and release these days is usually to reduce damage done by animals to property owners. The skunk being trapped however is a poor example as someone will need to tranquilize the animal so as not to be sprayed which is no fun at all. My brother in law has been humane trapping squirrels and racoons to keep them away from his bird feeders. 12 squirrels and 4 racoons so far. He drives them to a local park county park in a release area and lets them go. So far it seems to be working.
Spring, jaw and other type traps are to me outdated. They had their uses a long time ago for those who needed to make a living off the land but that for the most part is no longer needed, and is cruel to the animals who are not killed or who have to chew their appendages off to escape. I'm all for hunting, fishing... but cruel traps are a thing of the past and should be left in the past.
If you're competing against someone, it's a sport:How the hell is trapping a "sport"?
So if you're competing against other trappers/hunters for the same game, it's a sport.Etymology"Sport" comes from the Old French desport meaning "leisure", with the oldest definition in English from around 1300 being "anything humans find amusing or entertaining".[7]
Other meanings include gambling and events staged for the purpose of gambling; hunting; and games and diversions, including ones that require exercise.[8] Roget's defines the noun sport as an "activity engaged in for relaxation and amusement" with synonyms including diversion and recreation.[9]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport
You set several traps over miles and revisit each one at least one every day, claiming caught critters, resetting traps, fixing sprung traps which failed to catch anything or the wrong species/gender/to-young/sickly. You generally want to avoid those beers because you can't carry a firearm while intoxicated.You place the trap, go home and drink a few beers, come back in a day or two to see if you've caught something.
Some people do it as their living, others do it for pest control. If you ban traps then people will resort to poisons, which will not only make the target critter unusable to humans but will also infect scavengers and the rest of the natural food chain.Forget that, I want it banned because it people are deluding themselves into thinking that is a sport.
You got it. "Humane trapping" is when the critter isn't injured while trapped.Mouse traps???? That's not what this thread is about.
Can someone explain to me "humane trapping"?
Do you mean like these catch-n-release type traps?
I'm against the kind of traps shown above.
Fully in favor of, and supportive of hunting.
Trapping seems to be completely inhumane and torturous. Based on my extremely limited knowledge of it - I'd vote against it.
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