Trappers are often asked what do they do with the furs they catch. Some skins are tanned for wall hangings, garments and other fur novelties, but the majority of pelts harvested in North America end ...

One of the questions most frequently asked of trappers is what they do with the furs they catch. Some skins are tanned for wall hangings, garments and other fur novelties, but the majority of the wild ...

Ben Trumblee travels the U.S. selling some highly unusual items. Some of his most popular products include purses made from invasive toads and the cleaned bone of a raccoon penis, which his customers ...

The wooden box outside the Department of Natural Resources office is piled high with frozen carcasses. They are red and lean and sinewy. In the January dusk, they look as if they could be furless ...

Samantha Youngren couldn't help slipping her hands into a pair of pure white polar fox mitts Wednesday night at the Duluth Boat, Sports, Travel and RV Show. Next, she and her husband, Alex, had to ...

They’re not fur real. Fur industry professionals were encouraged to lie about living in New York City to trick Council members into thinking there’s “overwhelming opposition” to a proposed ban on fur ...

It’s very nearly spring, but coyote pelts used to trim winter coat hoods are still selling briskly at auction. “Everyone wants to be a coyote trapper,” said James Aubrey, a trapper and pelt preparer ...

Growing up in Utqiagvik, Alaska, Inupiaq fashion designer Bobby Brower remembers being surrounded by hides, fur pelts, and seal skins at her house. “My aaka [grandmother] Emily was a master seamstress ...

The International Anti-Fur Coalition (IAFC) is using fur as the standout material for its next collection. Consisting of five elegantly plush outfits, the pieces are designed with different mixes of ...

One of the questions most frequently asked of trappers is what do they do with the furs they catch. Some skins are tanned for wall hangings, garments and other fur novelties, but the majority of the ...