Changes for all

[bullgetter]

I purchased my partner and neighbors line next door to mine last year. It is all up to the area biologist wether you get it or not. Was a frustrating ordeal for myself as he told me flat out he didn't want me have 2 lines. There is absolutely no law stating you can not have 2 lines. I had already trapped that line as a junior for the last 11 years and I could show all my fur receipts, training courses taken, equipment list etc. He really didn't have a leg to stand on and finally let it pass. Key is to have your ducks in a row in case you meet resistance.

[sourdough doug]

BEST GET TO KNOW THE BIOLOGIST THAT WILL BE ADMINISTRATING YOUR LINE.[/COLOR][/QUOTE]

Would anyone care to guess, how any of these BIOLOGISTS ..are fisherpersons, hunters or trappers....Same goes for the CO's and Parks people who have the authority and "budge" on their sleeve..It's on the horizon

[Big Grey Wolf]

Bullgetter, it is getting harder to justify having 2 trap lines when waiting list of guys wanting a line. However, now with all the logging, we probably need two lines just so we have enough timber areas with fur to trap. You had very good trapping record if not you probably would have never got second line.

[Gear guy]

Originally Posted by Big Grey Wolf

Bullgetter, it is getting harder to justify having 2 trap lines when waiting list of guys wanting a line. However, now with all the logging, we probably need two lines just so we have enough timber areas with fur to trap. You had very good trapping record if not you probably would have never got second line.

I wouldn't say there are waiting lists? It's not hard to get a line if you want one. There have been quite a few for sale the last couple years. Some outrageous prices but lots that are still fair value I have seen

[dugh]

We are ready to buy but never seem to hear about one until it's sold.

[Gear guy]

See a few in the trappers magazine now and then. One just south of Fox creek a bit for sale that has been for sale for quite a while. It's a decent line on the Athabasca.....
Make a few phone calls to some lines not getting used much. I am sure if you chat with some of those guys they would be willing to sell it instead of holding something they never use.
Worked for me

[HunterDave]

Well, at least they didn’t propose jacking up licensing fees by 400% like the ATA is.

[wolf1]

You can't prove out trapline activity by an office armchair check or by paper forms and receipts/declarations that may or not be honourable. In order to get an accurate audit who is or is not trapping on a given RFMFA, there need to be actual field checks done by Fish & Wildlife personnel throughout the trapping season (unannounced). This is the only way to know who is really trapping, how much fur they are really taking, and any other non-authorized activity that is occurring on the line. Means some actual hard-slugging fieldwork to flesh out the real trappers (who likely are the silent ones).

I understand this was the case when the Fish & Wildlife enforcement staff still had that mandate and they had a handle what was happening out in the field. Now, with it being the responsibility of biologists, limited to the office and budget constraints, the far-off RFMA's are a disconnect without answers. No way to make any logical decisions if they have no idea which lines are truly being trapped in a given winter.


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