Nothing like bringing up a contentious, divisive post on Christmas eve, lol.

HO! HO! HO!

I'm very thankfull that someone had to drag this 3 year old thread back up.

To bad the mask and vax threads of that time period were all deleted. Those really would have spread Christmas cheer. Lol.

Just because someone has no desire to go out of state to trap doesn't mean someone else shouldn't be able to. I personally feel that I should have that privilege even if I never make that decision to do so. The past years have not been about making money trapping but the adventures that go along with it. We don't many any money deer, elk, antelope, duck, goose, pheasant, etc hunting or fishing, yet we still do it for the sport. My opinion is that not allowing NR trapping is just a selfish act to keep all others from enjoying our resources.

We have come a long way over the years and we have a ways to go still. Still some that think if they don’t do what you do they make it into a problem. My thought is if you do it and I don’t good for you why should it bother me if it’s allowed it seems decisions have already been made.Hypocrites abound let’s try not being one.

It would be nice I would love to trap with my grandson in both Mn and Wisconsin.

Well said Jerry. We as sportsman (and women) need to stick together. Just because I don't enjoy the same sport as others doesn't mean I shouldn't support one another. We bicker umungst ourselves and the liberals fan the flames. We lose our privileges one small piece at a time eventually losing so much that it's no longer fiezable. We need to take back some of what we have lost before we lose it all.

Sorry for your predicament. Too bad other people can't see past their nose. Fortunately my grandkids moved back to MN. I don't expect my youngest who finished college this semester will live in MN.

So every year when she or her kids can't meaningful trap with me I'll say a Christmas thanks to those who deprive me if the experience.

PF whether you like it or not this isn't going away.

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I see we lost some members early with this "territorial dispute"
as they have de-registered

I still don’t get the fear ! If a NR can come here and roll cold and out hustle you who’s fault is it exactly ?

One Association has drug its feet so badly and spent more effort to stop it , then promote it !

One association actually requires you oppose it to be a member.

Only the fledgling CTM actually introduced language supporting it and paid a Lobbyist to make the effort.

Why would trappers oppose other trappers ? Why forbid grandparents from taking there NR grandchildren ? Why is anyone against taking there NR friends on the line ? Why support ,not being to trap out of State on a friends line ?

Sure would be nice for MN residents to offer a guide service to out of state residents and obtain extra income during down markets. Nothing better than willfully restricting resident trappers.

Pat, you could barely catch a cold, I can understand why you feel threatened by NR trappers coming in.

OUCH!

Shots fired. LOL

None across the bow either! Just below the water line without warning.

Funny they both want the same thing really. LOL

Whats the big deal,if you want to trap in Minnesota-move there,pay your taxes and trap there.
Same if you want to trap somewhere other than Minnesota-Move to where you want to trap.
Its a free country go live where you want to trap.
I get why people dont want aliens coming to their territory and taking the profits home.

MN will honor your Lifetime license including the trapping portion. Not all States allow you to have residency rights in there State without giving up your residency rights in another State.

If trapping were predominately profitable, where people were actually earning a seasonal income, they couldn't block them. Nice Hobby though. Ho! Ho! Ho!

So many different factors to consider do you have a registered line up there or how does that work up there. Populations, public lands, permissions all have a impact on trapping in the states.