Thanks for this post. Alberta/Canadian trapping standards are recognized around the world. Alberta is also known for producing quality fur. We need to take pride in the fur we produce.
By sending early caught pelts to market we are telling the international fur market and buyers that some of Alberta's trapper's are not up to the standard of producing top quality fur. Alberta could loose it's high regards and standing as a world leader in humane fur management if poor pelts become the norm. Being a good trapper includes waiting for the prime. And that is why the prime charts are in the regs too.
In the past I was frustrated when I read about guys taking fall rats. Just shows me a lack of restraint and unwillingness to produce top lot fur.
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This country was started by voyagers whose young lives were swept away by the currents of the rivers for ten cents a day... just for the vanity of the European's beaver hats. ~ Red Bullets
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It is when you walk alone in nature that you discover your strengths and weaknesses. ~ Red Bullets
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