Good dialogue here from you guys who actively trap, it's really eye opening when you all break down the costs, resources require as well as the time/effort aspect.
Sounds like no matter how you slice it the trapper's need some further incentive / funding / assistance in this wolf management and trapping situation. Going forward I'll definitely be saving scraps from myself and others to help the situation out. On the government side they seem the not offer a large enough incentive to trap, this could be based on a few different things but it seems as if money management from minister tags, generally purchased tags could be better allocated to something like this; raising the bounty. Also, if the bios aren't screaming and kicking the door down saying this NEEDS to be addressed the government will never fully buy into the program. Look at the Caribou area wolf trapping for instance, it wasn't until bio's raised their voice (even if it was just a little) that something was started. It will be the same unfortunately for other areas, we all know the pressure wolve's put on the ungulate population but until the biologists are kicking down the ministers door the government will be reluctant to step in with any kind of legitimate funding support. Until then though we'll just have to support each other, hunters supporting the trappers however we can and obviously doing our part (predator management) as best we can regardless if does seem like its just ****ing in the wind.
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