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  • Nontrapper opposes trapping ban

    Mark Myers|Updated Mar 10, 2014
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    I’d like to start by saying that I am not a trapper. I have never trapped, and I don’t necessarily believe that I will start. However, the more I learned about trapping and the charge against it led by out-of-state groups I’ve never heard of, the more compelled I felt to speak up. I am a lifelong hunter and angler, and over the years as I honed my skills in those areas, I have come to understand how valuable trapping is to maintaining balance and managing wildlife. It’s an incredibly unsettling thought to imagine Montana with...