Nov. 27—The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation posted a sign near Smith Lake recently, warning people to stay away and to keep pets away from the area because beaver trapping for ...

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation posted a sign near Smith Lake recently, warning people to stay away and to keep pets away from the area because beaver trapping for the ...

ON LAKE VERMILION, NEAR COOK -- It's 10 below zero on New Year's Day, and Tom Yankowiak of Cook has appointments to keep with 15 beaver huts. Yankowiak is near one of those lodges now, chipping ...

Skip Hilliker is busy these days - busy as a beaver, which are, in fact, his business. He builds and installs "beaver bafflers," ingenious contraptions of wire mesh and PVC piping which alleviate ...

On the rocky banks of the Clearwater River, David Busta uses a clamp to carefully compress the springs of a steel trap, a mass of coils and bars that's not unlike the traps used in Idaho for centuries ...

A trapping class for non-trappers drew a full house to the Missoula Fish, Wildlife and Parks classroom on Thursday as dog owners came to learn how to keep their pets safe in the woods. “One of the ...

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Forty years ago, hunting and trapping were respected outdoor sports in Massachusetts. Hunters carried their deer proudly home on top of their cars. Trapping supplies could be bought at Sears and local ...