Warm Fall Delays Trapping Season
Thursday, December 01, 2005 at 15:37
A regional extension officer with Northern Affairs says a long autumn has held up the trapping season, but he expects things to change soon.
Franklin Carriere says the relative lack of snow in northern Saskatchewan makes it tough for trappers to know what kind of animals are out there and where they might be headed.
He also notes that temperatures above -15 degrees Celsius aren’t doing enough to freeze the open water that exists on the big lakes, and he’d rather see temperatures dip to at least -20 degrees Celsius.
However, he believes that good things may be coming, based on some of the pelts he has seen recently.
Carriere adds shipping dates for the first sale are approaching fast, so he hopes the warm days are history.
He also says the early word on the season is that marten prices could be extremely good if current trends hold up.